Beijing Youth Daily:

We have noticed that in recent years, Ningxia has introduced a large number of internet companies, and the development of data centers has been very rapid. How does Ningxia plan to seize the strategic opportunity of the national "East Data, West Computing" project to better promote the high-quality development of its digital economy? Thank you.

Zhang Yupu:

This question is for Mr. Mai Yanzhou, please.

Mai Yanzhou:

Thank you for your attention to Ningxia's digital economy. Ningxia is a treasure land in the western part of China. We are developing the digital economy according to local conditions, making it a new quality productive force. Ningxia has the foundation, the conditions, and the results.

First, superior natural conditions have enhanced the attractiveness of developing Ningxia's digital economy. The construction of the nation's first comprehensive demonstration zone for new energy has provided Ningxia with abundant green electricity supply. With its cool and dry climate, and an average annual temperature of 8.8 degrees Celsius, Ningxia is one of the most suitable regions in the country for constructing large-scale data centers.

Second, a solid industrial foundation has strengthened support for developing the digital economy. We have established the first batch of 10,000-GPU scale intelligent computing bases in the country, leading in intelligent computing capabilities nationwide. We have also built the first batch of artificial intelligence chip adaptation bases in the country, which can provide testing, validation, and other services for domestic chips. Last year, the number of standard data center racks grew rapidly by 37%.

Third, diverse application scenarios have strengthened the driving force for the development of the digital economy. As Mr. Zhang Yupu said, Ningxia has built a smart education platform across the region, which allows students from both urban and rural areas to take the same high-quality classes and realize the dream of attending prestigious schools for the children in mountainous areas. Ningxia has also launched a remote digital diagnosis and treatment center, enabling residents to connect with medical experts from all over the country at their doorstep and realize the ability to receive medical services provided by healthcare facilities across the country while staying in Ningxia. We have taken the lead in achieving full e-commerce coverage in rural areas and have released large AI models in fields such as medical health and production safety, promoting the building of the computing power ecosystem at a faster pace.

Next, we will take extraordinary measures to support extraordinary industries and achieve extraordinary development, make every effort to build "the capital of China's computing power," and give Ningxia's contribution to the construction of digital China.

In terms of the "Eastern Data and Western Computing" initiative, we plan to build a number of green data centers and establish a national large-scale intelligent computing base as soon as possible. In this way, Ningxia's electric power will be transformed into computing power for the entire country, accelerating the growth of the digital economy.

In terms of data elements, we have accelerated the implementation of industrial digitalization, launched 100 key application projects, promoted the intelligent upgrading of traditional industries, and enabled various sectors to embrace digitalization.

Regarding artificial intelligence, we are comprehensively carrying out the AI+ action and striving to create a national artificial intelligence innovation application pilot area. We are increasing the open application of data and scenarios and endowing relevant systems with various intelligences to make them smarter.

In September this year, we will hold the third "western digital valley" computing power industry conference, which will host more content and surprises. We warmly welcome friends from all sectors to join us for this grand event. Thank you!