Smart China Expo Online 2020 just kicked off! Today, the Smart China Expo Online 2020 (hereinafter referred to as SCE OL 2020) held its first press conference. According to the press conference, after reporting to the CPC Central Committee, it was approved that the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government, together with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of PRC, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Cyberspace Administration of China, the Ministry of Science and Technology of PRC, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the China Association for Science and Technology as well as the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore should co-host the SCE OL 2020. According to the arrangement of the SCE OL 2020, the Expo is scheduled to be held in Chongqing from 15-17 September for three days. Compared to last year, this year’s Expo has joined by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Cyberspace Administration of China and the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore as the co-hosts. Notably, Singapore was one of the guest-of-honor countries at the Expo last year, but this year, Singapore will co-host the Expo.

SCE OL 2020 cover a series of events such as “conferences”, “exhibitions”, “contests”, “forums” and presentations. Conferences: The opening ceremony will be broadcast live, with world-renowned scientists, heads of international organizations and industry leaders either attending the Expo in person or attending the online platform to exchange ideas on cutting-edge technology trends and share the latest industry achievements. Exhibitions: Through “online and offline, virtual and on-site events”, the exhibition will focus on the new products, new technologies, new business models and new modes of the global big data and smart technology industry. Offline exhibition: two small-scale exhibition pavilions for well-selected products under the theme of “Renowned Smart City” and “Smart Manufacturing Powerhouse” will be set up in the Lijia Smart Park. Online exhibition: more than 300 globally renowned and industry-leading technology enterprises will be showcased online with virtual modelling technology. Contests and Forums: 41 forums and 17 contests will be held centering around the cutting-edge areas of industries and technologies. Presentations: 16 offline and 100 online presentations will be held to focus on new technologies, new products and new models in the field of smart industry and release the latest achievements. Signing Ceremony: The Expo will hold signing and B2B sessions to build a platform for exchanges and cooperation.

More highlights that are online, the latest, distinctive and well-selected.

SCE OL 2020 will focus on more highlights that are online, the latest, distinctive and well-selected. 1. Online platforms will be made full use of. The opening ceremony and the summit as well as the presentations, exhibitions, contests and forums and other events will be put online to build an online platform for SCE. 2. Technological innovation will be thoroughly used. Multiple information technologies such as virtual reality fusion, live webcasting and holographic projection will be used, and a parallel site will be set up in Singapore so that there will be no limitation on time, space and geography and a real-time always-online SCE will be built. 3. Chongqing’s distinctive features will be fully showcased. Under the theme of “Smart Technology: Empowering Economy, Enriching Life”, the Expo will focus on the innovation strategy led by big data and smart technology and strive to build Chongqing as a “Renowned Smart City” and a “Smart Manufacturing Powerhouse” so as to create high-quality development and create high-quality life. 4. The exhibition will be for well-selected items. The exhibition will focus on creating a new visual and immersive experience with richer content, smarter effects and a wider scope of audience.

Opening wider to deepen international cooperation in the digital economy

SCE OL 2020 will open its door wider and deepen international cooperation in the digital economy.

The opening ceremony of SCE OL 2020 will set up the parallel site in Singapore with real-time connecting and live webcasting. The Expo has sent out invitations to renowned enterprises, experts and scholars, and research institutions in the smart industry around the world and has been widely recognized. International organizations and foreign scientists will be invited to deliver speeches and release technologies through holographic projection and real-time connecting so that the most cutting-edge achievements and authoritative voices will be brought into China and tap into Chongqing.

More than 500 important guests from home and abroad have been invited to participate in the SCE in various forms, including world-renowned scientists such as Turing Award winners and other and VIPs from industries. More than 300 Chinese and international business giants, including the Fortune 500 and China’s Top 500, are expected to make their presence in the online exhibition.

More Cutting-Edge: Focusing on Deliverable Presentations and Project Match-Making

SCE OL 2020 will play a greater role as a flagship event to display achievements and enable project match-making.

This year, SCE OL 2020 will focus on the latest insights and achievements around the world in the field of smart technology and respond to the major development themes of the times. In addition to classic contests and forums, there will be an array of important release activities and other competitions.

This year’s SCE will be turned into an official platform for the release of sci-tech achievements and development trends in China and abroad in the smart industry. Chinese and international leading companies, national development platforms and relevant research institutes will release new products, technologies, scenarios, applications and achievements in the fields of intelligent manufacturing, artificial intelligence and Industrial Internet. For instance, white papers will be released on autonomous driving systems, industrial intelligent operating systems and industrial intelligence.

SCE OL 2020 will also become a top-notch feast of ideas by pooling together talents and wisdom. There will be the latest results of the contests and roadshows. More innovative opportunities will be explored to empower high-quality economic development. Besides the i-VISTA Autonomous Vehicle Grand Challenge and the 5G Innovation and Development Forum, there will be a national-level Zhanfang Cup 5G Application Contest Final which will focus on 5G Cloud XR, 5G Ultra HD, 5G+AI and other key topics to facilitate the 5G industry ecosystem. In the meantime, the Kunpeng Developer Competition and the Artificial Intelligence Innovation Application Challenge are held to boost the development of smart industry.

In addition, the development of West China (Chongqing) Science City has been greatly expected. This year’ s SCE will include a special release event for the Science City, where the latest progress will be reported.

More Professional: Presenting New Ideas and Making New Ways of Presentation

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SCE OL 2020 will present new ideas in new ways, highlighting specialized contents.

This year, the emphasis will be placed on the exhibition online, which is accessible at the website of the SCE. With the help of virtual modeling technology, there will be six virtual exhibition areas: Chongqing Online, Smart Products, Smart Manufacturing, Smart Applications, Smart Technologies and Regional Cooperation. More than 300 globally well-known companies in big data and smart technology will be invited to participate in the exhibition. Compared with previous years, there will be more famous companies displaying more specialized contents in more innovative forms.

During the same period, there will be two smaller but more specialized pavilions, “A Smart Manufacturing Powerhouse” and “A Renowned Smart City” at Lijia Smart Park.

The online exhibition will also be equipped with cutting-edge technologies such as AR, MR, XR, etc. Moreover, there will be visualized guidance, video galleries, live streaming, smart online audience service, embedded visualization, human-like exhibition guide, interactive data analysis of 3D objects, etc. Through interactive, immersive and scenario-based presentation, the exhibition will provide the audience with an interesting, immersive and visually appealing experience.

To make it more accessible, this year’s SCE will be broadcast live and on-demand on important media platforms at home and abroad, so that people can watch and experience the events without leaving home. All needed is a “terminal device” to feel the excitement of the SCE on major Internet platforms.

Safer and More Secure

SCE OL 2020 will further enhance the organization and create a safer environment.

Concrete efforts will be made to prevent and control COVID-19. It will be safe, economical, practical and efficient. Also, it will further strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights. More smart technologies will be adopted to empower the event with one-stop services, zero-contact solutions, and maximized accessibility.