State Council Information Office said at an Oct 20 press briefing that the
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is studying and drafting policy
measures for a new generation of intelligent manufacturing to accelerate deep
integration of artificial intelligence and manufacturing. MIIT plans to leverage
China’s active AI innovation and rich manufacturing use cases and will focus on
four priorities: phased cultivation of smart factories, development of
intelligent equipment, accelerated R&D and deployment of intelligent
technologies, and deeper international cooperation on intelligent manufacturing.