PROMOTERS AND ORGANIZERS

In Italy, the initiative is promoted by the Ministry of Education, University and Research-MIUR, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – MAECI and is coordinated by Città della Scienza of Naples, on the basis of the Framework Agreement signed in 2013 among MIUR, MAECI, Ministry of Economic Development, ITA – Italian Trade Agency, the Agency for Digital Italy (AgID) and Città della Scienza. The initiative also counts on the strong collaboration with the National Research Council (CNR), Confindustria, the National Technological Clusters, as well as the main Italian Universities and Research Centers.

Moreover, the SIEE is promoted by the Campania Region, while the regional side events are supported by the Lazio and the Sardinia Regions.

In China, the initiative is promoted by the Ministry of Science and Technology of PRC-MOST and organized by the Beijing Municipal S&T Commission–BMSTC, the Beijing Association for Science and Technology–BAST, member of the Chinese Association for Science and Technology – CAST and by other important Chinese organizations.