Building a New Ecosystem for Smart Elder Care with AI, Shengtong’s 'Neijiang Model' Creates a National Benchmark for the Silver Economy
Conference Background

Empowering Thousands of Industries with Intelligence, Painting a Sweet Neijiang. On March 27,Sichuan Province Artificial Intelligence Industry Application Scenarios Release and Matchmaking Conferencewas held in Neijiang. This conference was guided by the Sichuan Provincial Government and hosted by the Chain Leader Office of the Sichuan Provincial Artificial Intelligence Industry Chain (Sichuan Provincial Department of Science and Technology), organized by the Neijiang Municipal Committee of the Communist Party and the Neijiang Municipal Government. Focusing on releasing cutting-edge application products, sharing scientific and technological achievements, and deepening industry-academia-research cooperation, it brought together forces from government, industry, academia, and research to jointly explore new pathways for large-scale applications in the artificial intelligence industry, injecting strong momentum into the high-quality development of Sichuan’s artificial intelligence industry.
$VOICECOMM (02495.HK)$Chairman Tang Jinghua, General Manager Sun Qi, and Shengtong Rongzhi Group President Shi Yerongand other company representatives were invited to attend, gathering for this industry event showcasing the deep integration of artificial intelligence with people's livelihood scenarios. At the conference venue, $VOICECOMM (02495.HK)$General Manager and Neijiang City Investment Ambassador Sun QiDelivered a keynote speech, bringing businesses to Neijiang withthe 'Smart Elderly Care Silver Core Engine'showcasing benchmark achievements. Leveraging deep technical expertise in artificial intelligence and practical experience in serving people's livelihoods, the company deciphers how technology empowers the silver economy in Neijiang, using technology as the pen and services as the ink to outline a new ecosystem for smart elderly care,letting the warm foundation of AI-powered elderly care illuminate the silver years of countless seniors.。
$VOICECOMM (02495.HK)$ General Manager Sun Qi: Forming a bond with Neijiang, the government and enterprises work hand in hand to create a national model for the silver economy using the Neijiang model


1. Forming a bond with Neijiang, the government and enterprises unite to embark on a new journey of technology-driven elderly care
A two-way commitment with a city begins with mutual understanding and culminates in deep cultivationShengtong Technology’s General Manager Sun Qi admitted that since their initial contact with Neijiang in 2023, the city’s efficiency and sincerity solidified Shengtong Technology’s determination to establish roots here — Neijiang’s fast decision-making process involving government-enterprise collaboration, full-process attentive services for business establishment, and forward-looking layout for emerging industries allowed both parties to quickly achieve a deep partnership, serving as a vivid example of Neijiang’s investment promotion and cultivation of new productivity.
As Neijiang City’s investment ambassador, Sun Qi has deeply felt the dedication and sincerity of Neijiang towards industrial development. He frankly stated that Neijiang, located in the heart of Chengdu and Chongqing, boasts a prominent geographical advantage, a solid industrial foundation, and an atmosphere highly supportive of businesses. This fertile ground for innovation not only ensures seamless business setup but also provides confidence and room for industrial growth, which is the core reason why Shengtong Technology chose Neijiang to launch its new practice in technology-powered elderly care.
The main distinction between humans, as sentient beings, and wild animals in the jungle is the spontaneous care for the vulnerable within the group
Respect one’s own elders and extend such respect to others’ elders; cherish one’s own young and extend such cherishing to others’ young. The way a nation or civilization treats its elderly reflects whether it can sustain itself over time and reveals its humane warmth and compassion. In response to this era’s challenge, Shengtong and Neijiang have taken the lead, submitting the first benchmark-level answer — the 'South Sichuan Intelligence Valley Artificial Intelligence Vertical Large Model Innovation Platform - Silver Economy Construction and Operation Project' in Neijiang City, Sichuan Provincea key project in Sichuan Province and the first demonstration project for 'AI + home-community elderly care' after the '15th Five-Year Plan'ThisTotal scale of 300 million yuanThe smart elderly care benchmark project, implemented by Shengtong Technology in collaboration with Neijiang, demonstrates a commitment to cultivating this fertile land with concrete actions, becoming an important testing ground for exploring the 'AI + elderly care' model unique to Neijiang.
At the same time, Shengtong Technology has established a wholly-owned subsidiary focusing on the silver economy and the broader health sector —Sichuan Shengtong Leyi Information Technology Co., Ltd.which will serve as the core platform for carrying smart elderly care capabilities. It will accelerate SoundConnect's layout in regional smart elderly care services by transforming trusted intelligent agents into solid project practices and local models, laying a strong foundation for creating replicable and scalable city-level benchmarks in smart elderly care.
2. Elderly care is the business of safeguarding the sunset years, but it is also a sunrise industry with limitless potential.
Currently, under the wave of population aging, the caregiving pressure on single-child families with 'four elderly and one child' is increasingly prominent. Traditional elderly care models struggle to meet today’s diverse and refined healthcare needs. However, the rapid development of artificial intelligence offers a new solution to address the pain points in the elderly care industry.Elderly care is the business of safeguarding the sunset years, but it is also a sunrise industry with limitless potential.Sun Qi’s words expressed a profound understanding of the silver economy. The 'Smart Elderly Care Silver Core Engine' created by Shengtong Technology centers around the real needs of the elderly, making technology an 'intelligent assistant' in elderly care services, allowing seniors to enjoyA safe, dignified, and warm retirement living。

