In order to implement the national strategic deployment of scientific and technological innovation cooperation with Israel, Wang Jian, deputy director of the Department of Science and Technology of Zhejiang Province, accompanied the visiting President Robin of Haifa University of Israel on the morning of March 23 to visit the Xiasha production base of Wahaha, and held talks with the Israeli side on deepening scientific and technological innovation cooperation with Zong Qinghou, chairman of Wahaha Company. Zong Qinghou introduced the progress of scientific and technological innovation cooperation between Wahaha and Israeli universities such as Haifa University and Tel Aviv University, and said that he would further refine the cooperation mechanism and operation mode of the International Joint Research Institute of Artificial Intelligence Technology with Haifa University, determine the first batch of key cooperation projects, and strive for the implementation of the Joint Research Institute as soon as possible. Robin said that according to the actual situation of Zhejiang industry, we will quickly sort out the advanced technology projects that can be transformed and industrialized, and implement the selection of the research team of the Joint Research Institute and the site selection of the International Joint Laboratory of the University of Haifa as soon as possible, and strive to start the docking and landing of the first batch of projects of the Joint Research Institute within half a year.
Wang Jian believed that the innovation model of Zhejiang and Japan is highly complementary and that scientific and technological cooperation has great potential, and said that the Provincial Department of Science and Technology will fully support Wahaha and the University of Haifa and other joint research institutes, including the establishment of an international joint laboratory at the University of Haifa, and will work with Wahaha to build an international scientific and technological innovation town focusing on cooperation. Wang Jian stressed that he would further strengthen practical cooperation with Israel in the fields of joint laboratories, international technology transfer centers, and international innovation parks, and carry out the Zhejiang-Israeli industrial R&D cooperation plan in depth, and jointly build a new platform for Zhejiang-Israeli innovation based on international science and technology innovation towns.
At the “Israeli Prime Minister’s Business and Technology Innovation Forum” held on March 20, Wahaha signed a letter of intent with the University of Haifa and the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on “Hangzhou International Joint Research Institute of Artificial Intelligence Technology”. At the same time, it also signed a letter of intent with Tel Aviv University for cooperation with the “Hangzhou International Joint Research Institute of Sensing Technology”.
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