In order to help government groups, exhibitors and visitors to accelerate the transformation, transition and adaptation of their first online exhibition, Organizing Committee office of China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair and Shenzhen International Cultural Industry Fair Co., Ltd. specially organized a training course for ‘Online ICIF’ on September 15, 2020.

Lin Jiuhua, Secondary Investigator of the Cultural Reform Division of the Publicity Department of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the CPC; Zhou Qian, Deputy Director of the Cultural Industry Development Division of Culture, Radio, Television,Tourism and Sports Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality; Ji Shulong, President Assistant of Shenzhen Press Group; Ye Jianqiang, Member of the Management Committee of Shenzhen Press Group, Vice Chairman and General Manager of Shenzhen International Cultural Industry Fair Co., Ltd.; Xu Yiming, Vice President of Tencent, and leaders of various district exhibitions in Shenzhen attended the training course. The training course was hosted by Dong Haitao, the Editor-in-chief of the Shenzhen Daily, Executive Deputy General Manager of Shenzhen International Cultural Industry Fair Co., Ltd. At the same time, government groups from various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities across the country and from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions were invited to participate in the online training course by the video conference mode.

Ye introduced the basic situation and participation methods of the 16th ICIF (Online ICIF), and demonstrated the sections and functions of the Online ICIF by video.

It is expected that 31 provinces, municipalities, Hong Kong, Marco and Taiwan regions will participated in the ICIF for 11 consecutive years. Various regions will organize high-quality cultural enterprises, institutions, parks and cultural projects and products to participate in the 16th ICIF, highlighting the latest progress in the reform of the national cultural system, the latest achievements in the development of cultural industries, high-quality cultural projects and leading products. Through the online ICIF platform, it will help cultural enterprises to open up the market, promote model innovation and business format innovation.

At the training course, Shenzhen International Cultural Industry Fair Co., Ltd. and Tencent company formally signed a contract, and reached a comprehensive cooperation. As the exclusive technical service provider for this year's Online ICIF, Tencent integrates the technological and ecological advantages accumulated over the past 20 years and makes full use of Tencent Cloud, Tencent Security, Tencent Big Data, Mr. Translation, Tencent CCM, Tencent Real-Time Communication (TRTC), Cloud Live, other products and service capabilities, striving to create five sections such as Cloud Opening, Cloud Exhibition, Cloud Business, Cloud Signing, Cloud Big Data, etc., to provide overall technical support, platform research and development services and cloud resource support for the Online ICIF.

The Online ICIF warmly welcomes global government organizations, cultural and commercial institutions, corporate representatives and individuals to participate in the exhibitions, exchanges and forums, and experience ‘The Top Cultural Fair in China’ with Internet technology.