Quanzhou, Fujian, is both the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road and a UNESCO World Heritage City.
On December 17, the 2025 Ding Summit - Quanzhou, co-hosted by the Quanzhou SME Service Center, the Jinjiang Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, and DingTalk, kicked off in this historic and cultural city.
Founded 10 years ago, DingTalk is now a smart collaborative office platform with 700 million users and 26 million enterprise organizations. It is committed to shaping the way we work in the AI era.
Data shows that among more than 40,000 enterprises above designated size in Fujian Province, nearly 20,000 use DingTalk. In Quanzhou, nearly 70% of listed companies use DingTalk.
Promoting Deep Integration of Artificial Intelligence and the Real Economy
In his speech, Lai Jinliang, Director of the Quanzhou SME Service Center, noted that the country is currently implementing the "AI+" initiative to promote deep integration between artificial intelligence and the real economy. As a manufacturing hub rooted in the real economy and driven by the private sector, Quanzhou is at a critical stage of transformation and upgrading. Small and medium-sized enterprises, especially manufacturing firms, urgently need to leverage next-generation information technology to achieve breakthroughs, upgrade operations, and reshape their core competitiveness.
Lai Jinliang, Director of the Quanzhou SME Service Center
Lai Jinliang believes that this Ding Summit comes at the right time, responding to national calls while aligning with Quanzhou's development needs. DingTalk and its ecosystem partners showcased AI solutions tailored for the manufacturing industry. This event is not just a technology showcase but also an important pathway to help enterprises improve quality, boost efficiency, reduce costs, and drive innovation.
Alibaba's AI Capabilities Made Accessible—As Convenient as Water, Electricity, and Gas
Li Yang, Senior Solutions Expert at DingTalk
Li Yang, Senior Solutions Expert at DingTalk, shared Alibaba's strategic layout in the AI field and explained how DingTalk leverages Alibaba's powerful AI technologies to deliver scenario-based applications.
"All of Alibaba's accumulated AI capabilities are available to enterprises on DingTalk—accessible and affordable, just like water, electricity, and gas," Li Yang said.
DingTalk's First AI Hardware, A1: A New Tool for Office Efficiency
Liu Yiping, Product Manager of DingTalk A1
DingTalk's first AI hardware, the DingTalk A1, has received widespread acclaim since its launch. Dubbed the "AI office神器," it has emerged as a dark horse in China's domestic AI hardware market this year and has firmly topped the sales charts in the recording category on Tmall.
Liu Yiping, Product Manager of DingTalk A1, shared the product's development philosophy: "There are three core principles: first, people-centric design; second, objective record-keeping; and third, acting as a personal assistant."
Enterprise Practices: From Feature Exploration to Holistic Planning
Xiao Xiaorong, Executive President of Fujian Tongfa Food Group Co., Ltd., shared his experience collaborating with DingTalk. He noted that after using DingTalk, he found its features rich, its operation simple, and its benefits widely accessible. Through practical application, he delved deeply into the value of AI Tables, achieving "one table in hand, business worries gone." This solution is particularly well-suited for small and medium-sized enterprises looking to transform traditional table-based business processes, boosting efficiency and enabling data visualization. At the same time, Xiao outlined the group's overall plan for 2026 to advance full-scale business digitalization based on DingTalk's low-code platform, adopting an agile approach to align with the company's growth rhythm.
Xiao Xiaorong, Executive President of Fujian Tongfa Food Group Co., Ltd.
Strategic cooperation agreement signed between the Quanzhou SME Service Center and DingTalk
At the summit, the Quanzhou SME Service Center and DingTalk (China) Information Technology Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement. Since their first collaboration in 2021, the two parties have worked closely in Quanzhou, promoting digital working methods that benefit millions of enterprises. This signing marks a key step as the two sides move from "digital普及" to "intelligent deepening" in the AI era. Going forward, the two will collaborate closely, leveraging DingTalk's leading AI technologies and its commitment to accessibility to address real business needs. Together, they will tailor AI-era working methods and transformation plans for local enterprises, helping Quanzhou's SMEs achieve high-quality development.
(Swipe to view the scene of the strategic cooperation signing)
As the millennium-old starting point of the Maritime Silk Road meets the cutting-edge wave of AI, Quanzhou—a historic and cultural city—is embracing a smart and digital future with an open mind. Guided by the national "AI+" strategy, DingTalk is injecting new momentum into the transformation and upgrading of small and medium-sized enterprises with its accessible, easy-to-use, and highly efficient AI capabilities. This "timely rain" of the AI era is nourishing Quanzhou's manufacturing industry as it embarks on a new journey toward high-quality development.
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