The Taiyuan industry and information technology bureau held a key meeting on May 13 to promote the construction of new infrastructure in Taiyuan city, capital of North China's Shanxi province, according to local officials.

They said the meeting looked at new infrastructure including 5G, artificial intelligence and the industrial internet. Experts and key enterprises in the city were present in the discussions.

Several manufacturers such as Shanxi Fenxi Heavy Industry Co and CRRC Taiyuan Co shared their practical experience of informatization with present companies at the meeting.

Officials said the industrial internet platform is an important part of the new infrastructure. It connects massive industrial equipment and links to applications for various industrial scenarios. This makes it key in gathering and allocating industrial resources, according to experts at the meeting.

They said that the Taiyuan industry and information technology bureau has been integrating resources and building an open industrial internet platform for local companies and government departments.

Moving forwards, the bureau will further implement its policies to advance the construction of new infrastructure and accelerate the intelligent transformation of manufacturers in the city.