Original thinking can lead to more innovation
5 months ago

Original thinking can lead to more innovation

China Daily  

Workers operate at a production line of the new energy vehicle AVATR at a workshop of Chang'an Auto in Jiangbei district, Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 20, 2023. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization's Global Innovation Index 2023, China ranks 12th in terms of innovation capacity compared with 34th in 2012. These achievements underscore China's increasing prowess in innovation and its expanding role on the global technology stage. And its R&D expenditure intensity measured at 2.64 percent, more than the EU's average, which shows China is on the way to becoming a global leader in innovation. According to the 2023 European Union Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard, 679 Chinese companies were listed among the global top 2,500, with Huawei, Tencent, Alibaba and China State Construction making it to the top 50, highlighting Chinese enterprises' innovation capacity and competitiveness on the global stage.

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US ahead in AI innovation, easily surpassing China in Stanford’s new ranking
1 month ago

US ahead in AI innovation, easily surpassing China in Stanford’s new ranking

Associated Press  

The U.S. leads the world in developing artificial intelligence technology, surpassing China in research and other important measures of AI innovation, according to a newly released Stanford University index. “The gap is actually widening” between the U.S. and China, said computer scientist Ray Perrault, director of the steering committee that runs Stanford’s AI Index. “The U.S. is investing a lot …

Sifting fact from fiction: Nation vital to progress
1 month, 1 week ago

Sifting fact from fiction: Nation vital to progress

China Daily  

View of Chinese-made vehicles to be exported at Yantai Port in Shandong province on Oct 14. For example, in 2023, China was the world's largest investor in clean energy technologies, production and consumption, and was also the biggest supplier of wind turbines and solar panels in the global market. It can be inferred that China has built the capacity and …

Sifting fact from fiction: Nation vital to progress
1 month, 1 week ago

Sifting fact from fiction: Nation vital to progress

China Daily  

View of Chinese-made vehicles to be exported at Yantai Port in Shandong province on Oct 14. For example, in 2023, China was the world's largest investor in clean energy technologies, production and consumption, and was also the biggest supplier of wind turbines and solar panels in the global market. It can be inferred that China has built the capacity and …

Added value of China's patent-intensive industries over 15 trillion yuan
2 months ago

Added value of China's patent-intensive industries over 15 trillion yuan

China Daily  

Added value of China's patent-intensive industries over 15 trillion yuan Xinhua Updated: Oct 18, 2024 The added value of China's patent-intensive industries in 2022 reached 15.32 trillion yuan. The added value of China's patent-intensive industries in 2022 reached 15.32 trillion yuan, contributing 12.7 percent to its GDP, according to a report released by the country's top intellectual property regulator. The …

Global intellectual property body praises China's contributions
3 months, 1 week ago

Global intellectual property body praises China's contributions

China Daily  

China's enhanced awareness of intellectual property protection as well as its innovation output in science and technology over the past few years have been praised by Daren Tang, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization. "China's innovation is not just in culture and traditional fields, but increasingly also in science and technology," Tang told China Daily in an exclusive …

China leads in global sci-tech innovation clusters
3 months, 3 weeks ago

China leads in global sci-tech innovation clusters

China Daily  

By CAO YIN | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-08-28 19:39 A humanoid smart robot works at an auto production facility in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. China's number of top 100 global science and technology innovation clusters continues to lead the world this year, according to a report of the World Intellectual Property Organization. The 2024 edition of the WIPO's Global Innovation Index …

Patent boom signals robust innovation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Patent boom signals robust innovation

China Daily  

Editor's note: The third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China focuses closely on taking further steps that will advance Chinese modernization. China's invention patents related to core industries of the digital economy continued to grow last year, especially in the field of artificial intelligence, an official from the country's top intellectual property regulator …

China owns 378,000 AI patents, rising faster than global average
4 months, 3 weeks ago

China owns 378,000 AI patents, rising faster than global average

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-07-29 14:07 BEIJING -- The number of effective artificial intelligence invention patents in China reached 378,000 by the end of 2023, representing a year-on-year growth rate of over 40 percent, the country's top intellectual property regulator released the data on Monday. In 2023, the number of invention patents approved in China's core digital economy industries reached 406,000, …

