Nation sets agenda for high-tech tomorrow
By Zhu Shenshen |
May 17, 2010, Monday
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WHAT does the computerized future hold for China? Well, a road vehicle with auto pilot, a wristwatch-like device capable of a health check and customized education services through the Internet are on the horizon.
The breakthroughs would occur via cooperation in the fields of education, health care, automobile-making and information and communications technology, officials said during a Shanghai World Expo forum held in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province.
The two-day ICT and Urban Development Forum, the first of six theme forums during the Expo, closed yesterday.
"ICT has been adopted in many aspects of the economy to boost cities' sustainable development," said Shanghai Vice Mayor Yang Xiong.
"ICT is playing an important role in government operations and public services as well as in economic development," Yang said.
Lecture videos
China had already established an internal network to connect more than 1,000 universities and research organizations, Wu Qidi, former president of Tongji University, told the forum.
"China will build a nationwide network to provide education services, through lecture videos and other methods," said Wu.
"After that, people can choose to learn at 'Internet University' any time they want and it will solve the shortage of education resources."
Neusoft Corp was testing a personal health-care system in some rural regions of China, the forum was told.
The "wristwatch" constantly monitors overall body functions and results are transferred to servers.
These analyze the results and send messages of relevant advice or warnings to wearers' mobile phones, according to Liu Jiren, Neusoft's chairman and chief executive.
Traffic data
The automobile industry will feature more electronic components to make vehicles lighter, smarter and more energy-efficient, according to Kevin Wale, GM China's president and chief executive.
The company is embracing technology that includes vehicle-to-vehicle wireless communications, real-time traffic data tracking and an automatic driving system.
The Internet of Things proved to be the buzz phrase of the forum that drew government ministers, mayors, scientists, and entrepreneurs as keynote speakers.
IOT refers to a system including sensors, chips and networks to revolutionize homes and businesses.
China should accelerate the development of IOT, Industry and Information Technology Minister Li Yizhong told the forum on Saturday.
However, there were some cautionary words.
IOT investment and expansion seemed "too heated" and needed a cooling-off period, Jiang Mianheng, vice director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told the forum.
The breakthroughs would occur via cooperation in the fields of education, health care, automobile-making and information and communications technology, officials said during a Shanghai World Expo forum held in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province.
The two-day ICT and Urban Development Forum, the first of six theme forums during the Expo, closed yesterday.
"ICT has been adopted in many aspects of the economy to boost cities' sustainable development," said Shanghai Vice Mayor Yang Xiong.
"ICT is playing an important role in government operations and public services as well as in economic development," Yang said.
Lecture videos
China had already established an internal network to connect more than 1,000 universities and research organizations, Wu Qidi, former president of Tongji University, told the forum.
"China will build a nationwide network to provide education services, through lecture videos and other methods," said Wu.
"After that, people can choose to learn at 'Internet University' any time they want and it will solve the shortage of education resources."
Neusoft Corp was testing a personal health-care system in some rural regions of China, the forum was told.
The "wristwatch" constantly monitors overall body functions and results are transferred to servers.
These analyze the results and send messages of relevant advice or warnings to wearers' mobile phones, according to Liu Jiren, Neusoft's chairman and chief executive.
Traffic data
The automobile industry will feature more electronic components to make vehicles lighter, smarter and more energy-efficient, according to Kevin Wale, GM China's president and chief executive.
The company is embracing technology that includes vehicle-to-vehicle wireless communications, real-time traffic data tracking and an automatic driving system.
The Internet of Things proved to be the buzz phrase of the forum that drew government ministers, mayors, scientists, and entrepreneurs as keynote speakers.
IOT refers to a system including sensors, chips and networks to revolutionize homes and businesses.
China should accelerate the development of IOT, Industry and Information Technology Minister Li Yizhong told the forum on Saturday.
However, there were some cautionary words.
IOT investment and expansion seemed "too heated" and needed a cooling-off period, Jiang Mianheng, vice director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told the forum.
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