Baoshan will cooperate with tech giant Baidu to develop the northern district into a demonstrative “smart city” and help integrate its iron and steel industry with new technologies. The district government signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Baidu on Tuesday to focus on the wider application of artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing and Internet of Things in urban management and industrial transformation. To achieve the goal of becoming a “smart city,” Baidu will help to drive trial operations of intelligent traffic, transport, education, security, medical services and other aspects of urban management in Baoshan.