Can the Wuzhen Model of New-Type Smart Cities Be Replicated?
Original title: New-Type Smart City Construction Enterprise Alliance Established in Wuzhen
On the 17th, the New-Type Smart City Construction Enterprise Alliance, composed of more than twenty enterprises and universities including China Electronics Technology Group, Tencent, Baidu, and Digital China, was unveiled and established at the Second World Internet Conference.
"New-type smart city construction must take economic development, green open source, and cyberspace security as its main goals, and advance the deep integration of next-generation information technology with urban modernization through systematic planning, information leadership, and reform and innovation." Fan Youshan, general manager of China Electronics Technology Group, said at the meeting that a new-type smart city is essentially a network system led by information, supported by networks, centered on data, and rooted in services.
Statistics show that at present more than 500 cities in China are conducting smart city pilots, and all have issued corresponding plans, with planned investment exceeding one trillion yuan. In terms of actual results, smart cities have achieved widespread results in areas such as urban transportation, healthcare, and government administration.
Fan Youshan said that the New-Type Smart City Construction Enterprise Alliance will take the government as leader, the city as the main body, and enterprises as the main force, gathering high-end wisdom and advantageous resources from home and abroad to jointly advance new-type smart city construction.
At the site of the alliance's establishment, China Electronics Technology Group signed strategic cooperation agreements on new-type smart city construction with Shenzhen, Fuzhou, and Jiaxing. (Reporters Zhu Han and Zhao Weibin)
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According to China Daily Online, the transcript of the New-Type Smart City Construction Enterprise Alliance's establishment today:
Host: Please welcome to the stage the representatives of the 16 alliance members attending today's ceremony: China Electronics Technology Co., Ltd., Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Microsoft China Co., Ltd., Tencent Technology Shenzhen Co., Ltd., IBM China Co., Ltd., Alibaba Network Technology Co., Ltd., Inspur Group, Digital China Holdings Limited, Baidu, Tsinghua University, Samsung China Investment Co., Ltd., Beihang University, ASUS Digital Television Media Group, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China TravelSky Holding Company, and China Hualu Group.
Please welcome them!
Please invite Zuo Qunsheng, deputy general manager of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, to read the proposal.
Zuo Qunsheng: Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, hello everyone.
Today I am honored to represent the New-Type Smart City Construction Enterprise Alliance in releasing the proposal to gather wisdom and strength and work together to advance new-type smart city construction. At present, with China's sustained economic development and continuously growing overall national strength, the urbanization process is gradually accelerating, and the number and scale of cities are further expanding. While people enjoy the prosperity, convenience, and opportunities brought by urbanization, they are also plagued by urban problems such as resource shortages, environmental degradation, low operational efficiency, heavy employment pressure, and prominent security issues. To effectively solve the difficulties facing urban development and promote healthy and sustainable urban development, under the guidance and support of the State Internet Information Office, China Electronics Technology Group, together with 22 outstanding domestic and international enterprises and institutions including China Aerospace Science and Technology, China Hualu, Huawei, Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu, CITIC, Inspur, Digital China, Wasu, China TravelSky Holding Company, JD.com, Advantech, Tsinghua University, Beihang University, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Microsoft, Samsung, IBM, Intel, and Accenture, jointly initiated and established the "New-Type Smart City Construction Enterprise Alliance."
It proposes: to take serving the people with complete sincerity and full commitment, open and shared data integration, open-source and green economic development, and a clear and secure cyberspace as the main goals. Through systematic planning, information leadership, and reform and innovation, it promotes the deep integration of next-generation information technology with urban modernization. In order to better advance new-type smart city construction, the alliance will be committed to:
First, jointly carrying out new-type smart city construction planning and top-level design. Second, jointly researching and drafting standards and specifications for new-type smart cities. Third, jointly exploring a new model in which enterprises build and operate while government provides back-end support. Fourth, based on a unified top-level design, giving full play to enterprises' strengths and developing distinctive application services. Fifth, jointly building an open-source platform to promote the vigorous development of new economic models.
A new-type smart city is a complex giant system involving many aspects, and its research and construction are still in the initial stage and will be a continuously evolving process in the future. This requires all enterprises and research institutions around the world that share common goals to unite and work together. Here, we sincerely invite more enterprises and research institutions to join the alliance and work with us to jointly advance new-type smart city construction and smart development.
Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.
New-type smart city construction will be a goal pursued jointly by managers, builders, and users, and it is the result of the joint efforts of government, the public, enterprises, and research institutions. For the beautiful future of new-type smart cities, we hereby propose that all governments, organizations, enterprises, and research institutions around the world that are dedicated to new-type smart city construction unite to gather wisdom and strength and jointly form a powerful driving force and synergy for new-type smart city construction, making due contributions to urban development and prosperity. Let us join hands to enter a new era of new-type smart cities together.
Thank you all!
Gong Xiaofeng: Let us once again congratulate the establishment of the alliance with warm applause.
Thank you all, thank you everyone! Three hours passed in the blink of an eye, very quickly. I am very grateful for the wonderful speeches of the 18 guests, and also very grateful to everyone for listening attentively. President Xi once said: "Letting the people live a good life is the starting point and ultimate goal of all our work." In fact, our smart city construction is also meant to let the people live a good life. This is very important, and it is also about building a harmonious society.
I hope you work at a fast pace and live at a slow pace, and balance both career and life. Most of all, I hope you become happy, healthy, and fortunate people. Thank you all!