Entrepreneurship | Youth | Middle aged and Young People to Make Exchange between African and Chinese Youth More down-to-earth
A few days ago, young officials, young entrepreneurs and representatives of overseas students from African countries such as Cameroon, Nigeria, Tanzania, Liberia, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia gathered in Changsha to participate in the China-Africa Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum with the theme of "stimulating Entrepreneurship and promoting Innovation and Development", and visited local cultural and creative industrial parks, e-commerce platforms, modern agricultural demonstration sites, community youth workstations and scientific and technological enterprises, get a close look at China's development achievements in the fields of digital economy, rural revitalization, and intelligent manufacturing.
"Learn from China's experience and ride the fast train of China's development"
There is no green screen or physical scenery, using "electronic display screen+virtual shooting", the subject is still on a summer beach in the last second, and in the blink of an eye, they come to the vast snow mountains, with a very realistic screen effect. When inspecting the Malanshan Video Cultural and Creative Industrial Park, African representatives were attracted by an extended reality virtual studio and stepped onto the central stage to experience the products.
"This technology is amazing, and you can have an immersive effect without leaving your home." Guamaka, the executive director and producer of a Tanzanian animation film studio, is very concerned about the development of the industrial park. At a "multi-channel network" organization in the park, he also personally experienced live streaming sales, put on clothing samples, displayed effects in front of the camera, and excitedly interacted with netizens... "To be honest, I envy the young people in China. There is good infrastructure and a friendly entrepreneurial environment here." Guamaka was his first time in China, and he said, "Although he had long known that China has achieved good results in various fields, after personally visiting and experiencing it, I still felt very shocked." This trip to China gave him new inspiration: from the perspective of entrepreneurs from Tanzania, he filmed a film about China's development and changes, as well as a good business environment, to tell the story of China's development and changes. More people know and understand China.
At the China Africa Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum, the China Africa Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Base located in Xiangjiang New Area was officially unveiled. The base relies on the existing network of resources for cooperation with Africa on the Xiangjiang New Area International Science and Technology Business Platform, actively introducing Sino African commercial institutions, key enterprises for cooperation with Africa, high-level talents and projects from China and Africa. After visiting the base, Sami Adam, the president of the Ethiopian Youth Entrepreneurs Association, decided to sign a contract, becoming the first resident institution. She is planning to establish an incubation station here to promote more Ethiopian youth to come to China for entrepreneurship and development.
Samia carefully inquires about relevant information and actively seeks opportunities for cooperation every time she visits. Over the course of a week, she has signed cooperation agreements with three Chinese partners. "Chinese friends are humble and friendly, willing to help others, and have an open attitude towards cooperation. We hope that more African young people will come to China to see, understand China's development in various fields, learn from China's experience, and ride the fast train of China's development," said Samia.
"Bringing more vitality and energy to mutually beneficial cooperation between Africa and China"
Entering the headquarters of Kilimall, the largest e-commerce platform in East Africa, located in Changsha, African artists painted oil paintings, African drums, mosaics and other elements that made the delegation members feel familiar. "Bringing Chinese products to various African countries, providing a large number of employment opportunities for local areas, and also providing channels for the sale of African characteristic agricultural products to China..." Francis, Director of the Youth Sports Development Center of the Economic Community of West African States, praised the company's products, business models, and digital operation methods in detail. "China's advanced digital economy technology and management concepts bring more vitality and vitality to mutually beneficial cooperation between Africa and China."
"The development of digitalization and the Internet of Things technology has opened up broader space for Africa China cooperation." According to Miley, CEO of a management consulting company in Hangzhou, as Africa China economic and trade cooperation continues to reach new heights, more and more young people in Africa are eager to learn about it. The increasing communication and cooperation between the two sides in the cultural field will bring each other closer.
At CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co., Ltd., the Director of the Youth Development Department of the Tanzanian Ministry of Labor, Employment, Youth, and Disability Affairs, Mvega, has developed a strong interest in the company's independently developed smart rail system. The system does not require the installation of steel rails, roof pantographs, and other equipment. It only needs to mark the urban road surface, and with the help of trajectory following and other technologies, intelligent transportation can be achieved. The intelligent rail system has a short construction cycle, strong adaptability to scenarios, and flexible operation scheduling. It has been put into use in multiple cities in China and countries such as the United Arab Emirates. M'Vega said: "Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania, has busy roads and is congested at the peak. If this technology can be introduced, the congestion problem will be greatly alleviated. Under the initiative of jointly building the" the Belt and Road ", many Chinese enterprises come to Tanzania. While building infrastructure, bringing advanced technology and improving people's lives, they also help cultivate many local talents and create a lot of employment opportunities. We hope that Tanzania and China will carry out more cooperation in the future, and look forward to taking the smart rail train from China in Tanzania as soon as possible."
In the construction machinery museum of Zoomlion Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., the lecturer described the development of China's modern construction machinery from scratch, and introduced China's new achievements and breakthroughs in the fields of industrial Internet, big data, cloud platform and other modern equipment manufacturing industries. "It's not easy for China to achieve such results in just a few decades. The Chinese people's spirit of hard work and progress is worthy of praise," said M'Vega
"Promote mutual learning, mutual learning, and mutual assistance among young and middle-aged people in Africa"
By the Jinjing River, the water is clear and the trees are green, complementing the surrounding white walled and green tiled residential buildings. Wearing straw hats, African representatives walked into the tea garden in Jinjing Town, Changsha County, Changsha City, experiencing traditional tea making techniques, savoring the aroma and charm of tea, and learning about the local stories of improving the ecological environment, developing rural tourism, and driving people to become rich through the "tea+" policy. Ariel, founder of Cameroonian Technology Women's Studio, said, "The beautiful countryside of China with beautiful mountains and rivers and people living in peace is desirable."
The enthusiasm of young people in Jinjing Town to return to their hometowns to start businesses and drive local development has deeply moved Millay. He comes from a village in northeastern Zimbabwe and started studying in China in 2017. He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree at Zhejiang University. He has always hoped to visit more rural areas in China and gain valuable experience in poverty alleviation and rural revitalization. "The young people in Jinjing Town have returned from the big city to their hometowns to develop characteristic industries and achieved success, which is a microcosm of the Chinese young people's unremitting efforts to achieve modernization. After exchanging entrepreneurial experiences with them, it has further strengthened my confidence in returning to China to build my hometown after completing my studies."
"From the staff of the All China Youth Federation to the Changsha Youth Federation organizing activities, from representatives of local enterprise employees to rural entrepreneurs, they have deeply impressed me with the positive and upward spirit of Chinese youth. China attaches great importance to youth growth, and Chinese youth also have a deep sense of patriotism and are willing to make more contributions to national development." Francis said, "We welcome more outstanding Chinese youth to start businesses in Africa, further promoting mutual learning and assistance between African and Chinese youth."
"I believe that China and African countries will work together to achieve more development achievements. With more participation, exchange, interaction, and dialogue between the youth of both sides, we can go faster and further." Mendu, founder of the China Africa Youth Federation and from Cameroon, said, "The China Africa Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum makes the exchange between African and Chinese youth more down-to-earth. With the courage and strength of this generation of African and Chinese youth in innovation and entrepreneurship, the prospects of Africa China cooperation will be even better."
