Speech by President Gao Ling at the "Intelligent Manufacturing Journey - Entering Shandong and China Intelligent Manufacturing Forum"

Intelligent manufacturing for thousands of miles——Speech at the Shandong and China Intelligent Manufacturing Forum

President of Shandong Equipment Manufacturing Industry Association  Gao Ling

（2018year3moon6(Day)

Dear experts, entrepreneurs, comrades, and friends:

Good morning everyone!

I am very happy to participate todayIntelligent Manufacturing for Thousands of Miles---Entering Shandong and China Intelligent Manufacturing Forum ". During the important period when the province determined the overall idea and development layout of "taking the lead", "from big to strong", and "striving for overall strength", and at the critical moment when the province implemented the major project of transforming new and old drivers, we convened this forum. It is a strategic thinking and important practice for Shandong's economy to change from "high-speed development" to "high-quality development", promote the deep integration of the Internet, big data, artificial intelligence and the real economy, and accelerate the transformation of new and old drivers of the equipment manufacturing industry. On behalf of the Shandong Equipment Manufacturing Industry Association and all its members, I would like to extend warm congratulations on the successful convening of the forum! We warmly welcome the experts, scholars, and media friends who attended this forum!

One year update, everything is flourishing.2moon22On this day, the mobilization conference for the major project of transforming old and new driving forces was held in Shandong Province, which sounded the call for Shandong to advance towards high-quality development and opened a new step towards the goal of building an economically and culturally strong province in the land of Qilu. In the face of enormous responsibilities and challenges, Shandong will comprehensively strengthen the three major driving forces of innovation, reform, and opening up, improve the three major supports of talent, system, and infrastructure, and jointly form a system to ensure the systematic, holistic, and coordinated promotion of the transformation of old and new driving forces; In China's reform and opening-up policy40周年的重要历史时刻和经济发展重大机遇面前，山东将以“四新”促“四化”实现“四提”，打造凸显山东特点、山东优势的强大产业，为全国探索优化存量资源配置和扩大优质增量供给并举的动能转换路径，建设新旧动能转换综合试验区。

今后一个时期，我们省装备制造业协会将紧抓“新旧动能转换”历史机遇的思路和策略，以新一代信息技术为平台，以拓展供应链增值服务为核心，研讨运用大数据、云计算、人工智能和区块链等新技术，推动制造业与服务业深度融合。大力发展智能制造、服务制造和协同制造，加快制造业向柔性化、智能化和高度集成化转型，鼓励企业利用信息网络技术在供应链内及供应链间实现服务化。

在历史机遇和挑战面前，山东省装备制造业协会愿意和咱们中国通信工业协会以及其他行业平台、各大媒体、广大企业以及社会各界共探跨界融合、协同发展之道，共享融合协同发展之机，携手走进新旧动能转换转型发展的新时代，奋力开启走在前列的新征程，谱写我们共同的辉煌新篇章。

朋友们这是一场行业的智慧盛宴，让我们一同，凝聚起推动智能制造的广泛共识，碰撞出“智能制造”发展的无限未来，为制造业转型升级提供持续强大的动力。

预祝本次“智能制造万里行——走进山东暨中国智能制造论坛”取得圆满成功！

Thank you all!