The 2024 Greater Bay Area Digital Chain Summit: Focusing on AI Large Models and the Digital Economy, Jointly Painting a Blueprint for the Bay Area's Digital Future

The 2024 Greater Bay Area Digital Chain Summit: Focusing on AI Large Models and the Digital Economy, Jointly Painting a Blueprint for the Bay Area's Digital FutureFrom November 26th to 27th, 2024, the 2024 Greater Bay Area Digital Chain Summit was grandly held in Tianhe District, Guangzhou. The summit adopted a "conference-exhibition" format, cleverly integrating the "Digital Transformation Exhibition Zone of Innovative Projects by Guangzhou Municipal Federation of Industry and Commerce Associations," comprehensively showcasing the remarkable achievements and successful cases of the digital economy in driving enterprise transformation and upgrading, and industrial innovation

The 2024 Greater Bay Area Digital Chain Summit: Focusing on AI Large Models and the Digital Economy, Jointly Painting a Blueprint for the Bay Area's Digital Future

From November 26th to 27th, 2024, the 2024 Greater Bay Area Digital Chain Summit was grandly held in Tianhe District, Guangzhou. The summit adopted a "conference-exhibition" format, cleverly integrating the "Digital Transformation Exhibition Zone of Innovative Projects by Guangzhou Municipal Federation of Industry and Commerce Associations," comprehensively showcasing the remarkable achievements and successful cases of the digital economy in driving enterprise transformation and upgrading, and industrial innovation. As a gathering of elites from government, industry, academia, and research, the summit attracted over 200 guests to discuss the cutting-edge trends and practical experience of digital economic development.

The summit was jointly hosted by the Guangzhou Digital Economy Association and the Guangzhou Blockchain Industry Association, with strong support from relevant departments of the Guangzhou municipal government. Vice Mayor Liang Wenqian of the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Government Services and Data Management, Vice Mayor Huang Xingyao of the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, and Vice Chairman Zeng Xue Ling of the Guangzhou Association for Science and Technology attended the summit and delivered important speeches, fully demonstrating the government's emphasis on and support for digital economic development.

The opening ceremony featured the "Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital Economy Ecosystem Conference," a major highlight of the summit. Academician Zhang Xin Chang, member of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences and foreign academician of the Russian Academy of Engineering, and Dean Wang Fangfang of the Digital Economy College of Guangdong University of Finance & Economics, along with numerous other renowned experts and scholars, delivered insightful presentations and discussions on cutting-edge topics such as the forward-looking application of large models, the construction of a digital Bay Area, blockchain, and data elements, providing attendees with a rich academic feast.

In his keynote speech titled "Application and Design of Generative AI Large Model-based Smart City Planning," Academician Zhang Xin Chang elaborated on the transformative application value of text-to-image technology and AI large models in the construction of new smart cities. He detailed the specific application scenarios of these technologies in urban planning and projected their boundless development prospects, offering new ideas and directions for smart city construction.

Dean Wang Fangfang, in her speech titled "Promoting High-Quality Development of the Digital Bay Area with a Dual-Strong Economic Model," explored how to achieve sustainable development of the digital Bay Area economy through technological innovation and policy guidance. She highlighted the important role of the "strong market" + "strong government" economic model in driving high-quality development of the digital Bay Area, providing valuable reference for regional economic development planning.

The summit not only focused on theoretical discussions but also on practical applications. A series of important cooperation projects were successfully signed, including the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Digital Economy Youth Integration Cooperation Plan," "Blockchain Ecosystem Development Strategic Cooperation," "Guangzhou International Media Port Cultural Tourism Digital Development Project," and "Blockchain Industry-Education Integration Enhancement Plan Strategic Cooperation." The implementation of these projects will strongly promote the vigorous development of the Greater Bay Area's digital economy.

Furthermore, the summit grandly released the 2024 Guangzhou Blockchain Innovation Achievement List, the 2024 Guangzhou Digital Transformation Excellent Case Award, and the 2024 Greater Bay Area Digital Chain Summit Digital Pioneer Enterprise List, and commended the award-winning units to encourage more enterprises to actively participate in digital economic development and promote innovative applications of the digital economy.

The digital transformation exhibition zone of innovative project achievements held concurrently with the summit showcased application cases covering cutting-edge technologies such as large models, AIGC, and digital humans. The exhibition zone covered digital transformation and innovation products in multiple fields, including urban governance, government collaboration, green low-carbon, smart tourism, and smart education, as well as the innovative achievements of Guangzhou's national blockchain innovation application (comprehensive) pilot program. It also featured highly interactive artificial intelligence facilities and equipment, providing participants with an immersive experience to understand the role of digital technology in real-world application scenarios and truly feel the benefits brought by digital technology.

To promote the integrated development of digital and real economies, multiple parallel forums were held during the summit, focusing on hot topics such as "digital transformation," "data elements," and "digital venture capital," jointly exploring new paths for the integrated development of digital and real economies, actively seeking ways to realize the value of data elements, and contributing to the prosperous development of the Greater Bay Area's digital economy.

This summit was not only an academic exchange event but also an industrial cooperation event. By bringing together resources from all sides, it jointly explored new models and paths for the development of the digital economy, contributing to the high-quality development of the Greater Bay Area's digital economy and the construction of a digital China. The summit provided a platform for learning and exchange for participants and brought opportunities for cooperation and win-win results for enterprises, further promoting the vigorous development of the Greater Bay Area's digital economy. The exchanges and cooperation during the summit will promote the implementation and transformation of more innovative achievements and contribute to the sustained prosperity of the Greater Bay Area's digital economy.

The excellent cases and cutting-edge technologies showcased at the summit provided reference experience and directions for other regions, helping to promote the overall development of the national digital economy. The cooperation agreements reached and lists released at the summit will further promote the construction of the Greater Bay Area's digital economy ecosystem and inject new vitality into regional economic development.

Through this summit, we can clearly see the vigorous development trend of the Greater Bay Area's digital economy, as well as the confidence and expectations of all parties in the future development of the digital economy. The innovative vitality and development potential demonstrated at the summit will undoubtedly bring broader prospects for the development of the digital economy in the Greater Bay Area and even the whole country. In the future, the Greater Bay Area will continue to lead the trend of digital economic development and contribute more to the development of China's digital economy. The successful holding of this summit also marks a new stage in the development of the Greater Bay Area's digital economy.

Driven by the 2024 Greater Bay Area Digital Chain Summit, the Greater Bay Area's digital economy is expected to usher in a brighter future, contributing more to the national digital economic development and contributing wisdom and strength to the construction of a digital China. The innovative spirit and win-win cooperation philosophy demonstrated during the summit will provide continuous impetus for the sustainable development of the Greater Bay Area's digital economy.

The achievements and influence of this summit will continue to drive the development of the Greater Bay Area's digital economy and provide valuable experience and reference for other regions. In the future, we look forward to the Greater Bay Area achieving greater achievements in the field of the digital economy and contributing more to the national digital economic development strategy. The successful holding of this summit has written a strong chapter in the development of the Greater Bay Area's digital economy.

We believe that with the support of the government and the joint efforts of enterprises and academic experts, the Greater Bay Area's digital economy will surely usher in a brighter future and provide strong support for the development of the national digital economy. The 2024 Greater Bay Area Digital Chain Summit was not only a grand event but also a successful practice, pointing the way for the future development of the Greater Bay Area's digital economy. In the future, let us jointly witness the glorious development of the Greater Bay Area's digital economy.