[Video] 2020 Artificial Intelligence and International Trade Forum Held in Dongguan
2020 Artificial Intelligence and International Trade Forum Held in Dongguan
As a national level exhibition held in Dongguan, the Jiabo Expo has always attached great importance to and paid attention to the development of the artificial intelligence industry. On the afternoon of the 18th, the 2020 Artificial Intelligence and International Trade Forum was held at Guangdong Modern International Exhibition Center.
Bi Kaichun, a first level inspector from the Department of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Cao Jiachang, President of the China Textile Import and Export Chamber of Commerce, Luo Qihao, Vice Mayor of Dongguan Municipal Government, and nearly 130 ambassadors and business counsellors from various countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, South Africa, South Korea, Egypt, and Iran attended the meeting.
In his speech, Bi Kaichun stated that in recent years, Dongguan has attached great importance to the integration and development of new generation information technologies such as artificial intelligence with the manufacturing industry, vigorously promoting the intelligent upgrading of the manufacturing industry, and is accelerating its progress from "the factory of the world" to "the capital of advanced manufacturing industry.". Bi Kaichun put forward three hopes for Dongguan: grasping development opportunities and accelerating the intelligent upgrading of manufacturing industry; Deepen reform and innovation, and continuously optimize the software and hardware environmental conditions for industrial development; Promote the construction of application scenarios and accelerate the implementation and application of technical achievements.
Luo Gehao said that Dongguan currently has over 350 key links and supporting enterprises in the artificial intelligence industry chain. In addition, Dongguan also actively encourages more artificial intelligence products to serve the people's livelihood. It is expected that this year, the scale of our core industry will reach 10 billion yuan, and the driving effect of related industries will exceed 100 billion yuan. In the future, Dongguan will actively build an international communication and cooperation platform to attract more advanced artificial intelligence technology and high-quality service resources to gather in Dongguan and assist Dongguan.
At the meeting, the opening ceremony of Dongguan Trade Development Promotion Association was held.
Dongguan Trade Development Promotion Association was inaugurated
Boost Dongguan enterprises to join forces and go to sea
Vice Mayor Luo Gehao and others unveiled the Dongguan Trade Development Promotion Association
A large number of Dongguan foreign trade enterprises have ushered in a new industry association platform. On the 18th, the Dongguan Trade Development Promotion Association was inaugurated. Du Yuanyuan, chairman of Guangdong Leiyang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., was elected as the first chairman.
Du Yuanyuan said that in the future, the Municipal Trade and Development Commission will form a strong promotional network with national and provincial overseas agencies, various industry (business) associations, and domestic and foreign commercial promotion agencies, helping small and medium-sized enterprises to gather together to go to sea through exhibitions and other channels, and improving the ability of Dongguan manufacturing to connect with the global market.
In terms of the exhibitions that foreign trade enterprises are most concerned about, the Municipal Trade and Development Association will be committed to providing market and channel expansion services for member enterprises, including offline exhibitions and online live exhibitions, business matchmaking, and expansion activities for enterprises at home and abroad, consolidating Dongguan's status as a "world factory", and attracting global exhibition industry and merchants to consider Dongguan as the preferred platform for domestic trade cooperation.
Experts and scholars gather to discuss the development trend of artificial intelligence
Technology leads trade forward
Artificial intelligence is a strategic frontier technology that leads the future and an important focus of the new round of technological and industrial revolution. Currently, the major developed countries in the world are scrambling to develop artificial intelligence as a major strategy to enhance national competitiveness, maintain national security, and reshape new development advantages.
At the forum, academicians of the CAE Member, professors of Beijing University of Technology, doctors of the national laboratory of artificial intelligence, and ambassadors and commercial counselors from South Africa, South Korea, Egypt, Iran and other countries in China delivered keynote speeches respectively.
This forum is of great significance and will lay the foundation for Dongguan to apply for a national new generation artificial intelligence innovation pilot zone, explore the creation of an artificial intelligence industry technology research institute, and break through the provincial key research and development plans for special projects in the fields of artificial intelligence, intelligent Internet of Things, and industrial Internet.
Elite representatives from all walks of life gathered together
In this forum, elite representatives from various sectors such as politics, industry, education, and research gathered to discuss the strategic positioning and development trend of artificial intelligence, share advanced technology and application innovation in the industry, strengthen collaboration and cooperation between enterprises in the industrial chain, and guide the development of industrial clusters.
Academician Tan Jianrong of the Chinese Academy of Engineering delivered a keynote speech on "Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Manufacturing, Key Technologies and Development Trends" to explore the strategic positioning and development trends of artificial intelligence. Tan Jianrong stated that the eight key technologies of artificial intelligence are: deep learning algorithm, pattern recognition algorithm, data exploration method, natural language understanding, enhanced learning algorithm, machine vision algorithm, knowledge engineering method, and brain like interactive decision-making.
