Forums focus on smart cities, tech transitions and Internet economy

The annual Zhongguancun Forum took place in Beijing on Thursday. The event was themed "Ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship: cooperation, sharing and win-win". It focused on how to involve governments, enterprises, research institutes and social organizations to collaboratively push development of innovation.

Attendees included several high-profile experts such as Luis Sanz, director general of the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation, Karin Finkelston, vice-president for Asia Pacific with International Finance Corporation of World Bank Group, and Wu Jinglian, one of China's preeminent economists.

The sub-forums covered four innovative and major industries. Topics included big data figures new life; Internet financing: integration and development; boundless entrepreneurship; cross-border acceleration; International eco-environment and energy technology transfer.