Digital China Summit: Fuzhou to embrace the first Digital China Summit in April

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The Digital China Summit will open in Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian province, next month. The State Council Information Office said preparations for the event are going well. Let's take a look at what to expect.

The first Digital China Summit will be held at the Fuzhou Strait International Convention and Exhibition Center from April 22nd to 24th. The event will showcase the latest achievements in the development of China's e-government and digital economy since the 18th CPC National Congress. Zhang Rongwen, deputy director of the State Internet Information Office, discussed the preparations.

ZHUANG RONGWEN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR STATE INTERNET INFORMATION OFFICE "The theme of the Summit is to power modernization with IT applications, and to boost the building of a Digital China, with the aim of providing a platform for releasing China's policies on IT applications, presenting our achievements in e-government and the digital economy."

To develop the nation's digital economy, the National Development and Reform Commission and other agencies have been working on various areas, such as the implementation of a broadband strategy, infrastructure, and Big Data.

Li Pumin, Secretary General of the National Development and Reform Commission, addressed the government's next move on the digital economy.

LI PUMIN, SECRETARY GENERAL NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT & REFORM COMMISSION "We will vigorously promote the development of integration, and will promote the "Internet+" initiative in the areas of collaborative manufacturing, agriculture, medical care, pensions, education, and others. Besides, the construction of new smart cities will be accelerated, plus the digital transformation of industries."

For now, there are 500 names on the tentative list of guests. They will be offered smart services such as facial recognition, speech recognition, cashless payments, contactless security checks, and driverless vehicles covering application, pick-up, registration, and checking in and out.