'Smart livelihood' promoted

Tech giants see healthcare and education as fields ripe for new mobile Internet services

The Internet industry has proved itself to be an increasingly important powerhouse of China's economy. But tycoons from the country's rising online sector want to do more to change people's everyday lives by bringing livelihood-related suggestions and proposals to China's annual two sessions, the country's most important political event.

Ma Huateng, chief executive officer of Tencent Holdings, one of China's largest Internet firms based on market value, said on Tuesday that his suggestions will focus on market penetration and the use of the mobile Internet to improve people's livelihood.