BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Beijing Municipality's digital economy continued to grow rapidly in the first half of this year (H1), achieving an added value growth of 7.8 percent year on year. This growth rate is 2.4 percentage points higher than the city's GDP growth rate during the same period.

The sector contributed over 60 percent to the city's economic growth, and the added values in the information service and electronic manufacturing industries rose 12.4 percent and 20.1 percent year on year, respectively, the latest data released by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics showed.

The application scenarios for digitalization are continuously expanding. By the end of June, the total mileage of autonomous driving tests had exceeded 28 million km. Additionally, the city boasted 74 internet hospitals and 254 medical institutions providing online diagnostic and treatment services.

   Source: Xinhua

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2024-08-04 19:52:45