2 municipalities cohost World Intelligence Expo

The 2023 Smart China Expo. [Photo/WeChat account of Chongqing Release]

In 2023, the industrial added value contribution rate of enterprises undergoing intelligent transformation in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality exceeded 70 percent, and the added value of its digital economy increased to 45.3 percent of GDP. Over the same period, the operating revenue of Tianjin's AI-related industries surpassed 300 billion yuan ($42.3 billion), with AI rapidly driving new industrialization.

From June 20 to 23, the 2024 World Intelligence Expo, jointly hosted by Tianjin and Chongqing, debuted in Tianjin. Next year's event will be held in Chongqing.

The World Intelligence Expo is a merger of the World Intelligence Congress and the Smart China Expo. The former has been held in Tianjin seven times, becoming a leading indicator of global AI frontier technology and industrial development. The latter has been held in Chongqing six times, serving as a platform for the comprehensive display of the latest technologies and innovative achievements in the global intelligent industry.

At the opening ceremony, Zhang Xinghai, founder and chairman of SERES, as well as a representative of Chongqing's automotive industry, was invited to attend and deliver a speech, showcasing Chongqing's achievements in intelligent connected and new energy vehicles.