The "Top 100 Digital Cities" list comprehensively evaluates the comprehensive development level of cities in digital infrastructure, digital technology innovation, and digital governance and services. The "Top 100 Digital Cities" assessment focuses on measuring the competitiveness of digital industries and the scale and efficiency of digital transformation in traditional industries.
Cities across Hunan Province have been enhancing their digital competitiveness with distinct characteristics. Changsha, as the provincial innovation hub and comprehensive transportation center, boasts a well-developed digital industrial ecosystem. Yueyang and Changde leverage their port facilities and manufacturing foundations to excel in integrated applications such as industrial internet and smart logistics. Hengyang and Zhuzhou as industrial centers, have achieved significant progress in digital transformation within sectors like intelligent manufacturing and rail transit.
Compared to last year, the number of cities from Hunan featured on the rankings has remained stable while showing a steady upward trend. Changsha maintained its leading position on both lists, ranking 16th and 13th respectively—each ranking improved by one spot. Hengyang saw a notable rise, climbing three places on both rankings.
In recent years, Hunan has systematically advanced the digital transformation of its manufacturing sector and vigorously implemented an "Empowering Enterprises with Intelligence" Campaign, providing robust momentum for the development of the digital economy. By the end of August this year, there were 43 provincial-level intelligent manufacturing benchmark enterprises and 149 benchmark workshops cultivated provincewide. Seventeen enterprises were selected as national-level outstanding smart factories, placing Hunan's overall intelligent manufacturing capabilities among China's top tier. The green intelligent computing sector—a core industry within Hunan's digital economy—has experienced rapid growth, reaching 852 billion CNY in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 19.2%.
This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.
Translator: Yu Jiangjiang
Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn
