The China-ASEAN Innovation and Entrepreneurship Camp Innovation Tour in China for ASEAN Youth organized and implemented by the Shanghai Science and Technology Exchange Center and the Yunnan Academy of Scientific and Technical Information with the support of the Ministry of Science and Technology, P.R. China, officially commenced on June 29th, 2023. Mr. DAI Gang, Director-General of the Department of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Science and Technology, P.R. China, Dr. ZHANG Zongliang, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Ms. HUANG Hong, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission, Mr. SONG Guangxing, Deputy Director of the Yunnan Provincial Department of Science and Technology, and Mr. WANG Zhen, Director of the Shanghai Science and Technology Exchange Center, attended the opening ceremony.
Opening Ceremony
The aim of the China-ASEAN Innovation and Entrepreneurship Camp Innovation Tour in China for ASEAN Youth is to establish a mechanism for exchange and cooperation between China and ASEAN countries, which is focusing on youth innovation and entrepreneurship. The platform aims to facilitate experience sharing, result sharing, mutual learning, and progress among participants, fostering deepened scientific and technological exchanges, technology transfer, and innovation cooperation between China and ASEAN countries. Through recommendations and selection, a total of 25 representatives from well-known incubators in the ten ASEAN countries and winners of the "China-ASEAN Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition" were selected to participate in the training camp. An online platform has been established for ASEAN participants, along with core courses, mentor-ship mechanisms, open training bases, expanded cooperation partnerships, and cooperative project connections. Preliminary online exchanges and discussions have been conducted with the participants. During the 7-day Innovation Journey in China, the ASEAN participants will visit Kunming and Shanghai.
On the afternoon of June 29th, ASEAN participants have visited Yunnan University. To provide ASEAN researchers and participants with in-depth understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship education at Yunnan University, Yunnan University's Inspur K-Stack Co-creation Space, which has been honored with the title of "National College Student Entrepreneurship Demonstration Park," was chosen as one of the visitation points. The participants were introduced to and shown an interactive entrepreneurial platform that integrates the eight elements of "government-industry-research-funding-commerce-media," as well as the unique "Seven-Step Incubation Method" service model. Discussions were held on project incubation processes, innovation achievements transformation, talent development, and other topics.
At the Huawei Cloud Developer Innovation Center of the School of Information at Yunnan University, the participants had hands-on experiences with a series of intelligent teaching and experimental facilities. They also had in-depth discussions with on-campus college student innovation and entrepreneurship project teams on topics such as how to market traditional ethnic music from a business perspective to modern audiences and how entrepreneurs should face success and failure. These discussions aimed to explore further possibilities for collaboration. During the meeting, YANG Shuran, Dean of the School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Yunnan University, PU Yuanyuan, Vice Dean of the School of Information, and SHEN Yun, Deputy Director of the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, introduced the relevant work of the university. Through visits and discussions, representative participants from ASEAN universities engaged in innovation and entrepreneurship teaching and research expressed their desire to collaborate with Yunnan University.
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From June 30th to July 4th, the ASEAN participants visited international innovation hubs in Shanghai, including Zhangjiang, Ruian Chuangzhi Tiandi, Linghao Bay Global Innovation Cluster, and Caohejing. They participated in practical learning activities, had face-to-face exchanges with 30 mentors, managers, investment institutions, and entrepreneurial pioneers from Shanghai, and held the China-ASEAN Innovation and Entrepreneurship Seminar and the closing ceremony.
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Welcome Speech