The Third Global Digital Trade Expo
The Global Digital Trade Expo (hereinafter referred to as the "Digital Trade Fair") is the only national, international and professional exhibition with the theme of digital trade in China, an important window to comprehensively display new technologies, new products and new ecology of global digital trade, an exchange platform to discuss new standards, new issues and new trends of international digital trade, and an open platform to jointly build and share new markets, new opportunities and new development of economic and trade cooperation in the new era. The Data Trade Fair is jointly hosted by the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Commerce, and jointly organized by the Hangzhou Municipal People's Government, the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Commerce, and the Foreign Trade Development Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce.
The first Digital Trade Fair was successfully held in Hangzhou from December 11 to 14, 2022. Ireland, known as the "Silicon Valley of Europe," served as the guest country of honor. Seven international organizations, 53 countries (regions), and 32 guests from embassies and consulates in China and Shanghai attended both online and offline. Beijing, Shanghai, and Sichuan served as guest provinces (cities), and 11 provinces and cities across the country participated in the event. More than 800 key enterprises in the field of digital trade participated in the exhibition, and 286 companies showcased 315 products for their "first launch," "first exhibition," and "first show." 89 projects from Fortune 500 companies, industry leaders, and unicorn enterprises were signed, with a total trade investment of nearly 150 billion yuan. We held 26 high-end forum activities, including the National Digital Service Export Base Summit Forum and the Digital Culture Trade Summit Forum, and released a series of important research results, consolidating consensus on the development of digital trade and becoming an important indicator in the global digital trade field.
The second Digital Trade Fair was successfully held from November 23 to 27, 2023 at the Hangzhou International Expo Center in Zhejiang. The total exhibition area is 100000 square meters, of which the special booth area accounts for 95%. 1018 companies from 25 countries and regions participated in the exhibition offline, while 367 companies participated in the exhibition online through the digital trade fair cloud platform. More than 15000 professional buyers attended the conference, including over 1700 overseas exhibitors and over 100 international procurement teams who came to the data trade fair to negotiate and cooperate. The number of participants in the forum conference exceeded 10000, with a total of 100000 attendees.
The 3rd China International Fair for Trade and Industry is scheduled to be held from September 25th to 29th, 2024 at the Hangzhou Convention and Exhibition Center. Focusing more on the entire digital trade industry chain, the exhibition area has been upgraded to "1+8", consisting of one comprehensive exhibition area and eight characteristic digital industry exhibition areas. We will invite nearly a hundred countries and international organizations, attract thousands of digital trade enterprises, organize tens of thousands of professional buyers, and focus on the four goals of building a global digital trade ecosystem, discussing global digital trade cooperation, promoting global digital trade development, and sharing global digital trade achievements.
