On November 25, the 2020 World Industrial Design Conference (WIDC 2020) & the China Excellent Industrial Design (CEID) Award Ceremony took place in Yantai, Shandong, according to the Information Office of the Yantai Municipal People's Government. With the support of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the conference was jointly hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and the Shandong Provincial People's Government. It was organized by the Shandong Province Department of Industry and Information Technology, the Yantai Municipal People's Government, and the China Industrial Design Association. With the theme 'Intelligent Design, Road to the Future', the conference collaborated with the Global Design Industry Organization (GDIO) as well as design associations, enterprises, institutions, universities and innovation leaders from more than 40 countries around the world. The innovative 3I integration initiative -- Idea, Intelligence & Industrial Internet, which will focus on the future of design and help the world economy achieve stable and sustainable development, was launched, During the 2020 CEID Award Ceremony, 10 gold award winners were announced, acknowledging best industrial design in recent years. Xu Kemin, Chief Economist with MIIT, Ling Wen, Vice Governor of Shandong Provincial People's Government and Zhang Shuping, Yantai Party secretary all attended the WIDC 2020 Opening Ceremony and delivered speeches. Li Yong, Director-General of UNIDO, Pan Yuehe, Former Executive Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering as well as the chairman of GDIO, sent congratulatory videos for the ceremonial opening. Academic advisors, practical experts, and innovative elites from the global intelligent manufacturing field at home and abroad gathered on the coast of the Bohai Sea. Yu Xiaodong, Deputy Director General of the Industry Policy Division of MIIT, presided over the 2020 CEID Award Ceremony, and Zhang Dailing, Deputy Mayor of Yantai Municipal People's Government presided over the WIDC 2020 Opening Ceremony. Source: The Information Office of the Yantai Municipal People's Government Image Attachments Links: Link: https://iop.asianetnews.net/view-attachment?attach-id=378523 Caption: WIDC 2020 City Light Show Link: https://iop.asianetnews.net/view-attachment?attach-id=378534 Caption: WIDC 2020 Opening Ceremony Link: https://iop.asianetnews.net/view-attachment?attach-id=378535 Caption: WIDC 2020 Exterior View of Main Venue Link: https://iop.asianetnews.net/view-attachment?attach-id=378537 Caption: WIDC 2020 CEID Award Exhibition Link: https://iop.asianetnews.net/view-attachment?attach-id=378538 Caption: The China Excellent Industrial Design (CEID) Award Ceremony