YNU launches smart tourism research center

The Yunnan Engineering Research Center of Smart Tourism was established on Aug 6, with the joint efforts of Yunnan University (YNU) and Yunnan Tengyun Information Industry Co.

The center will be committed to the research of integrating cutting-edge technologies like cloud computing, the Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and blockchain with smart tourism. It will also push forward the industrialization of research achievements.

Its establishment marks an important step of YNU to assist in the construction of a 'Digital Yunnan,' as well as to push forward the upgrading and transformation of Yunnan's tourism industry.

The plaque unveiling ceremony of the Yunnan Engineering Research Center of Smart Tourism is held on Aug 6. [Photo/ynu.edu.cn]