Chen Zhemin, who is a member of Chinas Standing Committee of Communist Party of China Tianjin Municipal Committee, and heads the Publicity Department of the committee, stated that the congress has become an important gateway to China.
Chen stated that they strive to grow by "bringing the world to Tianjin" and "opening Tianjin up to the world". He also said that intelligent manufacturing is a way to increase strength and the manufacturing industry is the citys backbone.
Chen claims that Tianjin has seen a lot of international and domestic companies set up shop. Numerous landmark projects have also been realized in the city.
For example, the first four World Intelligence Congresses saw the signing of 348 cooperation agreements. This total investment was 353.2 billion Yuan ($55 billion).
Chen stated that the city will be a leader in the development of intelligent technologies and will intensify efforts to chart an innovative pattern for growth for the intelligent sector, which includes sectors such as transportation and healthcare.
Zhou Shuchun is the editor-in-chief and publisher of China Daily. He stated: "Next-generation AI is booming all over the world, creating major shifts in how we live and work." Many countries have made the intelligent industry a top priority.
Zhou stated that China has been improving its innovation system and stepping up efforts to be a technology powerhouse.
China is ready to collaborate with the rest of the world in artificial intelligence research and share the results of its research.
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Innovation strategy
This year saw the publication of the Outline for the 14th Five Year Plan (2021-25) as well as the Long-Range Goals through the Year 2035.
These documents set out Chinas vision of high-quality development.
Zhou stated that the outline had laid out plans for innovation and how to harness intelligent tech to support the development of manufacturing, agriculture, and other sectors.
He said that Chinas local governments have been following the instructions of the central government and have been developing "smart" cities and implementing innovative development strategies.
Zhou emphasized that Tianjin had been working to build a cluster of companies involved in the innovative application of IT technology.
It has also become a national leader for AI as it seeks to be more innovative and more competitive.
Tianjin has launched a city-wide effort to develop intelligent technologies. According to Tianjin data, it is home more than 7,000 national high-tech enterprises and more than 7,000 small and medium-sized national tech companies.
Tianjin-based companies invest more than 3 percent of their earnings each year in research and development. This helps the city to remain among the top in a national ranking for technological innovation capabilities.
Alain Benichou CEO of IBM Greater China Group said that AI can help companies meet consumer expectations, improve core efficiency, and differentiate themselves, particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates digitization.
Benichou stated, "Here, in China, Ive seen CEOs from all industries, such as banking and manufacturing, and telecom, are now very focused on pushing forward with digitization and AI."
He cited a recent IBM study that showed that more than half of Chinese IT professionals believe their companies use or are considering natural language processing solutions to enhance customer experience.
Gao Feng Advisory Co-founder and CEO Edward Tse said that China is at the edge of a new technological era. China will see new growth opportunities through new consumption forms and new business models across all industries.
Tse stated that the pandemic had prompted a lot of changes in our lives and how business models are developed.
Chan Ching Chuen is an academician from the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He highlighted the need to integrate humans, artificial intelligence, and the environment in order to address the global energy revolution.
He said that sustainability, reliability, affordability, and affordability are the major challenges of the energy revolution.
AI will be needed to assist people in navigating such a complex network.
However, AI alone is not enough. Chan, who is also a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in England, said that AI and humans together are key.
Wang Yu, a Tianjin University research fellow, stated that "With the advancement of AI, industrial apps will blossom, and it will be a new age of intelligence."
"The environment will be more livable, for example," Wang stated that AI could play a crucial role in helping industries achieve intelligent production and reach the goal of low-carbon and green development quicker.
Wan Gang, Vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference said that open cooperation was necessary to encourage the development and application of AI.
He described it as a cross-border, interdisciplinary project for scientific exploration.
