On Friday 15 November, Dirk Jan van den Berg, President of the Executive Board of TU Delft, and Fei Gaoyun, mayor of the city of Changzhou in China, signed an agreement establishing a joint research institute in the field of LED lighting. The signing took place in Beijing during a visit by, among others, Prime Minister Rutte and representatives of …
The necessity of more efficiency in China’s logistics
Eighteen percent of China’s GDP can be attributed to the logistics sector, compared to eight and seven percent in the US and the Netherlands respectively. Various factors influence the efficiency e.g.: barriers and regional differences in policy, infrastructure and logistics services. Reforms and standardization are essential to improve the efficiency in China’s logistics. Reducing obstacles in the supply chain could …
China’s performance in 2012 Nature Publishing Index strongest to date
With a third more papers than last year and a host of new institutions, China’s performance in the 2012 Nature Publishing Index is its strongest to date. Nature’s numbers show that the quality of research has improved, but the authors conclude that more support for basic science is encouraged. There have also been calls for the establishment of a coordinated …
Get your parcel delivered by a mini helicopter
SF Express, one of China’s largest parcel companies, is testing helicopter drones to deliver packages. Although SF Express isn’t the first company using drones for commercial purposes, China is the first country to legalize parcel delivery this way. The police in Dongguan (Guangdong province, China) gave their permission and said it will do so in the future, as long as …
Holland Science Lecture on Trends in Internationalisation in Higher Education in Europe and Amsterdam
On September 27th, Dutch and Chinese university representatives attended the second Holland Science Lecture in Beijing. The event was organised by NOST in Beijing and the Sino-Dutch Researchers Network. Kees Kouwenaar, a Dutch expert in international cooperation in Higher Education was invited to speak about his experiences in this field. The event attracted researchers, with close links with the Netherlands,mainly …
Zhongguancun: an international High-Tech hub
The Washington Post posted an interesting article about Zhongguancun, the High-Tech hub in Beijing. We hereby share the article with courtesy to The Washington Post. The number of technical staff working in Zhongguancun Science Park reached 402,000 last year as investment in high-tech sectors hit 91.8 billion yuan ($15 billion) in 2012, according to the latest Zhongguancun Index released in …
ASTRI: ‘developing high impact technologies to enhance Hong Kong’s economy’
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) organized the 2013 Industry and University Consultation Forum (IUCF) Hong Kong on October 8. ASTRI was founded by the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in 2000. It is the biggest of the five R&D centres set up by the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) of the HKSAR government …
Chinese company ZTE again ranks #1 in PCT patents filings
Chinese telecom giant ZTE is again the company that is globally applying for the most patent cooperation treaty (PCT) patents, according to the statistics of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). Another well-known Chinese multinational is ranking 4th in WIPO’s list, namely Huawei. The first Dutch company in the PCT ranking is Philips. Philips with its 9th place is contributing …
Dutch space delegation touches down in Beijing
Last week Beijing played host to the International Astronautical Congress (IAC). Over 3000 representatives from all over the world, including space agency heads and executives from industry and institutes, gathered for 64th edition of this yearly congress and industry exhibition. The Netherlands had a substantial presence at the IAC with a delegation led by the director of the Netherlands Space …
‘Automated vehicles’ – TNO Automotive Safety Solutions – DIST 2013
Martijn Tideman uses his 10 minutes at DIST 2013 to talk about a future in which everyone will have a chauffeur … a digital chauffeur, making driving decisions based on sensors and software. Martijn, who’s working at TASS, explains to the audience that these driverless cars might not be perfect, but that one of the goals is that we will …