Internet sector to see new development

By Fan Feifei | China Daily | Updated: 2024-07-10 07:41 Participants visit the exhibition area of the 2024 China Internet Conference in Beijing, capital of China, July 9, 2024. China's internet sector is expected to usher in new development opportunities, as the nation further accelerates the construction of a national computing power network and bolsters the indepth integration of cutting-edge digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data and cloud computing with the real economy, said officials, experts and company executives. Highlighting China's significant achievements in the development of internet infrastructure, they called for increased efforts to achieve breakthroughs in tech frontiers such as AI chips, algorithm frameworks and quantum technology, in order to foster new quality productive forces and provide new momentum for the nation's economic growth. "A new generation of information technology represented by AI is profoundly reconstructing the digital and physical worlds, and accelerating the digital and intelligent revolution in society and economy, while giving stronger impetus to the growth of China's internet industry," said Shang Bing, president of the Internet Society of China. Noting that the nation's internet economy is entering its optimum period of development, Shang said that more efforts are required to promote the industrialization of digital technologies, nurture new business models such as livestreaming e-commerce and unmanned delivery, and actively participate in international digital governance regarding AI, digital trade and data security.