The digital economy, represented by the Internet, big data, cloud computing, blockchain and artificial intelligence, has accelerated its innovative development and increasingly integrated into all fields and the whole process of the global economy and society. It has become a key element resource and an important force reshaping the future world.

0190-14502 According to market research firm IDC, the digital economy will account for 62% of global GDP by 2023. This puts a new requirement on the digital economy: it cannot be “out of control” when growing rapidly! At the fourth CIIE held here, a number of participants gave “guidelines for avoiding pits”.

The digital economy should be truly inclusive. When numbers are shared, they are inclusive, but this needs to be supported by infrastructure and capacity. In the digital age, only by recognizing the nature and value of data can we find the direction and method of rational utilization.

0190-14502 “The digital economy is not inherently inclusive.” Gong Ke, president of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), said that data can be shared, which is only one aspect of what everyone sees. If there is no ability to collect and use data, for example, there is no way to access the Internet, then there is no real inclusion.

He said that the current Internet access rate in the least developed countries is only about 2%, and Internet access is not only difficult but also expensive, and the goal of the United Nations initiative to “reduce the cost of global Internet access to less than 2% of total household spending” is still a long way off. As a result, the digital infrastructure divide should be bridged, especially in African countries, especially in the sub-Saharan region.

Wang Jinjin, a member of the Standing Committee of the China Association for Science and Technology, proposed that digital literacy should be continuously improved to help achieve inclusive and inclusive development of society. Through the development of high-quality science education, carry out popular science activities with broad participation of all sectors of society, expand the coverage of science and technology communication, greatly improve the scientific and technological literacy of the whole society, and let more people share the digital achievements.

The digital economy should avoid winner-takes-all. Open data use is not only a necessary price for users to enjoy “free” services and enter the digital world, but also a bargaining chip and resource for platform companies to gain monopoly status and create future value.

Hao Cheng, vice president of the Bank of Communications, pointed out that due to the economies of scale effect and the need to create a scene ecosystem, the platform economy with e-commerce and consumer Internet as the main content naturally has an ecosystem of merger and acquisition expansion, showing the characteristics of “winner takes all” and high market concentration.

0190-14502 “This leads to the proposition of monopoly and anti-monopoly in the development of the digital economy.” Hao Cheng, for example, said that in China, the market concentration of mobile payment, search engine, online music, e-commerce live broadcasting and other industries exceeds 90%, and the concentration of online car booking and online retail is also more than 80%.

He suggested that “data equality” can be promoted through the implementation of classified and tiered regulation of the platform economy, the use of multi-party security and privacy computing technology, and other means to ensure that data is not exclusively owned by large platform enterprises, and promote the realization of fair, inclusive, inclusive and sustainable development based on shared responsibility.

0190-14502 The digital economy should be green and low-carbon. Invisible data flow Just like a car in the digital world, emerging businesses under the digital economy should also pay attention to low-carbon transformation.

It is predicted that the global data center energy consumption will increase from 670 billion KWH in 2020 to 950 billion KWH in 2025, accounting for about 3% of the global total electricity consumption, and data center energy conservation and emission reduction has become an important issue facing the industry.

‘When we develop digital technologies, we must take energy efficiency, energy consumption and carbon reduction as a very important requirement,’ Mr. Gong said.

“Our digital technology should not only be applied to transportation, applied to manufacturing, applied to all aspects that can optimize energy supply and reduce energy consumption, but it should also be sustainable in its own development.” Gong Ke hopes that on the one hand, there will be a considerable part of sustainable, green and renewable energy used in the digital economy in the future, and on the other hand, new technologies can be used to solve the digital e-waste and enter the recycling channel.