On April 16, 2024, IDC's annual IDC Directions China Station kicked off! On the same day, more than 300 guests from ICT industry professionals, industry digitalization experts, and investment institutions, associations, and think tanks gathered in Shenzhen to participate in the first event of IDC Directions 2024: China ICT Market Trends Forum. Increase revenue. At the same time, IDC analysts shared research and insights on large models, AI terminals, going overseas and new internationalization, new industrialization, intelligent driving, new paradigms of cloud computing and smart home, etc., which also pointed out the direction for enterprises to grasp the new trend and win the new track.
In her opening remarks, Ms. Jennifer Fok, President of IDC China, said, "We believe that AI has already changed the IT industry, and everything will be different in the future. "IDC is committed to helping companies make effective technology decisions in a rapidly changing world, and today we're ready to ensure that our customers have the high-quality, preferred source of information and the opportunity to leverage the impact of 'AI Everywhere' on their business for a successful transformation in the future." ”
Mr. Wu Lianfeng, Vice President and Chief Analyst of IDC China, focused on the buzzword "new quality productivity" in his keynote speech. He mentioned that the core of the new quality productivity is to give full play to the leading role of innovation, promote industrial innovation with scientific and technological innovation, and achieve high-quality development. Digital industrialization and industrial digitalization are the top priorities of new productivity and will become the cornerstone of the continued rapid growth of the domestic ICT market.
Mr. Zhong Zhenshan, Vice President of IDC China, gave a keynote speech with in-depth insight into the application scenarios and market opportunities of large models. "In the past year, the versatility and generalization capabilities of large models have attracted the layout of major manufacturers, and the upgrade and iteration of large models in the market has attracted a war of 100 models, and cutting-edge generative AI applications have come one after another. In 2024, the number of basic large models in China will tend to converge and will be rolled to the industry, and the focus of the large model market will also shift from training to inference. He pointed out that in this context, technology providers and industry users should understand the potential opportunities and application scenarios of large models in the industry, and jointly help the implementation of large models/generative AI.
Mr. Wang Jiping, Vice President of IDC China, delivered a keynote speech focusing on the development of the AI end market. He mentioned that generative AI is leading the transformation of the entire industry. In 2023, whether it is PCs, mobile phones, or other terminal manufacturers, they have released AI-related terminal products, and this year is known as the first year of AI terminals. The next 2~3 years will become a key stage for AI terminals to gradually become real from concept. IDC believes that revolutionary changes are brewing in all aspects, from hardware architecture, product appearance, software, to models and developers.
Han Hanhua, vice president of IDC China, gave a speech aimed at the general trend of going overseas and new internationalization. "After years of exploration, the internationalization of Chinese enterprises has developed from the early stage of goods going overseas to the stage of global layout and integration of brands and industrial chains, and digitally empowered Global Native Enterprises are emerging. In the process of long-term research and service for global ICT pioneers, IDC has summarized typical cases and best practices of successful enterprises in three stages: strategic selection of overseas destinations, adaptation of products and ecosystems to target markets, and rapid global scale and rapid development, helping new international enterprises set sail. ”
After that, IDC senior analysts shared the latest market data, research results and industry insights, covering topics such as: new industrialization, intelligent driving, new paradigm of cloud computing, smart home, etc., to deeply address the latest industry trends and market trends in various tracks, and help enterprises seize opportunities and win business opportunities.
In the "Analyst One-on-One" session, 15 IDC analysts also had in-depth exchanges with ICT companies, industry users, and investment institutions.
At IDC Directions 2024: China ICT Market Trends Forum (Shenzhen), IDC also held a CMO luncheon to discuss with industry insiders the transformation of the role of CMOs in the future and how to help realize customer value. Topics such as smart factories and smart supply chains were discussed and exchanged.
(Liu Liqing)