How to deal with China on technologies where Europe has an edge has become an important facet to strategic engagement. This is especially true of key enabling technologies where China has proclaimed in its Made In China 2025 and Strategic Emerging Industry plans that it wants to be more self-sufficient. But how big is the perceived knowledge gap really? Within …
The Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission last week officially confirmed to be selected among the first batch of the national fuel cell vehicle (FCV) demonstration city alliances. Leading by Foshan, the alliance will collaborate with cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Yangjiang, Yunfu, Fuzhou, Zibo, Baotou and Lu’an. Among them, Foshan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zibo, Lu’an and Baotou …
Netherlands Innovation Network China Job description:The Netherlands Innovation Network acts as a liaison for international innovation,stimulating strategic economic and scientific collaborations between theNetherlands and 17 countries with posted Innovation Attachés (IAs), therebyconnecting industry, academia, knowledge institutes and government. The IA Guangzhou office operates within the Economic Affairs Network in China(with additional IAs in Beijing and Shanghai). IA Guangzhou roughly covers …
The 2018-2021 Knowledge and Innovation Agenda, presented by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy outlines societal challenges and Key Enabling Technologies. Societal challenges cover the scope of health, climate, energy, and agri-food. There are ten clusters of KETs in total, ranging from nanotechnologies, advanced materials, technologies in life sciences and quantum. Each cluster has specific technologies which can …
De Europese Commissie heeft onlangs een nieuwe visie op internationale onderzoekssamenwerking gepresenteerd, voor vergroening, digitalisering en een gezondere samenleving. De wereld wordt steeds complexer. Geopolitieke factoren en verschillen in sommige fundamentele waarden maken het moeilijker om succesvolle onderzoeks- en innovatiepartnerschappen aan te gaan. Desondanks blijft de boodschap dat excellent onderzoek alleen bereikt kan worden wanneer wereldwijd de knapste koppen samenwerken. …
Nanjing leads China in Pushing cultured meat. In November 2019scientists from Nanjing Agricultural University created China’s first piece of cultured pork made of stem cells from the muscle tissue of pigs, a milestone in the industry. In this episode we will talk to Dr. Ding’s Shijie, associate professor at the Nanjing Agricultural University in China and CTO at a startup called …
China strives to secure a position as a global powerhouse in high-tech industries and is advancing at a fast pace. Chinese industries are not only getting closer to the technological frontier in conventional areas such as electronics, machinery, automobiles, high-speed railways and aviation, but also driving technological innovations in emerging areas such as new and renewable energy, advanced nuclear energy, next …
De Chinese overheid heeft aangekondigd dat China’s koolstofuitstoot zal pieken in 2030, waarna het zal dalen tot koolstofneutraliteit in 2060. De verduurzaming van de wereldwijde stroomproductie is een belangrijk onderdeel van het realiseren van de doelen die zijn vastgelegd in het Akkoord van Parijs. Hoe staat de voortgang van China’s vermindering van emissie uitstoot ervoor? In 2019 was China verantwoordelijk …
The European Commission is mobilising €123 million and has launched four new calls under Horizon Europe, the new EU research and innovation programme, for urgent research into coronavirus variants. This first emergency funding under Horizon Europe, the successor of Horizon 2020, adds to a range of EU-funded research and innovation actions to fight the coronavirus and contributes to the overall …
Over the last few weeks the Netherlands Innovation Network China hosted, together with Foodvalley and Wageningen University, several activities in the field of alternative proteins. On March 31st a webinar was organized on Doing business in China, targeting Dutch businesses in the alternative protein industry who wish to expand their business activities to China. During this event we had presentations …
