Zhejiang plans to develop AI from all aspects in the future

2019-10-28 07:08:51 source: Zhejiang News


The development of Zhejiang's AI industry was initially disclosed on October 24 at the press conference of Zhejiang's economic operation in the first three quarters. Zhejiang's AI industry grew by 19.4% year-on-year in the first three quarters, at a noticeably faster speed than the growth rate of industrial enterprises above designated size of Zhejiang in the same period, and that of digital economy's core industries. 


Zhejiang Province issued the Action Plan for Promoting the Development of the New Generation of Artificial Intelligence (2019-2022) at the beginning of this year. It is stated in the Action Plan that Zhejiang Province will develop AI from technology, hardware, products, applications, talents and other aspects in the future, and it will make remarkable progress in key areas, basic capabilities, enterprise cultivation, support system and other aspects, and become the domestically leading area for the new generation of AI core technology, an industrial development demonstration area and a highland for innovative development by 2022. 


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Furthermore, the Ministry of Science and Technology formally made reply to the People's Government of Zhejiang Province recently to support Hangzhou to build a national innovative development pilot zone for the new generation of AI. Hangzhou has been listed to the new batch of AI innovative development pilot zones approved by the state after Beijing and Shanghai. 


It is learned that the construction of the pilot area will center on the major national strategies and the requirements of Hangzhou's economic and social development, explore new paths and mechanisms for the development of the new generation of AI, thus forming replicable and generalizable experiences, leading Zhejiang's digital transformation, and enhancing the integration of Zhejiang into the Yangtze River Delta all-dimensionally. The pilot area after its construction will exert Hangzhou's advantages in academic research, application scenarios, industrial foundation, etc. in the field of AI, and play a vital function of leading enterprises, universities and scientific research institutes. 


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Hangzhou has a good scientific research, application and industrial foundation for the innovation and development of AI. So far, the AI talents in Hangzhou account for 6.5% of the total talents in China. It boasts more than 500 typical enterprises and entrepreneurial companies in the field of AI, such as Alibaba and Hikvision, with more than 3,000 effective invention patents. A set of creative spaces, incubators and characteristic towns featured by AI have taken shape. 




Executive Editor: Bei Xu

Translation: Bei Xu, Wenjin Chen

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The development of Zhejiang's AI industry was initially disclosed on October 24 at the press conference of Zhejiang's economic operation in the first three quarters. Zhejiang's AI industry grew by 19.4% year-on-year in the first three quarters, at a noticeably faster speed than the growth rate of industrial enterprises above designated size of Zhejiang in the same period, and that of digital economy's core industries. 


Zhejiang Province issued the Action Plan for Promoting the Development of the New Generation of Artificial Intelligence (2019-2022) at the beginning of this year. It is stated in the Action Plan that Zhejiang Province will develop AI from technology, hardware, products, applications, talents and other aspects in the future, and it will make remarkable progress in key areas, basic capabilities, enterprise cultivation, support system and other aspects, and become the domestically leading area for the new generation of AI core technology, an industrial development demonstration area and a highland for innovative development by 2022. 


1571920663138_5db19b17159bb82b0d3a019b.jpeg


Furthermore, the Ministry of Science and Technology formally made reply to the People's Government of Zhejiang Province recently to support Hangzhou to build a national innovative development pilot zone for the new generation of AI. Hangzhou has been listed to the new batch of AI innovative development pilot zones approved by the state after Beijing and Shanghai. 


It is learned that the construction of the pilot area will center on the major national strategies and the requirements of Hangzhou's economic and social development, explore new paths and mechanisms for the development of the new generation of AI, thus forming replicable and generalizable experiences, leading Zhejiang's digital transformation, and enhancing the integration of Zhejiang into the Yangtze River Delta all-dimensionally. The pilot area after its construction will exert Hangzhou's advantages in academic research, application scenarios, industrial foundation, etc. in the field of AI, and play a vital function of leading enterprises, universities and scientific research institutes. 


1571920663183_5db19b17159bb82b0d3a019c.jpeg


Hangzhou has a good scientific research, application and industrial foundation for the innovation and development of AI. So far, the AI talents in Hangzhou account for 6.5% of the total talents in China. It boasts more than 500 typical enterprises and entrepreneurial companies in the field of AI, such as Alibaba and Hikvision, with more than 3,000 effective invention patents. A set of creative spaces, incubators and characteristic towns featured by AI have taken shape. 




Executive Editor: Bei Xu

Translation: Bei Xu, Wenjin Chen

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