Organizers of this year's China International Big Data Industry Expo plan to combine scientific and technological concepts in activities at the expo and highlight the uses of big data.
The event is to be held from May 26 to 29 in the Guiyang International Conference and Exhibition Center and the Guiyang International Eco-Conference Center. It will feature six pavilions where exhibitors can launch new products, speak to guests and promote projects.
Organizers said they began planning for this year after the 2018 expo ended on May 29. They have now worked out a preliminary plan for this year's expo.
To increase the event's quality and influence, they held an expert consultancy meeting in Beijing on Nov 21, asking for suggestions. Attendees included Mei Hong, vice-president at the Beijing Institute of Technology, and Pan Jiaofeng, president of the Institutes of Science and Development at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Experts analyzed the industry's position and big data's influence on economic restructuring and industrial upgrading. It was necessary to pursue a high-quality development of technology while paying attention to the newest concepts, they said.
According to the experts, the 2019 expo is expected to welcome more educational and scientific research institutes, which will help Guiyang attract more professionals to aid its big data development.
To attract globally top international big data sectors and showcase the newest big data achievements, the city is building Shubo Avenue (Shubo means Big Data Expo in Chinese).
The avenue involves an area of 74.56 square kilometers and extends about 20 kilometers. Its key elements will be a big data finance zone, a big data industry zone, a big data health zone and a zone focusing on big data experience.
At an arrangement meeting on Jan 14, Zhao Deming, a member of the Standing Committee of CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee and Party chief of Guiyang, said it is necessary to expand the avenue into a platform featuring high-level opening-up and high-quality development. The building of the avenue is key to the character of Guiyang's development, he said.
Zhao said the avenue will focus on the integration of the internet, big data, artificial intelligence and the real economy and will become a showpiece of an excellent business environment.
(China Daily 01/21/2019 page12)
