Huawei and 14 partners launched the Global AI CITY Innovation &\nDevelopment Ecosystem Alliance at the Global Government AI CITY\nInnovation Summit, held as part of HUAWEI CONNECT 2026. Under the theme\n\u201cDigitalise and Innovate Cities, AI Delivers Value to All Nations\u201d, the\nevent drew more than 500 participants, including global industry\nexperts, government representatives and ecosystem partners. They\ndiscussed using artificial intelligence (AI) and data to drive\nindustrial development, improve government services and strengthen urban\ngovernance. The alliance aims to build an open, collaborative ecosystem\nto support innovation and the development of digital and smart\ncities.<\/p>\n
At the event, Huawei invited representatives from Angola, Saudi\nArabia and Ethiopia, as well as Guangzhou and Shanghai in China, to\nshare their experiences of building \u201cAI CITY\u201d. Tao Jingwen, Deputy\nChairman of Huawei\u2019s Supervisory Board, delivered remarks, while Yang\nRuikai, CEO of Huawei\u2019s Government Public Services Digitalization\nBusiness Unit, also attended.<\/p>\n
Tao said AI was becoming increasingly integrated into various aspects\nof urban development, from improving the quality of government services\nto modernising urban governance. Computing and data, he said, were now\ndriving high-quality urban development. Huawei was committed to\nopenness, inclusivity and mutually beneficial cooperation. By\nstrengthening computing infrastructure, building AI-ready data\ninfrastructure and providing an improved service experience, Huawei\nwould work with ecosystem partners and governments in various countries\nto explore innovative approaches to the digital and intelligent\ntransformation of government and city services.<\/p>\n
AI is now being applied across urban sectors, from city governance\nand government services to industrial development. In a presentation,\nSimon Zou, Vice President of Huawei\u2019s Government Public Services\nDigitalization Business Unit and President of Marketing & Solution\nSales, outlined several AI applications in Longgang District, Shenzhen,\nand the city of Shantou. The examples demonstrated AI\u2019s potential to\nmake cities safer, more efficient and more harmonious.<\/p>\n
AI agents for urban governance have helped improve public safety\nmonitoring, reduce labour costs through the use of computing and\nincrease the efficiency of city management. Meanwhile,\ngovernment-service agents featuring \u201cChat-to-Process\u201d are replacing\nconventional services\u2014in which residents queue at service counters and\nmust find out for themselves which policies apply\u2014with proactive,\nuser-centred services that deliver benefits to eligible residents.<\/p>\n
The cross-regional Token Factory model relies on local computing\npower to keep data within national borders while exporting AI services\nto global markets. The approach supports the development of local AI\nindustries while promoting cross-border cooperation. Drawing on its\ninformation and communications technology (ICT) capabilities and\nexperience, Huawei is working with innovative cities and partners to\ndevelop a technical reference architecture for \u201cAI CITY\u201d. It uses\nOpenHarmony as a unified foundation for urban terminal devices and\nAscend AI computing to support intelligent collaboration between\ndevices, edge computing and cloud computing. This approach provides a\nbasis for developing AI CITY solutions for a wide range of urban service\napplications.<\/p>\n
At the event, Huawei and China\u2019s State Information Center launched\nthe \u201cAI CITY Development Research Report 2026\u201d as a guide to\naccelerating cities\u2019 comprehensive digital and intelligent\ntransformation. The report defines the \u201cAI CITY\u201d paradigm and says\ncities are moving from a \u201cdata-driven\u201d era towards one of \u201ccity super\nagents\u201d. It also says AI CITY relies on intelligent computing and urban\npublic cloud as foundations for high-value intelligent applications,\nshifting the focus from building capabilities to creating value. The\nreport includes case studies from Shenzhen, Wuhan and Karamay as\nreferences for other cities seeking to develop intelligent technology\napplications.<\/p>\n
With the establishment of the World Data Organization and the World\nArtificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO), global\ncooperation in AI and data is expected to expand rapidly. Developing AI\nCITY requires an exchange of ideas and close collaboration among\npartners worldwide. At the end of the conference, Huawei and 14 global\npartners, including TIS, Egabi Solution, HMN Tech, Epoint and the United\nNations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), launched the Global\nAI CITY Innovation & Development Ecosystem Alliance. The alliance\nwill focus on collaboration in computing, data circulation and AI\napplication innovation, bringing together industry players to build an\nopen, collaborative ecosystem for digital and smart cities.<\/p>\n
Under the theme \u201cSmart-Digital Innovative Cities, AI for Global\nInclusion\u201d, Huawei said it hoped to work with more customers and\npartners to build, share experiences and embrace the \u201cAI CITY\u201d era.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/global-government-ai-city-innovation-summit-held-successfully-1792324243", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }