On June 2, Shanghai and Suzhou enterprise technology needs conference was held at Shanghai Exhibition Center, where the technology needs of enterprises in both regions were released for the world, marking the official launch of the 2021 Shanghai-Suzhou International Innovation Challenge in the same city. The conference attracted more than 100 participants from local governments, industry experts, demand enterprises, universities and institutes, science and technology service institutions, investment institutions and incubators in Shanghai and Suzhou.

As the first event of the 2021 Shanghai-Suzhou International Innovation Challenge, the Shanghai-Suzhou Enterprise Technology Needs Conference was distinctive and highlighted, and attracted a wide response. "At the beginning of the 14th Five-Year Plan, Suzhou, which is accelerating its co-location with Shanghai, is seizing the great historical opportunity of the integration of the Yangtze River Delta, promoting the in-depth cooperation between Shanghai and Suzhou in the field of industrial innovation, and adding new engines and dynamics for deeper integration into the higher quality integration of the Yangtze River Delta.

Demand Release: Creating a "Science and Innovation Circle" in Shanghai and Suzhou

The release of technology needs of Shanghai and Suzhou pioneer industries highlighted the high-end innovation needs of Shanghai-Suzhou "Science and Technology Innovation Circle". Ltd. introduced the open innovation model of Baowu Group and released the innovation needs of Baowu's subsidiaries in conjunction with the Global Technology Transfer Conference; directly commissioned by Shanghai Fenghe Precision Machinery Co.

The technology needs of Suzhou enterprises released were focused on pioneering industries such as digital economy, artificial intelligence, equipment manufacturing, new materials and new energy. Suzhou Jinhong Gas Co., Ltd. released technical demands around electronic special gas application fields; Suzhou Jinhong Gas Co., Ltd. released a number of technical demands around gas R&D and manufacturers, including cylinder treatment technology, anti-corrosion cylinder materials, hydrogen storage technology, hydrogen refueling station technology, etc.; leading industry enterprises such as Zhongyifeng Construction Group also released technical demands specifically; Suzhou Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences The Institute of Electronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Suzhou targeted at the strategic needs of the development and application of air and space information technology in the Yangtze River Delta region, integrated big data, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and other cutting-edge information technology, and launched research on basic methods and core key technologies in the field of air and space big data intelligence applications, bringing the demand for cognitive processing based on air and space information.

Nearly 30 experts from more than 10 Shanghai universities, including Shanghai Jiaotong University, Tongji University, East China University of Science and Technology and Shanghai University, made one-to-one "unveiling" and matching of personalized technical needs proposed by Suzhou enterprises, providing strong scientific and technological support to help Suzhou enterprises overcome technical problems, while the on-site release of China Baowu/Shanghai Ltd. and China Yifeng Construction Group, which are the leading enterprises in the industry, provide a convenient docking channel for the integration and innovation of large and small enterprises, and build a new platform and path for the construction of an innovation consortium led by leading enterprises, supported by universities and institutes, and mutually coordinated by innovation subjects, and promote the cooperation between Shanghai and Suzhou in science and technology.

Shanghai-Southern China Collaboration The challenge is never-ending

The 2021 Shanghai-Suzhou International Innovation Challenge is dedicated to gathering wisdom and solving problems, solving innovation problems, promoting the transfer and transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and promoting the high-quality development of industrial economy in both regions. As the front-runner of the Yangtze River Delta Science and Innovation Community, this year's "Shanghai-Suzhou International Innovation Challenge" will last until the second half of the year. The competition focuses on the main role of enterprises, and the government has introduced policies to give a number of support, through the innovation collaboration platform, to open up the "demand side" and "supply side" of science and technology innovation. The competition will fully mobilize science and innovation enterprises, university institutes and science and technology service institutions in Shanghai and Suzhou to explore a mode of strengthening the industrial chain with advanced manufacturing industry as the core, striving to create an internationally competitive industrial cluster and maximizing the innovation and creation vitality of the Yangtze River Delta.

In the next step, Shanghai and Suzhou will focus on the technical needs of enterprises in key technology research and development, product upgrading, technological transformation, equipment improvement, etc., and carry out activities such as solution collection, supply and demand matching sessions, and special competition for innovative enterprises, mobilize the strength of many aspects, launch the organization of well-known universities, scientific research institutions, innovative enterprises and innovation teams at home and abroad to "unveil the list and hang up the command "The company will mobilize multi-faceted forces, mobilize and organize well-known universities, research institutions, innovative enterprises and innovative teams at home and abroad to submit solutions, and strengthen the docking between supply and demand sides to enhance the success rate of signing cooperation agreements, effectively solve the technical problems of Shanghai-Suzhou enterprises, and promote the innovative development of enterprises and high-quality industrial development.