TIANJIN,
China, June 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The
2024 World Intelligence Expo (WIE) commenced on June 20th in Tianjin. Themed "Intelligence: Expansive
Development Space, Sustainable Growth Driver," the expo was
co-hosted by the people's governments of Tianjin and Chongqing municipalities.
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a
congratulatory letter to the expo, pointing out that AI, as an
important driving force for a new round sci-tech revolution and
industrial transformation, will have a far-reaching impact on
global economic and social development and human civilization
progress. In his letter, Xi also noted that China has attached great importance to the
development of AI, actively driven the deep integration of the
Internet, big data and AI with real economy to cultivate and build
the intelligent industry, accelerate the development of new quality
productivity, and provide new momentum for high-quality
development.
Chen Min'er,
secretary of the CPC Tianjin Committee, addressed the opening
ceremony of the expo. Wan Gang,
chairman of China Association for Science and Technology, delivered
the keynote speech. Hu Henghua, mayor of Chongqing; Wu
Zhaohui, vice president of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Liu
Liehong, head of the National Data Administration; Long Teng, vice minister of the Ministry of
Science and Technology; and Shan Zhongde, vice minister of the
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, addressed the
expo, respectively. Tianjin Mayor
Zhang Gong presided over the opening
ceremony.
In his speech, Chen
Min'er pointed out that Tianjin has been adhering to sci-tech
innovation and industrial innovation at the same time, actively
propelling exploration and practical applications in the realm of
AI, and accelerating the development of new quality productivity to
better empower its high-quality development and living. Chen added,
"Leading sci-tech innovation with intelligence, Tianjin will rev up the R&D and
application of some key core technologies, vigorously develop the
sci-tech service sector, streamline the supply and demand channels
for sci-tech achievements, boost sci-tech and innovation parks to
improve their quality and efficiency, and accelerate the
inter-sector application of AI to help innovation and breakthroughs
in the fields of life science, low-carbon technology, and future
research.
According to Hu Henghua, Chongqing is speeding up in digital
industrialization and industrial digitization to build itself into
a new digital economy highland. The 2025 World Intelligence Expo is
scheduled to be held in Chongqing.
Hu invited everyone to delineate a new AI landscape together, share
golden opportunities during the digitization of Chongqing, and co-build a promising future in
the AI era.
Wu Zhaohui
suggested strengthening the inter-discipline cooperation to
consolidate the AI research foundation, enriching AI scenarios with
applets, and deepening industry-institute interactions to build an
AI innovation ecosystem.
Zeng Yi,
chairman of China Electronics Corporation; Chen Zhongyue, chairman
of China Unicom; Yang Yuanqing, chairman and CEO of Lenovo; and
Zhou Hongyi, founder of Qihoo 360 delivered speeches.
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