HUAWEI, UNIDO UNVEIL AI GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR INDUSTRY, MANUFACTURING

Mr. Ciyong Zou, Deputy to the Director General and Managing Director of UNIDO, Vicky Zhang, Vice President of Corporate Communications at Huawei, and other partners during the official launch of AIM Global (Photo: Huawei)

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- Huawei, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and other partners officially launched the “Global Alliance on Artificial Intelligence for Industry and Manufacturing” (AIM Global) at the sixth World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), recently.

Led by UNIDO, AIM Global will integrate public and private partners to foster the use of and innovation around artificial intelligence (AI) in industry and manufacturing.

Huawei Vice President Corporate Communications, Vicky Zhang said in a statement: “We are proud to be a strategic partner of AIM Global. Working closely with UNIDO and other Alliance partners, Huawei will use AI to bring new momentum to industry development.

“Huawei is building a strong foundation in computing capabilities and is launching multiple large models designed for specific industries. Our goal is to develop AI solutions that more effectively serve all industries – and that better support scientific research.”

The Alliance will benefit from the local networks and insights of UNIDO’s investment and technology promotion offices that offer support to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) globally.

The resulting deep understanding of actual SME challenges across sectors will inform the strategy of AIM Global in order to maximise its impact and UNIDO is committed to support pioneering efforts to enhance industrial competitiveness and sustainable development via AI.

AIM Global will serve as a platform for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and the development of best practices, focusing on four key areas.

First, it will facilitate research and development of AI technologies specific to industry and manufacturing. Second, the Alliance and its partners will engage to develop and promote ethical guidelines for the use of AI in industry and manufacturing.

Third, with the help of the Alliance, UNIDO seeks to convey policy recommendations to governments and international organisations on the use of AI in industry and manufacturing. Finally, AIM Global will promote the adoption of best practices for the use of AI in industry and manufacturing.

Huawei will actively support AIM Global with case studies on industrial AI implementation, insights from its intensive research and development as well as making its global network of experts available.

-- BERNAMA