Dear friends, I'm Song Shaoying from the United Nations Global Hub on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics, known as UNBDC. It's a great pleasure to meet you in this digital way at the 3rd Global Digital Trade Expo. As the only event in China with the theme of Digital Trade, the Expo serves as an important window to showcase new technologies, build new consensus and meet new friends.

At the first Expo, UNBDC shared the stage with other partners to display the achievements of the global trade development. 

It goes without saying that high quality statistics are pivotal to policy-makers and entrepreneurs to have a better picture of the digital trade, and the use of big data and data science for official statistics will help producing reliable and enduring statistics.

With the strong support from, and guidance of the UN DESA, the National Bureau of Statistics of China and the People’s Government of Zhejiang Province, UNBDC is committed to forging a high-level innovative application platform, a high-level technical supporting platform, a high-efficiency training platform and a high-level exchange and sharing platform. All these lead to the promotion of the use of Big Data, the capacity-building in data science and the modernization of official statistics globally. 

At current stage, UNBDC provides services to national statistical offices around the world in mainly two areas, namely the use of remote sensing of agriculture statistics and the measurement and analysis of e-commerce and the digital economy. 

So, at this particular exciting moment, we look forward to embarking on a journey together with all parties to embrace new digital technologies, share new experience in data innovation, explore new models of training, and promote high quality development of digital trade.

We will try our utmost to advance the scientific application and innovative development of the use of big data for official statistics, and contribute more Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions to the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

Isn't that wonderful to meet all of you during the prime season of the city and enjoy the beauty of the West Lake.

On the eve of the Opening, on behalf of all the members of UNBDC, I wish the Expo a complete success.

Let's work together to make a difference, to embrace cooperation, and to usher in a bright future through Data.

Digital Trade, Global Access. See you at the Expo!