The main session of the World Internet Conference (WIC) Nishan Dialogue on Digital Civilization was held in Nishan, Qufu, East China's Shandong province, on June 26.

"Big data and digital transformation are foreseen to provide an information space rich with data that can be used for resource planning and control in real time," said Chris Brown, director of UK-China Business Environment Programme, British Standards Institution, during the session.

The topic for the main session is "AI Empowering Industries" .