Chapter 883 Dubai

Old Moore is three years older than Inamori Kazuo. As two people who have witnessed almost the same history, the development of their state of mind is quite different. Old Moore is a person who cultivates external skills, while Inamori Kazuo is obviously a person who cultivates internal skills.

As for which is better, external or internal, there is no conclusion. It can only be said that the two of them at this time realized that they were about to witness some history, and the key person who pushed the history forward was Meng Qian.

That night, Old Moore didn't see Meng Qian, and he suddenly didn't want to see Meng Qian that much.

The second day of the conference was the speaking session of foreign guests. Representatives from all over the world told the conference about the changes brought about by changes such as networking, intelligence, and cloudification to their respective companies and countries.

Of course, the topic of globalization is inseparable from everyone’s sharing. Everyone said that the rapid development of technology in recent years is thanks to the development of globalization, so everyone supports globalization and the idea of ​​win-win cooperation .

At the same time, after all, it is China's home court. Whether it is polite or sincere, when it comes to globalization, everyone will exaggerate Dafeng Group's new globalization concept and China's Belt and Road Initiative from various angles.

The overall atmosphere is harmonious and with a hint of official.

Until the appearance of the Prince of Dubai, the atmosphere on the scene suddenly became down-to-earth. The first sentence of the Prince of Dubai on the stage was, "We are more and more fond of doing business with Chinese people, because Chinese people are very smart and they are very calculating. , but they are counting on your money, they just want to make more money from you."

One sentence caused a lot of laughter at the scene, and the Huaxia people at the scene couldn't tell whether it was a good word or a bad word for a while. After all, shrewd calculation is not a good word.

The Prince of Dubai continued, "For a long time, business involving the fate of the country will always be mixed with many factors, but no matter whether you are a company or a country, the Chinese people care most about doing business. They care about many things. Not that interested."

This explanation is actually quite subtle, but all the bosses present today can understand it, and they can't help but sigh that the royal family dare to speak.

Next, the prince of Dubai began to talk about Dubai's smart city construction plan, and more people are welcome to invest in Dubai.

In fact, everyone has been paying attention to Dubai recently, because in this April, the sheikh of Dubai very suddenly met with hundreds of local government and enterprise executives to discuss the revitalization of Dubai, which aroused the attention of the world.

From the data point of view, Dubai housing prices have fallen by 25% since 2014, and the GDP growth rate has dropped to 1.9%, reaching the lowest value in ten years.

Sensitive politicians, capitalists and entrepreneurs are aware that Dubai is entering a new phase.

Judging from Dubai's current attitude, digitization and high technology have become Dubai's next clear goals.

The Prince of Dubai is also on the spot today to welcome more technology companies to invest in Dubai, but one thing that everyone is more sensitive to realize is that the Prince of Dubai is obviously more inclined to invite Chinese companies to invest in Dubai.

That obvious attitude even makes people feel that it's not just because of the courtesy of being in China's home court, Dubai really seems to hope that more Chinese companies will come over.

And that night, Meng Qian reserved his dinner time for representatives from Dubai. In addition to the prince of Dubai, there was also a well-known Dubai figure who came to China this time.

In 2017, Dubai established a national minister of artificial intelligence. Dubai is the only government in the world that has raised artificial intelligence to the national department. The name of the first minister is Omar bin Sultan Alama.

During the dinner, the Prince of Dubai was mainly responsible for showing off his wealth, while Omar was responsible for talking about business.

"We want to make Dubai the most intelligent country in the world." Omar proposed the idea of ​​Dubai now.

"Does Mr. Omar know that Singapore also has this plan now?" Meng Qian asked with a smile.

Omar is no better than the prince, and he still speaks more modestly, "We have a lot of understanding of Singapore, and we have always borrowed some models from Singapore in our past development, but we will be more determined than Singapore."

"Why is Mr. Omar so confident?"

"Because we are more determined than Singapore, we will devote all of Dubai to achieve a high degree of intelligence in Dubai."

Meng Qian smiled and nodded, "It is important to have such a determination, but if Dubai wants to build a smart city, you must first be clear about whether you want to build yourself into a smart city or an independent smart city."

Meng Qian hit the nail on the head, and Omar's eyes immediately brightened up, "Mr. Meng, what difference do you think?"

Meng Qian explained cooperatively, "Dubai has experienced a large-scale and very successful city-building movement in the past two decades, creating Dubai's attractiveness, but real estate and tourism have always been your pillars, exceeding GDP half of.

Now Dubai wants to attract technology and capital through digital transformation, become a highland of global technological innovation, and transfer the competitive advantages accumulated from natural resources to technological attractiveness.

