China’s ambition to transition to an innovation-driven society was one of the clear overarching themes of the Third Plenum of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China Central Committee. China had already surpassed the United States (US) to become the world’s ‘most attractive’ destination for R&D investment. China is also the largest source of science graduates in the world, with approximately 900,000 engineering majors graduating every year, and already 2.8 million people working in China’s R&D sector
Having gathered decades of localised experience and leadership in the field of science and technology across diverse regions, European technological enterprises are uniquely equip out, it is clear that China’s commitment to innovation is no less than it is for the European enterprises for which it constitutes their bread and butter.
As the mapping of the 13th five-year plan period is coming to an end, the European Chamber will host an Exclusive Dialogue with Deputy Director General Yu Jian, Department of Innovation and Development, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). At this event, DDG Yu will share with participants the Considerations on Scientific and Technological Innovation in China’s 13th Five-Year Plan.
Agenda:
14:00 - 14:30 Registration
14:30 - 14:35 Welcome Remarks
14:35 - 15:30 Presentation by Yu Jian, Deputy Director General, Department of Innovation and Development, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
15:35 - 16:30 Q&A session
About the speaker:
Mr. YU Jian, born in May 1960 in Jilin Province, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Innovation and Development, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) since December 2014.
DDG Yu used to work as the Deputy Director-General in the Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province from 2011 to 2014. He served as the Deputy Secretary General of the Provincial Government of Shaanxi from 2009 to 2011, prior to which he has worked in different positions of technology and R & D of MOST. He has also worked in Tibet and Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Company shortly in earlier years. DDG Yu holds a Bachelor' of engineering from Beihang University.
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This event is off-the-record, in Chinese with consecutive translation to English. The PPT materials will be in Chinese.
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