Promoting digital evolution of urban areas

China will ratchet up efforts to accelerate technological innovation, share its original technologies and innovative scenarios, and promote the digital transformation of urban areas, as part of a broader push to foster new quality productive forces, officials and experts said.

Zhuang Rongwen, head of the Cyberspace Administration of China, highlighted the significance of strengthening the deep integration of sci-tech innovation with industrial innovation, developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, and leveraging new technologies such as artificial intelligence to promote the innovation in urban management.

Zhuang made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the Global Digital Economy Conference 2025, which kicked off on Wednesday in Beijing. Themed "Building a Digital-Friendly City", the event has attracted over 300 international guests from more than 50 countries and important international organizations.