Compared with building skyscrapers in the desert, I agree with this direction, but this new city building movement has greater opportunities and greater difficulties.

The most fundamental question is, do you have the foundation?

The reason why I want to mention Singapore is because while Dubai is frantically starting the city-building movement, Singapore has been investing in independent research and development. If Dubai's goal today is to become a smart city, where is the technical foundation? Where is the talent base?

How much is your participation in the global chip supply chain? How much do you participate in the global core software system? Are there any world-renowned institutions of higher learning in Dubai? "

"Because we don't have one, we need to attract companies like Dafeng Group to enter our Dubai." Omar blurted out.

Meng Qian smiled and shook his head, "Dubai has always had a rule that any technology company must enter Dubai in the form of a joint venture. We also gave you a certain amount of shares when we opened a branch in Dubai, and this share ratio Not small.

But as far as I know, the first change Dubai made after the recent meeting was to abolish this regulation. We will continue to open companies in Dubai, and we can enter as a sole proprietorship, right? "

"Yes, this is to further attract investment."

“But then technology has even less to do with Dubai.

Dubai is now talking about unmanned flying cars, robot police, and these technologies that seem to be waiting for the future. Of course, these technological products are indeed very helpful to Dubai's technological image.

But in my eyes, these things are like those skyscrapers in Dubai today, magnificent, but lacking a real foundation.

The data I have shows that until now, artificial intelligence technology in Dubai is still limited to the public sector, and the penetration rate among ordinary people is extremely low.

Moreover, the implementation rate of digital transformation in Dubai is less than 5%, which is far lower than 15% in Asian countries.

Dubai is a city that pursues speed. I believe that this time Dubai is also pursuing speed in the construction of a smart city. Since it requires speed, it is naturally impossible to have the time and energy to lay out the foundation in an all-round way.

So if my judgment is correct, what Dubai wants to become is a smart city, not an independent smart city, and even for this reason, Dubai has given up the long-term policy of joint venture settlement.

I don't know if my judgment is right or wrong? "

Omar and the prince looked at each other, and naturally they needed to give Meng Qian an affirmative answer, "Mr. Meng is right, we don't have more than 20 years of independent research and development foundation like Singapore, we can't go the same way as Singapore road.

I wonder if Mr. Meng has any valuable suggestions to share? "

Meng Qian's eyes gradually became sharper, "First of all, whether it is a smart city or an independent smart city, it is just a choice, and there is no right or wrong, after all, the national conditions of each city and country are different.

But since we have chosen the direction of a pure smart city, we must pay attention to technical barriers. If one day Dubai's products are stuck with technology, how do you plan to deal with it? "

Omar answered the words very modestly, "I also ask Mr. Meng for advice."

"In my opinion, we need a globalization rule that can make people feel at ease, a rule that can protect the stable development of globalization, and a rule that allows everyone, all companies, and all countries to develop with peace of mind according to their own conditions.

We should no longer and can no longer seek perfection in grievances.

We should work together to protect the rights and freedoms of every hardworking person. "

Omar glanced at the prince again, Meng Qian's words involved a height beyond his authority, and he dared not answer.

The prince smiled indifferently, and gave an unanswered answer, "Mr. Meng, after the meeting, will you have time to come to Dubai and give us advice?"

"Yes, I've always been curious about the garage of the Prince's house."

"Haha, then I'll wait for Mr. Meng's arrival."

We are all smart people, so naturally we won't talk any more today. After chatting casually for a while, Meng Qian went to meet other guests.

The prince and Omar who stayed in the hotel all became serious.

"Dubai is not the only one that wants to become a smart city. Dafeng Group is now helping those developing countries build 5G smart cities. How many of those developing countries have sufficient independent research and development capabilities?" Omar pointed out the key to the problem.

"So, what Meng Qian told us today must have also told people in those countries.

Meng Qian is using the current environment to remind everyone that we need to create a new rule that has no suppression, no sanctions, and no barriers. Everyone can choose the most suitable development direction according to their own reality. "

"Then how should we choose?"

"How do you think everyone will choose?"

"Everyone. The scientific and technological strength of the Dafeng Group and the comprehensive national strength of Huaxia have indeed given everyone a reason to hesitate."

"How do you think China compares to the United States in terms of overall national strength?"

"That's definitely not as good as it is."

"In that case, why do you hesitate?"

Touched by the prince, Omar immediately understood, "That's right!"

The prince looked up at the direction where Meng Qian was going, "The next few years will probably be very interesting."

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