2008 Exchange Forum on Manufacturing Informatization between Academicians and Enterprises was held in Shanghai recently. The Forum discussed about the goal and critical issues of manufacturing informatization in China as well as the development trend of manufacturing industry in developed countries. Around 80 participants were invited, including renowned academicians, experts from the 863 program and representatives from well-established domestic enterprises in the field of automobiles, shipping, engineering machinery, steel and iron, home appliance, etc. 

During the face-to-face exchange, the experts responded to the remarks delivered by the enterprise representatives and offered sound and feasible technical solutions for their problems.