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Entrepreneurship Research Center on G20 Economies VOL.9 July 2019
China: Mass Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week Kicks off
The 2019 National Mass Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week was boosting mass entrepreneurship and innovation to better stabilize
opened in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on June 13th. The weeklong employment, promote innovation and strengthen new growth
event was held in various parts of the country, with its main venue impetus in his remarks at the opening ceremony.
in Hangzhou. Over 200 activities, including competitions, themed Forty-seven characteristic towns in Hangzhou have launched
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exhibitions and forums for entrepreneurs, investors, researchers activities related to the event, among which China's future science
and university students were held over the whole week. The and technology artificial intelligence town has its key layout based
latest technological achievements and innovations from high- on big data, cloud computing, Internet of things. By optimizing
tech companies across the country in the fields of big data, cloud the entrepreneurial innovation environment, providing policy and
computing, 5G technology, internet of things, artificial intelligence funding to service innovative companies, it is committed to offer
and intelligent manufacturing were also on display at six themed high-end talent, make innovation demonstration platform, and
exhibition areas. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called for further
build the artificial intelligence industrial concentration area. Up
to now, it has attracted 17 high-end R&D institutions and more
than 350 innovation projects, such as Zhijiang Laboratory and
Baidu (Hangzhou) Innovation Center, with increasingly complete
supporting facilities.
During the event, a program titled "the 2019 Innovation and
Entrepreneurship Benefiting People's Lives" was launched in
Beijing, seeking technological solutions to 29 problems regarding
local residents' lives in areas such as public services, environmental
protection, healthcare and agriculture. The program aimed to solve
hot issues related to people's lives by using Beijing's rich science
and technology resources. This year, 18 government departments