Indonesia hosts global summit to drive infrastructure growth via BRI partnership

Indonesia hosted the inaugural Global Business Summit on Belt and Road Infrastructure in Jakarta on Sunday, bringing together business leaders, policymakers, and innovators to discuss increased investment in key infrastructure projects.

The country highlighted sustainability as a priority, focusing on electric vehicles, green energy, and digital education. Deepening its cooperation with China under the Belt and Road Initiative, Indonesia aims to draw investments that align with its development goals.

The Kura Kura Bali Special Economic Zone, a hub for tourism and creative industries, was showcased as a driver for economic growth and job creation.

"We unveil nine inspiring BRI [projects] for the SDG (sustainable development goal) pilot projects, from low-carbon innovation and digital education to ethical mining and inclusive village development. We forge new partnerships and investments that support Indonesia's long-term goals and demonstrate global solidarity through actions," said Tantowi Yahya, Chairman of Kura Kura Bali Special Economic Zone.

Officials attending the summit said as Indonesia has great potential in increasing its use of green energy, with the country also seeking more investment from across the world.

"So, actually, Indonesia has a potential for the green [industry]. We have a potential capacity of energy close to 3,700 megawatts. It's coming from solar, tidal, wind, and also [the other ones]. But the number is so small, so we need the technology partners, and we need also the investment funds to come to our country to grow," said Todotua Pasaribu, Vice Minister of Investment and Downstream Industry of Indonesia.

Nine outcomes and proposals were unveiled during the summit by Chinese enterprises and international partners, focusing on green transformation, technological education, renewable energy, and sustainable village development. It also saw the launch of an action network to promote the sustainable development of the China-Indonesia community.

Indonesia hosts global summit to drive infrastructure growth via BRI partnership

Indonesia hosts global summit to drive infrastructure growth via BRI partnership

Indonesia hosts global summit to drive infrastructure growth via BRI partnership

China aims to achieve secure and reliable supply of key core artificial intelligence (AI) technologies by 2027, with its industrial scale and empowerment level remaining among the world's forefront, according to a recent government action plan.

The plan, jointly issued by eight departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Cyberspace Administration of China, and the National Development and Reform Commission, outlines an ambitious push to deeply integrate AI with the manufacturing sector, foster new quality productive forces and comprehensively empower new industrialization. By 2027, the plan targets the deep application of three to five general-purpose large AI models in manufacturing, the development of specialized, full-coverage industry-specific large models, the creation of 100 high-quality industrial datasets, and the promotion of 500 typical application scenarios.

It also aims to cultivate two to three globally influential ecosystem-leading enterprises, a batch of specialized and sophisticated small and medium-sized enterprises, and a group of enabling service providers proficient in both AI technology and industry know-how.

Furthermore, China plans to build a world-leading open-source ecosystem, enhance security governance capabilities, and contribute Chinese solutions to global AI development.

The document outlines measures including promoting the coordinated development of AI chips' hardware and software, supporting innovations in model training and inference methods, fostering key industry-specific large models, and deeply embedding large model technology into core production processes.

The plan also emphasizes making breakthroughs in key technologies such as security protection for industrial model algorithms and training data protection.

China aims for secure, reliable supply of AI core tech by 2027