Technological Events in the Guandong prvince along the first two weeks of September (information provided by 10times):

2023 Sept 03-04: The International Conference on Advances in Software and Computing Technologies (ICASCT) is a renowned event that offers a global platform for researchers, engineers, and students to exchange their research findings. The conference, sponsored by ScienceGlobe, will take place in Macao, China and aims to encourage knowledge sharing and notable contributions in the software and computing fields. Renowned speakers will deliver lectures, and the conference will recognize outstanding papers with awards.

2023 Sept 14-15 The Guangzhou International Diagnostic Analysis and Gene Technology Exhibition 2023 will be held in China Import and Export Fair(Canton Fair Complex), Guangzhou, China. Estimated turnout: between 1K and 5K visitors, between 100 and 500 exhbitors. The Guangzhou International Diagnostic Analysis and Gene Technology Exhibition attracts renowned companies worldwide. It is a highly esteemed biotech exhibition in southern China showcasing top-notch biological testing, genetic technology and equipment, and cutting-edge solutions.

2023 Sept 15-17th The IEAE Guangzhou International Electronics and Electrical Appliances Expo 2023 will be held in the Poly World Trade Center, Guangzhou, China. It serves as a platform for global suppliers and buyers. It showcases innovative technology and sets trends in the consumer electronics market. Estimated turnout: between 1K and 5K visitors, between 100 and 500 exhibitors.

8th World Robot Conference

The largest event in Robotics is ending. It has included more than 50 new products, making their debut at this year’s expo, marking the highest number of new releases in the history of the event.

The 8th World Robot Conference 2023 opened in Beijing on Aug 16 and will run until Aug 22 at the Beijing Etrong International Exhibition and Convention Center.

The event features forums, exhibitions and competitions. In the exhibition section, over 140 domestic and international robotics companies will showcase nearly 600 exhibits. More info in https://www.worldrobotconference.com/en/

The next meaningful meeting organized by the IFR (International Federation of Robotics) will hold in Seoul (Oktober 11th-14th) https://ifr.org/event/robotworld-2023

Recent events on AI in China

Along the World International Congress on Intelligence (Tianjin, May 17-20) experts arising from academic and industrial environements have discussed about recent achievements and challenges of Artificial Intelligence and their applications as motor of sustainable economy. IST and Industrial Internet 5G+ provided a framework for a lot of hot applied research topics. Some of the most outstanding are related to recent AI advances for automatic navigation, brain-computer interaction and generative AI.

More recently, the 6th Shanghai World AI Conference (WAIC) hold along July 6th-8th has been focused towards «Intelligent Connectivity generating future». More than 400 stands have been focused towards intelligent terminals and cutting edge technologies, between others. This meeting has become a world benchmark for cooperation and the exchange of information on AI and its applications, promoting the development of the academic and industrial sector of the region.

According to the official CGTN news agency, the Chinese government published measures on July 13 to boost the generative AI industry by ensuring security. The new regulation will enter into force on August 15. A great opportunity for the international collaboration in some of the most challenging knowledge areas. From this site we can provide a support on several aspects involving the integration of Computer Vision, Robotics and AI for informaiton systems, industrial manufacturing and automatic navigation. If you are interested, please contact me.

International Trade and common sense

InvestmentsThe war in Ukraine and the subservience of EU policy to US interests has led to a contraction of trade relations that hurts us all. The trade balance of the EU with China is over 900 billion Euros. Increasing constraints linked to trade war would ruin the EU in benefit of the USA. The opportunity cost is enormous. It is time to recover common sense, defend EU interests, and try to deactivate embargoes and restrictions which only benefit the USA foreign policy. An illustrative example: Hungary has more than doubled its production in the automobile sector with externalized German industry, and threatens to unseat Spain from second place in a strategic sector. Spain can play a much more active role as a bridge between several regions of the world.

Opportunities for Big Data and Logistics

The incorporation of AI and Quantum Computing to Big Data and their applications to Logistics is a challenge for the current and the next years. The interplay between firms and RTD teams of different areas is the key for adding value and improve the performance of integrated solutions.

We can provide a support by integrating models and tools arising from related scientific and technological areas to be aligned with the goals of the Chinese Government. A snapshot about goals related with bigdata and selected places to be applied can be found in https://investinchina.chinadaily.com.cn/industries/bigdata

Cooperation in Cultural Tourism

The growth rate of Chinese economy along the first three monts is 4%. One of the most relevant areas of cultural policy of the Chinese government for the next years is focused to improve the knowledge of Chinese culture in a broad sense, including art, historical cities and landscapes. China is one of countries with largest amount of World Cultural Heritage. Furthermore these impressionant sites, there are a lot of smaller CH sites with a charm which is being acknowledged by an increasing amount of people wishing a better knowledge of the very rich Chinese history and culture. Spain has a very large experience in the management of cultural tourism. An exchange of knowledge and experiences could be very useful for both countries. From our own knowledge we can provide a support for IST based solutions including Cultural Heritage Information Systems for institutions, or interactive access to customized digital contents. A second step is the development of AI based tools for videogames in a ludic way for all ages. An advanced challenge is the synthetic generation of digital contents going from adaptive scripts till the generation of 3D video. If you are looking for a partnership or an assistance, please contact us.

About restrictions of Intl Trade

Domestic consumption of microchips in China has almost the 50% of the worñd production. Constraints imposed by the US have no sense. The largest customer of the Netherlands for litogtaphy is China. The largest market for Taiwan and South Korea is again China. When, some of largest US firms assemble their products in China, the US policy is mainly addressed as a pressure for EU countries, for lowering their dependence with respect to the Chinese industry. The subordination of EU to the strategic interests of the USA is the path to an increasing irrelevance of the EU. In a mutually interconnected world where China has the first place in most technological areas (37 of 44) it is not a smart policy promote an impossible and unrealsitic isolation. The EU must have its own policy focused towards mutual collaboration.

The GBA area in Guandong (China)

From the middle of January’22, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has gained an upper hand in technological innovation and manufacturing, becoming a hotspot for investors from home and abroad. The GBA has integrated technical innovation with the manufacturing sector, which is an obvious advantage compared with peer bay areas in the USA and Tokyo. Congratulations for all people involved in this Project which is becoming a reality. From Jirons’98 we can provide an assessment for related technological issues in the applications of AI, Robotics and Computer Vision to different ares