Sun Qi introduced that this system uses smart terminals and wearable devices as sensing entry points. On one hand, it captures the emotional state and daily needs of the elderly through proactive daily communication, giving technology a 'human touch.' On the other hand, it records physiological indicators and behavioral patterns through passive, non-intrusive data collection, ensuring services are delivered with 'precision.' The backend algorithm builds personalized health profiles for each individual, forming tailored service plans to shift from 'reactive emergency response' to 'proactive care': if an elderly person slips in the bathroom, the system alerts immediately and coordinates community and emergency resources; if they can't use a smartphone, they can place orders, select opera programs, or make video calls via voice command; if chronic disease indicators fluctuate, the intelligent system provides timely reminders and connects them with medical resources... All these features are presented in the most senior-friendly way.Making technology no longer a 'barrier' for the elderly, but a convenience within reach.。

Sun Qi stated that to achieve the complex task of providing personalized services for thousands of different individuals, AI assistance is essential for rapid responses and continuous iteration across emerging scenarios. Traditional AI agent development models are labor-intensive and slow to iterate. To address this, Shengtong has independently developedan AI Agent rapid generation platform — Tongxiao AI Foundation, which consistently focuses on 'rapid iteration + precise service.'On one hand, the platform continuously collects and analyzes comprehensive data from elderly users to adapt to new demands in complex elderly care scenarios, constantly updating algorithms and service solutions. On the other hand, the platform breaks through the limitations of traditional AI applications. The Tongxiao AI Foundation not only supports the combined invocation of mainstream general large model capabilities but also allows users to build dedicated algorithmic models from scratch. It further enables the creation of independent algorithms tailored to specific business scenarios, achieving 'both universal capabilities and exclusive advantages.' Compared to traditional agent development, Shengtong'sProficient in AI infrastructure cansave approximately 80% of front-end development workload and about 40% of back-end development workload, while achieving dual value of cost savings and precise human services, making elderly care more efficient and professional. This ensures 'early detection, early coordination, early service', making home-based elderly care more reassuring, community-based elderly care more considerate, and wellness services more heartwarming.
3. Create a national model of the Neijiang approach to make technology-based elderly care widely available
"Our goal is to form a national model of the Neijiang approach, so that the warmth of technology-based elderly care benefits more senior citizens." Sun Qi frankly stated that SoundConnect Technology's practice in Neijiang has never been a 'solo performance,' but rather a new explorationto build a replicable and scalable smart elderly care model. From platform construction to service implementation, from resource integration to ecosystem building, every step of SoundConnect Technology’s practice in Neijiang is accumulating experience for creating a standardized and systematic smart elderly care operation model, and this experience will eventually become the 'Neijiang Model' that illuminates the development of the silver economy nationwide.
In Sun Qi’s view,the development of the silver economy has never been a solo act by one company, but a symphony performed through collaboration across the entire industrial chain.The smart elderly care platform developed by Shengtong Technology is an open cooperation platform and an industrial link that brings together resources from all sides. We look forward to more high-quality enterprises coming to Neijiang, taking root in Neijiang, and working with Shengtong Technology to jointly improve the elderly care service industry chain and tap into the limitless potential of the silver economy. This will allow more forces to converge into a driving force for the development of the silver economy. The city of Neijiang, with its complete industrial support system and excellent business environment, will become an important fulcrum for the development of the technology-based elderly care industry. The warm light of intelligent elderly care will start from Sweet City Neijiang and illuminate the path of silver economic development across the country.
Conclusion: Collaboration among government, industry, academia, research, and finance empowers and intelligently outlines a new landscape for Sichuan's industries.
At the conference venue,Feng Faguo, Secretary of the Neijiang Municipal Committeeintroduced in his speech that Neijiang has long been known as the 'Hometown of Zhang Daqian and the Sweet City,' boasting profound cultural heritage and outstanding geographical advantages. Neijiang will take this conference as an opportunity to focus on four key areas: product development, supply-demand alignment, integration of industry and finance, and ecosystem creation. He sincerely invites all sectors to join hands in starting a 'sweet endeavor' in Neijiang and to collaboratively draw up a new blueprint for the artificial intelligence industry’s development.Chen Xuehua, First-level Inspector of the Science and Technology Departmentreleased the application scenario demand list and the technical (product) supply list for Sichuan Province’s artificial intelligence industry, building a core bridge for precise supply-demand matching in the province’s AI industry.CEO of Zero One Everything, Kai-Fu Leedelivered a keynote speech titled 'Reshaping Local Economies: How AI Agents Become a Breakthrough Point for New Productive Forces.' He pointed out that the development of AI has moved from the 'chatbot' era to the 'intelligent agent' era. Intelligent agents can think, execute, interact, and solve practical problems on the ground, which is the key for artificial intelligence to become a new productive force.
The conference also featured a special session showcasing major landmark application products.ZKZD, GXYH, and ST TechnologyThe three enterprises comprehensively showcased the implementation achievements and application potential of artificial intelligence in urban low-altitude economies, embodied AI holographic training, and elderly care services in the silver economy. The conference venue featured numerous highlights, with simultaneous events such as university-locality cooperation initiatives, industrial project signings, and base inauguration ceremonies. A series of cooperative outcomes laid a solid foundation for collaboration in the artificial intelligence industry in Neijiang and even Sichuan, fostering development synergy.

The successful hosting of this Sichuan Province Artificial Intelligence Industry Application Scenarios Release and Matchmaking Conference in Neijiang was not only a showcase of AI industry achievements and a supply-demand matchmaking event but also a mobilization meeting for AI industry development across the province. The conference brought together high-quality resources from various regions’ AI industries, creating a platform for deep collaboration among government, academia, research, and finance. It clarified the direction for scaled application of AI technology, providing crucial support for nurturing new productivity and driving industrial transformation and upgrading in Neijiang and even Sichuan.
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