From:ChinaDaily | 2021-02-24 09:23 AI innovation areas slated for construction A second batch of national-level artificial intelligence innovation areas will be built in Beijing, the Binhai New Area of Tianjin, Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, Guangzhou in Guangdong province and Chengdu in Sichuan province, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Friday. The first such areas were established in 2019 in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai, Shenzhen in Guangdong and Shandong province. Building AI innovation areas is a significant move in efforts to promote the in-depth integration of AI and the real economy, the ministry said. In Beijing, the area will focus on priority areas such as the utilities of AI in manufacturing, intelligent vehicles and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.