Smart City is a new information urban form supported by Internet of Things, cloud computing, big data and other kinds of new-generation information technologies, and it is a new mode to strengthen urban planning, construction and management based on the combination of modern science and technology, the integration of information resources and the coordination of business application systems. To construct a smart city is an important measure of actively carrying out the policies issued by the Party Central Committee and the State Council of promoting innovative development and new-type urbanization and comprehensively building a moderately prosperous society. The active implementation of constructing the smart city will enhance the urban management capability and service level and promote the industrial transformation and development.

2014 National Industrialization & Information Working Conference was held in Beijing. The conference specified the requirements and tasks in 2014 and released the new demand growth points, which will mainly focus on smart city, information consumption and other important fields. For smart cities, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will stipulate smart city construction standards in 2014 and implement the construction of second phase of pilot information consumption cities (counties and districts) and pilot smart cities, to implement the investment projects approved by the government, fulfill the specified responsibilities, better the management procedures and legally strengthen the supervision and control.

Besides the national pilot smart cities confirmed by Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has successively announced two phases of national pilot smart cities that totals 193. It is predicted that the two phases of pilot smart cities will achieve an investment of more than RMB 110 billion in smart cities.

According to IDC’s prediction, in the following 10 years, the investment in the construction of smart cities will exceed RMB 2 trillion, among which Chinese smart city market in 2013 will reach USD 10.8 billion. It is predicted that the smart city market in 2015 will reach USD 15 billion and the compound annual growth rate during 2013 to 2015 will be up to 18%. In the market segment, the solution markets of intelligent transportation, smart medical treat and public security, etc. will witness a relatively faster growth.

Smart city, Internet of Things, mobile internet and other networks make our life wiser and also bring new opportunities and challenges for relevant photoelectric enterprises. In 2014, 2014 China Smart City Innovation Industry Conference organized by the world-known optoelectronics exhibition-- China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE), China Smart City Industry Alliance, China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) will be held in Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center during September 2 to 5. The conference will integrate exhibition, meeting, combination of industry and research, talent exchange, investment and financing to showcase the latest smart city solutions and the scientific research achievements of smart city fields. Additionally, the conference will enable you to see the application of optoelectronic technology in smart cities and experience the beautiful life and future brought by the development of optoelectronic technology.

Mr. Yang Xiancheng, executive vice chairman and secretary general of CIOE, stated that, “Smart city is the general trend of future development and it involves in transportation, medical treatment, education, health, security and protection, park / buildings, home furnishing, etc., moreover, it is closely related to the Internet of Things, cloud computing, big data and mobile internet, etc. Smart city is the key application of photoelectric technology in downstream fields.”

Secretary General Yang Xiancheng stated that CIOE will explore a brand-new field to display the products and technologies related to smart city and smart life. He said, “It’s not just an exhibition, and we hope that it will attract industrial circles, scientific research institution, investment & financing and talent institutions, training institution and other units to take participation, to achieve the in-depth integration of technology display, achievement conversion, talent recruitment, risk investment, etc. In other words, we hope that the conference will be a three-dimensional, one-stop and diversified platform of exhibition and meeting exchange.”

 

Mr. Yang Xiancheng, executive vice chairman and secretary general of CIOE, is presenting the Letter of Appointment of “Chairman of 2014 China Smart City Innovation Industry Conference” to the academician Yao Jianquan, director general of China Smart City Industry Alliance

Secretary General of CIOE Mr. Yang Xiancheng (left), vice secretary general of CIOE Mr. Peng Wenda (right) and Professor Xiong Gaizhi (middle)-secretary general of China Smart City Industry Alliance

Mr. Zhang Xiaoxin (in the middle)-executive chairman and secretary general of Shenzhen Institute of Smart City and his delegation’s visit to CIOE and group photo with secretary general of CIOE Mr. Yang Xiancheng (left 3) and vice secretary general of CIOE Mr. Peng Wenda (left 2)

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