China News Agency, Nanning, April 7 (Reporter Yang Chen) Chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Chen Wu attended the Guangxi Science and Technology Awards Conference in Nanning on the 7th and said that the local will accelerate the construction of an overseas talent resource pool to attract global innovative talents to gather and build China — ASEAN Science and Technology City, to build a regional innovation center for ASEAN.

The Guangxi Science and Technology Award Conference commended the units and scientists who won the National Science and Technology Award and the Guangxi Science and Technology Award in 2019. Among them, there were 157 projects that won the Guangxi Science and Technology Award in 2019.

Chen Wu said at the meeting that since 2019, Guangxi's industrial innovation capabilities have been improved and technological innovations have made new breakthroughs. Especially this year, technology has made new contributions to epidemic prevention and control.

Currently, human resources have become a key element of technological innovation. According to data from the Guangxi Science and Technology Department, in 2019, Guangxi has funded the introduction of more than 357 foreign (overseas) experts in various fields and collected 630 overseas talent information through the "Guangxi Overseas Talent Resource Database".

In order to accelerate the in-depth integration of technology and economy, Chen Wu pointed out that Guangxi will continue to do a good job in the construction of overseas talent pools and the cultivation of innovative young talents, in-depth implementation of the youth innovation and entrepreneurship training plan, the establishment of youth special projects in major scientific and technological projects, in scientific research practice Training young talents. Relevant government departments will also provide efficient services for scientific and technological personnel innovation, further decentralize and relax scientific research personnel, expand the "green channel" of scientific research management, significantly reduce the burden of participation, and allow scientific researchers to devote more time and energy to research.

In terms of expanding open cooperation in science and technology, Chen Wu emphasized that it is necessary to continue to implement Guangxi's action plan for participating in the “Belt and Road” technology innovation and build the Bangkok Innovation Center, a China-ASEAN technology transfer center. Solidly promote the construction of China-ASEAN Information Port, accelerate the preparation of China-ASEAN Science and Technology City, and build a regional innovation center for ASEAN.

At the same time, Guangxi will also introduce domestic innovation resources, and actively communicate with the top domestic research institutes, high-level universities and other units; in-depth connection with Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area technology innovation resources; for domestic and overseas areas with strong technological innovation capabilities Recruiting talents to attract talents, promoting talents, enterprises, R & D institutions, and achievements, and forming a long-term mechanism of "scientific and technological resources into Gui". (Finish)