Li Chaochen

At the themed forum titled "Dialogue on Technological Civilization and Co-Building Happiness", Li Chaochen, former President of the China Association of Intelligent Transportation and former Minister-Counselor for Science and Technology at the Chinese Embassies in the United States and the United Kingdom, advocates that "the warmth and order of intelligent transportation will help the Greater Bay Area build a new paradigm of 'happy travel'".

The warmth and order of intelligent transportation will help the Greater Bay Area build a new paradigm of “happy travel”

Li Chaochen

Former President of the China Association of Intelligent TransportationFormer Minister-Counselor for Science and Technology at the Chinese Embassies in the United States and the United Kingdom

As a senior expert in China's intelligent transportation field, Li Chaochen focused on "Technology for Good in Smart Transportation" at the forum. He put forward three core questions: "For whom to serve, on what basis to gain trust, and where to lead people", guiding participants to rethink the value orientation of technological development.

He pointed out that smart transportation should not be limited to "speed and smoothness", but should pursue the comprehensive goals of "safety, comfort, greenness, and stability". From public transport priority to adaptive traffic signals, from carbon emission reduction KPIs to system resilience construction, Li Chaochen proposed a series of implementable Chinese paths. He also emphasized the implementation strategy of "pilot first, standard leadership, and public priority".

In terms of global cooperation, he advocated the "three mutuals" model of "shared language, shared scenarios, and shared narratives", promoting China's smart transportation experience to become an international public good that is "understandable, usable, and worth following". He specifically mentioned that the initiative of "Digital and Intelligent City · Happy Governance" is the best practice to transform the warmth of technology into people's sense of happiness. Mr. Li not only pointed out the direction for smart transportation at the professional level, but also expounded the leading role of the forum as a "discourse platform for technological civilization" at the strategic level. It is through such high-end dialogues that China's experience can be systematically refined and exported, becoming an important public good in the "high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative" and benefiting more cities and people.