City News〡World Innovative Cities Forum Held in Shenzhen

S02 EP14: City News丨World Innovative Cities Forum held in Shenzhen

On November 18, the World Innovative Cities Forum was held virtually and physically in Shenzhen. Participants exchanged ideas, shared experiences, developed consensus and sought cooperation around the theme of "Jointly Building an Open and Innovative Platform and Rising to Development Challenges of the Times". Qin Weizhong, Mayor of Shenzhen and Beate Trankmann, UNDP Resident Representative in China, attended the forum and delivered remarks. On November 19, the International Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence and Global Governance" and "International Cooperation and Exchange Meeting on Artificial Intelligence", parallel sessions of the Forum were held. Chinese and foreign experts and scholars gathered together to share insights on issues related to the development of China's AI industry, participation in international cooperation and global governance during these sessions.

At the main forum on November 18, Qin Weizhong welcomed all the guests on site and online. He said that over the past 40 years, Shenzhen has committed to innovation-driven high-quality economic development, promoted industrial iteration and upgrading, and realized sustainable urban development, becoming an important economic center, financial center, innovation center and transportation hub in China. Shenzhen’s development has been a miracle in the history of the world’s development. At present, the whole city is studying and implementing the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, seizing the major opportunity of the development of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, accelerating the development of the Pilot Demonstration Area of socialism with Chinese characteristics and creating an exemplary city of a strong modern socialist country. Shenzhen looks forward to working with all parties to jointly build an open and inclusive cooperation platform, activate innovation-driven cooperation momentum, share the fruits of cooperation in innovation and development, establish and cultivate diverse partnerships among city governments, international organizations, business associations, enterprises and universities, strengthen cooperation in emerging fields and industries such as digital economy, smart city, green and low-carbon, life and life sciences, artificial intelligence, etc., and continuously foster more practical cooperation outcomes and create a more prosperous and better future for cities.

As a leader in clean energy, digital economy and financial innovation, Shenzhen has become a model city for leading and accelerating green, inclusive and sustainable structural transformation, said Beate Trankmann in her video message. In the future, UNDP will continue to support Shenzhen to promote sustainable development and reinforceShenzhen’s effort to become a National Sustainable Development Agenda Innovation Demonstration Zone.

At the meeting, the Institute of Ecological Conservation of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the United Nations Development Programme jointly released the "Executive Summary of Shenzhen SDGs (2021)". Mayors of innovative cities from the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Korea, Poland and other countries, heads of well-known tech enterprises and universities, representatives of international organizations in China, and experts and scholars delivered keynote speeches. The Forum also launched an initiative, calling for deepening the interaction between city governments, expanding the areas of cooperation, enriching the forms of exchange, learning from each other's experience in sustainable urban development, empowering sustainable urban development with innovation, leading urban economic development, social progress and improvement of people's livelihood with innovation, and making positive contributions to building a community with a shared future for mankind.

第二季第十四集：城市资讯｜世界创新城市论坛在深圳举行

11月18日，世界创新城市论坛在深圳以线上和线下结合的方式举行，与会嘉宾围绕“共建开放创新平台，应对时代发展挑战”主题，交流理念，分享经验，凝聚共识，共谋合作。深圳市市长覃伟中、联合国开发计划署（UNDP）驻华代表白雅婷参加论坛并致辞。19日，世界创新城市论坛的专题分论坛——“人工智能与全球治理国际圆桌会”、“人工智能国际合作交流会”相继举行。来自专业领域的国内外专家学者齐聚一堂，围绕中国AI行业发展、参与国际合作及全球治理的相关问题分享真知灼见。

在18日的主论坛现场，覃伟中向现场和云端的各位嘉宾表示欢迎。他说，40多年来，深圳致力于以创新推动经济高质量发展、促进产业迭代升级，实现城市可持续发展，成为中国重要的经济中心、金融中心、创新中心和交通枢纽，创造了世界发展史上的奇迹。当前，深圳全市上下正深入学习贯彻中国共产党的十九届六中全会精神，抢抓建设粤港澳大湾区的重大机遇，加快建设中国特色社会主义先行示范区，创建社会主义现代化强国的城市范例。深圳期待与各方一道，共同搭建开放包容的合作平台、共同激活创新引领的合作动能、共同分享创新发展的合作成果，建立和培育城市政府、国际组织、商协会、企业、高校间多样化伙伴关系，加强数字经济、智慧城市、绿色低碳、生命健康、人工智能等新领域、新产业方面的合作，不断形成更多务实合作成果，共创城市更加繁荣美好的未来。

白雅婷视频致辞表示，作为清洁能源、数字经济和金融创新的领导者，深圳成为引导和加快绿色、包容和可持续结构转型的城市典范。未来，联合国开发计划署将继续支持深圳推动可持续发展，在建设国家可持续发展议程创新示范区的基础上更上一层楼。

会上，中国社会科学院生态文明研究所、联合国开发计划署联合发布了《深圳可持续发展报告摘要（2021年）》，来自英国、德国、日本、韩国、波兰等国家的创新型城市市长、知名科技企业和高校负责人、国际组织驻华代表及专家学者等作主旨演讲。会上还发出了倡议书，呼吁深化城市间政府层面互动，拓展合作领域，丰富交流形式，互鉴城市可持续发展经验，以创新赋能城市可持续发展，以创新引领城市经济发展、社会进步、民生改善，为构建人类命运共同体作出积极贡献。