On November 15th, 2023 Xili Lake Forum opened in Shenzhen University Town International Conference Center. Yin Hejun, Minister of Science and Technology, Lee Ka Chiu John, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Li Weinong, Deputy Chief Executive of Macao Special Administrative Region and Financial Secretary of Economy and Finance, Qin Weizhong, Mayor of Shenzhen, and Andrew stans, Assistant Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization delivered speeches.
Yin Hejun congratulated the forum on behalf of the Ministry of Science and Technology. He said that the construction of Xili Lake International Science and Education City and the holding of Xili Lake Forum are important measures for the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Education, Guangdong Province and Shenzhen City to implement the central decision-making arrangements. Standing at a new starting point, the Ministry of Science and Technology will further strengthen cooperation with Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, give full play to the supporting and leading role of scientific and technological innovation in Shenzhen’s construction of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s pioneering demonstration zone, build Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area into an international scientific and technological innovation center with global influence at a high level, and make new and greater contributions to achieving high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and building a world-class scientific and technological power.
Lee Ka Chiu John said that the Xili Lake Forum promoted the exchange of scientific and technological talents in Greater Bay Area, which reflected the deep cooperation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong in scientific and technological innovation. The HKSAR Government will continue to join hands with Greater Bay Area cities such as Shenzhen to promote the construction of major platforms, promote the cross-border circulation of innovative elements, accelerate the formation of high-end science and technology talents gathering effect, help Greater Bay Area to become an important innovation base for the country to participate in the development of advanced industries in the world, and make contributions to the country’s construction as a world science and technology power.
Li Weinong said that Macao will continue to give full play to its advantages in international exchanges and cooperation with Portuguese-speaking countries and countries built by the Belt and Road Initiative, pool global innovation resources, and jointly promote the construction of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area with other cities in Greater Bay Area, thus injecting new impetus and making new contributions to the development of the national science and technology industry.
Qin Weizhong said that Shenzhen will thoroughly study and implement the important exposition of the Supreme Leader General Secretary on scientific and technological innovation, adhere to the priority development of education, self-reliance and self-reliance in science and technology, and be led by talents, join hands with Hong Kong and Macao to actively link global innovation networks and deepen collaborative innovation, and strive to create the best open innovation ecology for all kinds of talents, enterprises and scientific research institutions, promote the deep integration of innovation chain’s industrial chain capital chain and talent chain, accelerate the construction of an industrial scientific and technological innovation center with global influence, and make positive contributions to China’s construction of an education power, a science and technology power and a talent power.
Andrew stans said that the permanent theme of the Xili Lake Forum coincides with the philosophy of the World Intellectual Property Organization. WIPO looks forward to working with all partners in China and around the world to build a more sustainable world with the help of intellectual property, innovation and creativity.
At the opening ceremony, seven major achievements, including the Outline of the Spatial Planning of Xili Lake International Science and Education City, were released. Baidu founder Li Yanhong, 2015 Turing Award winner Martin edward herman and Silicon Valley Artificial Intelligence Research Institute founder pierrot Garuffi gave speeches.
Under the permanent theme of "innovation and sustainable development" and the annual theme of "frontier, change and connection", the 2023 Xili Lake Forum highlights frontier leadership, innovation and change, coordination between the central and local governments, and resonance in the Bay Area, and invites experts, scholars, business representatives and innovative talents from all fields to discuss the development trend of openness and integration, share the achievements of frontier scientific and technological innovation, and share the responsibility of scientific and technological self-reliance.
Gao Shengyuan, secretary general of the municipal government, attended the event.
Seven scientific and technological achievements are released in a centralized way.
At the opening ceremony of the 2023 Xili Lake Forum held yesterday, seven major scientific and technological achievements were released.
Yesterday, the 2023 Xili Lake Forum was opened in Shenzhen, and seven major scientific and technological achievements were released in a concentrated manner, which became one of the main highlights of this forum. The seven achievements involve strategic emerging industries such as AI model, integrated circuit and flexible electronics, which fully demonstrate the "hard core" strength of Shenzhen’s innovation and the fruitful achievements of high-quality development with their large quantity, high quality and wide fields.
The release of heavy planning outline highlights the characteristics of change
This year’s Xili Lake Forum highlighted the characteristics of "change", focused on institutional openness, and released heavy documents, showing Shenzhen’s vivid practice of innovating institutional mechanisms, integrating into global networks and participating in global governance.
