SCO's digital economy forum boosts integration

Greater efforts will be made to strengthen cooperation among members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in the digital economy and to drive industrial transformation and upgradation through the adoption of the latest digital technologies, said officials, experts and company executives.

They made the remarks at the 2025 SCO Digital Economy Forum, which kicked off in Tianjin on Friday. The event, organized by the National Data Administration and the Tianjin municipal government, has attracted more than 1,500 guests from the governments of SCO countries, enterprises, universities and think tanks.

Addressing the forum's opening ceremony, Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang called for more efforts to promote normalization of digital economy cooperation mechanisms among SCO countries, improve the interconnectivity of digital infrastructure comprehensively, and push ahead with the sharing of innovations in the sector.