On March 3, the Zhejiang Jinggang County Enterprise Management Seminar, co sponsored by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Science and Technology and the Zhejiang Jinggang County Economic Exchange Promotion Agency, and hosted by the Zhejiang Provincial Center for Foreign Science and Technology Exchange and the Shaoxing Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology, was held in Shaoxing. Hong Jiqing, Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. The main principals of the International Cooperation Office of the Provincial Department of Science and Technology, the Zhejiang Foreign Science and Technology Exchange Center, the Zhejiang Shizuoka Fukui Affairs Bureau, and the Shaoxing Science and Technology Bureau, as well as 196 relevant university and enterprise representatives from all over the province, participated in the seminar.
Hong Jiqing stated at the meeting that Zhejiang has always adhered to the transformation and upgrading led by scientific and technological innovation, and is currently comprehensively implementing the innovation driven development strategy, striving to create an environment for mass entrepreneurship and innovation, and the innovation ecosystem is full of vitality and vitality. Zhejiang ranks fifth in terms of regional innovation capability, sixth in terms of comprehensive scientific and technological progress, second in terms of enterprise innovation capability, and fourth in terms of comprehensive intellectual property and patent strength. It is listed as the first batch of innovative pilot provinces in China, and is one of the most innovative provinces in China.
Hong Jiqing said that since 2009, the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Science and Technology has organized a “Japanese Expert Zhejiang Tour” activity every year, inviting Japanese industry experts and technical personnel to conduct technical guidance at the grass-roots level and enterprises in Zhejiang Province, providing training and lectures for Zhejiang enterprises, and establishing a platform for docking and communication, which has been widely praised by enterprises. Many Zhejiang enterprises have been exposed to Japanese business management concepts for the first time through the “Japanese Expert Zhejiang Tour” activity, and have hired Japanese experts as business consultants to deeply study and continuously improve various aspects of production and management, benefiting greatly. This activity is a good platform established by the Economic Exchange Promotion Agency of Shizuoka County, Zhejiang Province, for both parties. Japanese experts will not only give lectures on enterprise training in Zhejiang Province, but also conduct on-site diagnosis, answer questions, and solve doubts in enterprises and workshops, and propose links that need to be improved in production and management.
At the seminar, former President of Shizuoka University of Technology, Japan, and Director of the Institute of Comprehensive Research at Shizuoka University of Technology, Hiratani, delivered a keynote speech on “Looking at the Operation and Management Philosophy of Japanese Enterprises from the Manufacturing Industry Field”, introducing the experience and methods of Japanese enterprise operation and management, production management, and quality management. The director of Xiaojiubao Urban Planning Office, Xiaojiubao Youyou, and the director of Chuntian Technology Institute, Changchun Tianyaoyi, respectively made case presentations on the environmental management methods and value chain management strategies of Japanese enterprises. Today, the delegation of technical experts from Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, will also visit three enterprises, namely Zhejiang Guyue Longshan Electronic Technology Development Co., Ltd., Shaoxing Fuqing Sanitary Products Co., Ltd., and Shaoxing Guangda Core Microelectronics Co., Ltd., to provide technical consultation and on-site guidance.
According to reports, Shizuoka Prefecture is one of the advanced industrial counties in Japan, with an industrial level ranking among the top in Japan and a reputation as “the hometown of manufacturing”. Its industrial products have excellent quality and excellent performance. Machinery manufacturing, medical supplies, and electronic industries are well-known at home and abroad, and musical instruments and motorcycles are even more famous worldwide. In the long history of manufacturing development, Shizuoka County has cultivated and cultivated a large number of outstanding engineering and management talents, becoming the source of technological innovation for enterprises. In terms of business management, the “5S” management method pioneered by Japanese experts has become popular worldwide. Similar to Zhejiang, 90% of the enterprises in Shizuoka County are small and medium-sized enterprises, which are the backbone of the local economy. As a result, technical cooperation and exchanges between the two enterprises at the civilian level are frequent and have achieved significant results.
(Source: Zhejiang Provincial Department of Science and Technology Author: Sun Changyun, reporter of Science and Technology Financial Times)