Beijing Plan Promotes Digital-Intelligent Integration of Culture, Commerce, Tourism, Sports and Exh…

Key points

• The Beijing municipal government issued the Digital Economy Development Plan for Beijing's 15th Five-Year Plan period, promoting digital-intelligent integration of culture, commerce, tourism, sports and exhibitions.
• The plan calls for digital collection and labeling of cultural resources and resource libraries including smart libraries, digital museums, digital art galleries and digital intangible-heritage archives.
• It calls for new formats such as 'beyond-venue' performances, immersive exhibitions and virtual-real integrated guided tours and shopping, and AI application in major sports events and training.
• A special column deploys the digital audiovisual 'beyond-venue' promotion project, proposing to upgrade 300 standardized digital theaters nationwide.
• By 2030, the goal is to produce over 100 high-quality immersive audiovisual works annually and serve 5 million viewers a year.
• The plan aims to build a global digital consumption destination, create smart business districts and stores, optimize digital payment environments and promote digital RMB use.