In order to speed up the construction of Xili Lake International Science and Education City, the Outline of Spatial Planning of Xili Lake International Science and Education City was released at the opening ceremony. With Xili Lake as the ecological center and around key areas, the spatial layout of "one heart, two axes, three districts and six innovative groups" and the ecological pattern of "surrounding mountains, embracing lakes, embracing rivers and connecting the sea" will be formed, and Xili Lake International Science and Education City will be built into a sustainable "mountain"
The opening of major scientific and technological infrastructure supports innovation in the frontier field of science and technology
Scientific and technological innovation can not be separated from the support of major scientific and technological infrastructure. At the opening ceremony, the major scientific and technological infrastructure for brain analysis and brain simulation and the major scientific and technological infrastructure for synthetic biology research were officially opened.
It is understood that the opening of the two "big facilities" will effectively promote the high-quality development of the brain science industry and the synthetic biology industry. Among them, the major scientific and technological infrastructure of brain analysis and brain simulation is the world’s first cross-species and cross-scale intelligent life and health infrastructure. It will focus on solving the core problem of "neural mechanism and diagnosis and treatment strategy of occurrence and intervention of severe brain diseases", and provide technical support and platform guarantee for realizing institutionalized scientific research and undertaking major national scientific research plans.
After the major scientific and technological infrastructure for synthetic biology research is put into use, it will become the first large-scale synthetic biology research infrastructure in the world to systematically integrate software control, hardware integration and synthetic biology applications. In the future, the facilities will also be open to domestic and foreign academic and industrial circles, providing strong support for national synthetic biology research and economic and social development.
Three colleges aiming at frontier fields such as integrated circuits were unveiled at the same time.
In the results release session, the Integrated Circuit College of Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), flexible electronics College of Sun Yat-sen University, and School of Computing and Microelectronics of Shenzhen University of Technology (to be established) were unveiled at the same time. The reporter noted that all three colleges belong to the semiconductor field, which also reflects that Shenzhen pays more attention to leading industrial breakthroughs with breakthroughs in the source of science and technology, enhancing the development potential of the real economy with industrial breakthroughs, and earnestly shouldering the responsibility and mission of self-reliance and self-reliance of high-level science and technology.
It is understood that flexible electronics College of Sun Yat-sen University will build a strategic scientific and technological force in the field of flexible electronics, build a highland for cutting-edge technological innovation and research and a training base for innovative top-notch talents, and contribute to building a world-class university with China characteristics; Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) Institute of Integrated Circuits focuses on the urgent need for the development of Shenzhen’s "20+8" industrial cluster, and has deep cooperation with leading integrated circuit enterprises and first-class scientific research institutions, becoming a bridgehead for high-end talents and a strong engine for scientific and technological innovation to support the high-quality development of Shenzhen’s integrated circuit industry; Shenzhen University of Technology (to be established) relies on the profound scientific and educational resources of China Academy of Sciences, first-class teachers and industrial-grade teaching platform to build the Institute of Computing Microelectronics, and is committed to cultivating first-class IC chip designers and becoming the cradle of high-performance chip engineers.
Focus on AI big model innovation ecology and provide Chinese solutions for artificial intelligence innovation.
At present, with the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology and the expansion of application scenarios, the global AI community is starting a "big model war". As a grand event of scientific and technological innovation, this forum focused on the cutting-edge technology of AI, and launched an advanced version of the "Pengcheng Mind" general AI model in the release of results, which was jointly released by Pengcheng Lab, China Foreign Languages Bureau, Huawei and Tencent. The public version will be open source for the whole society, and work with the industry to build an innovative application ecology of AI big model based on "China Computing Network" to provide a Chinese solution for global artificial intelligence innovation.
The world’s top scientific and technological innovation highland: Xili Lake International Science and Education City
Aerial view of the spatial planning of Xili Lake International Science and Education City (renderings).
Xili Lake International Science and Education City is the region with the richest science and education resources, the densest high-end talents, the strongest scientific and technological innovation ability and the highest level of industrial development in Shenzhen, which is of great significance to enhance Shenzhen’s innovation-driven development ability, enhance the level of regional collaborative innovation and strengthen Shenzhen’s core engine function in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
As a programmatic document guiding the construction and development of Xili Lake International Science and Education City, the Outline of Spatial Planning of Xili Lake International Science and Education City released yesterday systematically formulated the target orientation, spatial layout, urban features, public services, comprehensive transportation, smart city, safeguard measures and other contents of the science and education city.
