China's major coal-producing province accelerates digital transformation--China Economic Net

The development of the digital economy is advancing in Datong, known as China's "coal capital.With years of efforts, it has become the province's pioneer in promoting the digital economy in an effort to achieve high-quality development.According to the annual session of the Shanxi Provincial People's Congress, which concluded on Monday, the value of the province's digital economy exceeded 500 billion yuan (about 74.In addition to Datong, other traditional coal-producing cities of Lyuliang and Yangquan in the province are also promoting digital economy in the fields of big data, smart mining and unmanned driving.

Ping Qingzhong, an expert with the Institute of Internet Industry, Tsinghua University, said the development of the digital economy in Shanxi has a solid industrial base, especially in the energy industry, and its digital economic development, based on upgrading these traditional industries, has broad prospects.Liu Yong, deputy director of the Shanxi provincial department of industry and information technology, said that Shanxi would strengthen the building of digital infrastructure to empower the digital transformation of traditional industries, and provide strong support for all-around high-quality development.