Global Internet Competition, Italy represented by the startup Experenti

On 3rd September, the Global Internet Competition of “Straight to Wuzhen” was held in Wuzhen, China. It is an entrepreneurial development and scientific-technological cooperation programme involving numerous startups and other members of the global innovation ecosystem.

Hosted by the Zhejiang Provincial People’s Government, the programme is an important part of the World Internet Conference, one of the largest annual events dedicated to the Internet and new information technologies, which in previous editions has seen the participation of successful entrepreneurs such as Jack Ma of Alibaba, Pony Ma of Tencent, Robin Li of Baidu, and Tim Cook of Apple.

The Global Internet Competition is a one-year programme focused on the theme of the digital economy aimed at exploring new technologies and business models in this area.

It is a key platform for fostering international investment and cooperation on innovative projects between China and global companies.

The programme was organised by the Department of Economy and Information Technology of Zhejiang Province, the Provincial Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province, and the Zhejiang Internet Information Office, as well as the Governments of the Municipalities of Jiaxing and Tongxin.

The participation of Italian startups and experts was coordinated by SPICI.

There were 20 startups from China, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland selected to showcase their technological solutions in 5 categories: Consumer Internet, Industrial Internet, Artificial Intelligence, Integrated Circuit, and 5G Application.

Experenti, the only Italian startup present, showcased its B2B solutions in mixed reality, augmented reality, and virtual reality for Industry 4.0.