Chengdu takes lead in big data industry

CHENGDU, Dec. 9 (NBD) -- Southwest China’s metropolis Chengdu, endowed by State Council with the mission “national central city” as its future development goal, is endeavoring to foster an international base for big data and technological innovation.

The third Big Data Administration Bureau in China was established in Chengdu last year after Shenyang and Guangzhou, following central government’s statement to comprehensively expedite the development and application of big data. As Western China’s communication hub, Chengdu is integrated with abundant date resources and undertakes the role for Smart City transmission network, internet exchange and data producing and applying. 

According to statistics published by Unionbigdata, Chengdu talents in big data industry account for some 11% of 460,000 national total. Led by Big Data Research Center, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, and Machine Intelligence Laboratory, Sichuan University and other institutions, trainings for interdisciplinary intellectuals in big data area and technology industrialization are being actively pressed forward. 

In 2015, electronic information industry in Chengdu reached 532.2 billion yuan (about 77.13 US dollars) by assets, two companies selected as China software top 100, two as China top 100 in internet information service sector, nine as key software enterprises in national planning layout. Chengdu announced its goal to establish a “world renowned software city” in July. 

Three major areas, social well-being, production and business, are set primary focus in fostering the establishment of data resource system. 

Data application and innovation in well-being sector proves active and frequent as there’s abundant resource of good quality in this area, like finance, health, transport, education, culture and tourism. 

As for production and business sector, some emerging innovative firms provide customers with decision and data services through data mining and analyzing. This is particularly illustrative in E-commerce.

Over 60 billion yuan (about 8.7 billion U.S. dollars) are estimated to be invested in building a core area and characteristic zones for big data industry. More than 50 projects in big data sector get investment of over 100 million yuan (about 14.5 million U.S. Dollars).

Big Data Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Chengdu) Base, located in Jingrong Town, Pixian County (known as Pidu District now), was established following the protocol for strategic collaboration between Chengdu Municipal People’s Government and State Information Center. Big data Industrial Park in Jingrong Town is the first industrial base in Sichuan Province. 

Integrated with business, science and technology, and other fields in social life, big data will be a driving force in bettering governance, economic transformation and social development. 

Editor: Zeng Yunheng