What they say

China Daily | Updated: 2015-05-30 07:44

"Through new-generation information technologies, the government will improve its ability to provide public service and build a public service system that features information sharing, equity, convenience and efficiency."

Ma Kai, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice-premier

"President Xi Jinping once said that local governments should strike a balance between environmental protection and development and choose to develop industries that suit the local conditions. Guizhou has made a good choice by developing the big data industry and the IT industry."

Zhao Kezhi, Party chief of Guizhou province

"The province will seize the opportunities brought by the country's strategy of developing the big data industry and seek to maximize the effects of the industry in promoting economic, administrative and social development."

Chen Min'er, governor of Guizhou province

"Aside from attracting big names, we are creating a more friendly environment for startups. This will be a significant reason for the big data sector to stay healthy and competitive here."

Chen Gang, Party chief of Guiyang

"The world is changing dramatically; I believe the next 30 years will be most exciting in the history of human society. The transformation from information technology to data technology marks a new era."

Jack Ma, chairman of the board of Alibaba Group

"The Internet can be considered a new information resource, playing the same role as steam power and electricity during the first and second industrial revolutions. The strategy of 'Internet Plus', referring to the integration of the IT industry with traditional industries, shows how this new resource as a power triggers the infusion of the old and the new."

Ma Huateng, chairman of the board and CEO of Tencent

"Every great discovery is the result of global cooperation among nations. This is our initiative and reason to form an international big data alliance, to better discuss and establish standards to solve problems in the future."