Guizhou's 10.73 points of growth on the informatization development index signifies that the province has become a pioneer in informatization in China in 2014.
The Guiyang Grassroots Big Data Innovation Competition, which aims to use big data to push government reform and raise people's living standards, was formally started in Beijing on March 3.
The abundant raw titanium resource in Guizhou province and sophisticated titanium processing techniques have helped a few local companies become the top players in the industry, said industry experts.
Guizhou may be on the cusp of starting a new industrial revolution in the digital age, according to comments made by Wang Jian, the chief technology officer of Alibaba, at a recent two sessions interview.
Organizers of the Guiyang International Big Data Expo and 2015 Global Big Data Era Guiyang Summit, in the city of Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou province.