In terms of development orientation, Xili Lake International Science and Education City is the core carrier for Shenzhen to support the construction of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Science and Technology Innovation Center and Socialism with Chinese characteristics Pioneer Demonstration Zone with high-quality development highland. It is the world’s top scientific and technological innovation highland and a high-level talent gathering area in Greater Bay Area.
In terms of spatial layout, the total area of Xili Lake International Science and Education City is about 69.8 square kilometers, with "blue and green" as the bottom, shaping the ecological pattern of "surrounding mountains, embracing lakes, embracing rivers and connecting the sea". Strictly abide by the ecological background, adhere to the harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and form a beautiful lake valley with "ivory towers hidden by mountains and rivers, blue and green intertwined vitality city" by planning the park green space system, connecting the original ecological resources such as Yangtai Mountain, Xili Lake, Dasha River and Shenzhen Bay in series, and integrating the diverse elements of nature, humanities and society.
Driven by innovation, Xilihu International Science and Education City will build a functional layout structure of "one heart, two axes, three districts and six innovative groups". "One Heart" means the ecological heart with Xili Lake as the center, building a park recreation and leisure system around Xili Lake and building a characteristic landscape greenway system. The "two axes" are the driving axes that rely on urban roads, rail transit and other traffic corridors to link the development of the district; The north-south axis connects Xili Center Innovation Service Area and Shibilong Science and Education Development Area along Shahe West Road, and the east-west axis connects Xili Center Innovation Service Area and University Town Science and Education Promotion Area along Liuxian Avenue. The "three areas" are the science and education promotion area of the university town, the science and education development area of Shibilong and the innovation service area of Xili Center. "Six innovative groups" include University Town, Shibilong, Yanqingxi, Baishiling, Liuxian Cave and small town innovative groups.
The "Outline" also puts forward the implementation guarantee scheme, including speeding up the layout of high-end innovation resources and introducing world-class universities, famous international and domestic laboratories and scientific research institutions with high specifications and high standards; In terms of higher education system and mechanism, science and technology system and mechanism, international talent development system and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area’s innovation and cooperative development system and mechanism, we will promote major reform and innovation and the first-in-first-trial policy; Accelerate the construction of infrastructure such as Xili Hub and the north extension of Qiaocheng East Road.
"This is a grand event to pay tribute to science."
On the innovation of Tao by Xili Lake. Yesterday, the 2023 Xili Lake Forum kicked off in Shenzhen University Town. Guided by the permanent theme of "innovation and sustainable development", this forum takes "frontier, change and connection" as the key words of the year. At the event site, the world’s top scientists, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and financial institutions gathered on behalf of Xili Lake to discuss the development trend of openness and integration, cutting-edge scientific and technological innovation achievements, and the responsibility and mission of scientific and technological self-reliance.
Establishing reliable artificial intelligence
"The Xili Lake Forum is a grand event to pay tribute to science." Martin edward herman, winner of Turing Prize, put forward in his keynote speech "Public Key Encryption and Network Security —— Shaping the Future of Digital Innovation" that "for the AI technology currently mastered, human beings are like a 16-year-old boy sitting in a high-performance sports car, and their rapid growth is accompanied by risks. We must carry out international cross-disciplinary cooperation with a good heart and a scientific spirit, and constantly improve the level of scientific research for the benefit of all mankind. "
"Artificial intelligence is roaring. What preparations do we need to make to adapt to it?" Pierrot Garuffi, the founder of Silicon Valley Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, said in the keynote speech "Technological Breakthrough and Reliable Artificial Intelligence" that the safety and reliability of artificial intelligence are very important, which requires ensuring its reliability in every step of artificial intelligence system development, ensuring the safety and credibility of technology, and finally establishing reliable artificial intelligence.
Take the road of science and technology innovation in line with Shenzhen characteristics
From 2021 to 2023, the Xili Lake Forum was successfully held continuously and received good social response, and gradually became a well-known forum with international influence, fully demonstrating the characteristics of Greater Bay Area and embodying the characteristics of integration and innovation.
Zheng Quanshui, academician of China Academy of Sciences and president of Shenzhen Zero One College, believes that China’s science and technology has developed from pursuing quantity to pursuing quality, and is rapidly entering the third stage of "pursuing original major innovation". It can be predicted that Xili Lake will become the core place for the development of talents and technology in Shenzhen in the future.
Gao Wen, academician of China Academy of Engineering and director of Pengcheng Laboratory, said, "Shenzhen is fertile ground for pursuing scientific dreams. In my eyes, Xilihu International Science and Education City has the attributes and characteristics of pioneering demonstration, open cooperation and internationalization. I believe that there will be more top scientific research forces in the Science and Education City."
