On the morning of September 5th, at the IBM China Enterprise AI Summit Forum, Chen Xudong, Chairman and General Manager of IBM Greater China, stated that "Today, IBM's key clients in China are private enterprises and foreign companies operating in China. Our main focus has also shifted toward the digital transformation, intelligent transformation, and global operations of private enterprises."

Chen Xudong noted that looking ahead to the next forty years, IBM will continue to leverage its deep expertise in technology and consulting to empower private enterprise development, while also contributing to the construction of the local software industry and software ecosystem partnerships.

During the conference, IBM launched the IBM China "AI Deep Cultivation" plan, which encompasses three key areas: regional markets, partner ecosystem, and collaborative innovation platform.

The regional market strategy will focus on cities where private enterprises are concentrated and private economy is well-developed. Suzhou and Yantai are the first batch of selected key cities.

The partner ecosystem refers to strengthening collaboration and empowerment with local partners in selected key cities, in addition to IBM's own investments, to better serve local clients.

The collaborative innovation platform involves deep connections with local governments and industry associations, working with partners to create multi-party win-win innovation platforms. The AI innovation platform has three core functions: First, serving as a platform for clients to understand digitalization and intelligent technologies; Second, functioning as a technology empowerment platform for partners; Third, operating as a multi-party collaborative platform that, starting from client pain points and needs, utilizes IBM's unique co-creation methodology to work with clients and partners to find AI solutions that meet local client requirements.