PR86937

YANTAI, China, Nov. 30, 2020 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

On November 25, the 2020 World Industrial Design Conference (WIDC 2020) & the

China Excellent Industrial Design (CEID) Award Ceremony took place in Yantai, Shandong,

according to the Information Office of the Yantai Municipal People's Government.

With the support of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization

(UNIDO), the conference was jointly hosted by the Ministry of Industry and

Information Technology (MIIT) and the Shandong Provincial People's Government.

It was organized by the Shandong Province Department of Industry and

Information Technology, the Yantai Municipal People's Government, and the China

Industrial Design Association.

With the theme 'Intelligent Design, Road to the Future', the conference

collaborated with the Global Design Industry Organization (GDIO) as well as

design associations, enterprises, institutions, universities and innovation

leaders from more than 40 countries around the world. The innovative 3I

integration initiative -- Idea, Intelligence & Industrial Internet, which will

focus on the future of design and help the world economy achieve stable and

sustainable development, was launched, During the 2020 CEID Award Ceremony, 10

gold award winners were announced, acknowledging best industrial design in recent years.

Xu Kemin, Chief Economist with MIIT, Ling Wen, Vice Governor of Shandong

Provincial People's Government and Zhang Shuping, Yantai Party secretary all

attended the WIDC 2020 Opening Ceremony and delivered speeches.

Li Yong, Director-General of UNIDO, Pan Yuehe, Former Executive Vice President

of the Chinese Academy of Engineering as well as the chairman of GDIO, sent

congratulatory videos for the ceremonial opening.

Academic advisors, practical experts, and innovative elites from the global

intelligent manufacturing field at home and abroad gathered on the coast of the

Bohai Sea. Yu Xiaodong, Deputy Director General of the Industry Policy Division

of MIIT, presided over the 2020 CEID Award Ceremony, and Zhang Dailing, Deputy

Mayor of Yantai Municipal People's Government presided over the WIDC 2020

Opening Ceremony.

Source: The Information Office of the Yantai Municipal People's Government

Image Attachments Links:

   Link: http://asianetnews.net/view-attachment?attach-id=378523

   Caption: WIDC 2020 City Light Show

   Link: http://asianetnews.net/view-attachment?attach-id=378534

   Caption: WIDC 2020 Opening Ceremony

   Link: http://asianetnews.net/view-attachment?attach-id=378535

   Caption: WIDC 2020 Exterior View of Main Venue

   Link: http://asianetnews.net/view-attachment?attach-id=378537

   Caption: WIDC 2020 CEID Award Exhibition

   Link: http://asianetnews.net/view-attachment?attach-id=378538

   Caption: The China Excellent Industrial Design (CEID) Award Ceremony