Wow, Tangjiawan gets more 'intelligent industry'

Zhuhai Intelligent Industrial Park opened in the Zhuhai National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone (Tangjiawan) on Sept 20 as 15 key contracts for projects worth 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) were signed.

On the drawing board are a Sino-Israel Innovation Accelerator, China-German Artificial Intelligence Industrial Park, Zhuhai Geographic Information (Satellite Big Data) Industrial Base, China Electronics Smart City Operation & Research Institute, Fiberhome Smart City & Big Data Operating Platform, Sci-Tech New Energy Intelligent Equipment Industrial Base, and Zhuhai Institute of Big Data Sciences.

Also settling at the park are the South China base for 360 Enterprise Security Group, Internet Plus for urban fire warning and control, R&D center and production base developing flexible wearable sensor devices, and an interactive Smart City-dedicated new-media platform.

Zhuhai Intelligent Industrial Park promises to initiate full construction within a year and form industrial agglomerations within three years. It is to have a well-established development system within five years focusing on big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and Internet of Things (IoT). These prioritized areas match Zhuhai's industrial edges and global trends, said a spokesman.

Opening and signing ceremony of Zhuhai Intelligent Industrial Park [Photo by Cheng Lin / Zhuhai Daily]

The new park comprises Pilot and Accumulation areas. The Pilot Area will be within Harbor 1 High-Tech Park with floorage of 210,000 sq m. It is tasked with incubating startups to a higher development stage. At the same time, it will promote and demonstrate industrial technology applications.

The 2.37-sq-km Accumulation Area covers floor space of 6 sq km in Beiwei of the Technological Innovation Coast. It starts from North Jinfeng Road and extends westward to the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway link line, northward to Xingbei Road, and southward to Xingnan Road. High-end innovation platforms and related major projects will be accommodated to foster national innovation-driven industrial clusters.

The Administrative Committee of the National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone will lead the park management, with Zhuhai Huafa Hi-Tech Construction Holdings Co Ltd responsible for first-class development. A separate company has been established by the administrative committee and Huafa Group to conduct integral operations and attract investment.

Endeavors will be made to draw investment of more than 60 billion yuan ($9.1 billion) to the park by the end of 2020. By then, it will be home to more than five hi-tech enterprises with annual revenue of 10+ billion yuan ($1.5 billion) each and some 1,000 high-caliber talents imported or nurtured locally, according to the plans.

A government official revealed that Zhuhai has set up a dedicated fund to draw social capital into the development of intelligent industry. The goal is to reach 2 billion yuan ($303 million) by the year's end and 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) within two years.