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

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.