"I am deeply impressed by the distinctive features of Shenzhen’s scientific and technological innovation, and I believe that in the construction of international scientific and technological innovation, I will embark on a road that conforms to Shenzhen’s characteristics." Jiang Changjian, an associate professor and well-known host at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs of Fudan University, said.
Intensify efforts to cultivate original innovative talents
"The University of Macau has set up the University of Macau Integrated Circuit Research Institute in the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone." Song Yonghua, president of the University of Macau, said that only by cultivating high-level innovative talents and carrying out innovative activities can universities promote regional industrial and economic development, that is, by deepening the integration of production and education, we can promote the organic connection of higher education chain, talent chain, industrial chain and innovation chain between cities and regions.
Huang Yudong, president of Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), said, "As a university, we have always maintained close ties with enterprises, providing a high-quality platform for talent training and transformation of scientific and technological achievements. On the one hand, universities should play a leading role in basic disciplines, cultivate original innovative talents, and constantly introduce original achievements; On the other hand, it must also be based on solving the technical problem of’ stuck neck’ in key engineering fields. "
The reporter learned that this forum will also hold 13 parallel forums, including Artificial Intelligence and International Communication Forum, Communication and Network Technology Development Forum, ho leung ho lee foundation Summit Forum, Frontier Medical Science and Technology Innovation Forum, Bay Area President Forum, etc., and the X9 University-College Alliance Sports League.
Li Yanhong’s "Hot and Cold Thinking" on AI: Promoting the development of artificial intelligence industry with market forces
"There are many big models in China, but there are very few AI native applications developed based on big models." Yesterday, at the Shenzhen 2023 Xilihu Forum, Li Yanhong, founder, chairman and CEO of Baidu, talked about the current situation of the domestic AI industry and shared two "cold thoughts" and three "hot drives" about the original era of AI.
In the two "cold thoughts", Li Yanhong pointed out that as of October, 238 large models have been released in China, which has tripled in four months compared with 79 in June, but compared with dozens of basic large models and thousands of AI native applications abroad, the number of domestic AI native applications is very small. "It is a great waste of social resources to repeatedly develop the basic big model." He said that many industries, enterprises and even cities want to train their own special large models from scratch, but the special large models have no intelligent emergence ability and their value is very limited; Only when your model parameters are large enough, the training data is large enough, and you can continue to invest and iterate can you produce intelligent emergence.
When talking about "thermal drive", Li Yanhong said that a strong basic big model can drive the explosion of AI native applications, and China has a leading basic big model, which is a solid foundation for the development of AI native applications and the ability of the bottom. But at present, the best AI native applications have not yet appeared, and there must be excellent AI native applications developed based on these large models in the AI native era. In contrast, AI native applications will also drive the development of AI technology stack such as models and chips. "The AI ? ? industry is also demand-driven. It should exert its strength on the demand side and the application side, encourage enterprises to call big models to develop AI native applications, and use the market to promote industrial development."
He took Baidu Library as an example. After AI original biochemical reconstruction, Baidu Library can generate a PPT with more than 20 pages in one minute, including chart generation and format beautification, which is almost zero cost and realizes the transformation from content tools to productivity tools. Because of this transformation, the payment rate of the library has been significantly improved. This is the role of AI in promoting key business indicators.
Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) Integrated Circuit College unveiled.
Yesterday, as one of the seven major scientific and technological achievements released by the 2023 Xili Lake Forum, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) Integrated Circuit College was officially unveiled.
The Institute of Integrated Circuits of Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) has a doctoral degree authorization point in integrated circuit science and engineering, and is committed to building a bridgehead for high-end talents and a strong engine for scientific and technological innovation to support the high-quality development of Shenzhen’s integrated circuit industry.
The College will cooperate with leading IC enterprises and first-class scientific research institutions to build a whole-process ecological chain of "talent training+basic research+industrial frontier+key constraints of industrial chain+achievement transformation", so as to transport top-notch talents for industrial development and create a source of original technology. In terms of personnel training, the Institute of Integrated Circuits has formed a comprehensive integrated circuit personnel training system, and set up disciplines such as integrated circuit design and design automation, integrated circuit manufacturing engineering, optoelectronic integrated circuits and applications, micro-nano devices and systems, focusing on micro-nano devices and systems, optoelectronic integrated circuits, electronic packaging and chip detection.
