The Cloud Summit of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2020 opened at Shanghai Expo Center on the morning of July 9th. Li Qiang, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, pointed out in his speech that Shanghai will become the central node of the domestic big cycle and the strategic link of domestic and international dual cycle. Scientific and technological cooperation is an important content, and artificial intelligence is an important carrier. It is important to thoroughly implement the spirit of general secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions, strive to create an open platform for linking collaborative innovation, link the platform for industrial development, link the smart platform for city governance, and serve the platform for better life. It is also necessary to work with friends at home and abroad to jointly explore the bright future of AI development and jointly write a brilliant chapter in the era of intelligence.
The opening ceremony combined online and offline programs and interacted in the form of live speech, hologram, video and audio. Miao Wei, Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology, delivered a speech through video. Gong Zheng, Deputy Secretary of Shanghai municipal Party committee and Acting Mayor, presided over the meeting. Li Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, and Zhao Houlin, Secretary General of ITU(International Telecommunication Union), also delivered speeches through video. Relevant leaders were present in the opening ceremony, including Jiang Zhuoqing, Director of the Standing Committee of Shanghai Municipal People's Congress, Dong Yunhu, Chairman of CPPCC municipal committee, Liao Guoxun, Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party committee, as well as Chen Yin, Weng Zuliang, and ZhugeYujie.
