On December 11, the 2021 Greater Bay Area Science Forum was held in Guangzhou. Li Xi, secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, attended the opening ceremony and read a congratulatory letter from Chairman Xi Jinping. Liang Zhenying, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region He Yicheng, and the Minister of Science and Technology Wang Zhigang delivered video speeches. Bai Chunli, Chairman of the “One Belt One Road” Alliance of International Scientific Organizations (ANSO) and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Ma Xingrui, Governor of Guangdong Province, attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. Zhong Nanshan, winner of the Medal of the Republic and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, attended the opening ceremony.
Liang Zhenying said that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has a high concentration of scientific and technological innovation elements, with outstanding R&D and achievement transformation capabilities, which is an important highland for promoting national scientific and technological development. With the great attention and strong support of the central government, Hong Kong and Macau have further participated in the high-quality construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Major cooperation platforms such as Hetao, Nansha, Qianhai, and Hengqin have played a more innovative and leading role. We must take the first Greater Bay Area Science Forum as a new starting point to promote in-depth exchanges between scientists, entrepreneurs and financiers, explore the peaks of science together, and contribute new wisdom to building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that the national “14th Five-Year Plan” outline supports Hong Kong’s construction of an international innovation and technology center to better integrate into the overall development of the country. Hong Kong will continue to improve the innovation and technology ecosystem, make innovation and technology the new economic engine of Hong Kong, drive economic transformation, and create more diversified employment opportunities. At the same time, it will continue to explore measures that facilitate the further cross-border flow of various innovative elements and strengthen international innovation and technology. Cooperate and complement each other with the advantages of innovation and technology development in other cities in the Greater Bay Area, and jointly contribute to the development of science and technology in the Greater Bay Area and the country.
He Yicheng stated that Macau will continue to strive to improve the technological innovation system, optimize the environment for innovation and development, encourage technological innovation and the transformation of scientific research results, promote the integrated development of production, education and research, and increase efforts to attract more outstanding technological enterprises, scientific and technological talents and scientific research achievements to settle in Macau. At the same time, based on the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone, we will efficiently carry out in-depth cooperation with domestic and foreign scientific research institutions, jointly build a batch of national major scientific and technological infrastructure, organize the implementation of international major scientific plans and major scientific projects, and continue to improve supporting measures for the transformation of results , To promote the improvement of original innovation capabilities.
Wang Zhigang said that promoting regional collaborative innovation and creating an innovation highland are important tasks for the construction of the national innovation system, and it is also an inevitable requirement for achieving high-level scientific and technological self-reliance. The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is one of the regions with the highest degree of openness and strongest economic vitality in China. It is also an important fulcrum for building a new pattern of comprehensive opening up in the new era. The Ministry of Science and Technology will focus on the needs of the country and the directors of the Bay Area, optimize the scientific and technological strength and the layout of scientific research infrastructure in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, focus on building a good scientific research environment and innovation ecology, stimulate the innovative vitality of scientific researchers, and support the Greater Bay Area to accelerate its development An innovation highland with global influence and a hub for international scientific exchanges and cooperation.
Bai Chunli said that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is one of the most dynamic and innovative development regions in China and the world. Through the organization of the Greater Bay Area Science Forum, we hope to promote global scientists, scientific organizations and all sectors of society to strengthen cooperation in scientific and technological innovation. , Sharing of innovation results, breaking the barriers that restrict the flow of innovation elements such as knowledge, technology, and talents, building a global open innovation ecosystem, allowing more countries and people to reach, enjoy, and use the results of scientific and technological innovation, and ultimately promote the common progress of all mankind .
Ma Xingrui said that building an international technological innovation center with global influence is one of the five strategic positioning of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Guangdong will firmly seize the opportunities of the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, adhere to the core position of innovation in the overall modernization drive, strive to build a global technological innovation highland, and promote the development of emerging industries. It is hoped that scientists from all over the world will seize the opportunity of the construction of an international science and technology innovation center in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and actively carry out academic exchanges and scientific research cooperation in Guangdong and the Greater Bay Area, so as to promote the transformation of more scientific research results into practical productivity. Guangdong is willing to work with scientists from all over the world and international scientific and technological organizations to strengthen international scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation, and work together to create a better future.
This forum focused on the theme of “Exploring the Future, Sharing Science” and attracted more than 100 academicians and experts from all over the world to gather online and offline to discuss cutting-edge scientific hotspots such as life sciences, nanosciences, and network communications. It is a scientific exchange seminar. A grand event for global scientists that integrates the display of scientific achievements, the promotion of scientific consensus, and the innovation of scientific mechanisms is of great significance for promoting scientific exchanges and mutual learning among countries.
Zhang Tao, vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Wang Jinjin, secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Association for Science and Technology, attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. Qu Xing, deputy director-general of UNESCO, made a video speech. Provincial leaders Lin Keqing, Zhang Fuhai, Wang Xi and Guo Yonghang attended the opening ceremony.