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GIVING WINGS TO BUSINESSES

In Goosun, an egg farm in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian Province in southeast China, 600,000 laying hens start the day at 4 a.m. every morning to lights that are activated automatically and breakfast served by a conveyor belt. A 1-meter-high robot then strolls around, using its sensors to collect data, including temperature, humidity and light, for better management.

In Fuzhou, which has been building itself into a model of the digital economy, digitalization is now a common trend for companies and factories across industries.

Digitalized factories

“The more digital we become, the more we benefit from it,”

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