Focus on going global: The 2024 Digital Trade Development Forum ended successfully in Beijing

The 2024 Digital Trade Development Forum was successfully held at the China National Convention Center in Beijing on September 15. The forum was hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Investment (CIEF) and organized by the Beijing Haidian Association of Service Trade and Service Outsourcing Enterprises, the China Council for the Promotion of International Investment (CIIA) Enterprise Overseas Advisory Services Working Committee, and the China Council for the Promotion of International Investment (CIIE) Digital Services and Digital Services Trade Working Committee. As a special forum of CIFTIS, this forum is based on digital trade, with the goal of jointly building a digital economy ecosystem, integrating global resources, technology and wisdom, promoting international cooperation and integrating into the global market. The forum carried out in-depth discussions on going overseas, and made important announcements and signings. The forum will also build a docking platform for enterprises to share business opportunities and promote development together.

Liu Zuozhang, Executive Vice President of China Council for International Investment Promotion and Zhang Jing, Deputy Director of Beijing Haidian District Bureau of Commerce, delivered enthusiastic speeches. Chairman Liu said that China has a large market scale, a good industrial foundation and rich application scenarios, which provide good conditions for Chinese enterprises to develop in the field of digital trade. In her speech, Deputy Director Zhang Jing mentioned that Haidian District will further build a highland for opening up to the outside world, take the construction of "two zones" as the traction, actively connect with international high-standard economic and trade rules such as RCEP, CPTPP, and DEPA, and strengthen the convergence of rules and standards in the field of digital trade; We will continue to promote the reform measures of the first and first trials, and promote the opening up of the whole chain of key industries and the reform of the whole link of key elements.

The Overseas Advisory Committee was established to lead the company to the international blue ocean

Liu Zuozhang, executive vice president of the China Council for the Promotion of International Investment, read out the notice and awarded the plaque to Xu Yujue, secretary general of the Working Committee for the Consulting Services for Enterprises, marking the formal establishment of the Working Committee. Wang Bin, Chairman of the Working Committee (online), delivered a speech and said that the Working Committee of Enterprise Overseas Consulting Services is committed to building a one-stop service platform serving Chinese enterprises going overseas, providing enterprises with accurate and professional consulting services in an all-round way, and striving to be a guide and escort for Chinese enterprises to "go overseas", and promote the high-quality development of China's economy.

The keynote speaker led the company to explore the new journey of internationalization

Ms. Korea Hua, Vice President of IDC China, introduced the theme of "Practices and Opportunities of Overseas and New Internationalization", saying that as overseas expansion and internationalization gradually enter a new strategic development stage, digital trade is becoming a new engine for international trade. Chinese enterprises continue to explore innovative models and characteristic practices for going overseas on different tracks, and gradually develop into a new type of international enterprise that links information flow, capital flow and logistics with digitalization and intelligence, and is a global native enterprise.

Ms. Ou Yuan, a partner of Hejun Consulting, analyzed the latest trend of global foreign direct investment and the driving role of new quality productivity for Chinese enterprises to go overseas with the theme of "New Quality Productivity Helps the New Journey of Globalization", and pointed out that with the continuous evolution of the global economy, new quality productivity is becoming the core driving force to promote the globalization strategy of enterprises. Chinese enterprises are building a strong ecosystem to realize the cluster expansion of technologies, products and services, and promote the reconstruction of the global economic layout. The establishment of the China Council for International Investment Promotion (CIIA) Enterprise Overseas Advisory Services Committee also indicates that the association, enterprises and all sectors of society are working together to build a global service network and strive to create an open, inclusive and cooperative international business environment for overseas enterprises.

Share open opportunities and innovate to win the future. Hei Yu, deputy director of the Comprehensive Bonded Zone Management Office of the Zhongguancun Science City Management Committee, introduced the Beijing Zhongguancun Comprehensive Bonded Zone. Beijing Zhongguancun Comprehensive Bonded Zone, as the country's first comprehensive bonded zone featuring R&D and innovation and the first innovative pilot digital intelligence supervision model, officially passed the joint acceptance of seven ministries and commissions including the General Administration of Customs on April 26 this year. On August 28, the first bonded R&D goods were successfully cleared into the zone, marking the official opening and operation of Beijing Zhongguancun Comprehensive Bonded Zone. In the future, Zhongguancun Comprehensive Bonded Zone will adhere to the high-level opening-up to promote high-quality development, based on the functional positioning of the R&D-oriented Comprehensive Bonded Zone, unswervingly promote high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance, form an integrated ecology of "bonded + innovation chain" and "bonded + industrial chain", and build the comprehensive bonded zone into a new platform for international cooperation on new quality productivity. At the same time, we should make full use of the advantages of the "four-zone superposition" policy, carry out institutional innovation stress tests such as linkage inside and outside the zone, create a "regulatory sandbox" for open policy innovation, and empower enterprises in the zone to create competitive advantages by taking the lead in experimentation, and win development opportunities through development and opening-up.

Promote international cooperation and integrate into the global market

During the keynote speech, representatives from institutions from Japan and Germany and Chinese entrepreneurs gave in-depth introductions on the digital development of various countries, and jointly discussed digital trade as a new engine for global economic development.

