Guangdong province will scale up efforts to nurture future industries, focusing on seven key sectors, such as artificial intelligence, life and health, and energy, in the months ahead.
Wu Shiwen, deputy head of the Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission, said the provincial government has formulated and issued an action plan for accelerating the cultivation and development of future industries and strengthening provincial-level overall planning for future industry layout and development.
In particular, Guangdong will boost the development of AI and intelligent robotics industries, striving to seize new industrial tracks and secure a leading edge in emerging and innovation sectors.
Guangdong's core AI industries exceeded 300 billion yuan ($44.16 billion) in scale last year, increasing 40 percent year-on-year and accounting for roughly a quarter of the country's total — making the province a major leader among peers, Wu said.
Guangdong, a major innovation hub, is home to 74,000 high-tech enterprises and 56,000 registered technology-based small and-medium-sized enterprises.
