ChinaEU present at 2019 World “Internet Plus” & Digital Economy Innovation Summit in Xi’an 中欧数字协会出席西安2019全球“互联网+”数字经济创新论坛
ChinaEU President Luigi Gambardella delivered a keynote speech at the 2019 World “Internet Plus”& Digital Economy Innovation Summit held on Oct. 24 in China’s northwestern city Xi’an, urging closer cooperation between China and Europe in the era of digitalization.
10月24日，中欧数字协会主席鲁乙己在中国西安举行的2019全球“互联网+”数字经济创新论坛上发表主旨演讲，呼吁中欧在数字化时代加强合作。
The Summit, a sub-event of the 3rd Global Programmers’ Festival, focused on the theme of “digital innovation and technology leadership” and stayed as a platform for sharing innovative practices of countries in digital economy, exploring new paths for the digital development, and jointly promoting global digital innovation.
此峰会是第三届全球程序员节分论坛之一，聚焦“数字创新科技引领”主题，为分享各国数字经济领域创新实践，探讨数字发展新路径和共同推动全球数字创新提供平台。
The event brought together experts, policymakers, and business leaders in the digital sector from China and beyond, with speakers putting a highlight on the long-term development in the era of the Internet and in the digital world, new opportunities provided by the digital economy, and potentials and challenges of digital transformation.
峰会上，来自中国和其他国家数字领域专家、官员和商业领袖汇聚一堂，嘉宾着重探讨了互联网时代和数字世界长远发展、数字经济带来新机遇及数字化转型机会和挑战等议题。
Innovation stays a profound driving force for economic growth and a decisive element for companies, industries, and countries to develop their core competitive edge, while international cooperation is of great significance in digital innovation, said Luigi Gambardella, adding that Europe and China should work together to explore the tremendous potential of business cooperation as both digital economies are growing in an unprecedented way.
鲁乙己表示，创新是经济增长重要驱动力，是发展公司、行业和国际核心竞争力关键因素，而国际合作在数字创新中非常重要。欧洲和中国的数字经济都正以前所未有方式增长，双方应共同努力，发掘商业合作巨大潜力。
Xi’an’s Global Programmers’ Festival, themed “Connecting the Digits, Coding the Future”, was held on Oct.24 and 25 at the Xi’an High-tech International Convention Center. The Festival reportedly gathered around 1,000 guests including academicians in the software field and representatives from internet and high-tech enterprises such as Baidu and Sogou.
西安全球程序员节主题为“数字互联 码动未来”，于10月24日和25日在西安高新国际会议中心召开。媒体报道，参会1000多嘉宾包括软件领域院士和来自互联网和高科技企业如百度和搜狗等代表。
Xi’an’s software and information services industries have witnessed rapid growth in recent years with Xi’an Hi-tech Industries Development Zone leading the industrial development. In 2018, the zone’s revenue of software and information services hit 295 billion yuan (some 41.6 billion U.S. dollars), accounting for 90 percent of Xi’an’s revenue in the sector.
西安软件信息服务业近年增长迅猛，西安高新技术产业开发区更是一领风骚。 2018年，开发区软件和信息服务收入达2950亿元人民币（约合416亿美元），占西安软件和信息服务收入的90％。
To watch the photo album of the 3rd Global Programmers’ Festival, please click here.
观看第三届全球程序员节照片合辑，请点击这里。