Mr. Junya Kawamoto, President of the International Department of the Japan Information Service Industry Association, introduced the digital transformation of Japan, Japan's investment in software research and development has been on the rise in recent years, Japan officially established the Digital Agency in September 2021, and with the launch of the Digital Agency, the Japan government has set a series of digital reform goals to promote the digitalization process in Japan.

Ms. Zheng Jie, Deputy Representative of Trade and Invest Germany in China, presented the development prospects and opportunities of Germany in many industries in the field of digitalization with the theme of "Business opportunities in Germany's digital economy". She said that the strong growth of Germany's digital economy despite the current trend of overall economic weakness proves the solid foundation, growing demand and huge development potential and opportunities of Germany's digital solutions, especially in the fields of Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, information technology security, system infrastructure, etc. This is an important basis for internationally oriented companies in the digital sector to use Germany as a business location.

Zhong Mingbo, chairman of the Association of Service Trade and Service Outsourcing Enterprises, deeply analyzed the development of offshore business between China and Japan at this forum, China and Japan have been cooperating in software development for many years, and have reached a cooperative relationship of mutual trust, from the perspective of future development, Japan's domestic talent shortage, the business needs released by various industries in the process of digital transformation are great opportunities for Chinese enterprises, Chinese enterprises can also combine domestic digital transformation cases with the needs of Japan enterprises to provide more advanced solutions, so as to enrich and improve the original business model.

Tao Xujun, Senior Partner of Consulting at Beyondsoft, gave a comprehensive introduction to Beyondsoft's digital and intelligent global consulting services, which are unique to Beyondsoft with its excellent technological advantages and global network of partnerships. With the support of AI, it can provide enterprises with in-depth analysis of the target market, complete the strategic planning of going overseas, clarify the specific plan for enterprises to enter overseas markets, carry out product localization and small-batch promotion tests in overseas markets, and provide a series of services required for local landing operations.

Released: 2023 China-Japan IT Service Offshore Business Development Report

At the forum, the Digital Services and Digital Service Trade Working Committee of the China Council for International Investment Promotion, the Nomura Research Center for China Research of Tsinghua University (School of Social Sciences), and the Beijing Haidian Association of Service Trade and Service Outsourcing Enterprises jointly released the "2023 China-Japan IT Service Offshore Business Development Report". The report provides an in-depth analysis of the current situation and trends of China's IT service offshore business to Japan, and introduces the overall situation and characteristics of Japan's IT industry, the future trend of the contracting market, and the important factors affecting the development of IT service offshore business in Japan. The release of the "2023 China-Japan IT Service Offshore Business Development Report" will help Chinese and Japanese enterprises better understand each other's markets and grasp cooperation opportunities, which is of great significance for promoting the cooperation and development of the two countries in the field of digital economy.

Agency! Guoshu Technology signed a framework agreement with Holoconnects in Netherlands for the introduction of technical cooperation

Holoconnects, Inc. is the world's leading holographic technology company. At this forum, Andre · Smith, CEO of Netherlands Holoconnects, and Yuan Guoshu, chairman of Guoshu Technology, completed the project signing, with an amount of up to 30 million euros, Holoconnects will take Guoshu Technology as an important manufacturing center of Holoconnects in the world, and produce a full range of holographic cabin products of brands and models sold by Holoconnects in the world. It is understood that the technology of Holoconnects in the Netherlands can reproduce the user's holographic image into the cabin in real time, and in the near future, using this technology solution, users can realize remote lectures, medical services, popular science lectures, etc. without being on site. The introduction of Holobox (OBVerse Holographic Capsule) to China will promote the market application of the world's leading holographic technology in China, and export to the global market through high-end manufacturing in China.

Andre · Smith, CEO of Holoconnects, Netherlands, delivered a speech on the application of holographic technology at the forum and said: "China is becoming more and more open, and on December 1, 2023, China implemented a visa-free policy for Netherlands, and it has become very convenient for us to get to China. China has actively promoted global cooperation in trade in services, bringing new opportunities to the world. We are full of confidence in the Chinese market. ”

Yuan Guoshu, chairman of Guoshu Technology, also said at the scene: "Guoshu Technology is a 'specialized, special and new' enterprise that focuses on international technical cooperation, and has successful experience in cooperating with science and technology companies in 'Belt and Road' countries. This cooperation is another achievement of Guoshu Technology in terms of international technical cooperation, and it is full of confidence in China's complete and efficient industrial chain and high-end manufacturing capabilities. ”

"Key Enterprises, Typical Cases" was promoted, and the list was released

Guided by the China Council for the Promotion of International Investment (CIIP) and jointly sponsored by Beijing Hejun Consulting Co., Ltd., Beijing Haidian Association of Service Trade and Service Outsourcing Enterprises and relevant industry organizations, the "2024 Haidian Key Enterprises in Service Trade" and "2024 Haidian Digital Trade Typical Cases" promotion list was released, which aims to explore and display the innovative achievements and successful experience of enterprises in the field of digital trade, which can help these enterprises better expand overseas markets, strengthen international cooperation and enhance international competitiveness. (Xuan Hongyan)