Digital economy forum to unfold in Lhasa

A summit forum of the 2023 Global Digital Economy Conference will be held in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, from July 4 to 7, the city government announced on Friday.

Themed "Data bridge spans the Himalayas", the forum will be hosted by Lhasa and co-hosted by its Gaoxin district. It will be simultaneously held in Beijing.

Zhao Wei, deputy secretary-general of the city, said Lhasa will continue to focus on promoting digital industrialization and industrial digitization, comprehensively showcasing new achievements of the city's digital economy and digital applications, and enhancing the platform for win-win cooperation in the digital economy.

"The activities of the summit forum include an opening ceremony, seven special forums, a digital economy experience week and a specialized investment promotion conference on the digital economy," Zhao said.

The city government has attached great importance to the summit, he added. More than 120 participants including academicians from the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, experts, scholars, digital economy entrepreneurs and leaders of government agencies and industry associations from other provinces and cities, have been invited to attend related activities.

"This event will also organize a digital economy enterprise exhibition, with more than 50 enterprises from and outside of the region participating. The proportion of leading and well-known enterprises from outside the region account for over 71 percent," he said.

Last year, the digital economy output of Lhasa hit 5.56 billion yuan ($767 million), an increase of 2.1 percent year-on-year.