The 9th Shanghai International Fair will be held from June 15th to 17th at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Center for Trade | Technology | Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Center
According to the news conference of the Shanghai Municipal Government held on June 9, the 9th China International Technology Import and Export Fair, co hosted by the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the China National Intellectual Property Administration and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, will be held in the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Hall from June 15 to 17. The total exhibition area of this year's Shanghai International Fair is 35000 square meters, with nearly a thousand participating companies. The Macao Special Administrative Region serves as the guest of honor city, and Shanxi Province serves as the guest of honor province.
This year's Shanghai International Fair has set up five exhibition areas: a theme hall, low-carbon energy technology, digital technology, biomedicine, innovative ecology, and services. The theme pavilion exhibition area will display the cutting-edge scientific and technological and innovative achievements of the guest of honor city, and gather the technological innovation cooperation achievements of the "the Belt and Road" in all provinces, districts and cities across the country. The energy low-carbon technology exhibition area focuses on carbon peak and carbon neutrality, showcasing the transformation plan of coal-fired power and zero carbon new technologies in fields such as nuclear power and hydrogen energy. The digital technology exhibition area focuses on the construction of "Digital China", focusing on commercial cryptography, intelligent robots, digital intelligent manufacturing, and other fields, showcasing the latest digital technology application achievements. The biopharmaceutical exhibition area focuses on key areas related to people's well-being, showcasing the cross application of technologies in fields such as biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, and new materials. The Innovation Ecology and Service Exhibition Area aims to create a supporting service system covering the entire technology trading chain, and launch comprehensive services covering all aspects of the technology trading cycle, including achievement transformation, entrepreneurship incubation, technology investment and financing, listing cultivation, legal consulting, and talent introduction.
During the exhibition, a technology trade summit forum will be held, with one main forum, three theme day activities, and nearly 30 supporting activities organized. The main forum, also known as the Technology Trade Summit Forum, focuses on creating a high-end dialogue platform to promote the international political, business, and academic circles to discuss major cutting-edge issues in technology trade, with the theme of "opening up the global chain and empowering the future with technology". Three theme day activities will focus on the sharing and exchange of global technological wisdom. Among them, the main guest city theme day will hold exhibitions, roadshows, project matchmaking, and other activities to promote high-level technological and economic cooperation and industrial interaction between cities. The United Nations Industrial and Development Organization Theme Day focuses on the theme of "Empowering Sustainable Development with Innovative Design", promoting the technological transformation of innovative design. The Intellectual Property Theme Day revolves around the protection and application of intellectual property, and holds activities such as intellectual property work briefing, patent invalidation case circuit review, and public trial of intellectual property cases. The supporting activities focus on the hot areas of technology trade, building a platform for government enterprise cooperation, industry academia cooperation, and domestic and international cooperation.
The main characteristics of this year's Shanghai International Fair are: firstly, serving the national strategy and highlighting the positioning of national level exhibitions. Give full play to the role of the Shanghai Fair as an open platform, and take the initiative to serve docking and jointly build the "the Belt and Road" initiative. The "the Belt and Road" technical cooperation zone is set up to showcase more than 20 regional cooperation demonstration cases in geological exploration, space technology, new generation information technology, traditional Chinese medicine technology and other fields. Special forums on "the Belt and Road" technical cooperation and "the Belt and Road" overseas intellectual property protection were held. Set up a joint exhibition area for the Greater Bay Area, focusing on the linkage of the Greater Bay Area. The Macao Investment Promotion Bureau, Hong Kong Trade Development Bureau, Guangdong Provincial Department of Commerce, Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology, and Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Commerce will concentrate on showcasing the achievements of innovation cooperation in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao region.
The second is to gather leading global technologies and highlight the characteristics of international exhibitions. This year's Shanghai Fair has attracted a group of foreign companies from more than 10 countries, including Germany, the United Kingdom, Israel, Singapore, etc., to showcase the latest technological achievements. The Macau VIP City will showcase the new generation of information technology and products; German companies will showcase automotive LiDAR and simulation testing software technology; Israeli companies will showcase products such as 3D vision and artificial intelligence medical aids; Korean and Singaporean companies will bring cutting-edge technological achievements in the fields of biomedicine and electronic information innovation.
