Nearly 20 Austrian enterprises and institutions organized a delegation to Hangzhou.
Docking with Zhejiang universities and enterprises
Release date: November 9, 2018
On November 7, 2018 Zhejiang-Austria Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Docking and Austrian Science and Technology Day (Zhejiang) was held in Hangzhou. Nearly 20 institutions and enterprises, including Austrian Science and Technology Group and Austrian National Institute of Technology, gathered together with representatives of universities, research institutes and enterprises in Zhejiang Province to carry out in-depth exchanges on scientific and technological docking cooperation.
“Holding Zhejiang-Austria scientific and technological innovation cooperation docking activities is an important measure for Zhejiang to actively participate in the first international import Expo and deepen the Belt and Road Initiative.” At the event site, Song Zhiheng, Deputy Secretary of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the Provincial Science and Technology Department, congratulated the event. He said that strengthening scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation with countries around the world and building an international innovation platform have become an important task for Zhejiang to implement the innovation-driven development strategy and cultivate new kinetic energy for economic development. Zhejiang and Austria have a long history and foundation of cooperation in the field of science and technology. In April this year, the Provincial Science and Technology Department and the Austrian Scientific Research Promotion Agency formally signed a memorandum of cooperation in science and technology, and the universities, colleges and enterprises in the park of the two sides carried out fruitful exchanges and cooperation in their respective professional fields. In the future, Zhejiang and Austria will continue to improve the innovation cooperation mechanism, expand the fields of cooperation and exchange, work together for win-win development and achieve more fruitful results.
In his speech, Juck Zhang, Minister of Science and Technology of Austrian Embassy in China, expressed his gratitude to Zhejiang for its open attitude towards transnational scientific and technological cooperation. Relevant Austrian government departments, like the scientific and technological departments in China, attach great importance to international scientific and technological exchanges and project cooperation. Austria and Zhejiang each have a high level of innovation in scientific and technological innovation, and they have great opportunities for cooperation. He said that at present, many Austrian companies are doing business in China, and nearly 20 representatives of Austrian institutions and enterprises visiting Zhejiang this time will discuss with China the possibility of further cooperation between the two sides, which has great potential. This activity is another measure to deepen scientific and technological cooperation between the two sides. I hope that there will be more opportunities for Zhejiang and Austria to strengthen exchanges and cooperation, and more Austrian enterprises and institutions will visit Zhejiang.
Focusing on the needs of industrial innovation cooperation between Zhejiang and Austria, this activity will promote the effective technology docking among universities, scientific research institutions and enterprises in Zhejiang and Austria, and continue to promote the internationalization of Zhejiang’s innovation through activities such as general meeting, special promotion and one-on-one negotiation and exchange. In Zhejiang, about 140 representatives from more than 80 universities, research institutes and enterprises including Zhejiang University, 36 CLP, Tsinghua Yangtze River Delta Research Institute, Huawei, Geely and Wolong participated in the docking activity. On the basis of extensive demand collection in the early stage, more than 80 pairs of one-on-one technical docking talks between Zhejiang and Austria were arranged at the event site.
Provincial Science and Technology International Science and Technology Cooperation Office related negative.The person in charge said that Austria is the sixth country or region to sign an intergovernmental scientific and technological cooperation agreement with Zhejiang. With the formal signing of the memorandum on scientific and technological cooperation between the Provincial Science and Technology Department and the Austrian Scientific Research Promotion Agency, the two sides will jointly set up a joint research and development plan for Zhejiang-Austria industries. The successful holding of this docking activity is another important milestone for Zhejiang and Austria to carry out more comprehensive and in-depth cooperation in the future.
The event was hosted by the People’s Government of Zhejiang Province and the Austrian Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology, undertaken by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Science and Technology, the Austrian Research Promotion Agency, the Science and Technology Office of the Austrian Ambassador to China and the Commercial Office of the Austrian Consulate General in Shanghai, and assisted by the Management Committee of Hangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Zhejiang Foreign Science and Technology Exchange Center and Austrian Science and Technology Group.
(Source: Zhejiang Online)