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Roadshow for the Promotion of the Italy-China Science Technology & Innovation Week 2016 started in Chengdu
Chengdu – April 25, 2016
On Monday, April 25 it was launched the Roadshow for the promotion of the Italy-China Science Technology & Innovation Week 2016 that will take place in Italy next October from 25th to 27th. The launch conference was held at the Department of Science and Technology of the Sichuan Provincial Government and was attended by the Deputy Director-General, Tian Yunhui, the Consul General of Italy in Chongqing, Sergio Maffettone, the CEO of Città della Scienza, Vincenzo Lipardi, and the representative of BMSTC, Betty Chang, in order to present the Italy-China cooperation program. It was attended by over 60 representatives of research institutes, universities, science and technology departments of the governmental institutions of Sichuan Province.
As pointed out by the Consul General, the presentation of the Italy-China Science Technology & Innovation Week 2016 stands as a catalyst for the growth of partnerships in science and technology between the two countries. The event is the result of the intergovernmental agreement between the Italian Ministry of Research and MOST and was organized by Città della Scienza, International Technology Transfer Network (ITTN), China International Technology Transfer Center (CITTC), Italian Consulate General in Chongqing and with the patronage of the Sichuan Department for Science and Technology aimed at promoting the Chinese participation in the 2016 edition and enhance the bilateral cooperation.
The CEO of Città della Scienza, Vincenzo Lipardi, said: ” Italy-China Science Technology & Innovation Week has become a good practice in the internationalization of innovative research-enterprise systems. In recent years, thanks to the program approved by the Italian Ministry of Research and MOST hundreds of trade agreements and joint research projects have been signed by creating a stable cooperation platform. The presence of Italian and Chinese Prime Ministers, Matteo Renzi and Li Keqiang, at the closure of the fifth edition of the Week in Italy and the great success of sixth edition in China are the basis to build an even bigger event in terms of attendance and cooperation projects. Italy welcomes Chengdu friends with the aim to strengthen scientific and economic cooperation as well as friendship relations “.
Afterwards, the CEO together with the Consul General Maffettone met the members of EUPIC-EU Project Innovation Centre in Chengdu and discussed about the Startup Competition, a great innovation of the Week 2016.
The Roadshow for the promotion of the Italy-China Science Technology and Innovation Week continued at the Chengdu Planning Exhibition Hall, where videos and models displayed the impressive investment projects for the development of Sichuan Province.
