2016年CRI Collaborative Innovation for SMEs Highlights Young Entrepreneur Innovation Summit

 

Small and medium-sized enterprises are currently seen as the growth engine for Asia.

But Bundit Limschoon, Secretary General of ACD Provincial¹ Secretariat, believes that the actual contribution of SME's to the region's economic development is vastly undervalued.

"This indicates Asian SME even poses a great potential, but unfortunately, it has yet to be unleashed². Asian SME usually constrained³ by low cost and mass production without creativity. To overcome these weaknesses, and strengthening SME in the long-term, I would like to highlight only three factors: innovation, partnership⁴ and inspiration."

Taking China as an example, the promotion⁵ of SMEs along with innovation has only been given priority in the past two years.

To achieve an optimal⁶ development of SMEs, Johnny Kwan, founder⁷ and chairman of Bee Associates, a London-based utilities company, believes companies need to realize that "invention is not equal to innovation".

"Innovation not only needs to be technical, innovation can be material, can be process technology, but also can be business model. We burn a lot of money into invention, but for innovation, we have to create money. It has to be the collaboration⁸ with business, it has to be commercialized proven, and it has to be resolving a society issue."

Meanwhile, the term collaborative innovation has grabbed the limelight at the forum⁹ for Young Entrepreneur Innovation, also part of the two day event.

Experts encourage SMEs to collaborate¹⁰ with suppliers or large companies, in order to deepen and broaden the innovation progress.

Johnny Kwan says it's vital to work together in this way.

"You have to make sure you have the right company set-up, the right fire wall, the right company culture, the right compliance¹¹, the right respect to intellectual property, to be able to serve both your competitor and your collaborator¹². So as a company, it strongly encourages you firstly look into what you have. You cannot jump into the latest research if you have nothing. So you can only extend the current technology. And you build it up. But you can work with research institution to share a particular platform of knowledge."

The Asian Cooperation Dialogue currently has 34 member countries and regions, including China and India.

The core values of the ACD include positive thinking, voluntarism, openness and respect for diversity.

The event draws to a close later today.

1 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

2 unleashed   

v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The government's proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press. 政府的提案引发了新闻界的抗议浪潮。
• The full force of his rage was unleashed against me. 他把所有的怒气都发泄在我身上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 constrained   

adj.束缚的,节制的

参考例句：

• The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it. 证据是那样的令人折服，他觉得不得不接受。
• I feel constrained to write and ask for your forgiveness. 我不得不写信请你原谅。

4 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

5 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

6 optimal   

adj.最适宜的；最理想的；最令人满意的

参考例句：

• What is the optimal mix of private and public property rights in natural resources?私人和国家的自然资源产权的最适宜的组合是什么？
• Optimal path planning is a key link for the sailing contest.帆船最优行驶路径规划是帆船比赛取胜的关键环节。

7 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

8 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

9 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

10 collaborate   

vi.协作，合作；协调

参考例句：

• The work gets done more quickly when we collaborate.我们一旦合作，工作做起来就更快了。
• I would ask you to collaborate with us in this work.我们愿意请你们在这项工作中和我们合作。

11 compliance   

n.顺从；服从；附和；屈从

参考例句：

• I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。
• She gave up the idea in compliance with his desire.她顺从他的愿望而放弃自己的主意。

12 collaborator   

n.合作者，协作者

参考例句：

• I need a collaborator to help me. 我需要个人跟我合作，帮我的忙。
• His collaborator, Hooke, was of a different opinion. 他的合作者霍克持有不同的看法。