On June 29, 2023, The 2023 Architecture and Sustainable Future Summit (Beijing main venue) hosted by The Open Group ended successfully in China Machine Press.

With the theme of “Sustainable Future”, the conference adopts the mode of “1+3”, that is, the main venue in Beijing + the summit venue in Shanghai/Chengdu/Shenzhen, focusing on the rich themes of architecture design, architecture language, cloud computing, microservices, agile transformation, talent training, etc. IT provides a global perspective for 150+ business managers, architects, IT specialists, information security experts and digital practitioners to explore the key role that enterprise architecture and technology standards play in driving sustainable development in a comprehensive economic and social environment.

The main venue is specially set up three chapters – architecture standard design, architecture talent strategy, and sustainable innovation for the future, involving technology, manufacturing, finance, consumer and other industries.

Chris Forde, Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific, The Open Group EA and CEO of the Association of Enterprise Architects (AEA), delivered the opening address. He said the world is undergoing rapid digital transformation, with technology permeating every aspect of social life. As a leader at The forefront of promoting sustainable enterprise architecture, The Open Group will advocate for ways to drive positive change, focusing on creating transformative outcomes that benefit all stakeholders and enable organizations to thrive in a rapidly evolving world.

In his speech, Mr. Lin Song, vice president of the Machinery Industry Information Research Institute and vice president of the Machinery Industry Press, stressed that the development of digital economy and the implementation of digital transformation is a main theme of China’s sustainable social and economic development, and the sustainable development of enterprises is one of the core themes of the implementation of digital transformation. The summit is held with strategic and guiding significance, and will help address business and technical challenges in process automation from multiple perspectives such as technology development, practical solutions for the industry, and talent training.

Strategic win-win layout for the future

At The scene, The Open Group and China Machine Press held a strategic signing cooperation ceremony, and launched specific cooperation on the release of the 10th Chinese book of TOGAF® standard, which is highly anticipated by the industry, and the localization work of OPA standard 2.1 version.

In the future, the two sides will adhere to the principle of “common development, complementary advantages and win-win cooperation”, and carry out all-round, high-quality and in-depth cooperation in the academic, education, communication and publishing fields of science and technology and related disciplines.

At the same time, the conference also announced the official launch of the TOGAF® certification portfolio Chinese version of the exam! Welcome to The official website of The Open Group.

Thematic framework insights

The agenda of the all-day conference was compact, full of content and dry goods. 14 guests jointly contributed a wonderful technical audio-visual feast, which brought a pleasant and rewarding participation experience to digital practitioners.

First of all, Mr. Zhang Xinguo, director of the Research Center for Complex Systems Engineering and director of the Academic Committee of Tsinghua University, put forward some thoughts on intelligent enterprise architecture design with the theme of “architecture-led digital transformation”. He pointed out that the rapid development of digital technology and network technology has brought great opportunities to enterprises, but at the same time, it is necessary to be aware of the new challenges posed by the complexity of the digital age. In this process, we need the idea of architecture and the overall design of the enterprise.