Shanghai will be turned into an international digital advertisement hub with efforts increased in a number of areas, according to a guideline released on Tuesday.

The guideline, the first of its kind targeting the development of the digital advertising industry in the nation, was jointly released by the Shanghai Administration for Market Regulation and the Shanghai Commission of Economy and Information.

By the end of last month, Shanghai had registered 558,000 advertising businesses, including 8,403 foreign-funded ones, according to the administration.