Plan sees Shanghai forging global ties in digital landscape By HE WEI in Shanghai | China Daily | Updated: 2021-07-13 09:22 Share CLOSE A woman plays Chinese chess with a robot at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, on July 7, 2021. [Photo/IC] Shanghai's digitalization push has intensified with the unveiling of a master plan to build the metropolis into "a model city of international cooperation on digital economy" in three years. The action plan will span three years-2021 to 2023-and target Shanghai's transformation into a world-class innovative digital hub. Simultaneously, the city will seek to morph into a demonstration zone featuring the concerted development of the digital economy and the real economy, as well as pioneer an ecosystem that can drive digital transformation.