Experts gathered in central China's Wuhan City on Thursday for a conference to advance new quality productive forces through science and technological innovation.
The conference saw experts from politics, academia, health and technology sectors in attendance.
The chairman of a biomedicine giant presented a groundbreaking technology for extracting recombinant human serum albumin from rice. He emphasized that the medicine has traditionally been derived from human plasma for over 80 years, and this new technology offers a novel approach for the biopharmaceutical industry.
"The whole world wants to use this (plant extraction) as a substitute for plasma (extraction), but they haven't been successful. So we used the latest plant system and the most challenging variety. Our efforts have spanned nearly 19 years," said Yang Daichang, chairman of the Wuhan Healthgen Biotechnology Corp.
Another company, specializing in smart sensors, introduced cutting-edge technological applications in smart electronics and intelligent sensing.
"We have now implemented the industry's highest-precision, fully-printed electronics technologies for humanoid robots, offering it a better sense of touch," said Zhu Xiaohui, general manager of the Wuhan Huaweike Intelligent Technology Co.
In recent years, Wuhan has ramped up mechanisms for fostering new quality productive forces in line with local conditions, successfully attracting a significant number of scientific and technological firms.
The 2024 Global Innovation Index Report by the World Intellectual Property Organization ranked Wuhan 13th in the world and 5th in China. From January to August of this year, the added value of Wuhan's high-tech manufacturing sector above the designated size surged by 31.8 percent. The new growth drivers and industries are emerging as powerful engines of economic growth.
"Wuhan's inclusiveness and responsibility are great, and many new problems can be solved in time," said He Enpei, chairman of the Transn Internet of Languages Technology Co.
China's Wuhan holds event to showcase innovation, promote tech advancements
Government authorities in Dehua County of east China's coastal province of Fujian have developed efficient new forms of direct contact between the government and local enterprises to solve problems in business operation -- breakfast meeting, on-the-spot meeting, tea party, etc.
The county, known as "World Ceramics Capital," is home to more than 4,000 ceramic companies, almost all of which are privately operated.
The new forms of direct government-business contact have served as an important platform for the businesses to give their suggestions and seek help from authorities.
"I have taken part in [such events] many times. In May this year, the Development and Reform Bureau hosted a symposium. I had just been granted the right to the use of a plot of land the year before last, but the boundary was occupied by village roads. So, I brought the problem [to the symposium]. The bureau attached great importance to it and assigned exclusive personnel to follow it up. The problem was solved in August. This time I also have a demand," said Xu Jianyong, manager of a ceramics company.
"The tea party is for us to talk freely, to say whatever we want to say. Normally, if we speak up about our problems at the event, the relevant authorities will come to us just the next day to learn about what has happened," said Qiu Zhenke, head of another ceramics company.
At one recent "tea party" hosted by the Development and Reform Bureau of Dehua County, business operators brought forward opinions ranging from labor demand, gas price, construction of new energy charging piles, to fund bonus policy. They even took advantage of the occasion to consult the government on relevant policies.
Although the "tea party" was scheduled to last only an hour and a half, the bureau extended the event to three hours to address the concerns of every participant.
"For the questions involving the jurisdiction of the Development and Reform Bureau, we would give replies one by one on the spot. For those involving the jurisdiction of other relevant departments, we would make a task list and refine and specify them. We would coordinate with the relevant departments to formulate solutions, and strive to reply to the entrepreneurs one by one within half a month," said Zhou Yiguo, director of the Development and Reform Bureau of Dehua County.
"Today's event is fruitful. First of all, it's very pragmatic, and second, it's very timely. And the officials have given us more efficient solutions," said Lin Xiaowa, manager of a local ceramics company.
Fujian government-business tea parties enable efficient problem solving for private companies
Fujian government-business tea parties enable efficient problem solving for private companies
