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《金砖国家综合创新竞争力发展报告(2020)》英文版今日在厦发布


 

Representatives from the BRICS countries have held a meeting in the southern Chinese city of Xiamen on Tuesday. Member states have called for cooperation in the face of a new industrial revolution. Ning Hong has this report.


The BRICS have agreed to work more closely in a new era of development with China establishing an innovation center for the partnership in Xiamen.


EVGENY KOSOLAPOV Russian National Tech Park "Russia can provide more technical assistance, because we have more cool places in Russia so we can build more data centers which are more energy efficient. And also Russia is taking serious the initiative about the Northern way around Russia in Arctic. Because of the global warming, it's more like kind of convenient and cheap to take shipment around Russia, we hope that China will utilize its role as well. So it will help to bring the cost down. And then it will help all the countries to bring more things cheaper and more efficient."


The cooperation between China and the other BRICS countries involves various sectors. China is investing a lot on adapting AI to traditional sectors, something that's been welcomed by international investors.


JOSE ROBERTO DE ANDRADE FILHO Counsellor, Science, Technology and Innovation Section Brazilian Embassy in China "Some of our big companies here like Vale and Embraer. They are highly innovative. It's really exciting to see in their operations, the use of AI. And China is the leader in AI. So we can benefit from this contact and cooperation."


A new report on the BRICS' comprehensive innovation has also been released on Tuesday. The report shows the volume of high-tech export from BRICS countries now make up a quarter of the total global volume. Their tech innovation contribution continues to grow, as China, Russia, Brazil, South Africa and India are the top five biggest global contributors as of 2021.


LI MINRONG Director, China Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation "Scientific and technological innovation have played a key role in economic and social development. These areas need the whole world to work together. China continues open up and welcome globalization. On one hand, China is actively introducing foreign advanced scientific and technological achievements, on the other hand, China likes to see achievements made in the country shared with its global partners. It's a mutual interaction."


The innovation center in Xiamen is also based around the city's Pilot Free Trade Zone and High Tech Industries Torch Development Zone.


NING HONG Xiamen "Enhancing cooperation between BRICS countries will certainly bring more opportunities for investors and companies involved in the new industrial revolution. Ning Hong, CGTN, Xiamen."