The 2023 Pujiang Innovation Forum, with the theme of "Open Innovation Ecology: Innovation and Global Links," opened in Shanghai today.
At the opening ceremony, Brazilian Ambassador to China Gao Wang read out a congratulatory letter from President Lula. Ding Zhongli, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and Chairman of the Central Committee of the Democratic League, delivered a keynote speech. Minister of Science and Technology Wang Zhigang gave a keynote speech and jointly launched the first Global Entrepreneurship and Investment Conference with Deputy Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and Mayor Gong Zheng. Gong Zheng presided over the opening ceremony of the forum. Wang Zhonglin, Deputy Secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee and Governor, delivered a speech as the guest of honor. Huang Xiaowei, Secretary of the Party Group, Vice Chairman, and First Secretary of the Secretariat of the All China Women's Federation, and Hu Wenrong, Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended.
After years of efforts, the construction of the Shanghai International Science and Technology Innovation Center has moved from "building a framework" to "strong functionality", and from quantitative accumulation to a qualitative leap, entering a new stage of sustained innovation vitality and continuous emergence of innovative achievements. Standing at a new starting point, we must bravely stand at the forefront, forge ahead, and take activating the driving force of innovation as the core direction of deepening reform and opening up. Starting from the entire process and chain of scientific and technological innovation, we must strengthen the function of innovation policy sources, and make greater breakthroughs in promoting scientific and technological modernization. We need to further expand our global perspective, enhance strategic mutual trust, deepen open cooperation, and enable technological innovation to better benefit humanity. Collaborate to explore the fascinating forefront of technology, target high-risk and high-value major scientific issues, strengthen theoretical research and experimental breakthroughs, and deepen collaboration on key scientific projects. Jointly build an open and inclusive innovation network, create an open, fair, just, and non discriminatory environment for technological development, and promote the orderly and smooth flow of talents, technology, capital, data, and other elements across regions and fields. Jointly promoting agile and efficient technology governance, always adhering to the concept of technology for good, and deeply participating in global technology governance. Shanghai will build a higher quality cooperation platform, create a market-oriented, legal, and international business environment, and work together with scientists and entrepreneurs from around the world to write a new chapter in technology.
Ding Zhongli pointed out that the current global technological revolution and industrial transformation are deepening, the world's political and economic landscape is deeply adjusted, and energy security, climate change, human health and other fields are facing many challenges. Technological innovation is an important means to address these challenges. In the face of an increasingly complex international environment, it is necessary to strengthen the investment and layout of scientific and technological forces in underlying technology, basic technology, and advanced technology equipment, focus on guiding the value orientation of scientific and technological personnel, optimize the classification and evaluation of scientific research activities, continuously promote the breaking of the "four only" scientific research evaluation, gradually enhance the autonomy of universities in professional settings, enrollment, and other aspects, better meet the market's demand for talent and labor, and enable various innovative entities such as universities, research and development institutions, and enterprises to better unleash their innovation vitality. Development is an eternal theme of human society, and open cooperation is an important path to building a better world. We hope that Shanghai can take the lead in exploring new directions and exploring new paths, and make great strides in building a technology innovation center with global influence.
Expanding scientific and technological openness and cooperation and building an open and innovative ecosystem is an inevitable choice to promote global sustainable development, and it is also the proper meaning to achieve self-reliance in high level science and technology and Chinese path to modernization. The Ministry of Science and Technology will further deepen intergovernmental and non-governmental scientific and technological cooperation, promote multi-dimensional cooperation in talent, technology, achievements, platforms, and other areas; Expand the openness and sharing of scientific and technological resources, and build more international scientific and technological exchange and cooperation platforms; Building an international research environment and supporting various innovative entities to extensively engage in international scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation; Deeply participate in international scientific and technological governance, and promote the formation of a fundamental framework for open cooperation in scientific and technological innovation.
Wang Zhonglin, on behalf of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee and Government, congratulated the forum on its holding. He said that Hubei Province has a gathering of scientific and educational elites, strong scientific research capabilities, and active open innovation. In recent years, it has adhered to the leadership of innovation, achieved fruitful scientific research results, developed a strong industrial foundation, and has a superior innovation ecosystem, effectively empowering high-quality economic and social development.Fully activate the new engine of high-quality development, focus on building a modern industrial system, continuously promote key core technology research and development, and accelerate the opening of the channel from strong technology to strong industry and economy; We will make every effort to expand new open and innovative spaces, continuously create a market-oriented, legal, and international business environment, deeply connect with the global innovation network in a more open manner, share development opportunities with all sectors, and create a better future together.
At the opening ceremony, Luciana Santos, Minister of Technology and Innovation of Brazil, delivered a video speech. Vice Minister of Science and Technology Zhang Yudong, together with the head of the Brazilian delegation and President of the Brazilian Innovation Research Agency, Celso Pansera, jointly launched the 4th China Brazil Innovation Week, with Celso Pansera giving a keynote speech. Cambodian Minister of Industry and Technology Innovation Han Bandi, Director General of the International Thermonuclear Fusion Experimental Reactor Program Petro Barabaski, Shanghai leaders Wu Qing, Zhu Zhisong, Li Zheng, Zheng Gangmiao, Zhang Quan, and Liu Duo, Hubei and Wuhan leaders Zhuge Yujie, Sheng Yuechun, and Cheng Yongwen, Anhui Province leaders Zhang Hongwen, Chairman of COMAC He Dongfeng, President of Fudan University Jin Li, Party Secretary of Tongji University Fang Shou'en, heads of relevant departments of the Ministry of Science and Technology and Shanghai, representatives of some national consulates in Shanghai, as well as representatives from the domestic and foreign scientific and technological, industrial, and financial sectors, attended.
The Pujiang Innovation Forum, jointly hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, is committed to gathering global wisdom and empowering technological innovation, and has become an important platform for promoting global cooperation in scientific and technological innovation. During this forum, Chinese and foreign guests from over 30 countries and regions, as well as 12 international scientific and technological organizations, will gather together for in-depth discussions and exchanges, exploring new directions, paths, and contributing new wisdom to global scientific and technological innovation.