Digital Responses

The author is deputy director of the Digital Belt and Road Research Center, China Institute, Fudan University, and a researcher with the Chunqiu Institute for Development and Strategic Studies

While the prevalence of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is putting significant downward pressure on the world economy and reshaping global supply chains, it has also given a strong push to the digital economy based on the Internet, e-commerce services and cloud computing, and fueled the digitalization of traditional industries.

According to a report released by the UN Conference on Trade and Development on April 6, the development of digital technologies will enhance the risk-response capacity of global economies, while more people will enjoy the dividends brought about by bridging the digital gap.