Recently, under the recommendation of Qingdao Oceantec Valley, QDII’s delegation headed by Chairman Claude Leglise and CEO Dr. Huang Yannong, visited Qingdao Science and Technology Bureau, and had friendly contacts and negotiations with the leadership of Qingdao Science and Technology Bureau including Lyu Peng, Secretary of leading Party Group and Director, Deputy Directors Li Tianchuan and Yu Bingbo, Chen Xuan, Head of Sci-tech Cooperation Office, and Cui Lin, Head of Basic Research and Achievement Commercialization Office.
Lyu Peng said that Qingdao attaches great importance to sci-tech innovation, and Silicon Valley is the world’s most powerful area in innovation and entrepreneurship. Building a healthy innovation ecology is one of the missions of Qingdao Science and Technology Bureau. He said that it is great that SRI International will assist Qingdao Science and Technology Bureau in accomplishing this mission.
In December 2018, the first Silicon Valley Innovation Training Camp was officially launched. Two phases (out of a total of four), namely introduction of innovation system and plan on entering the market, have been carried out, in which 36 innovation teams from all over the country learned innovation methodologies of SRI International of Silicon Valley. Four sessions of innovative community activities and open classes for government and research institutes were organized. A total of 460 entrepreneurs and technology managers participated in these activities, and 12 projects were attracted to negotiate with QDII about entering Qingdao Oceantec Valley.
A database of international technical achievements was established; a Sino-French innovation technology exchange meeting was held, and nearly 100 technology results from organizations in France, the US, Israel and Italy such as Atomic Energy Research Center of France and SRI International were introduced to Qingdao for technology transfer. Among them, seven technologies are in substantial cooperation with companies including Haier and Hisense. At present, efforts are being made to invite Objectivity a big data company in Silicon Valley, to set up its branch office in Qingdao.
Lyu Peng said that Qingdao is currently building an optimized and innovation ecology, and the fund is a key factor in this initiative. Qingdao will support Dr. Huang Yannong’s proposal of setting up the QDII Fund.
Under the advice of the leaders of Qingdao Science and Technology Bureau, QDII will promote the innovative management concepts and models of Silicon Valley throughout Qingdao and provide great support to Qingdao Oceantec Valley and even Qingdao in international investment promotion and talent recruitment.
Next, QDII will promote the innovative management concepts and models of Silicon Valley with the help of Qingdao Science and Technology Bureau, Qingdao Oceantec Valley Administration and Qingdao Technology Market Trading Center. Centering on QDII’s innovation principles and methodologies, it will provide nationwide training on innovation for market entities and governmental departments in an innovative ecology. It will also accelerate the establishment of QDII Fund, and leverage the advantages of SRI International in technology, resource and channel to promote the transfer of international technologies from the US and Europe and become a powerful supporting force for Qingdao Oceantec Valley and even Qingdao in international investment promotion and talent recruitment.