Guiyang aims to lure startups in big data industry with competition

Guiyang, capital of Guizhou province, has launched a big data entrepreneurship competition to stimulate participation in the city's already booming high-tech industry.

"Entrepreneurship has burst onto the scene in Guizhou province, as the Internet expands opportunities available to young people in the one of the least-developed regions in China," said Deputy Mayor Xu Hao on Tuesday at a news conference about the competition in Zhongguancun, Beijing's technology hub. The event is being put together in coordination with Zhongguancun.

Last year, more than 300 Guizhou teams, mostly IT startups, participated in a national entrepreneurship competition held by the Ministry of Science and Technology. It was the largest turnout of teams among southwest provinces.