Fifteen cutting-edge achievements made by leading technology giants from China and abroad were among the winners of the world leading internet scientific and technological achievements unveiled at the sixth World Internet Conference on Oct 20.

"These achievements have given or will give a strong impetus to human life, scientific and technological progress, economic development, as well as social transformation," said Wu Hequan, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, who is also the Chinese co-chair of the recommendation committee for this year's world leading internet scientific and technological achievements.

The achievements were selected from a pool of more than 300 candidates by voting of a team of experts from China and abroad.

After the online and offline collection, expert pre-recommendation, and voting stages, 57 shortlisted achievements were selected from technologies like artificial intelligence, 5G, big data, cloud computing, digital manufacturing, and the industrial internet.

Here is a look at some of the 15 achievements.

A representative from Huawei introduces Kunpeng 920, Huawei's ARM-based central processing unit. (Photo by Huang Zhizong/Xinhua)

A representative from Microsoft presents the company's achievements in developing unified pre-trained Language Model (UniLM) and machine reading comprehension. (Photo by Huang Zhizong/Xinhua)

A representative from Tsinghua University gives a lecture on its hybrid AI chip, which can be used in applications including autonomous driving, drones, and smart robots. (Photo by Huang Zhizong/Xinhua)

Alibaba Cloud Computing Co Ltd's POLARDB, a cloud-native database with storage computation separation and shared distributed storage, is displayed during the event. (Photo by Huang Zhizong/Xinhua)

PaddlePaddle, an easy-to-use, efficient, flexible, and scalable deep learning platform originally developed by Baidu scientists and engineers for the purpose of applying deep learning to many Baidu products, is displayed. (Photo by Huang Zhizong/Xinhua)

A representative from Tesla introduces the company's chip for fully self-driving cars. (Photo by Huang Zongzhi/Xinhua)

A representative from chip manufacturer Cambricon introduces its AI chip Siyuan 270. (Photo by Huang Zongzhi/Xinhua)

A representative from Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd briefs attendees on its new industrial internet platform. (Photo by Huang Zongzhi/Xinhua)

Attendees of the Release Ceremony for World Leading Internet Scientific and Technological Achievements pose for a group photo. (Photo by Huang Zongzhi/Xinhua)

(Executive Editor: Yijia Ge)