China International Big Data Industry Expo 2023, to be held in Guiyang, Guizhou province, in Southwest China from May 26 to 28, will display the achievements of big data in China and attract more global resources, the local government said in a news conference in Beijing on Monday.

Major technology enterprises such as China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp Ltd, Huawei Technology Co, and Alibaba's financial arm Ant Group have confirmed their attendance.

This year, the expo will have exhibition halls that feature digital industries, digital life, and innovative scenes, and showcase new technologies, new products, new solutions and new applications in the field of big data. The overall exhibition section will cover over 60,000 square meters.

"The expo will include an opening ceremony, high-end dialogues, professional forums, and hold four competitions, including big data and network security elite competition and data scenario application innovation competition," Ma Ningyu, mayor of Guiyang, said during the news conference in Beijing.

"This year is full of hope. The expo will continue to highlight internationalization, industrialization, project-based, and strive to create distinguished features and highlights," Ma said.

In recent years, Guizhou has accelerated the building of the first national big data comprehensive pilot zone and digital economy development innovation zone. The growth rate of digital economy in the province ranks the top in China for seven consecutive years.

In Guizhou, 37 big data centers have been put into operation or under constructions, and it is one of the regions that owns the highest number of large-scale and super large-scale data centers globally.

zhuwenqian@chinadaily.com.cn