FUZHOU, May 24 -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Friday stressed the importance of sci-tech innovation in steering the high-quality development of the digital economy at the 7th Digital China Summit.

Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in his keynote speech delivered at the opening ceremony of the summit in Fuzhou, east China's Fujian Province.

Building a digital China is an important engine for advancing Chinese modernization, Ding said, noting that it is necessary to prioritize independent innovation of key and core technologies.

The summit was attended by about 1,200 participants, including government officials, business leaders, and scholars.

During his stay in Fujian, Ding also visited the Fuzhou Software Park, local tech company Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd., Xiamen University and the Tan Kah Kee Innovation Laboratory.

He stressed the necessity of fostering a healthy industrial ecosystem for digital economy, and called for efforts to foster talents, boost technological innovation, and accelerate the industrial application of innovation results.