Tianjin Hosts 2025 SCO Digital Economy Forum

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The 2025 SCO Digital Economy Forum was held in Tianjin on July 11, focusing on the theme "Building a new generation of digital infrastructure to create a new future for urban digital economy." Experts, city representatives, government officials, and business representatives from SCO countries gathered to explore new paths for integrated development of digital economy and smart cities.

Key Takeaways:

  • The forum featured keynote speeches from distinguished experts on AI-driven digital infrastructure upgrade, innovation of smart cities development paradigm, and promoting digital transformation of entire cities.
  • Zhu Hehua, a professor at Tongji University, analyzed the path of artificial intelligence empowering urban infrastructure upgrades and enhancing urban development resilience.
  • Shan Zhiguang, director of the National Information Center, decoded the development trend of the industry, while Hu Jianbo, director of the National Data Development Research Institute, shared insights on promoting digital transformation of entire cities.
  • Wang Xiaodong, general manager of the Hong Kong Productivity Council, discussed digital transformation and technology going overseas under the empowerment of new quality productivity.
  • Representatives from Tianjin, Hangzhou, Qingdao, Xi'an, Yangzhou, and other cities shared local practices and achievements of digital economy and smart city construction.
  • Six cities explored the urban evolution theory in the digital age, proving that smart cities must have both technological rhythm and human warmth, and must pursue development speed and protect the depth of civilization.
  • Government and enterprise guests exchanged views on government-enterprise collaboration models, technology application scenarios, and industrial cooperation opportunities around the topic of "Prospects for Innovative Cooperation in Digital Economy and Smart Cities."
  • Representatives from companies such as iFlytek and China Telecom brought practical cases, providing experience for the implementation of urban digital economy in a "theory + practice" manner.

Statistics:

  • 6 cities participated in the "Digital Intelligence Journey*City Discussion" session to share digital economy and smart city construction achievements.
  • 4 keynote speeches were presented on AI-driven digital infrastructure upgrade, innovation of smart cities development paradigm, promoting digital transformation of entire cities, and digital transformation and technology going overseas.
  • 5 benchmark cities decoded the urban evolution theory in the digital age.
  • 2 roundtable discussions were held on government-enterprise collaboration models and technology application scenarios.
  • 2 companies brought practical cases to provide experience for the implementation of urban digital economy.

Sources:

  • The People's Government of Tianjin Municipality
  • Story URL: https://www.tj.gov.cn/sy/tjxw/202507/t20250712_6978409.html