The company publishes first-class journals such as The Lancet and Cell, and the mayor of Shanghai meets with the CEO of Elsevier
Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng met with Bai Keshan, the CEO of Elsevier Global, and a delegation who came to Shanghai to participate in the Pujiang Innovation Forum today.
Gong Zheng said that currently, Shanghai is deepening the construction of the "five centers", strengthening the "four major functions", and accelerating the construction of a socialist modern international metropolis with world influence. Technological innovation strategy is one of the core functions of Shanghai. In recent years, Shanghai has accelerated the gathering of high-level innovation resources, the emergence of high-quality innovation achievements, and the attraction of high-level talents has accelerated. Next, we will continue to focus on improving our basic research capabilities and breaking through key technologies, making every effort to strengthen the innovation engine, and focusing on improving the concentration and visibility of international science and technology innovation centers. Elsevier has always regarded Shanghai as an important base for cooperation and innovation, and hopes that Elsevier will continue to optimize its functional layout in Shanghai, deepen cooperation with government agencies, research institutes, and various innovative entities, help promote original innovation, promote industry university research cooperation, and focus on cutting-edge scientific and technological fields, connect global innovation resources, jointly build international academic exchange platforms, and better promote international scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation.
Bai Keshan said that Elsevier is renowned for its high-quality journals and paper publications, and the citation volume and quality of Chinese academic papers are very high. Shanghai is an international city, and a group of high-level Shanghai universities have left a deep impression on me. Elsevier has established an Artificial Intelligence Technology Center in Shanghai. We will pay attention to and serve Chinese scientific and technological workers, deepen cooperation with universities and enterprises in Shanghai, and further support Shanghai's innovation and development through the advantages of data resources and artificial intelligence technology, helping to build the Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Center.
Vice Mayor Liu Duo attended the meeting.
Elsevier is a leading global scientific and medical information service organization, publishing over 2800 first-class academic journals including The Lancet and Cell.