Innovation integrates security, intelligence leads the future

Editor's Note: The rapidly evolving 5G telecom landscape, the emerging internet of things sphere, artificial intelligence and robotics are driving China's innovation push. This special report takes stock of the key topics that dominated the Fifth World Internet Conference.

Today, scientific and technological revolutions and industrial changes are on the rise all over the world. The EU has launched a "data-driven economy" strategy to seize opportunities of big data development. China has also made a strategic decision to build a digital China. "Innovation integrates security, intelligence leads the future" is the theme of China-EU digital technology cooperation.

China has made significant achievements in its digital construction. According to the Digital China Construction and Development Report (2017) issued by the Cyberspace Administration of China, the country's digital economy reached 27.2 trillion yuan in 2017, growing 20.3 percent year-on-year, accounting for 32.9 percent of its GDP, and ranked second globally.