The China International Big Data Industry Expo 2023 kicked off on Friday in 
Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, showcasing the 
country's latest achievements in the big data industry and promoting relevant 
business exchanges.

This year's edition focuses on integrating big data and the real economy and 
the future role of cloud computing. Besides sub-forums, the event also hosts 
industry competitions and an offline exhibition with six pavilions covering an 
area of 60,000 square meters, according to 2023 China International Big Data 
Industry Expo Executive Committee.

During the three-day event, the latest research results and applications in the 
big data industry are scheduled to be released by institutes, labs, and tech 
companies, including the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope, 
or the "China Sky Eye", and the Quora-like Chinese online content website, 
Zhihu.

In April, Zhihu debuted Zhihaitu AI -- a Chinese large language model 
co-developed with Model Best, a Beijing startup engaged in artificial 
intelligence models. New progress on Zhihaitu AI will be updated during the 
expo, said the organizer.

The expo has been held in Guiyang since 2015 and is the first of its kind in 
China, forming a communication platform for pivotal achievements in the big 
data industry.

As the country's first national big data comprehensive pilot zone, Guizhou 
Province has been promoting the big data industry as a backbone of its 
high-quality social and economic development.

In 2022, Guizhou accelerated the development of the big data industry, and the 
province's added value of the electronic information manufacturing industry 
rose by more than 60 percent.

Source: 2023 China International Big Data Industry Expo Executive Committee