At present, as core cities enter an era of stock buildup, urban renewal is changing from an endeavor with "big demolitions and big construction projects" to one of reshaping functionality. To stimulate the vitality of existing spaces, they must be operated dynamically, existing assets must be transformed and repositioned, and operational standards must be improved to maximize the intrinsic value and utilization.

During this process, the renewal and transformation should be the means by which the space is altered, but the focus should be on how the space can be repositioned to serve urban functionality and how it can develop alongside the surrounding areas. Through reshaping a building's functional positioning, new groups of people are brought in, innovative production methods are organically integrated into the spatial environment, and these ecosystem changes drive regional development as these elements come together and make the future brighter.

A new technology platform with roots in history, and a bastion of creativity for science and technology in Zhongguancun

In the past, and in the future, fully half of Beijing's science and technology development takes place in Zhongguancun.

Throughout Zhongguancun, from the locus of smart manufacturing to the struggle to accrue international-level creative production factors, Dinghao has left its mark. Dinghao DH3 has developed rapidly by seizing on technology industry trends. Dinghao Electronics Mall, a corner of the "Golden Triangle" of Zhongguancun, has transformed into an interactive platform and technology innovation ecosystem that brings the overall spatial aesthetics of modern business and the culture of science and technology innovation together in one place. With its new business model and spatial and architectural upgrades, the building was selected as a benchmark case for Beijing's urban renewal in 2022, and also serves as a new landmark for science and business in Zhongguancun. It continues to draw global science and technology companies as tenants, and it has become a base from which settled companies can promote the development of cutting-edge science and technology, a platform for technology and information exchange, and a center for innovation and entrepreneurship. Currently, it has brought well-known entities such as Sinovation Ventures, AInnovation, MiHoYo, CITIC Bank, Shengjing 360, and Wanghong Coffee under its roof.

As Zhongguancun's production capacity has been upgraded and its capacity for science and technology innovation has grown, Dinghao DH3 has completed a comprehensive overhaul and upgrade in terms of industry layout, building space, hardware quality, and soft services. Now, Dinghao DH3 has become a new interactive platform for the international science and technology innovation ecosystem. Creating a platform is only the first step for Dinghao. In an era when the stickiness of global value chains and supply chains is increasing, and as the spatial premium for industrial economic activities continues to increase exponentially through technological value, it is Dinghao who has extended the platform into a comprehensive and full-service bastion for creativity. This is Dinghao's actual mission.

An urban ecosystem for the times, one fit for China's great modernization

What kind of spatial ecosystem would best suit this city? What is an urban ecosystem "for the times"? Dinghao answers this question in actual practice. A good science and technology innovation ecosystem requires an open and communicative social work space, so that the office and smart manufacturing can be integrated. In an office space like this, close interaction between science and technology talent takes place - with many senior science and technology researchers and personnel working together here, many ideas will collide and bring about innovation. In this ecosystem, we should provide shared hardware, but also build a capital aggregation platform that connects governments, large enterprises, and entrepreneurs to enable the vertical flow of ideas and connect innovative energy and resources with the market.

With the AGI era in mind, Neolink and Dinghao DH3 have worked together to build the "China AGI Co-Creation Space". Its focus has been building cutting-edge digital infrastructure to meet the needs of the National East-West Computing Project, as well as building high-speed computing power links from Beijing to hub nodes in China's west, providing new infrastructure covering everything from training to inference for the transition towards AGI in all walks of life to empower Zhongguancun's large model AI enterprises with all the computing power they need. On the other hand, the "China AGI Co-Creation Space" creates a benchmark for what a science and technology innovation ecosystem interactive platform should be, making it a "booster" and "accelerator" for the development of China's large model industry. 

21Vianet, the parent company of Neolink, is a leading innovative new digital infrastructure company that has been deeply involved in the IDC field for nearly 30 years. Dinghao DH3 is an international company that has completed a comprehensive transformation and upgrade in terms of industrial layout, building space, hardware quality, and soft services. This new interactive platform for the science and technology innovation ecosystem brings together powerful forces and shares resources to provide full life cycle space services, smart computing services, and industrial services that help Chinese AI enterprises develop.

On September 15, a large model AI enterprise exchange forum with the title of "AI Applications and Technology Innovation in China" and the concurrent ITEC (Chaoyang International Talent Entrepreneurship Conference) Global Entrepreneurship Competition Registration Kick-off both concluded successfully at Dinghao DH3. The events were hosted by Dinghao DH3 and the Zhongguancun Ultra Cross Connects New Infrastructure Industry Innovation Alliance, and was co-organized by 21Vianet and Neolink. This is the first in the "Road to AGI in China" series of events created by Dinghao DH3 and Neolink.

On September 17, the "AI Governance Future Leaders Forum" was held at Dinghao DH3. The event was hosted by the AI Governance Laboratory and the Tsinghua University Student Blockchain Association, and co-sponsored by Dinghao DH3, 21Vianet, and Neolink. At this, the second in the "Road to AGI in China" series of events, Dinghao explained in practical terms how talent clusters cohere into actors bursting with scientific and technological innovation. The experts and scholars at this forum showed their achievements in the four areas of AI x Society, AI x Production Models, AI x Education, and AI x Law, giving all attendees an understanding of the multi-faceted collision of ideas that can occur in the era of AI, while at the same time advocating for deep thinking on AI governance and empowering the development of AGI in China.

In the future, the "Road to AGI in China" series of events will continue to attract leading AI startups and talent from across the country and empower the development of China's AGI. As we move into the AGI era, Dinghao DH3 not only plays the role of an interactive platform for the international science and technology innovation ecosystem, providing integrated innovation services that cover all elements and scenarios involving large models. We are also building the Dinghao Ultra Cross Connects AGI Hub, a place to gather computing, scientific research, funding, market, and community resources. In addition, Dinghao DH3 also regularly holds AGI technology forums and discussions to share cutting-edge technology and policy information, provides a "show" and "performance space" for AGI products, helps enterprises connect with funding, and truly provides access to AGI resources, ecosystem creation, and industry empowerment.

These activities have closely followed the pace of China's science and technology modernization. They represent Dinghao's rethinking in light of new economic conditions, as well as the concrete practice of creating a mechanism for urban space innovation models to evolve - we connect science and technology innovation spaces with science and technology innovation events, we connect science and technology innovation talent with the forefront of technological development, we connect technology operations with technological vision; we offer a spatial ecosystem that includes office spaces, commercial spaces, and shared spaces, a service ecosystem that includes corporate services and employee social platforms, an information ecosystem platform that includes project discussions, publishing, and exhibition, a scientific research and innovation ecosystem dominated by universities and research institutions, and an industrial and regional policy ecosystem that connects to government resources, all of which ultimately comprise a future-oriented science and technology innovation ecosystem.

After our rebirth in the new image of "Dinghao DH3", our buildings have been upgraded and transformed into an iconic new technology and business landmark that brings together office, exhibition, interaction and commercial services. In an era of unending science and technology innovation, we will promote development that allows internal mobility within the city. In "the world's Zhongguancun, the global village of talent", we will continue to fulfill the important task of "building a high-level talent locus" in Beijing, continue to follow the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordinated development plan and similar initiatives, continue to enhance links between talent in the Zhongguancun area. We will also continue to empower the entire region by influencing key nodes such as the industrial, innovation, and talent chains, work with government and our partners to create new urban renewal landmarks, and begin an era of innovation defined by Ultra Cross Connects.