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SHENZHEN, China, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The 19th Conference on International Exchange of Professionals (CIEP) opened in

Shenzhen on the morning of April 24. Wang Zhigang, Minister of the Science and

Technology, declared the opening of the conference and delivered a speech. Wang

Weizhong, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee and

Secretary of the CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee, Wang Xi, Vice Governor of

Guangdong Province, Horst Vogel, Chief Scientist of Shenzhen Institute of

Advanced Technology and Member of the Swiss Academy of Sciences, and Dr.

Thorsten Keiter, Senior Vice President of Greater China of TUV Rheinland

attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches, respectively. Qin

Weizhong, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee and

Secretary of Party Group of Municipal Government, and Lu Ming, Member of the

Party Group of Ministry of Science and Technology attended the opening ceremony.

Wang Zhigang pointed out that the new scientific and technological revolution

as well as the industrial transformation are major opportunities that all

countries must capture for the future. To implement the new development concept

and construct the new development pattern based on the new development stage,

we must adhere to the principle of taking science and technology first and

taking scientific and technological innovation as the logical starting point to

promote high-quality economic and social development, and build a systematic

layout from scientific and technological innovation to industrial development

and engineering construction. With the theme of "Innovation, Development,

Cooperation and Win-Win", the Conference will probe into the vision of science

and technology and the grand plan of innovation. We are willing to work with

all people across the world, make use of all strength from all fields, and take

the initiative to integrate us into the global innovation network to deal with

major global challenges pragmatically and effectively. we will cultivate and

attract high-level scientific and technological talents from an international

perspective, provide "ideal ecology" for global innovation and entrepreneurship

talents, accelerate innovative construction under the Belt and Road Initiative,

and strengthen the innovative link to build up national exchanges and

cooperation. We will take a more open stance and more pragmatic measures to

actively participate in global innovation governance, and establish a closer

"technological innovation community" with more new and old friends around the

world so as to provide more scientific and technological innovation solutions

for tackling the challenges brought by global problems and enhancing the

well-being of human civilization, and work together to make new contributions

to the prosperity and development of the world.

According to Wang Weizhong, Shenzhen has thoroughly studied and implemented the

important discourses on the work of talent, implemented the strategy of

strengthening the country by talents, insisted on the Party's management of

talents, systematically restructured the talent policy system, made

unprecedented efforts to build major platforms for talents and focused on the

optimization of services for talents, which promoted the formation of a new

talent gathering peak. At present, since Shenzhen has ushered in a major

historical opportunity to build Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the

leading demonstration area of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and

implement the comprehensive reform pilot, we will, unswervingly give priority

to the development of talents as the core strategy of urban development. By

adhering to the global vision, deepening of reform and the market orientation,

we will introduce talents from different regions, develop talents without

seeking return from them, and make good use of talents in different manners, so

as to strive to create a gathering place for world-class scientific and

technological innovation talents. We sincerely welcome talents from home and

abroad to Shenzhen to integrate into and "take root" in Shenzhen to

continuously compose more "Spring Stories" together with us and create new

greater miracles that will impress the world in different ways.

Wang Xi said that Guangdong, by taking the major opportunities in the

construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Shenzhen

Pilot Demonstration Zone, optimizes the implementation of the "Pearl River

Talent Program" and "Guangdong Special Support Program" and other talent

projects, vigorously introduces strategic scientific and technological talents,

leading scientific and technological talents and high-end innovation teams, and

strives to build a global highland for innovative talents. This conference will

play an important role in promoting the introduction of high-level talents,

promoting the exchange and cooperation of talents, and promoting innovation and

entrepreneurship in Guangdong. We sincerely welcome all talents from home and

abroad to Guangdong to start entrepreneurship and yield unusually brilliant

results.

This two-day conference will be held in the "online + offline" exhibition mode,

including nearly 100 forums and activities. It is estimated that more than

1,200 professional institutions and organizations from more than 30 countries

and regions, as well as more than 10,000 domestic and foreign government

representatives, experts and scholars, and high-end talents will be present at

the conference.  

Before the opening ceremony, Wang Zhigang, Wang Weizhong and their parties

visited the venue, and city leader Nie Xinping also attended relevant

activities.

Contacts:

CIEP, Wang Chan, wangchan@ciep.gov.cn

+86-755-8170-7961

Source: CIEP

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