Tuesday, 14 July 2026

XIONG’AN NEW AREA JOINS GLOBAL DIGITAL ECONOMY CITIES ALLIANCE

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 (Bernama) -- The 2026 Global Digital Economy Conference Xiongan Future Digital Intelligence Forum was recently held in Xiong'an New Area, attracting more than 600 guests, including academicians and experts, government representatives, research institutions, university delegates, enterprises and social organisations.

At the forum, Xiong'an New Area officially joined the Global Digital Economy Cities Alliance, successfully becoming part of the global digital economy collaborative development partnership network.

This move provides an international exchange platform for the New Area to participate in global digital governance, expand digital cooperation and enhance the international profile of the "Future City", according to a statement.

Two major regional collaborative development initiatives were officially launched at the forum. One aims to establish a Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei collaborative innovation demonstration zone for "AI + Manufacturing", jointly proposed by authorities from the three regions.

The second initiative seeks to integrate education, science, technology and talent development in digital intelligence between Xiong'an New Area and relocated Beijing universities, including Beijing Jiaotong University, the University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing Forestry University and China University of Geosciences (Beijing).

In addition, nine platform carriers under the Xiong'an New Area Digital Economy Innovation and Development Pilot Zone were awarded licences, covering satellite industrial parks, training bases and Zhongguancun Science Parks.

Concurrently, Xiong'an New Area also unveiled six major digital intelligence platforms and seven categories of independently developed digital intelligence products, showcasing the development of its digital economy.

The forum also featured Digital Intelligence Frontier sessions, keynote speeches and high-level dialogues. Domestic and international experts and scholars presented the latest developments in digital intelligence.

Going forward, Xiong'an New Area will use the forum to strengthen cooperation through the alliance platform, promote innovation and further develop its digital economy pilot zone.

-- BERNAMA

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