Nie Xiaowei says scientific exchange is key to development in Greater Bay Area
Nie Xiaowei, executive secretary-general of the Greater Bay Area Science Forum, attended the Understanding China: GBA Dialogue Forum, where he delivered a keynote speech with the theme "New development trends in Greater Bay Area of China and Beyond", in Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, on April 19.
Nie Xiaowei, executive secretary-general of the Greater Bay Area Science Forum, delivers a keynote speech on the Understanding China: GBA Dialogue Forum on April 19. [Photo/gsf.org.cn]
Nie said the Greater Bay Area has advantages such as an open economic structure, high resource allocation capacity, strong agglomeration and overflow functions, and developed international communication networks. The economy in the Greater Bay Area plays an important role in driving global economic development and technological innovation.
In the new era, he said the Greater Bay Area will face various challenges such as becoming a strategic point of the new development pattern, a demonstration site for high-quality development, and a leading place for Chinese path to modernization.
Technological innovation: helping the Greater Bay Area to achieve self-reliance
Technological innovation is a key factor in enhancing the overall strength and core competitiveness of countries and regions, and is also an important driving force for the high-quality development of the Greater Bay Area.
Nie pointed out that the development of artificial intelligence, biomedicine, and new energy in the GBA has achieved positive progress, but there are still challenges such as insufficient scientific research talents and incomplete collaborative innovation.
Due to the significant differences between the Greater Bay Area of China and the rest of the world, enhancing the overall innovation capacity of the Greater Bay Area requires strengthening internal coordination and external cooperation.
Nie said it is necessary to strengthen internal coordination in the GBA, establish coordination organizations, and transform from extensive cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao. Also, the GBA should draw on the cooperation experience of the government and well-known enterprises in the world-renowned Bay Area and build an international cooperation platform, he said.
Nie Xiaowei, executive secretary-general of the Greater Bay Area Science Forum, delivers a keynote speech on the Understanding China: GBA Dialogue Forum on April 19. [Photo/gsf.org.cn]
Greater Bay Area Science Forum: Gathering experts and innovative resources
The Greater Bay Science Forum is a high-level scientific and technological exchange and cooperation platform initiated by Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO) and hosted by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government.
In his congratulatory letter to the first forum that opened on Dec 11, 2021 in Guangzhou. President Xi said that the Greater Bay Area should focus on the strategic positioning of building an international science and technology innovation center, strive to build a global science and technology innovation highland, and promote the development of emerging industries.
The GSF leverages the geographical advantages of the Greater Bay Area and the important platform for international exchange and cooperation, building a cooperation network, integrating innovative resources, building high-end think tanks to support the industrial development of the Greater Bay Area.
The 2023 Greater Bay Area Science Forum will be held in Nansha district, Guangzhou, Guangdong province from May 20 to 23 this year, with the theme "Bring together wisdom, bring together the world". It is planned to consist of one plenary session, 14 sub forums in professional fields, and one special event.
The Greater Bay Area Science Forum will work with all parties to build a high-end scientific exchange platform for sharing achievements, merging ideas and promoting consensus, promote the construction of a global scientific and technological innovation highland in the Greater Bay Area.
