sponsored by invest shenzhen and china electronics news, the third china wearable device industry development summit forum was held at shenzhen convention & exhibition center on april 11, 2015. the forum centered on the theme of cross-industry cooperation and innovation with a focus on a series of key issues including cooperation between upstream and downstream sectors and extending the industry value chain. senior officials from the electronic information division of miit, invest shenzhen, and economy, trade and information commission of shenzhen municipality, and a group of major players including the state radio monitoring centre, huawei, iflytek, and tianma attended the forum.
the wearable device industry serves customers in health care, law enforcement, remote medical and field service sectors, as well as average consumers, and is quite different from the traditional electronics industry. also, the industry is poised to create substantial investment opportunities in the future. hu yan, inspector of electronic information division of miit, praised the efforts made by invest shenzhen's in holding the forum and its active role in attracting outstanding industry resources. he also highlighted shenzhen's role in developing the industry and estimated the rosy development outlook of the industry. deputy direct of invest shenzhen jia changsheng briefed the gathering on shenzhen's business environment and the developmental status of the wearable device industry. he also encouraged overseas wearable device companies to operate in shenzhen.
an official from the industry division of economy, trade and information commission of shenzhen municipality then introduced the development plan and policies related to the industry. senior executives from industry leaders such as huawei, tianma and iflytek discussed different aspects related to tapping in to the development of the wearable device industry. in addition, the forum attracted numerous enterprises from both upstream and downstream industries.