Tech giants to foster smart revolution

With the booming artificial intelligence, cloud computing and big data technologies, China is shaping up to be one of the leading innovators amid the new round of digital transformation and smart revolution, top executives of tech firms said on Thursday.

"Buoyed by the development of the internet of things, the next-generation 5G and other new technologies, smart technologies are deeply integrated with various sectors," said Liu Jun, executive vice-president of Lenovo and president of Lenovo China, during the ongoing Third World Intelligence Congress in Tianjin on Thursday.

Liu said the deep integration between AI and manufacturing, retail, finance and other sectors will help improve efficiency, boost productivity and foster innovative business models.