The four-day China International Big Data Industry Expo 2021 to be held in Guiyang, Guizhou province, from May 26 to 29 will be held both online and offline this year and showcase cutting-edge big data technologies. Chen Yan, Mayor of Guiyang, said this year’s expo is expected to attract more than 200 enterprises and institutions from various countries and regions. “Not only has the expo created opportunities for the development of big data in Guizhou province, but also contributed Chinese wisdom and solutions to the global big data industry,” Chen said. The event is part of larger efforts for innovative development in Guizhou province and aims to deepen the dual-circulation paradigm, Chen said.

Big data will offer strong impetus to the country’s digital transformation and development. “The expo will demonstrate the latest technology trends and pioneering research and development. It will also offer a chance for consumers and industry participants to observe and experience new applications and business models, as well as to promote international exchanges and cooperation,” he added. China is developing its digital economy and promoting deep integration of the internet, big data, artificial intelligence and the real economy. Nestled in a mountainous region, Guizhou has been striving over the past few years to become a global hub of big data, so as to help develop its local economy, boost employment and local residents’ earnings. Gui’an New Area, a national-level new urban area in Guizhou, plans to create a hub of 12 mega data centers and 4 million servers with a fixed-asset investment of over CNY40 billion by 2025. 

Tao Changhai, Guizhou’s Vice Governor, said that Guizhou has unique advantages and conditions for the development of big data. It has attracted many large and super large data centers. More than 5,000 big data companies have been set up in the Gui’an New Area. The output of the area’s digital economy reached CNY164.9 billion last year, accounting for 38% of the region’s GDP, the China Daily reports.