BEIJING, April 26,
2024 /CNW/ -- A news report from China Daily:
Greater efforts are needed to strengthen international
cooperation in science and technology, explore ways of jointly
solving important global issues through technological innovation,
and develop new quality productive forces, said officials, experts
and company executives on Thursday in Beijing.
Addressing the opening ceremony of the 2024 Zhongguancun
Forum, Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang said China is willing to
work with the international community to practice the concept of
open, fair, just and nondiscriminatory international sci-tech
cooperation, and to jointly build a global sci-tech community.
The country will explore a new model regarding mutually
beneficial global cooperation in sci-tech innovation, and will
break down barriers restricting the flow of knowledge, technology,
talent and other innovative factors, to jointly create an open
innovation ecosystem.
Yin Li, secretary of the
Communist Party of China Beijing Municipal Committee, said the
capital will ramp up efforts to improve its innovation capacities,
accelerate the building of world-leading science and technology
parks, increase investment in basic research and make breakthroughs
in core technologies in key fields.
Data from the Ministry of Science and Technology showed that
China's research and development investment exceeded 3.3 trillion yuan ($455.4
billion) in 2023, up 8.1 percent year-on-year, and the
spending on fundamental research reached 221.2 billion yuan, an increase of 9.3 percent
over the previous year.
China's strength in scientific and technological innovation has
taken a major leap in recent years. Marco
Aleman, assistant director-general of the World Intellectual
Property Organization, said China is a powerhouse of innovation
that contributes to global growth and sustainable development.
According to WIPO, the country stands as a global innovation
leader, ranking 12th in the Global Innovation Index 2023, and it
owned 24 of the top 100 science and technology clusters globally by
the end of last year, ranking first in the world for the first
time.
Quarraisha Abdool Karim, president of the World Academy of
Sciences, said ensuring a sustainable future through partnership
and cooperation creates an opportunity for all participants to
explore new pathways toward achieving the United Nations'
Sustainable Development Goals.
Lei Jun, founder and CEO of Chinese tech company Xiaomi Corp,
said the company will continue to step up investment in R&D and
strive for breakthroughs in core technologies.
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