Yinchuan Hosts Inaugural Digital Healthcare Summit Under Theme 'Originating from Yinchuan, Co-Creating the Future'

“Originating in Yinchuan, Co-creating the Future”: The First Digital Health Yinchuan Summit Held on March 18 in YinchuanThe summit convened 24 academicians and experts from relevant national ministries and commissions as well as the digital health sector, along with heads of 136 enterprises. Participants engaged in discussions on future trends in digital health, the high-quality development of “Internet+ Healthcare,” and digital innovation in smart healthcare, jointly exploring new pathways, ideas, and models for the innovative and high-quality development of digital health. Yu Xuejun, Deputy Director of the National Health Commission, attended the summit and delivered remarks. Ge Junbo, Vice Chairperson of the Central Committee of Jiusan Society and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Han Demin, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and President of the China International Exchange and Promotion Association for Medical and Healthcare; and Lu Yimin, General Manager of China General Technology (Group) Holding Co., Ltd., each delivered keynote speeches. Zhao Xuhui, Member of the Standing Committee of the Autonomous Region Party Committee, Secretary of the Yinchuan Municipal Party Committee, and Mayor of Yinchuan, attended the summit and delivered an address. Ma Xiuzhen, Vice Chairperson of the Ningxia Regional Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and Chairperson of the Ningxia Regional Committee of Jiusan Society, also attended the summit.

Yu Xuejun extended his congratulations on the successful holding of the summit. He pointed out that the 14th Five-Year Plan period represents a crucial window of opportunity for leveraging national health informatization to drive the high-quality development of healthcare services. It is also a key phase for promoting quality, efficiency, and momentum transformations in healthcare work through digital, networked, and intelligent transitions. All regions should take this summit as an opportunity to adhere to problem-oriented, demand-driven, and application-focused approaches, strengthen foundational capabilities, coordinate the promotion of new digital health infrastructure, deepen and expand “Internet+ Healthcare” services, foster innovative development, fully unlock the value of health and medical data elements, and further unblock the main arteries of national health information. Meanwhile, it is essential to hold the bottom line and firmly fortify cybersecurity and data security safeguards. Yu Xuejun also expressed hope that Yinchuan would seize these opportunities to further consolidate the new foundations of national health informatization, cultivate new formats of healthcare services, enhance new drivers for the healthcare industry, establish a new paradigm for data element governance, and make new and greater contributions to advancing the digital transformation of China’s healthcare sector.

Zhao Xuhui extended a warm welcome to all leaders and guests attending the summit. He stated that in recent years, Yinchuan City has thoroughly implemented the important spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s inspection tour of Ningxia. Leveraging its advantages as a key node in the “East Data, West Computing” initiative and as a “hub node + exchange center,” Yinchuan has integrated and unlocked the value of the medical health industry. The city has attracted and gathered 145 “Internet + Medical Health” enterprises, accelerating the integration of digital technologies and medical resources. This has led to compounded industrial benefits and social impacts. For three consecutive years, Yinchuan has been honored as an Annual Iconic City for Healthy China, with its typical experiences commended by the State Council.Currently, Yinchuan is at a critical juncture in achieving the strategic goals of “Healthy China 2030” and is in a golden period for the development of digital healthcare. While facing new opportunities and challenges, it also possesses a vast “blue ocean” for development. There is an urgent need for guidance and assistance from national ministries and commissions as well as autonomous region departments; an urgent need for insights from renowned experts and industry elites; and an urgent need for joint participation and strong support from domestically renowned medical institutions and leading backbone enterprises. It is hoped that all participants and sectors of society will use this summit as a bridge and link to exchange ideas, pool wisdom, share contemporary opportunities, jointly develop effective strategies, and co-create a new industrial ecosystem, thereby contributing wisdom to the advancement of the Healthy China initiative.

The summit was broadcast live online. During the event, themed forums, project signing ceremonies, and unveiling ceremonies were also held.

Relevant officials from the National Health Commission, relevant departments of the autonomous region, Shizuishan, Wuzhong, Guyuan, Zhongwei cities, and our city attended the summit.