The "silver-haired society" is quietly coming. In order to actively respond to the aging of the population, continue to enhance the elderly's sense of gain, happiness, and security from a supply-side perspective, and meet the elderly's needs for a better life. On November 23, by the China Light Industry Federation Guidance, China Light Industry Information Center, China Light Industry Development Research Center and China Household Appliances Research Institute co-sponsored the first light industry age-appropriate innovative products expo, the first light industry age-appropriate innovative product development conference, the second national light industry age-appropriate innovative products and the final series of activities of the Intelligent Health Solution Competition were held in Wuhu, Anhui.

The first light industry elderly-friendly innovative product development conference was themed "Serving the elderly care industry to create a better life". Zhang Chonghe, President of the China Light Industry Federation, Yao Kai, Deputy Director of the Anhui Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology, and China Household Electrical Appliances Research Institute Liu Ting, director of the Anhui Provincial Department of Economics and Information Technology, attended and delivered speeches. Wu Jinhe, director of the Consumer Goods Industry Division of the Anhui Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology, Zhou Wei, director of the Wuhu Economic and Information Technology Bureau, Fan Kaibing, deputy director of the Wuhu Civil Affairs Bureau, and Zhou Baoyu, president of the Anhui Information Home Appliances Industry Association , Wu Haitao, assistant to the president of China Household Electrical Appliances Research Institute, attended the meeting. The conference was hosted by Guo Yongxin, Secretary-General of the China Light Industry Federation, and included experts and scholars from the light industry furniture, home appliances, food and other industries, as well as heads of social elderly care institutions, as well as Midea, Hisense, Haier, Gree, Meiyixiang, Aucma, Sennics, Nearly 200 representatives from companies such as Tiantan, Duanrui, Xilinmen, Jiangnan Midao, Inner Mongolia Yangufang, Hekang Technology, Zepu Medical, and Yiran Rehabilitation attended the meeting.

Zhang Chonghe, President of the China Light Industry Federation, said in his speech that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee and the State Council have attached great importance to aging work and have elevated the elderly care and elderly care industry to an unprecedented level. Light industry is an important consumer goods industry for people's livelihood. In the new era, products suitable for the elderly have become an important part of light industry consumer goods. The China Light Industry Federation attaches great importance to the development of the light industry for the elderly industry, guides the preparation of guidelines for the construction of an industry standard system for elderly products, accelerates the formulation and revision of standards for elderly products, vigorously cultivates exhibitions of elderly products, and supports the holding of light industry innovation product competitions for the elderly. The light industry for the elderly has entered the fast lane of development. Regarding the further development of age-appropriate products, President Zhang Chonghe will develop age-appropriate products based on demand and serve the aging society with diversified, personalized, and intelligent age-appropriate products; digitally develop age-appropriate products through digital intelligence, and continue to promote digital technology for age-appropriate products. Transformation; standards lead the development of products suitable for the elderly, improve the standard system and testing and certification system for products suitable for the elderly; promote virtues to develop products suitable for the elderly, and enhance the awareness of respect and care for the elderly.

Deputy Director of the Anhui Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology Yao Kai pointed out in his speech that Anhui Province has attached great importance to the development of the elderly care industry and the light industry for the elderly in recent years, and has successively formulated plans, introduced policies, and formulated three-year plans. At present, There are 12 million seniors in the province. The first Light Industry Age-friendly Innovative Products Development Conference held in Anhui is a good start. In future work, we will make good use of this platform and opportunity to clarify the direction, goals, and paths, and take measures to develop the light industry age-friendly industry. Develop better so that the elderly can be taken care of, have fun, and have something to do in their old age.

Liu Ting, President of the China Household Electrical Appliances Research Institute, said in his speech that vigorously developing light industry for the elderly and the silver economy is not only a practical need to protect people's livelihood and improve welfare, but also implement the national strategy of actively responding to the aging population and building new development pattern and important content to promote household consumption. Products suitable for the elderly should not be simple, low-value products that lack technical content, but should be high-quality products that meet the needs of the elderly to improve their quality of life. Innovation, intelligence, and health will become the keywords of products suitable for the elderly. It is hoped that this event can build a platform for the light industry for the elderly industry to display innovative results, exchange and learn from each other, guide the integration of cutting-edge technology and corporate innovation, and bring a wonderful experience of the innovative achievements of light industry for the elderly to the elderly.

In the expert speech session, Duan Shenglin, Vice President of China Food Fermentation Industry Research Institute, Wang Xianxin, Chairman of China Light Industry Press Co., Ltd., Hao Xiaoning, researcher at the Health Development Research Center of the National Health Commission, and BU Kang, Residential Equipment, Housing and Construction Space Division, Panasonic China Northeast Asia Company Liu Ting, head of the sales section of the marketing department of the Nutrition Promotion Office, and Dr. Zheng Yuanwei, deputy director-general of the Standardization Committee of the Chinese Society of Gerontology and Gerontology, respectively focused on the innovation and application promotion of key technologies in the entire low GI food industry chain, analysis of aging characteristics and development of aging products. The direction, the development and future direction of the integration of medical and nursing care and elderly health services, how to achieve a more dignified elderly care, the principles and key points of the aging-friendly transformation of the living environment and other topics will be conducted in-depth discussions and prospects. Song Jingxue, director of the Research Department of the National Household Appliances Industry Information Center, interpreted the "2023 Light Industry Aging-friendly Industry Development White Paper (Furniture and Home Appliances)", Chen Shouhai, director of the Household Products Office of the R&D Center of Hisense Air Conditioning Co., Ltd., and R&D Director of Foshan Jingwei Technology Co., Ltd. Cen Zhenzhou shared the company’s experience in R&D, innovation, application and promotion of aging-friendly products.

The award ceremony for the winning entries of the first and second National Light Industry Aging-friendly Innovative Products and Intelligent Health Solutions Competition was also held at the meeting. 62 works, including Xilinmen Intelligent Care Mat and Xinhai Technology Intelligent Nursing Robot, won the first, second and third prizes and the Excellence Award respectively in the first competition. 36 works, including the Yongyi Elderly and Healthy Living Chair, won the Ingenuity Design Award, Silver Hair Premium Award, Individual awards such as the Care Intelligent Core Award, the Health Care Award and the Best Popularity Award; 69 works including Haier's Silver Air Conditioner and Hisense's Bright C200 series of comfortable, healthy and elderly-friendly products won the first, second, third and excellence awards in the second competition respectively. Midea's 23 works, including the MiyiXiang AI voice call electric water heater, won individual awards such as the Ingenuity Design Award, the Silver Hair Premium Product Award, the Care Intelligent Core Award, the Health Care Award and the Best Popularity Award.

During the same period of the conference, the first light industry innovative products expo for the elderly was held in the age-friendly innovation and health exhibition area of Hall E of the 14th China (Anhui) International Household Appliances and Consumer Electronics Expo. The event organizing committee set up an age-friendly experience area in the exhibition hall. The entries of the light industry age-friendly competition are integrated into the home scene, and scenes such as healthy air conditioners, age-friendly bathrooms, low GI foods, and nursing beds are set up for consumers to experience. We are committed to creating a product display, high-end forum, academic exchange, and innovation competition. An all-in-one industry event.