Huawei Hosts the 4th Digital Economy Development Forum

From Vision to Value for an Intelligent Future

BARCELONA, Spain, March 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At MWC Barcelona 2026, Huawei hosted the 4th Digital Economy Development Forum, bringing together nearly 100 digital strategy makers, industry experts, and industry association representatives from across numerous regions, including Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. Together, they discussed new opportunities for digital economy development in the age of AI.

David Wang, Huawei's Executive Director of the Board, opened the event by sharing the latest thoughts and practices on key subjects like policy, infrastructure, and talent, all centered on the event theme – From Vision to Value for an Intelligent Future.

AI is currently seeing explosive growth around the world, and AI agents have started taking center stage. Furthermore, the implementation of physical AI is accelerating. According to IDC, by 2030, AI will contribute 22.3 trillion dollars to the global economy. This is a strong indicator that the digital economy is no longer about just "connectivity + data". Rather, it is now about "AI + decision making". AI is reshaping the global economic landscape and restructuring value chains.

Based on Huawei's extensive experience in digital economy, Wang highlighted three key areas the world must address to achieve the high-quality development of the global digital economy. First, the world needs favorable industry policies that will fully support the digital economy and drive the deep and tandem development of the digital and real economies. Second, the world requires future-oriented infrastructure if the digital economy is going to thrive. Such infrastructure will lay a solid foundation for the large-scale application of digital technology and digital transformation across industries. Third, the world needs a multi-layered, sustainable talent ecosystem, which is an absolute strategic pillar for the long-term sustainable development of the digital economy.

At the conclusion of his speech, Wang stated, "The age if AI is here. And Huawei will continue working with you all to enable intelligent industries and build a solid foundation for the intelligent world. Together, let's turn vision into value and shape our intelligent future."

During the event's keynote speech session, attendees gathered to explore the future construction of digital infrastructure.

Joyce Liu, Director of Huawei's ICT Marketing Operations Department, pointed out that digital infrastructure is the cornerstone of industry development in the age of AI, meaning infrastructure construction should be advanced on all fronts, including networks, energy, and computing power. Such efforts require industry players to establish millisecond-level low-latency network connections as soon as possible, thereby preventing information silos from hindering AI development. It is also necessary to more quickly build out green data centers, thus driving compute growth while reducing carbon emissions.

Professor Rong Ke, Director of the Institute of Economics at the School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, gave a speech in which he emphasized that data is an essential production factor in the age of AI. Only by refining digital infrastructure throughout the entire process of data generation, transfer, storage, and application, can the world fully unleash the value of data.

The forum reached a fundamental consensus on key topics surrounding digital economy development: Countries are at different stages of digital economy development, and need to formulate AI development strategies and implementation paths that suit their own circumstances in order to efficiently promote intelligent transformation.

Since its inception in 2023, Huawei Digital Economy Development Forum has gradually grown into an innovation-driven, collaboration-based, high-level communication platform for shared global success.

MWC Barcelona 2026 will be held from March 2 to March 5 in Barcelona, Spain. During the event, Huawei will showcase its latest products and solutions at stand 1H50 in Fira Gran Via Hall 1. For more information, please visit: https://carrier.huawei.com/en/minisite/events/mwc2026/

 

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Huawei Hosts the 4th Digital Economy Development Forum

HONG KONG, March 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Countryside Conservation Office (CCO) under the Environment and Ecology Bureau successfully held the "Countryside Harvest Festival 2026: 'Hong Kong Soundscape – Opera & Dance' One-Day Music Festival" on 1st March at Lai Chi Wo, Sha Tau Kok. Following last year's success in Kuk Po, this year's event moved to this historic Hakka walled village, using the natural mountain-and-sea stage of Yan Chau Tong in Mirs Bay to blend countryside ecology, Hakka culture and international performing arts, delivering a unique cultural tourism experience for attendees.

Maestro Tan Dun—UNESCO Global Goodwill Ambassador, Hong Kong's Ambassador for Cultural Promotion, and internationally renowned composer and conductor, served as Artistic Director and Conductor. The festival gathered top musicians and dancers from Hong Kong, the Mainland and overseas, including the New York Percussion Ensemble and the Hong Kong-Shenzhen-Macao Trio, to create new musical works fusing Eastern and Western, traditional and modern elements that showcased the diverse interplay of Hong Kong's landscapes and human culture.

Themed "Hong Kong Soundscape – Opera & Dance", the programme opened with the site-specific music-dance piece The Rite of Spring – Samsara, featuring live performances of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, Tan Dun's Nine-Colored Deer and Heart Sutra, presented by dancers Zhu Fengwei, Dong Jilan and others. The "Hakka Whispers & Hong Kong Tea" segment featured Bili/Suona performer Liu Wenwen and Sheng performer Zhang Meng in dialogue and improvisation with centenarian villager Wong Keung Ying. The grand finale, "Martial Arts Romance – Hollow Tree", was composed and narrated by Maestro Tan Dun himself, featuring theme music from films including Hero and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

The "Countryside Harvest Festival 2026: 'Hong Kong Soundscape – Opera & Dance' One Day Music Festival" was one of the "Festival PLUS" programs of the 54th Hong Kong Arts Festival and a key initiative to promote countryside conservation through cross-disciplinary artistic collaboration. The CCO aims to showcase Hong Kong's rich natural and cultural countryside resources to the public and international community through such events, while encouraging diverse ways for people to engage with the countryside to support ecological conservation and cultural heritage.

The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, said the Government has formulated simplified licence application guidelines to assist organisations in operating in remote villages, having helped Lai Chi Wo, Yin Tin Chai and Kuk Po secure guesthouse, takeaway and restaurant licences, and implemented small-scale works including trail repairs, the Lai Chi Wo smart eco-toilet and enhanced hiking trail facilities to continuously improve countryside environments and amenities.

Maestro Tan Dun, Artistic Director and Conductor, said children and young people should visit rural areas more to experience mountain-and-water scenery and air landscapes firsthand, which aids their growth and development. He believes bringing nature into the lives of children and families is profoundly impactful work that must be promoted, and forms a key significance of this music festival.

This "Countryside Harvest Festival 2026: 'Hong Kong Soundscape – Opera & Dance' One-Day Music Festival" promoted Hong Kong's countryside ecology and cultural features through innovative performance formats and experiences, helping more people appreciate and cherish these precious local landscapes and village heritage. The public may visit the CCO webpage (cco.gov.hk/tc) to view event highlights. The CCO hopes to showcase Hong Kong's rich countryside resources to the public and international community through such innovative activities, promoting ecological conservation and cultural heritage.

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Countryside Conservation Office Successfully Hosts "Countryside Harvest Festival 2026: 'Hong Kong Soundscape - Opera & Dance' One Day Music Festival"