On January 3, a signing ceremony for cooperation agreements between Weiqiao Pioneering Group, the State Information Center, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Big Data Research Institute was held at Weiqiao National Science and Technology Park in Binzhou. This marks a key and far-reaching step for Weiqiao Pioneering Group in its digital and intelligent transformation.
Yu Shiyang, Director of the Department of Big Data Development at the State Information Center; Zhang Bo, Chairman of Weiqiao Pioneering Group and Co-Chairman and Director of Binzhou Weiqiao Guoke Institute; and Deng Yong, Co-Chairman of Binzhou Weiqiao Guoke Institute, delivered speeches and greetings.
In his speech, Yu Shiyang emphasized the significance of the cooperation from the perspective of national strategy. He pointed out that artificial intelligence has become a key area in international competition. Weiqiao Pioneering Group possesses many favorable conditions for digital and intelligent transformation, including strong determination, alignment with national needs and technological trends, solid foundations in power and computing capabilities, and a clear positioning in the development path of artificial intelligence. Binzhou, located to the south of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, has significant regional advantages, a strong industrial base, and diverse industrial scenarios. Weiqiao Pioneering Group has a team with rich experience and strong execution capabilities, and it has gathered talents from all sides, forming a powerful synergy. He hopes that Weiqiao Pioneering Group will fully leverage its strengths, actively plan to establish national-level engineering centers or laboratories, focus on breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, and contribute the "Weiqiao Model" to the national development of artificial intelligence. The National Information Center will continue to support the group's work in this field and help Weiqiao leave a significant mark in the history of artificial intelligence development.
Chairman Zhang Bo said that Weiqiao Pioneering Group will proceed with determination and perseverance in the top-level design and steady advancement of its digital and intelligent transformation. By leveraging advanced AI technology, the group will empower its existing industries in all aspects, promoting extreme optimization and efficient upgrades in organizational structure, production systems, energy structure, product structure, and industrial structure. This will facilitate the transformation of traditional industries and lay a solid foundation for the group's expansion into other fields. The group has significant advantages in energy, computing power, scenarios, and data. In the trial operation of the smart electrolysis factory, it achieved a global first in the aluminum electrolysis industry in 2024, with a capacity utilization rate exceeding 100%. This fully demonstrates the great potential of the deep integration of AI technology with the group's actual production scenarios and its unique advantages in application scenarios. The group will use this cooperation as an opportunity to shift from a passive to an active strategy, actively lead the profound transformation of traditional industries, and build a century-old manufacturing enterprise.
At the symposium, Li Lin, Executive Deputy Dean of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Big Data Research Institute, presented the project's conceptual framework. Experts such as Xu Jiang, Chairman of Beijing Yakang Waiwei Information Technology Co., Ltd.; Liu Miao, Founder and CEO of Turing Xin Zhi Suan (Guangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd.; Yao Yaoxiang, Deputy General Manager of the Industrial and Commercial Division of Huagong Energy Technology Co., Ltd.; and Zhang Tao, Chairman of Bokang Holdings Group Co., Ltd., highly praised Weiqiao Pioneering Group's pioneering efforts in digital and intelligent transformation and offered valuable suggestions for the development of digital applications. The Information Center of Weiqiao Pioneering Group also participated in the discussion.
Ma Fahong, Director of the Information Center of Weiqiao Pioneering Group, signed cooperation agreements on behalf of the group with the National Information Center and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Big Data Research Institute. The parties will adhere to the principles of win-win cooperation, resource sharing, and complementary strengths. They will conduct comprehensive and in-depth cooperation in key areas such as large models, typical cases, scenario applications, process reengineering, and smart factory construction, actively promoting the innovation, development, and implementation of artificial intelligence digital technology.
This cooperation with the National Information Center and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Big Data Research Institute is another important measure for Weiqiao Pioneering Group in its digital and intelligent transformation journey. It will further drive the group to achieve high-quality development in the new era.