Fang Hao, a professor at Beijing University of Technology, delivered a keynote speech on "Intelligent Collaborative Control and Optimization of Multiple Unmanned Platforms", providing reflections on strengthening collaboration and cooperation between enterprises in the industrial chain. Fang Hao stated that the next development trend of intelligent unmanned system collaboration is the high integration of intelligent collaboration and autonomous collaboration, achieving autonomous intelligent collaboration.
In addition, Dr. Cui Jinqiang, the "Pengcheng Laboratory" laser slam development and application, and Dr. Li Yuqi, the "Pengcheng Laboratory" visual perception development and application, also shared advanced technology and application innovation in the industry, introducing cutting-edge technologies in artificial intelligence and intelligent manufacturing, research and development directions, and the most valuable scientific and technological information in applications.
Dongguan will explore the establishment of artificial intelligence industry technology research institute
In recent years, with the vigorous rise of a new generation of artificial intelligence, China's artificial intelligence industry has continuously expanded in scale and deeply integrated with traditional industries, injecting strong momentum into economic and social development. According to research, the scale of the global artificial intelligence industry will exceed 1 trillion yuan in 2020, with China accounting for about one-third of the global share.
In the past 20 years, Dongguan has systematically promoted strategic work such as technological transformation, "machine replacement", and automation transformation in accordance with the deployment of superiors and in combination with the actual needs of Dongguan manufacturing. Currently, the city has more than 350 key links and supporting enterprises in the artificial intelligence industry chain.
In addition, Dongguan also encourages more artificial intelligence products to serve the people's livelihood, accelerating the development of new products and businesses such as unmanned intelligent convenience stores and unmanned sweepers. Famous consumer electronic intelligent wear brands such as Huawei, OPPO, Vivo, Jiahe Intelligent, and Yunjing are renowned throughout the country. It is expected that the scale of our city's core industries will reach 10 billion yuan this year, and the driving effect of related industries will exceed 100 billion yuan.
"From the current to 2023 development trend of the artificial intelligence industry, Dongguan is close to the national leading level in technology and applications in intelligent manufacturing, intelligent hardware, and other aspects. It has a national advanced intelligent product industry chain, and artificial intelligence has become the main driving force for Dongguan's industrial upgrading and economic transformation." Du Yuanyuan said.
As the organizer of this forum, Dongguan Trade Development Promotion Association has been actively promoting the development of artificial intelligence industry. To this end, the Municipal Trade and Development Commission is actively building an exchange platform. In the future, it plans to use the Artificial Intelligence Summit Forum as a permanent forum activity, promote the establishment of the Dongguan Artificial Intelligence Collaborative Innovation Platform, and explore the creation of the Dongguan Artificial Intelligence Industry Technology Research Institute.
Diplomatic envoys and business counsellors from multiple countries in China
On AI Business Opportunities Promoting Multilateral Trade Development
In order to promote multilateral trade, this forum invited ambassadors and business counsellors from multiple countries in China, including the United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, South Africa, South Korea, Egypt, Iran, Colombia, Laos, and Cambodia, to explore new opportunities for the development of artificial intelligence and new ways to expand foreign markets in the post epidemic era.
"I have been working in China for six years and have witnessed the changes in artificial intelligence technology in China." Eric Gunasikro, Minister of Commerce of the Sri Lankan Embassy in China, said that in Sri Lanka, the government has incorporated artificial intelligence policies into national policies, hoping to establish a digital society. "I thought our country was already quite advanced in the development of artificial intelligence, but after listening to the speech made by the guest just now, I felt that we were a bit behind. Therefore, this trip to Dongguan is a journey of learning and learning from experience," said Eric Gunassek.
The Commercial Counsellor (Plenipotentiary Minister) of the United Arab Emirates in China, Aisha Kobayis, China is one of the most important partners of the United Arab Emirates, and has signed memorandums of understanding for a series of multiple fields and cooperation in the future. The challenges posed by the COVID-19 cannot prevent cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and China. The United Arab Emirates is the first country in the world to establish an artificial intelligence department and also the first country to establish an artificial intelligence university. We look forward to deeper cooperation between China and Afghanistan in artificial intelligence, finance, logistics, and other fields.
At the forum, ambassadors and business counsellors from South Africa, South Korea, Egypt, Iran, Colombia, Laos, Cambodia and other countries to China respectively promoted the current economic and trade development situation and opportunities of their respective countries.
Source: i Dongguan
Text: Cao Lijuan
Photographer: Zheng Zhibo
Video: Huang Zhiqian, Su Zuhong
Editor: Zhong Yanliang
Dongguan Newspaper Media Group