During the 2nd Youth Innovation Forum on Digital Earth held in Hong Kong recently, nearly 500 delegates from 18 countries and regions, including government officials, experts from universities and institutes, educationists, industry representatives and students discussed over the theme "Digital Technology Innovation Driving Sustainable Development".

The forum presented a state-of-the-art platform for young researchers in the relevant fields of digital earth, fostering seamless integration between academia and industry and facilitating vibrant exchanges of ideas, according to one of the organizers International Society for Digital Earth.