Course Description
China has become one of the world’s most influential forces in artificial intelligence, digital platforms, and large-scale digital transformation. Its ability to deploy AI at speed, scale, and across entire ecosystems—government, industry, cities, finance, and consumer platforms—offers powerful lessons for leaders worldwide.
This 5-day training course provides a structured and strategic understanding of how China designs, governs, and implements AI-powered digital transformation. Rather than focusing on technology alone, the course examines the business models, decision-making frameworks, governance approaches, and execution strategies that enable China’s digital success.
Participants will gain insight into how AI is embedded into real operations—from smart manufacturing and logistics to fintech, smart cities, and enterprise decision intelligence—and how these lessons can be adapted responsibly within different regulatory, cultural, and organizational contexts.
What you will achieve
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Understand China’s AI and digital transformation model
- Analyze AI-driven platform and ecosystem strategies
- Evaluate large-scale AI deployment in business and government
- Apply Chinese digital execution lessons to their own organizations
- Assess AI governance, ethics, and regulatory considerations
- Develop an actionable AI and digital transformation roadmap
How the course is delivered
This training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes an interactive mixture of lecture-led learning & group discussions.
Designed for
This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Senior executives and directors
- Digital transformation and innovation leaders
- Strategy, technology, and data leaders
- Government and public-sector decision-makers
- Smart city, infrastructure, and industrial leaders
- Investors and business development professionals
Daily programme
- Evolution of China’s digital economy and AI ecosystem
- National AI strategy and long-term digital vision
- Role of government, private sector, and platforms
- Speed, scale, and execution as competitive advantages
- Comparing China’s digital model with global approaches
- Case study: How China scales digital solutions nationally
- Platform economies and super-app ecosystems
- AI-driven personalization and consumer intelligence
- Digital payments, fintech, and data integration
- Ecosystem partnerships and network effects
- Monetization strategies in AI-enabled platforms
- Case analysis: Platform dominance and competitive advantage
- AI in smart factories and Industry 4.0 (China model)
- Robotics, automation, and predictive maintenance
- AI-powered supply chains and logistics optimization
- Digital twins and real-time operational intelligence
- Integrating AI into legacy industrial environments
- Practical exercise: Designing an AI-enabled operations model
- AI applications in smart cities and urban management
- Digital government services and citizen platforms
- AI for traffic, safety, energy, and public services
- Data governance, cybersecurity, and privacy models
- Ethics, surveillance, and trust in AI systems
- Case discussion: Balancing innovation and regulation
- AI-driven decision-making and executive intelligence
- Big data analytics and real-time forecasting
- AI for risk management and scenario planning
- Organizational readiness for AI adoption
- Leadership challenges in AI transformation
- Developing a customized AI & digital action plan
- Course wrap-up and strategic takeaways
Certification & accreditation
BII Certificate of Completion
BII Certificate of Completion Upon successful completion, participants receive a BII Development Institute Certificate of Completion with a unique reference code that is independently verifiable. Our certificates are recognised internationally and reflect successful completion of your chosen programme.
