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SHENZHEN, China, April 26, 2023 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

The Guangming Science City Forum 2023, hosted by the Shenzhen Municipal

People's Government and organized by the Shenzhen Municipal Development and

Reform Commission, Shenzhen Municipal Science, Technology and Innovation

Commission, and Guangming District People's Government, will be held on April

27-28 in Guangming District.

The forum has the permanent theme of "Guangming: Building Dreams for the

Future", and the keywords for this year's session are "Creating Ideas",

"Setting Sail" and "Pursuing Dreams". With a global vision, it has extensively

invited high-level experts, including renowned domestic and foreign scientists,

representatives from world-renowned international science cities and

institutions, scholars from universities in Hong Kong, Macao, and high-level

professionals from various fields of technology, education, and industry.

Bringing together top intellectual resources from home and abroad, the forum

will discuss the forefront of scientific and technological development trends,

and jointly assume the responsibility of leading innovation.

As an important part of the pioneering area for the National Comprehensive

Science Center in the Greater Bay Area, Guangming Science City has become the

region with the most concentrated layout of major scientific and technological

innovation carriers, the most rapid aggregation of innovative momentum, and the

largest scale of investment in comprehensive innovation. The collective efforts

towards construction have become increasingly robust.

Open communication is the gateway to discovering the forefront of science. As

Guangming Science City hastens its journey to become a world-class scientific

hub, there is a pressing need to establish a comprehensive and

internationally-renowned platform for high-end exchanges, expanding the scope

of domestic and international technological cooperation. In response to this

need, Shenzhen has decided to hold the annual Guangming Science City Forum,

creating an elite arena for the exchange of ideas that will attract the finest

intellectual resources from both domestic and international spheres. On this

platform, distinguished professionals from the realms of science, education,

and industry will jointly engage in profound discussions, cultivate innovative

thought, and collaborate in elevating the original innovation capabilities of

the Greater Bay Area.

The forum will adopt a "1+9+3" format, i.e., one main forum, nine parallel

forums, and three supporting events.

The main forum will feature a series of keynote speeches delivered by

academicians and experts at the forefront of technological innovation.

Additionally, there will be several significant events, including the

inauguration ceremony for major scientific and technological infrastructure,

the unveiling of important foundations, and the sharing invitation ceremony for

significant scientific and technological infrastructure.

The nine parallel forums will include the following: The Scientific Apparatus

Planning, Construction and Operation Innovation Forum, the Shenzhen-Hong

Kong-Macao Collaborative Innovation Forum, the New Generation Artificial

Intelligence Innovation and Application Seminar, the Fourth Engineering Biology

Innovation Conference, and the Materials Science Forum, among others.

Three supporting activities, including a natural music concert, a rowing

challenge, and a leisure cycling tour, will be organized to provide a relaxed

and friendly atmosphere for the attendees to socialize.

This forum will invite renowned scientists from both domestic and international

communities, representatives from related institutions of renowned science

cities, as well as notable entrepreneurs and representatives from investment

organizations. Distinguished academicians will deliver keynote speeches on the

forum's theme, and experts and entrepreneurs will share their insights through

reports, dialogues, and other means.

This is the first time for Shenzhen to host the Guangming Science City Forum.

In the future, Shenzhen will make it an annual scientific event with core

values and global influence.

The main venue of this forum, the Guangming Science City, is located in the

eastern part of Guangming District. In July 2020, the National Development and

Reform Commission and the Ministry of Science and Technology officially

approved the Guangming Science City-Songshan Lake Science City area as a

starting area for the construction of a comprehensive national science center

in the Greater Bay Area.

Over the past five years, Shenzhen has rallied its resources to achieve the

goal of building a world-class science city, and the development of Guangming

Science City has accelerated at an unprecedented pace. With 24 major scientific

and technological innovation platforms settled, two university campuses or

transitional campuses officially put into use, and nine major scientific and

technological infrastructure projects, two provincial key laboratories, and 11

scientific research platforms being expedited, Guangming Science City is poised

for rapid growth.

Looking ahead, Shenzhen will continue to promote the development of a

world-class science city by elevating its scientific activities, creating a

favorable environment for innovation, and injecting new momentum into the

city's high-quality development.

Source: Shenzhen Municipal People's Government