People's Daily | Zijinshan Science and Technology Forum Held

People's Daily | Zijinshan Science and Technology Forum Held

May 22, 2023

Innovation is the primary driving force for development. In the afternoon of May 20, Zijinshan Science and Technology Forum, one of the series activities of the Third Jiangsu Development Conference, was held in Nanjing International Expo Center. Renowned experts and scholars from both home and abroad focus on opening up new fields and tracks for development, shaping new driving forces and advantages for development, stirring up ideas, gathering wisdom, and brainstorming, providing advice and suggestions for Jiangsu to build a strong province in science and technology, and helping Jiangsu to advance in technological self-reliance and self-improvement.

The theme of the forum is "Science and technology innovation leads the future", presided over by Tan Tieniu, academician of the CAS Member and secretary of the Party Committee of Nanjing University. Gong Qihuang, academician of the CAS Member and president of Peking University, Guo Yike, academician of the British Royal Academy of Engineering and chief vice president of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Du Jiangfeng, academician of the CAS Member and president of Zhejiang University, Pan Yi, academician of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, academician of the European Academy of Science and Art, Wang Jianyu, academician of the CAS Member, director of the Key Laboratory of Space Active Optoelectronics Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, academician of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Canada Wu Ke, director of the Advanced Microwave and Space Electronics Research Center of the Université de Montréal in Canada, Yu Aibing, an academician of the Australian Academy of Sciences and an outstanding professor of the Monash University, and other seven guests, respectively, focused on giving play to the role of the main force of basic research in colleges and universities to promote the development of educational and technological talents, artificial intelligence technology, quantum technology and future industries, two-way empowerment of AI and biopharmaceuticals, space Internet and commercial aerospace, wireless technology development We gave exciting speeches on industrial software research and development applications, bringing cutting-edge technological trends and presenting insightful insights based on the actual development of Jiangsu.

Everyone agrees that accelerating the realization of high-level technological self-reliance and self-improvement is the only way to promote high-quality development. Jiangsu has a solid industrial foundation, numerous universities and colleges, and abundant talent resources. Building an industrial technology innovation center with global influence has great potential and promising prospects. Everyone unanimously expressed that they will continue to deepen comprehensive cooperation with Jiangsu in the field of scientific and technological innovation, and help Jiangsu bravely shoulder the mission of "the first square" in the national scientific and technological innovation pattern, and continue to lead in high-quality development.

At the forum, the attending guests watched the Jiangsu Science and Technology Innovation Promotion Video. During the forum, the Metaverse Innovation and Entrepreneurship Roundtable was held.

Source: People's Daily