2020年CRI Think tanks call for closer Belt and Road cooperation in tech sector

 

Senior officials and a think tank called for closer cooperation in the tech sector¹ as the Belt and Road Forum² for International Cooperation kicked off in Beijing.

Minister of Science and Technology Wang Zhigang calls for more cooperation in scientific innovation among participating countries of the Belt and Road Initiative, while stressing the importance of intellectual property protection in the process.

"China's national plans and projects in scientific research will be more open to the world, which will help enhance cooperation in the field and facilitate personal and academic exchanges with participating countries. Intellectual Property protection will be the priority task of the country. China will also launch innovation cooperation initiative with BRI countries to deepen cooperation in scientific innovation under the Belt and Road Initiative."

He says China has been dedicated³ to encouraging and training more talents from Belt and Road countries in scientific innovation.

The minister says over the last two years the Chinese government has organized nearly 150 training programs and trained over 2000 participants.

President Bai Chunli of the Chinese Academy of Science says they have established the Alliance of International Science Organizations or ANSO with more than 40 Belt and Road Counties.

"The Alliance is the first comprehensive international scientific organization under the framework of Belt and Road Initiative. The establishment of the organization will serve the Belt and Road countries by launching a set of substantial projects on scientific innovation and create a "scientific technical community" with participating countries."

He adds the alliance will set up a scholarship to encourage more talents from the Belt and Road countries to devote efforts to scientific research.

Director General Francis Gurry of the World Intellectual Property Organization says the initiative offers unique opportunities to boost innovation.

"The Belt and Road initiative, I believe, offers extraordinary opportunities to operationalize innovation, and this in particular through the many connections that are enabled by the the belt and road initiative. The many human connections, and the many institutional connections, which are, after all, the basis of advancement⁴ in connections and advancements⁵ in science, technology and, innovation."

Together with participating countries, China has set up a dozen overseas education centers for scientific research in various fields including green development, food safety and disaster alleviation⁶.

It has established centers with multiple countries including South Africa, Indonesia and Croatia for cutting-edge technology research.

1 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

2 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。

3 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

4 advancement   

n.前进，促进，提升

参考例句：

• His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated.他对生理学发展的新贡献获得高度赞赏。
• The aim of a university should be the advancement of learning.大学的目标应是促进学术。

5 advancements   

n.（级别的）晋升( advancement的名词复数 )；前进；进展；促进

参考例句：

• Today, the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements. 当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Great advancements in drought prediction have been made in recent years. 近年来，人们对干旱灾害的预报研究取得了长足的进步。 来自互联网

6 alleviation   

n. 减轻，缓和，解痛物

参考例句：

• These were the circumstances and the hopes which gradually brought alleviation to Sir Thomas's pain. 这些情况及其希望逐渐缓解了托马斯爵士的痛苦。
• The cost reduction achieved in this way will benefit patients and the society in burden alleviation. 集中招标采购降低的采购成本要让利于患者，减轻社会负担。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语