Held in Beijing from April 26 to 28, the 13th China Satellite Navigation Conference (CSNC) placed its focus on promoting the high-quality construction, application, and development of China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS).

Two years has passed since the Project “China-ASEAN Big Earth Data Platform and Pilot Services (CADA)” was initiated in 2021. A mid-term meeting was held on Feb. 20 to wrap up the research progress as well as discuss the work plan of 2023. The two-day event was attended by more than 50 research scientists and experts.

Prof. Guo Huadong, director general of the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS) was invited to give a consulting report named "Solutions Driven by Big Data for SDG 11 Implementation" at an Expert Group Meeting which was held on February 8-9 at Bilbao, Spain as a preparation for the review of the five focused SDGs of the 2023 at the UN High Level Political Forum.

When the UNGA president visited one of the world's most renowned research centers that uses big data in serving the 2030 Agenda Thursday, Chinese scientists showed how data mining, sharing and analyzing could make a difference in speeding up achievement of the UN's sustainability goals, goals that cover poverty eradication to clean waters for all, and goals that ideally could become reality by 2030.

On January 13, 2023, the Digital Belt and Road Program (DBAR) and the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Ghana signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of International Center of Excellence Sunyani (ICoE-Sunyani).

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang hosted a symposium at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 18, 2023, inviting foreign experts from diverse background and expertise working in China.