Summit Forum of “Innovation China Serving for the Integrated Development of Science and Technology and Economy” held in Changsha

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The Summit Forum of "Innovation China Serving for the Integrated Development of Science and Technology and Economy” was held in Changsha, Hunan province, on June 27. It attracted more than 7,000 participants online and on site. This forum had the theme  “intelligent technology energizes high-quality development of industries.”

Xu Yanhao, deputy secretary of the Leading Party Members Group of the CAST, said at the opening speech that the CAST will further cooperate with local governments to continuously deepen the construction of “Innovation China”. He noted that the “Innovation China” technology service group should focus on the technological needs of Hunan’s enterprises, to make solid progress. The technology service group should support ways and measures for the pilot cities of the “Innovation China” such as Changsha and Hengyang.

The “Innovation China” platform should serve as a bridge to promote cooperation among scientists and entrepreneurs, accelerating the innovative development of Hunan province.

Peng Guofu, deputy director of the Standing Committee of Hunan Provincial People's Congress briefed about Hunan’s technology and economy in his opening speech. He highly praised “Innovation China” which provides an important platform for the integrated development of regional technology and economy. Peng extended his warm invitation to the CAST and its national societies for further deepening the cooperation with Hunan and pushing forward the integration of technology and economy.

In the keynote report section, academicians of Chinese Academy of Engineering Gui Weihua, Wang Yaonan, Chai Liyuan and Shan Yang discussed industrial trends and focused on industrial intelligence energizing the strategy of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, artificial intelligence and digital economy, non-ferrous metal development strategy and food nutrition and safety.

The CAST carried out the “service in Hunan” event of “Innovation China” service groups at the beginning of this year. The Hunan Association for Science and Technology solicited 400 technical needs involving machine manufacturing, engineering equipment, petrochemical engineering and artificial intelligence from industrial parks and enterprises in 14 cities and prefectures of the province and picked out 122 out of them. From April to June, 26 technology service groups communicated with many Hunan enterprises online and held on-site investigations as well and had in-depth analysis of 79 technical needs. In early June, societies service center mobilized 17 “Innovation China” technology service groups as well as academicians and experts to go to Hunan for providing high-end think-tank service. The 17 “Innovation China” technology service groups set up 11 expert research groups to visit Changsha and Hengyang from June 15 to 16, providing services to meet the technical needs of 25 leading enterprises such as SANY Group, Ausnutria and Jiugui Liquor Co., LTD. 

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A signing ceremony was held at the forum, which formalized six strategic cooperation agreements covering automation, food, textile and bioengineering and set up two societies service stations.

In next step, the societies service center of the CAST will take the annual meeting as an opportunity to further deepen cooperation with local governments, and push forward “service in Hunan” event of technology service groups.