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BEIJING, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

China's top Internet of Things (IoT) event, 2021 World IoT Expo was held on

Saturday in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu province.

Featuring the latest IoT applications and technologies, the event this year

includes a main summit, which was held in Wuxi city, an exhibition on IoT

applications and products, an award ceremony, several sub-forums and  related

activities.

Elites from global IoT industry gathered in Wuxi to discuss cutting-edge

technologies, application space and future trends of the industry, and help

Wuxi to improve and optimize the industry ecology so as to promote the synergy

of the IoT industry in China and even the world innovation and development.

As a new type of information infrastructure, the IoT has become an important

engine for advancing digital transformation, intelligent upgrading and

integration of manufacturing industry.

Wang Zhijun, vice-minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information

Technology, said in his speech that China will further strengthen innovation

drive, expand cooperation, and better empower the real economy as well as

improve people's livelihood services.

Dubbed an IoT city, Wuxi currently has more than 3,000 IoT-related companies

with output value exceeding 300 billion yuan, and leads the formulation of over

half of the IoT international standards.

The city has undertaken 23 major national application demonstration projects,

with coverage of IoT projects including more than 830 cities in 78 countries

and regions around the world.

During the expo, 20 projects were signed in a concentrated manner, covering

areas such as artificial intelligence and IoT, which will further effectively

boost the industry transformation and upgrading of Wuxi and the development of

strategic emerging industries.

Besides, compiled by China Economic Information Service, China Internet of

Things Industry Development Annual Report 2020-2021 was released during the

summit. According to the report, China's IoT industry will ignite a new engine

for digital development and open a new era of smart innovation with joint

efforts of national strategy, industrial policy and industry professionals.

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SOURCE: Xinhua Silk Road

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