Big data industries turning capital into logistics hub
By Yang Jun| China Daily|Updated: December 21, 2016
New Five-Year Plan projects that internet-based and related businesses will help in catching up with the more established tech centers in East China and around the world, Yang Jun reports.
Guiyang in Guizhou province has become a city of innovation, as its efforts to develop itself into a big data hub have attracted investment from high-tech companies to transform its economy.
The provincial capital attracted 138 big data and related investment projects in 2014 alone, with total investment value reaching 132.6 billion yuan ($18.99 billion).
To date, more than 4,000 companies are already involved in big data and related businesses in Guiyang, with 25,000 servers in the city.
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Clockwise from top: Big data technology showcased at an industrial expo in Guiyang, Guizhou province, can be used to deal with sports statistics to provide an improved on-site interactive experience. Yang Jun / China Daily; Workers scan packages at a 180,000-square-meter logistics center invested in by JD.com in Guiyang. Wang Xu / For China Daily; A visitor tries virtual reality technology at the Guiyang International Big Data Expo. Yang Jun / China Daily; Truck Alliance shows how it employs big data technology to facilitate communication between truck drivers and cargo owners at an industrial expo in Guiyang. Yang Jun / China Daily; Young people discuss startup plans in Guiyang, which has attracted a throng of budding entrepreneurs as a big data hub in China. Yang Jun / China Daily; An exhibition center at the Guizhou Big Data Comprehensive Experimental Zone has a futuristic design. Xinhua |
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