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By APD Writer Liu Danyi
On September 8, Didi Chuxing (“DiDi”), Chinese on-demand mobility giant, and its global partners in several emerging markets including Grab, Ola, 99, Taxify and Careem, joined leading policymakers, researchers and other digital industry leaders in Beijing at the BRICS+ Forum on the Sharing Economy.
Pranay Jivrajka, founding partner of Ola (the second from left) ; Ms. LIANG Hong, deputy director of Department of International Trade and Economic Affairs, Minister of Commerce (the fourth from the left); Peter Fernandez, CEO of 99 (the fifth from the left); CHENG Wei, founder and CEO of DiDi (the second from the right); Magnus Olsson, cofounder of Careem (the third from right); XU Yu, Director for Informatization of the State Cyberspace Administration (the fourth from right); Markus Villig, founder and CEO of Taxify (the fifth from right)
The rise of mobile platforms and sharing-economy models brings new opportunities and challenges for developed and developing economies alike. During the week’s lively discussions, site visits and exchanges, leaders of DiDi, Grab, Ola, 99, Taxify and Careem explored strategies to strengthen cross-market collaboration in technology and innovation.
Since 2015, DiDi has played an active role in forging a global framework of collaboration in the mobile-based transportation industry. The network of regional ride-hailing leaders now extends to over 60% of world population across over 1,000 cities in North America, Southeast Asia, South Asia, South America, Middle East, Africa and Europe.
Cheng Wei, Founder and CEO of DiDi, observed in his keynote speech that new digital businesses in emerging markets are embracing a unique historical opportunity to create a new technology frontier, as well as positively contribute to the restructuring of traditional economies. “When it comes to innovation, we’re in a global relay race. We are sharing the technology and expertise we learn at every turn. In doing so, we can serve our communities even better. Working with our partners, we will also be able to develop new capabilities to help regional policymakers achieve sustainability goals with intelligent transportation solutions.”
Other economic representatives who participated in the forum pointed out that the BRIC countries have many similarities in the per capita income, car ownership and other issues, but also face the problems of pollution, traffic congestion and travel inconvenience. Therefore, cooperation with DiDi can help them improve their business model.
Researchers and global leaders in Sharing Economy discussing on the forum
The partners reaffirmed their commitment to an open and sustainable global mobility ecosystem and vowed to deepen current collaboration in technology and product development. The call for cross-regional collaboration was also echoed by other sharing-economy businesses present at the forum including UrWorks, Xiaozhu.com, Tujia and ofo.
Representatives from Taxify, Grab, Cream, Ola and 99 visiting DiDi’s Headquarter
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
