Preview of the 2nd Digital China Summit (DCS 2019)

The 2nd Digital China Summit (DCS 2019) will take place in Fuzhou, Fujian Province from May 6 to 8, 2019, with the theme "using IT application to foster new growth drivers, making further progress and achieving greater success".

According to a head of Fujian Province, through coordination, 11 state ministries and commissions have confirmed the release of relevant informatization policies and reports during the summit. The Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission will release the Digital China Construction and Development Report (2018); The Ministry of Ecology and Environment will release the Guiding Opinion of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Strengthening Informatization and Network Security; The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will release Vigorously Advancing the Development of Digital Agriculture and Rural Areas; The National Health Commission will release the Report on Third-Party Evaluation of "Internet + Healthcare"; The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will release the White Paper on Industrial Internet Platform (2019); The Ministry of Justice will release Vigorously Advancing "Internet + Public Law Service"; The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television will release the Policies of County-level Convergence Media Center Construction; The China National Space Administration will release the Interim State Measures for Civil Satellite Remote Sensing Data Management; The National Cultural Heritage Administration will release the Policies of Cultural Digital Resources Authorization; The National Archives Administration of China will release the Policies and Steps of Advancing Electronic Records Management; and the Party School of the Central Committee of C.P.C (National Academy of Governance) will release the National Report on Evaluation of Online Government Service Capacity.

With a total area of 56,000 square meters, Digital China Exhibition will take place at Hall 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10, and include seven pavilions: General, Digital Government, Digital Economy, Smart Society, Digital Life, Digital Fujian and Guest Provinces of Honor.

The sub-forums will take place under 12 themes: "E-government Affairs", "Digital Economy", "Smart Society", "Big Data", "Industrial Internet", "Digital Fujian", "Digital Maritime Silk Road", "IoT", "Digital Ecology", "Digital Health", "Satellite Application" and "Network Technology", with the participation of domestic and international officials, experts, scholars and industrial representatives in relevant fields.

Five highlights of the 2nd Digital China Summit:

Highlight 1: higher profile. DCS 2019 is positioned as a "cooperation platform pooling global strengths to boost digital China construction" on the basis of DCS 2018's functional orientation of three platforms last year, showing that the summit has gone global initially.

Highlight 2: larger scale. The total number of guests has increased from 800 to 1,500. DCS has expanded from an event with "one conference and one exhibition" into an event with "one conference, one exhibition and one contest (Digital China Innovation Contest)". The number of sub-forums has increased to 12. The Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the National Health Commission have joined as sub-forum organizers. The exhibition area of DCS has expanded from 40,000 square meters to some 60,000 square meters.

Highlight 3: larger scope. Guangdong, Jiangsu and Guizhou, three areas developed in informatization and the digital economy, were invited to the summit as guest provinces of honor. 23 provinces and municipalities participated in the exhibition last year, all domestic provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities have signed up for the exhibition this year.

Highlight 4: Stronger atmosphere. On the basis of Minjiang Night Dialogue last year, "Three Lanes, Seven Alleys" Dialogue and other activities were added this year. The "Online Summit" was launched yesterday afternoon. During the summit, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Longyan, Pingtan and other areas will also plan and carry out activities. ZTE will launch its 5G flagship devices in China for the first time. 156 enterprises plan to launch their new products and technologies during the summit.

Highlights 5: more solid investment promotion. The Office of the Fujian Provincial Leading Group on Digital Fujian Construction has established a provincial system of scheduling meeting on digital economic project construction. The digital economic project library has brought in 1,628 projects, with a total investment of 1.25 trillion yuan. 40 major projects will be signed at DCS 2019.