Siemens and Alibaba Cloud signed strategic cooperation

Siemens and Alibaba Cloud signed a strategic cooperation agreement, in which both parties will leverage their technological advantages in their respective fields to jointly promote the integration of cloud computing, AI big models and industry, enabling Chinese enterprises to improve innovation and productivity, and injecting acceleration into the high-quality development of China's economy.

According to the agreement, Alibaba Cloud officially becomes the ecological partner of Siemens Xcelerator, an open digital business platform, and both parties will jointly explore the application and innovation of AI in industrial and other scenarios based on Siemens Xcelerator and the "Tong Yi Big Model" to accelerate digital transformation. At the same time, Siemens will optimize and improve the user experience of Siemens Xcelerator online platform with Alibaba Cloud's AI Big Model.

The signing marks a further step for Siemens and Alibaba Cloud to work together to enable digital transformation in industry, and is also a useful practice for our strong alliance and co-creation based on Siemens Xcelerator platform. We are looking forward to sharing resources, creating technologies and sharing ecology with Alibaba Cloud to benefit Chinese enterprises, especially SMEs, with the power of technology, making their digital transformation easier, faster and more conducive to scale implementation", said Dr. Xiao Song, Executive Vice President, Siemens Worldwide and Chairman, President and CEO, Siemens China.

“A new era of intelligence is coming, and the industrial and manufacturing sectors, which are vital to the country's livelihood, will be an important position for the application of AI big models. In the next decade, cloud, AI and industrial scenarios will continue to be deeply integrated. Siemens and Alibaba Cloud will also work together to accelerate this integration process, improve industrial productivity and accelerate innovation, and help improve the competitiveness of industrial enterprises”, said Zhang Yong, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Alibaba Group and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group.

Since the arrival of Siemens Xcelerator in China in November 2022, Siemens has continued to expand the platform's business portfolio and build an open ecosystem in line with local market needs. Currently, the platform has successfully launched more than 10 locally developed innovative solutions. In terms of eco-building, Siemens Xcelerator has achieved rapid growth in the number of registered users in China and the growth momentum is solid. The platform has nearly 30 eco-partners covering digital infrastructure, industry solutions, consulting and services, education and other fields, sharing opportunities, creating value and winning the digital future together.