A scientific and technological event to promote global openness, innovation, cooperation and sharing —— Prospect of 2023 Zhongguancun Forum

  Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 15th Title: A scientific and technological event to promote global openness, innovation, cooperation and sharing — — Prospect of 2023 Zhongguancun Forum

  Xinhua News Agency "Xinhua Viewpoint" reporters Wen Jinghua and Zhang Manzi

  It is planned to hold more than 150 events in 6 major sections, including forum meetings, exhibitions, technology transactions, results release, frontier competitions and supporting activities; Focus on the theme of "open cooperation and shared future", with internationalization, high-end and branding as important features; A number of original cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements, authoritative research reports, major international scientific and technological cooperation projects and policy initiatives will be released at the forum … …

  From May 25th to 30th, 2023 Zhongguancun Forum will be held in Beijing to create a scientific and technological event to promote global openness, innovation, cooperation and sharing. On the 15th, the State Council Office held a press conference, and the responsible persons of the Ministry of Science and Technology and Beijing introduced the preparations for this forum. The reporter combed the relevant points.

  On May 15th, the State Council held a press conference for the 2023 Zhongguancun Forum. Xinhua News Agency reporter Wen Jinghua photo

  Open and innovative scientific and technological event: more than 150 events in 6 major sections.

  "Since its establishment in 2007, Zhongguancun Forum has been successfully held for 13 sessions. As an important international exchange window for China to actively participate in the world’s scientific and technological innovation practice and deeply participate in global scientific and technological governance, it has made important contributions to promoting the construction of Beijing International Science and Technology Innovation Center, leading and supporting high-quality development, and deepening scientific and technological open cooperation." Wu Zhaohui, Vice Minister of Science and Technology, said that internationalization, high-end and branding are the important features of this Zhongguancun Forum.

  According to reports, the 2023 Zhongguancun Forum set up more than 150 events in six major sections, including forum meetings, exhibitions, technology transactions, results release, frontier competitions and supporting activities, attracting guests from more than 80 countries and regions, and nearly 200 foreign government departments, international organizations and institutions participated. Nearly 120 top experts, including 17 Nobel Prize-winning guests, will deliver high-level keynote speeches, among which foreign speakers account for over 40%.

  Focusing on frontier fields such as artificial intelligence, life sciences and clean energy, as well as hot topics such as data governance and digital sports, the forum will hold 55 parallel forums, of which 25 will be led or co-sponsored by national ministries and commissions, and institutions such as Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academy of Engineering, and China Association for Science and Technology will also host a number of exciting activities, highlighting the national platform function of the forum.

  In addition, a number of original cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements, authoritative research reports, major international scientific and technological cooperation projects and policy initiatives will be released in the forum, and a series of activities such as the Global Technology Trading Ecological Partner Conference, the Zhongguancun International Frontier Science and Technology Innovation Competition Finals, the Beijing Global Summit on Investment and the 2023 China Science Fiction Conference will also be held at the same time.

  "This forum has both the exchange and collision of ideas and the intuitive experience of technical products; There are both the first release of major achievements and the signing of major projects. The purpose is to let the public fully feel the charm of scientific and technological innovation through zero-distance communication with high-level scientists and entrepreneurs. " Yu Yingjie, deputy mayor of Beijing, said, "We will practice the concept of doing good through science and technology at a new and higher starting point, and make the 2023 Zhongguancun Forum a scientific and technological event to promote global openness, innovation, cooperation and sharing."

  Wind vane of industrial development: focus on frontier fields such as artificial intelligence and brain-computer interface.

  The "Global Engineering Innovation Forum" invites presidents of multinational engineering institutes and well-known experts at home and abroad to discuss the major human needs and solutions to major problems of sustainable development; The "Brain-Computer Interface Innovation and Development Forum" focuses on frontier scientific issues and draws a blueprint for brain-computer interface technology and industrial innovation; For the first time, the "Women in Science and Technology Innovation Forum" was set up to show the cutting-edge science and technology "her strength" & HELIP; …

  According to reports, this forum is closely related to the frontier of scientific and technological development, and will focus on frontier fields such as artificial intelligence, quantum science and brain-computer interface, discuss the trend of scientific and technological innovation, display the latest achievements, carry out project roadshows, discover and excavate a number of subversive technologies, and create a weather vane leading scientific and technological innovation and future industrial development.

  As a highlight of Zhongguancun Forum, the key word of 2023 Zhongguancun Forum Exhibition (Expo) is also "frontier".

  "Compared with previous years, the number of exhibitors this year is large and innovative." Yu Yingjie introduced that the exhibition gathers cutting-edge technology and future industries, with a total area of 27,000 square meters. More than 650 exhibitors at home and abroad will focus on the latest technological progress and major achievements in the fields of artificial intelligence, quantum information, brain science, cell and gene therapy, including many first-time exhibitions.

  In the robot exhibition area, the audience can see the whole industrial chain products from core technologies and components such as chips and sensors to multifunctional robots; In the exhibition area of Meta-Universe, interactive experience can be carried out through VR, AR, wireless capture, etc. … …

  Yu Yingjie said that this year’s exhibition strives to let the audience understand a field and be familiar with an industry while watching the exhibition in an immersive way. "In addition, we strengthen the concept of science and technology exhibition, introduce holographic projection, digital guidance and other technical means, and believe that we can bring an experience feast of cutting-edge technology to the audience."

  National platform for global scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation: gathering wisdom for deepening open cooperation

  In 2022, the number of invention patents per 10,000 people ranked first in China. In less than 5 minutes, a technology-based enterprise was born, and more than 300 multinational companies set up regional headquarters and R&D center in Zhongguancun … … Over the years, Beijing, especially Zhongguancun, has always been at the forefront of scientific and technological innovation, and the pattern of open cooperation has been continuously improved.

  This year’s Zhongguancun Forum has further enhanced its international characteristics and elements, and increased its invitation to international scientific and technological organizations. International organizations such as the World Intellectual Property Organization will attend and hold 13 parallel forums. More than 120 international enterprises and institutions such as Siemens and Merck will attend the conference to introduce the latest scientific research achievements and cutting-edge technologies.

  "Making Zhongguancun Forum a national platform for global scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation is a major decision made by the CPC Central Committee." Wu Zhaohui introduced that the organizers hope to make Zhongguancun Forum a platform for the presentation of major policies, the exchange of high-end talents, the display of important achievements and the collision of cutting-edge ideas.

  "We look forward to meeting guests from all walks of life in Beijing, having in-depth exchanges and enhancing consensus, uniting wisdom for deepening international cooperation in scientific and technological innovation and opening up, and contributing to the prosperity and development of the global economy." Wu Zhaohui said.

  Wu Zhaohui said that in the next step, the Ministry of Science and Technology, together with relevant ministries and commissions, will further implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, accelerate the formation of international science and technology innovation centers and regional science and technology innovation centers with their own characteristics and linkage, and turn international science and technology innovation centers including Beijing into major world science centers and innovative places in the future.