CBI member, Accenture has opened a new innovation hub to pursue research and development in artificial intelligence, robotics and Accenture’s Industry X.0 programme, the consultancy’s initiative to define the digital reinvention of industry. The Shenzhen innovation hub will be home to world-class R&D appliances and professionals, and will bring the company’s latest thinking, capabilities and ability to build prototypes of new solutions to help Chinese technology companies, start ups and academic institutions to drive innovation. The investment has been made by Accenture in support of the developing Greater Bay Initiative, the Chinese government’s plan to link up Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau together to form a global business centre.
Wei Zhu, chairman of Accenture Greater China said, “Innovation is crucial to the sustained growth of all enterprises, and Shenzhen is the epicentre of innovation in the emerging Greater Bay Area. The new Accenture Innovation Hub in Shenzhen demonstrates our strong commitment to building a more robust innovation eco-system for our clients in Greater China and positions us to help clients apply disruptive technologies to accelerate their digital transformation journeys and stay ahead of the game.”
The Accenture Innovation Hub will be located in the high-tech industrial park of the Shenzhen Economic Zone, and will be home to four of Accenture’s business streams: Accenture Research, Accenture Labs, Accenture Ventures and Accenture Liquid Studios – the full capability of Accenture’s R&D work.
- Accenture Research, which combines industry knowledge and advanced research technologies to reveal important business trends and insights in the Chinese market;
- Accenture Labs, which helps clients shape the future by incubating new concepts with breakthrough technology capabilities through applied R&D projects;
- Accenture Ventures, which serves as a bridge to the global innovation ecosystem, unlocks growth opportunities for our clients by bringing them together with best-in-class emerging enterprise startups to accelerate their transformation;
- Accenture Liquid Studios, which helps companies transform concepts into business solutions through rapid software application development and prototyping.
Multiple CBI members in China have announced in recent months their intentions to invest in R&D facilities in Shenzhen and the Greater Bay Area, including Airbus, DHL and Siemens.
To find out more about the Accenture Innovation Hub in Shenzhen, please follow the link.
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