Innovation and AI unlocking new growth drivers

Technological innovation, particularly artificial intelligence, is emerging as a hot topic of this year's forum.

From "AI+ industrial transformation" to "AI-powered healthcare," discussions will highlight how digital technologies are reshaping industries and driving high-quality development. The rapid rise of AI is not only creating new economic opportunities but also raising important questions about governance, ethics and employment.

"New opportunities lie in the wave of high-quality development and technological innovation," said Yan Hongping, a professor at the International Business School of Hainan University.

"The rapid growth of the digital economy, the expansion of strategic emerging industries and the forward-looking development of future industries, breakthroughs in AI, and the acceleration of green and low-carbon transformation all point to new growth drivers and broader space for cooperation, providing a vast stage for countries to achieve mutual benefit and win-win outcomes," the expert noted.