The 22nd World Conference of International Association of Science Parks (IASP) lifted its curtain on September 19, 2005 in Beijing. More than 400 experts of science parks from Europe, America, and Asia attended the meeting.
ZHOU Guangzhao, Chairman of China Association for Science and Technology, made a keynote speech on the innovative development of China?¯s science parks. In his speech, ZHOU briefed the audiences of the development of China?¯s science parks, and thought highly of the science parks?¯ positive role in raising China?¯s proprietary innovation capacity, strengthening international exchanges and cooperation, being part of the global industrial team and innovation network, and advancing the economic development with technology. He added that thanks to more than a decade of construction and development, science parks has become an emerging force supporting China?¯s economic system, playing a weighted role in nurturing proprietary innovations, developing high tech industry, and advancing system reforms and urban development. Science parks has become an original source for proprietary innovations, and a base for spinning off high tech industry, an experimental zone for market oriented system reforms, and a role model for urban modernization.
At the 3-day meeting, some 50 speakers from a dozen countries made their presentations on related topics, including science parks and human resources, development technology and an environment encouraging innovations, supporting the involvement of small and medium-sized enterprises in the global competition, and science parks?¯ position in innovative networks. |
