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SHANGHAI, Dec. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Shanghai Electric (the "Company") (SEHK: 02727, SSE: 601727), the world's

leading manufacturer and supplier of electric power generation equipment,

industrial equipment and integration services, has recently concluded a

five-month industrial innovation application competition. The inaugural

'Shanghai Electric Cup' was launched in July this year with the support of the

Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization and the Shanghai

Industrial Internet Association. Aimed at fostering an environment of digital

innovation, the competition saw 140 entries from around the world take a total

of 16 prizes.

The first time to organize this event, Shanghai Electric took the opportunity

for the company's internal and external teams to promote industrial innovation

and accelerate digital transformation. The theme of the competition aimed to

push applicants to develop practical applications for use in industrial

settings, and called for a focus on connecting four concepts – smart cities,

smart energy, smart manufacturing and smart transportation – four areas that

outline the future direction of Shanghai Electric.

Of the 140 entries from domestic and international teams, the top three prizes

were awarded to 16 projects, ten of which were from Shanghai Electric and six

from other companies. The Company's Central Research Institute signed project

incubation agreements with four of the award-winning external teams. Shanghai

Electric Digital Technology (SEDT) and other six companies reached an ecosystem

cooperation agreement for SEunicloud, Shanghai Electric's industrial internet

platform.

About the competition and the unveiling of the winners, Shanghai Electric

President, Huang Ou said, "On the path of improving our skills in 3D design and

industrial applications, the extraordinary achievements of those participants

we see in this year's contest are the small steps in accelerating the digital

transformation of Shanghai Electric, but those joint efforts have amounted to a

huge step forward for the entire company."

"From digitizing product models to business models, this competition has laid

the foundation for Shanghai Electric to build a new ecosystem for SEunicloud,

as well as gathered a specialized team to speed up the digital transformation

of our company," he added.

Also unveiled at the awards ceremony, the upgraded SEunicloud Industrial

Internet Platform 2.0 revealed improvements in terms of the integration of

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Intelligence (BI), and Creative

Intelligence (CI). With these upgrades, the platform will further accelerate

Shanghai Electric's digital transformation and marks yet another substantial

step forward in the construction of Shanghai Electric's Industrial Internet.

The 2.0 release features a new AI big data module capable of providing data

value displays and business analysis for a multitude of industrial scenarios.

The upgraded Business Intelligence module utilizes fast data processing and

visualization tools to produce intuitive displays and enable intelligent

analysis across huge datasets. In addition, through an inbuilt visual

development integrated system, the platform can be used as an InaaS

(Innovation-as-a-Service) platform.

Shanghai Electric's focus on digitization and development is reflected in a

consistently high R&D investment rate of over 3.4%. This number is intended to

be higher for development in new industries, predicted at an increase of 6%

from 2019, and investment in pre-research and development which is expected to

see an increase of 11%.

SOURCE: Shanghai Electric