In the first quarter of 2022, Guiyang and the nearby Guian New Area – located in Southwest China's Guizhou province – generated 14.08 billion yuan ($2.11 billion) in software revenue, a surge of 102.7 percent year-on-year and a performance that ranked it first in the province.
In recent years Guiyang city – capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province – has taken the advent of the industrial internet as a golden opportunity to boost the transformation and upgrading of its industry.
The digital economy has developed rapidly in Nanming district in Guiyang and has become a key driver of economic growth.
Several policies and measures to support Guizhou province's digital transformation in the industrial field have recently been rolled out by Guizhou departments.
Southwest China's Guizhou province, China's first big data comprehensive pilot area, will continue to increase investment in its big data industry.
The Guiyang big data sci-tech innovation city – located in the Guian New Area, in Southwest China's Guizhou province – started the construction of eight projects on March 20, representing the first batch of projects to break ground in the current year.