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Beijing will host the 2022 Global Digital Economy Conference

The 2022 Global Digital Economy Conference will be held in Beijing from July 28th to 30th, focusing on high-end, international, professional, and platform oriented approaches to comprehensively enhance standards and influence. The conference was co sponsored by the Beijing Municipal People's Government, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Commerce, the National Internet Information Office, and the China Association for Science and Technology.

The relevant person in charge of the organizing committee of the conference introduced that this conference will be comprehensively upgraded based on the successful hosting of the 2021 Global Digital Economy Conference, with richer content, higher scale, more innovative models, stronger internationalization, and more prominent brand value. The conference will focus on the main theme of "Beijing accelerates the construction of a global digital economy benchmark city", with a focus on the theme of "Setting sail for digital civilization - new elements, new rules, and new patterns". It will fully leverage Beijing's leading and exemplary role in the digital economy, deeply explore the layout of digital infrastructure, the configuration of new data elements, the incubation of emerging digital industries, innovation of digital core technologies, the construction of digital governance systems, and global rule and standard cooperation, and gather government, industry, academia, research, application, and finance to jointly promote the construction of a global digital economy benchmark city. The conference has four outstanding highlights that have attracted high attention from all parties.

Highlight 1: Brand's high-end transformation

The Global Digital Economy Conference is a grand event in the field of digital economy jointly hosted by the Beijing Municipal People's Government and five major ministries. Since its inception, it has clearly adhered to the high-end brand route.

The goal of the conference is very clear: to create a new platform for international cooperation and exchange that leads the development of the global digital economy, and to contribute Chinese wisdom and Beijing solutions to the development of the global digital economy. This year's conference has put forward strict requirements and standards for all aspects of work, including "high, practical, and new", starting from the top-level design in the preparatory stage.

The conference will invite heavyweight guests from domestic and foreign politics, industry, academia, and research to deeply explore new paths for the development of the digital economy, new theories for the development of digital technology, and new rules for digital governance. The conference focuses on coordinating development and security, further consolidating consensus on the development of the digital economy, discussing the goals and paths of digital economy development, and providing suggestions for building a "Beijing benchmark" for digital economy development.

Highlight 2: Internationalization of Perspective

The Global Digital Economy Conference attaches great importance to highlighting the internationalization level of the conference, and regards it as a new platform for promoting global digital economy development, exchange and cooperation, and an important stage for showcasing Beijing's globally influential achievements in digital economy construction.

The opening ceremony and main forum of the conference will try to set up a guest of honor for the digital economy conference. It is planned to invite RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership), DEPA (Digital Economy Partnership Agreement), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the "the Belt and Road" and other members of relevant organizations, ambassadors in China, digital economy friendly cities, experts and scholars at home and abroad, and industry representatives in the field of digital economy to attend and deliver keynote speeches. This conference will be held online and offline, bringing together over 200 experts, scholars, and well-known entrepreneurs from more than 20 countries and regions.

The conference will host the Global Digital Economy Innovation Competition and the Global AI Big Data Competition. Among them, the roadshow project of the Global Digital Economy Innovation Competition will be selected by global cities, and international enterprise experts will be invited to recruit and gather global innovative enterprises. As of now, there are over 200 registered companies for the competition, covering more than 10 countries such as the United States, Canada, Finland, Italy, and nearly 20 provinces and municipalities in China. In addition, the conference will also organize a series of activities such as international exchange and docking meetings.

Highlight 3: Leading Content

Beijing is a leading city in the development of China's digital economy, with significant advantages such as a complete innovation ecosystem, cutting-edge technology leadership, solid industrial foundation, and all-round scene openness.

Combining these advantages, from the theme of the first conference "Innovation Leading Data Driven - Building a Global Digital Economy Benchmark City" to the theme of this conference "Embarking on Digital Civilization - New Elements, New Rules, New Patterns", they are all important topics that determine the direction of digital economy development from a high perspective.

The opening ceremony and main forum of this conference will focus on hot topics such as green innovation development, digital trade, data value, and global rule governance in the digital economy; The six major theme summits will deeply discuss cutting-edge fields such as Internet 3.0, data elements, 5G innovation, digital security, open source, and east to west computing. At the opening ceremony and main forum, the Digital Economy Standards Committee and the International Digital Economy Governance Research Institute will be established, and heavyweight research results such as the "Global Digital Economy White Paper" and "Beijing: Blue Book on the Development of Global Digital Economy Benchmark Cities" will be released.

Highlight 4: Novelty of Design

This conference has multiple points, multiple lines, and wide coverage, with an opening ceremony and main forum, six themed summits, nearly thirty special forums, and supporting "week, exhibition, competition, and show" characteristic activities. In terms of space, from Beijing, the capital of Shoushan, to Lhasa, a snowy plateau, the main venue is linked with sub venues.

Thanks to the careful organization and clever design, the main theme of "Beijing accelerates the construction of a global digital economy benchmark city" and the theme of "Setting sail for digital civilization - new elements, new rules, new patterns" are used to create the main theme of Beijing building a global digital economy highland.

The unique opening ceremony utilizes digital technologies such as holographic projection and metaverse to synchronize offline conference activities with online venues in real time, achieving the integration of virtual and reality.

The Internet 3.0 theme summit faces a new round of global Internet technology innovation, creates a conference image digital spokesperson, launches a digital virtual exhibition hall, and comprehensively demonstrates the virtual reality integration, number coordination, time-space expansion and other characteristics of typical Internet 3.0 applications such as the metauniverse; The Digital Security Theme Summit will create the first Cybersecurity Metaverse Summit, opening up the ISC Metaverse Continent, where all audiences can participate and interact with customized images.

The four major characteristic themed activities are competing for the show. The conference will launch boutique themed exhibitions, global digital economy innovation competitions, global AI big data competitions, digital economy experience weeks, and achievement press conferences. The Beijing Digital Economy Experience Week event is led by the "16+1" zone's "one zone, one product" digital industry. Through experiential communication activities in the three major sections of digital consumption, digital science popularization, and digital art, it drives the participation of "100+" digital new scenes, making the digital economy visible, perceptible, and touchable. .