On November 27, the final of 2019 "maker China" intelligent integration application small and medium-sized enterprise innovation and entrepreneurship competition was held in Jinan. 55 teams of artificial intelligence from all over the country have entered the finals after fierce competition, and they will finally win the first, second and third prizes. Zhong Shan, academician of the Chinese Academy of engineering, Zhu Xiumei, deputy director of the science and Technology Department of the Ministry of industry and information technology, Sun Bin, deputy mayor of Jinan, Tong Xiaomin, chief engineer of the network security industry development center (Information Center of the Ministry of industry and information technology), Liu Hualu, assistant general manager of China industry information publishing and media group, Li Xin, deputy director of the national industry information security development research center Liang Zhenjiang, the second level inspector of Shandong Provincial Department of industry and information technology, Ji Peide, the director of Jinan Municipal Bureau of industry and information technology, and other leaders attended the opening ceremony of the finals.

At the opening ceremony, Sun Bin, deputy mayor of Jinan, delivered a speech. He said that the final of the competition was held in Jinan, which fully reflected the trust and recognition of the Ministry of industry and information technology of the people's Republic of China and the Department of industry and information technology of Shandong Province. In terms of the development of artificial intelligence industry, Jinan has a good environment and unique advantages. In addition to a series of high gold policy support, such as the action plan for the development of the new generation of artificial intelligence industry in Jinan (2020-2022), Jinan has a strong foundation of artificial intelligence industry. There are more than 100 enterprises above Designated Size, with relevant industries exceeding 100 billion yuan, forming a complete industrial chain of artificial intelligence from basic support, core technology to industrial application. Moreover, Jinan has rich application scenarios of artificial intelligence. Jinan has 55 universities, nearly 800000 college students, 866 R & D institutions of various enterprises and 120 academician and expert workstations. It has national information and Communication International Innovation Park, National Supercomputing Jinan center and other national public services, which provides strong support for the development of artificial intelligence industry. Last month, Jinan was approved to establish a national artificial intelligence innovation and application pilot area, which provides a powerful engine and new opportunities for us to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence industry.