The path's opening and the future's coming - the 14th Smart City and Intelligent Economy Expo successfully concludes

On September 8, the 14th Smart City and Intelligent Economy Expo came to a successful conclusion in Ningbo. The 3-day expo attracted over 300 enterprises and science and technological innovation institutions, as well as more than 200 industrial experts including 7 academicians, who participated in various activities such as exhibition displays, idea-exchanging dialogues, and keynote speeches, etc.. They jointly showcased new technologies and achievements in the development of the digital economy, and looked forward to a new blueprint and future for the integration of real and digital economies, injecting new vitality into promoting the deep integration of the real economy and the digital economy.

This year's Smart City and Intelligent Economy Expo attracted over 68,000 visitors and 50,000 professional merchants. During the expo, more than 20 themed events were held, with a total of over 5,000 participants. A batch of cooperation achievements were made at the opening event, and a total of 30 major projects were signed on-site, with a total amount exceeding 35 billion yuan. Over 70 media and 250 domestic and foreign journalists covered the expo onsite, and over 500 domestic and foreign media shared the coverage of the expo by the "China News" program on CCTV International Channel.

I. Leading innovation and cutting-edge displays paint the future together

The total exhibition area of this year's Smart City and Intelligent Economy Expo reached 30,000 square meters, with multiple special themed halls set up, including the Digital Economy Comprehensive Hall, the Smart Reform and Digital Transformation Hall, the Digital Scenarios Hall, the Future Industry Hall, and the AI Empowering Industry Hall and so on. At the expo, popular products such as humanoid robots, large models, digital humans, drones, and intelligent manufacturing lines attracted countless attention.

II. Wisdom collision and a feast of ideas open a new chapter together

More than 20 themed activities were held during this year's Smart City and Intelligent Economy Expo centering on hot topics such as AI empowering new industrialization, software open source, low-altitude economy, integrated circuits, and data elements, etc., providing new inspirations and references for our city to promote high-quality development and enterprises to achieve innovation, transformation, and upgrading.

III. Abundant achievements and industrial cooperation for a blueprint

At this year's Smart City and Intelligent Economy Expo, a series of important achievements were released and landmark projects were signed, injecting new vitality for the vigorous development of the digital economy.

IV. Benefit the people for sharing and build dreams together with digital dividends

This year's Smart City and Intelligent Economy Expo vividly showcased diverse application scenarios such as smart education, digital finance, smart living, and digital governance, etc., allowing citizens to truly experience the achievements and changes of a smart city and share the beautiful life brought by digital inclusiveness.

With the successful conclusion of the 14th Smart City and Intelligent Economy Expo, a solid step has been taken in exploring and practicing the future of the digital economy. Ningbo will continue to use the Smart City and Intelligent Economy Expo as a platform to deepen exchanges and cooperation, accelerate the deep integration of the real economy and the digital economy, explore new paths for digital empowering new industrialization, continuously cultivate and strengthen new productive forces, and strive to contribute greater strength to the construction of a network power, a manufacturing power and a digital country of China.