旧金山湾区是全球信息技术和数字经济发展的标杆地区，行业巨头集聚、创新环境优越，近年来持续保持着很高的经济活力。本报告梳理了2017年湾区数字经济发展概况，分析了其产业竞争力来源，列举了2018年度湾区五大数字经济事件，部分数据与中国或中国上海同期发展水平进行了对比，以期为相关地区数字经济的未来研究和实践提供启示。
The San Francisco Bay Area is the benchmark for the development of information technology and digital economy in the world. The area is teeming with industry giants and provides superior innovation environment. In recent years，it has maintained a high economic vitality. This report summarizes the development of the digital economy in the Bay Area in 2017，analyzes the sources of its industrial competitiveness，and lists the five major digital economic events in the Bay Area in 2018. Some of the data are compared with the development level of China or Shanghai in the same period，with a view to the relevant regional figures in order to provide practical inspirations for future economics research.