The third is to gather innovative ideas and create a brand for the conference forum. The opening forum of this year's Shanghai International Fair will hold a technology trade summit forum, elaborating on cutting-edge perspectives on digital transformation, technology trade legislation, and artificial intelligence innovation and development. For the first time, the "National Technology Trade Innovation Practice Case" has been released, launching a batch of excellent cases of technology trade innovation and development in areas such as green and low-carbon, digital manufacturing, and biomedicine from various provinces, regions, and cities. In addition, a series of supporting conferences and forums will be held, focusing on themes such as green and low-carbon development, financial technology innovation and compliance development in the digital economy era.
The fourth is to optimize transaction promotion services and enhance the effectiveness of technology transactions. Organize the "Shanghai Fair Release" brand event and select leading domestic and foreign technology projects and innovative achievements for release. A technology transfer zone and an intellectual property service zone are set up in the exhibition hall to provide personalized services for exhibitors. Establish a "Technology Trade Promotion Service Alliance", collaborate with relevant domestic and foreign technology trade service institutions, and establish information dissemination and activity organization mechanisms. Carry out the "Shanghai International Fair Entering the Local Area" activity before and after the exhibition to better leverage the spillover effect of the Shanghai International Fair.
Since the 14th Five Year Plan period, Shanghai's technology trade has developed rapidly, with an average annual growth rate of 10% in technology import and export contract amounts, reaching 18.79 billion US dollars in 2022, ranking first among all provinces and cities in China. As a national and international exhibition with a focus on technology trade in China, the Shanghai International Fair has played an important role in serving national strategies, showcasing advanced technologies, and linking innovative resources since its inception
One is to promote exchanges and deepen international technological openness and cooperation. The Shanghai Fair has attracted over 800 foreign companies from more than 30 countries, including the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, promoting in-depth exchanges in fields such as technology and economy. This year's Shanghai International Fair will continue to focus on building an open, inclusive, and mutually beneficial international platform for scientific and technological cooperation and exchange, helping to form a high-level pattern of scientific and technological openness and cooperation. The Technology Trade Summit Forum will explore digital transformation and open institutional supply, and release "National Technology Trade Innovation Practice Cases". The theme day of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization will focus on the application of green technology and the integration of digital intelligence, building cross-border dialogue bridges and cooperation platforms. The "the Belt and Road" technical cooperation zone will showcase the achievements of international cooperation between Chinese enterprises and trading partners in innovation and entrepreneurship, technology transfer, and poverty alleviation through science and technology. This year's Shanghai International Fair will also collaborate with the German Embedded Exhibition, which is making its debut in the Chinese market, to carry out interactive exchanges.
The second is to focus on hot topics and promote the improvement of industrial innovation capabilities. The Shanghai International Fair has always focused on the forefront of industrial technology. Since its holding, it has focused on exhibitions, exhibitions, and trade connections in industries such as new generation information technology, intelligent manufacturing, biopharmaceuticals, and energy conservation and environmental protection, promoting technological innovation capabilities and enhancing industrial competitiveness. In addition to setting up themed exhibition halls in 27 provinces, regions, and cities, nearly a hundred high-tech enterprises, specialized and innovative enterprises, unicorn enterprises, and others from across the country will participate in this year's Shanghai International Fair, bringing internationally advanced innovative achievements, such as superconducting deep exploration technology, the world's largest photovoltaic solar power plant project, and the first domestically produced "five in one" integrated light storage and charging machine. It not only showcases new technologies and applications, but also reflects new formats and trends in global hot technology fields, promotes deep integration of technology and industry economy, and solidifies the foundation of high-quality development.
The third is to optimize services and share opportunities for technological trade cooperation. The Shanghai Fair is characterized by gathering technology and trade services throughout the entire industry chain, introducing professional service institutions such as investment and financing, intellectual property, law, and talent to provide supporting services. This year's Shanghai Stock Exchange will focus on deepening the "3-day exhibition+365 day year-round service" mechanism and improving the technology trade service ecosystem. Relying on the Shanghai Technology Exchange and the National Technology Transfer East Center, we provide on-site global technology supply and demand docking services. We provide one-stop intellectual property services through public service institutions such as the National Intellectual Property Operation Public Service Platform and the Shanghai Intellectual Property Protection Center. Establish a "Technology Trade Promotion Service Alliance", collaborate with more than 10 domestic and foreign technology trade service institutions, and establish a sound year-round technology trade service mechanism.