Digitalization of industries

Traditional industries in Hangzhou are increasingly going digital in order to increase their competitiveness at home and abroad, as evidenced by Chinese beverage maker Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co.

Established in 1987, the traditional manufacturing company has undergone significant changes after embracing digital technologies.

"We have used digital technologies to improve management and production," said Zong Qinghou, chairman of Hangzhou Wahaha Group, adding that the company has established an intelligent robot company to help digitalize the production process.

According to Zhou, the integration of digital economy and traditional manufacturing industries is ushering in a bright future.

Hangzhou will encourage all enterprises to tap into the potential of digital industrialization within the next three years.

Urban digitalization

The digitalization of urban management is making Hangzhou smarter by day.

In 2016, Hangzhou launched its "City Brain" project, an intelligent system for Hangzhou's urban management mainly based on big data, cloud computing and artificial intelligence. The system was designed to handle urban governance issues and transform Hangzhou into a smart city.

To date, the system has been applied in 48 different test scenarios, including transportation management, parking, tourism, medical care, public security and hotel booking.

Urban digitalization aims to improve the level of Hangzhou's urban management by leveraging big data and cloud computing, said Zhou.

In 2018, the added value of Hangzhou's digital economy recorded 335.6 billion yuan ($46.81 billion), accounting for 24.8 percent of the city's GDP and contributing more than 50 percent to regional economic growth.