Officials attend the signing ceremony during the 2016 Inner Mongolia Big Data Promotion Conference held at the China National Convention Center in Beijing on Nov 7. [Photo/nmgnews.com.cn]

The 2016 Inner Mongolia Big Data Promotion Conference commenced at the China National Convention Center in Beijing on Nov 7.

The conference aimed to publicize the regional advantages in developing the big data industry, to attract more investment to boost local cloud computing, and to promote the construction and potential applications of the industry.

The event was sponsored by the People’s Government of Inner Mongolia autonomous region, the Inner Mongolia Branches of China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Inner Mongolia Development and Reform Commission, the Inner Mongolia Science and Technology Bureau, and the Hohhot government.

The event attracted over 500 guests, including 18 officials from government ministries, five academics, over 100 officers from 12 cities and banners in the region, 65 businesses representatives and around 40 directors from industrial organizations and agencies.

During the event, Li Jiheng, secretary of the CPC Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee; Xu Shaoshi, director the National Development and Reform Commission; and Bu Xiaolin, president of the People’s Government of Inner Mongolia autonomous region addressed the conference, and other officials including Zhang Jianmin (vice president of Inner Mongolia), Nashun Menghe (secretary of the CPC Hohhot municipal committee) also attended the meeting.