A delegation representing the UAE's National Experts Program Artificial Intelligence Track (NEP-AI) completed a five-day study tour in Beijing and Shanghai between October 12 and 16, Xinhua and regional media reported. The mission comprised 16 Emirati artificial intelligence professionals accompanied by six program alumni and fellows.
Conducted under the theme 'AI Governance, Smart Nation Systems and Digital Government', the programme evaluated how artificial intelligence research, digital infrastructure, and regulatory frameworks can advance public administration and national economic priorities.
During the tour, the delegation engaged with Chinese research bodies and technology firms, including the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), Zhipu AI, ByteDance, AgiBot, and Agentrix. Meetings focused on different stages of technology development, ranging from large language model development and regulatory standards to robotics and enterprise workflow automation.
Site visits included reviews of commercialized AI models at Zhipu AI, platform deployment strategies at ByteDance, embodied intelligence and robotics at AgiBot, and business automation agents at Agentrix. According to Xinhua, the visit aimed to identify collaborative opportunities across academic research and practical industry applications.
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- Xinhua · 2026-10-19
