ZGC forum on AI, future city held in Beijing

The 2025 ZGC Forum on Artificial Intelligence and Future City was held on Tuesday in Beijing, highlighting the deepening integration of AI technologies into urban development. 

With the theme "AI + City: A New Digital Era," the forum showcased a wide range of new applications and innovations driving smart city construction and digital transformation.

Dozens of achievements were released at the event, including upgraded intelligent agent technologies and trusted data infrastructure models, all aimed at enhancing city governance, public services, and digital ecosystems.

The forum also marked the first anniversary of Zhongguancun Science City's AI empowerment initiative. A total of 44 outstanding use cases were announced this year, covering areas such as healthcare, embodied intelligence, education, and city services. These cases demonstrate how scenario-driven AI solutions are expanding possibilities across sectors.

Collaborations were also a key focus. New partnerships between research institutions, government departments, and urban management bodies were formed to build joint laboratories, explore smart city metrics, and support cross-sector data sharing. Efforts to strengthen data infrastructure for sectors like energy were highlighted as essential to unlocking the value of data as a production factor.

Several participants also jointly launched an AI agent ecosystem cooperation plan, aiming to create more integrated application scenarios, strengthen innovation, and accelerate the transformation of scientific research into practical outcomes.