Didi Chuxing, also known as DiDi, and its global partners in several emerging markets joined leading policymakers, researchers and other digital industry leaders to discuss cross-regional collaboration in Beijing on September 8 at the BRICS+ Forum on the Sharing Economy.

Researchers and global leaders are engaged in the panel discussion at BRICS Forum on Sharing Economy. [Photo provided to China.org.cn]

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, field 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 has covered more than 60% of the world population across over 1,000 cities in North America, Southeast Asia, South Asia,South America, the 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 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.”

Representatives from Taxify, Grab, Cream, Ola and 99 visit DiDi’s headquarters. [Photo provided to China.org.cn]

Joining the Beijing events were Pranay Vijrajka, founding partner of Ola; Peter Fernandez, CEO of 99, Markus Villig and Martin Villig, co-founders of Taxify; and Magnus Olsson, founder of Careem. Leading policymakers, including Xu Yu, director for Informatization of the State Cyberspace Administration, and Liang Hong, deputy director for International Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Commerce gave keynote speeches in support of 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.

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