SE China's Fuzhou to host 2nd Digital China Summit

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Smart societies, big data, digital ecology and health, these may sound like distant dreams but they are quickly making their way into our everyday lives.

An ideal place to catch a glimpse of these future realities is the second Digital China Summit, which will be held next month in Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province.

The summit, themed "New Dynamics, New Development, New Achievements Empowered by Informatization", will be organized in seven parts, including the opening and closing ceremonies, main forums, sub-forums, Digital China Exhibition, report releases, and an innovation contest, China's State Council Information Office announced at a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday.

The preparations for the event, which will run from May 6 to 8, are currently underway.

SCIO officials hold a press conference on the second Digital China Summit, Beijing, April 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

The second Digital China Summit will be jointly organized by Cyberspace Administration of China, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and Fujian Provincial People's Government.

Yang Xiaowei, vice minister of the Cyberspace Administration of China, speaks at a press conference in Beijing, April 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Yang Xiaowei, vice minister of the Cyberspace Administration of China, said more efforts will be made for holding sub-forums on 12 themes including E-governance, Digital Economy, Smart Society, Big Data, Digital Fujian, Digital Maritime Silk Road, Internet of Things, Industrial Internet, Satellite Application, Network Technology, Digital Ecology and Digital Health, some of which will be added to the sub-forum category for the first time.

Yang also noted that the Digital China Achievement Exhibition will showcase China's latest achievements in the digital sector, and the Digital China Innovation Contest will encourage application advances in science and technology.

Zhang Zhinan, executive vice governor of Fujian Provincial People's Government, at a press conference in Beijing, April 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Zhang Zhinan, the executive vice governor of Fujian Provincial People's Government, pointed out that the officials will upgrade software and hardware facilities for the summit, ensuring full 5G coverage for the main venue. Artificial intelligence items such as face and voice recognition and unmanned driving systems will provide all-round information services for conferences, consultation and exhibitions.

Mascot "Shuwa" was unveiled at a press conference in Beijing, April 2, 2019./CGTN Photo

The summit's mascot "Shuwa", which literally means "digital doll", was also unveiled at Tuesday's press conference.