AI patents surpass global average rate
4 months, 3 weeks ago

AI patents surpass global average rate

China Daily  

By Cao Yin | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-07-29 19:11 China has seen a rapid growth of patents concerning artificial intelligence, with endeavors to promote innovation in the digital economy, Ge Shu, an official from the China Intellectual Property Administration, the country's top IP regulator, said on Monday. Ge told a news conference that by the end of last year, the …

China owns 378,000 AI patents, rising faster than global average
4 months, 3 weeks ago

China owns 378,000 AI patents, rising faster than global average

China Daily  

BEIJING -- The number of effective artificial intelligence invention patents in China reached 378,000 by the end of 2023, representing a year-on-year growth rate of over 40 percent, the country's top intellectual property regulator released the data on Monday. In 2023, the number of invention patents approved in China's core digital economy industries reached 406,000, accounting for 45 percent of …

Innovation emblematic of Chinese pursuit of high-quality development: China Daily editorial
5 months ago

Innovation emblematic of Chinese pursuit of high-quality development: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

The Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Further Deepening Reform Comprehensively to Advance Chinese Modernization, which was approved by the third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee upon its conclusion on Thursday, demonstrates the significance the Party attaches to the pursuit of innovation. Specifically, the country needs to refine its education, research, …

Original thinking can lead to more innovation
5 months ago

Original thinking can lead to more innovation

China Daily  

Workers operate at a production line of the new energy vehicle AVATR at a workshop of Chang'an Auto in Jiangbei district, Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 20, 2023. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization's Global Innovation Index 2023, China ranks 12th in terms of innovation capacity compared with 34th in 2012. These achievements underscore China's increasing prowess in innovation …

Is China all set to overtake US in advanced technologies?
5 months ago

Is China all set to overtake US in advanced technologies?

Firstpost  

For a long time, the US has enjoyed its role as the sole superpower, but now, taking its position for granted, it has gone into slumber, with China poised to make a significant shift in global power dynamics Many recent studies indicate that China leads US in global competition for some key emerging technologies. China leads US in key emerging …

China is ushering in a new era of innovation
5 months, 1 week ago

China is ushering in a new era of innovation

China Daily  

Every day we read about some innovation or the other taking place in China. Over the past couple of months, there have been reports of Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD unveiling a new car model that runs on plug-in hybrid technology and can travel continuously for over 2,000 kilometers without charging; diversified tech player Huawei announcing its Harmony operating system, …

China makes innovation new engine of growth
5 months, 4 weeks ago

China makes innovation new engine of growth

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY Innovation is a key force driving global development and solving complex problems. As a major champion of new energy technologies, China, thanks to its emphasis on innovation, has improved energy efficiency, cut the cost of renewable energy, and reduced its reliance on fossil fuels, contributing to global environmental protection and sustainable development. Looking ahead, China continues to …

China makes innovation new engine of growth
5 months, 4 weeks ago

China makes innovation new engine of growth

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY Innovation is a key force driving global development and solving complex problems. As a major champion of new energy technologies, China, thanks to its emphasis on innovation, has improved energy efficiency, cut the cost of renewable energy, and reduced its reliance on fossil fuels, contributing to global environmental protection and sustainable development. Looking ahead, China continues to …

Innovation key driver of country's sustained high-quality development
6 months ago

Innovation key driver of country's sustained high-quality development

China Daily  

Researchers adjust a humanoid robot at an AI laboratory on Jan 31, 2024. President Xi Jinping has stressed the importance of the development of the country's science and technology sector on many occasions, saying that innovation has always been the primary driver of the country's development. The suppression, blockades and sanctions have motivated China to intensify its efforts to tackle …

Scale of China's AI industry over 578b yuan in 2023: report
6 months ago

Scale of China's AI industry over 578b yuan in 2023: report

China Daily  

A lightweight articular module arm on display at the 2024 World Intelligence Expo at the National Convention and Exhibition Center in North China's Tianjin, June 20, 2024. The number of artificial intelligence enterprises in China has exceeded 4,000 in 2023, said a report released June 20, reported CCTV news on Thursday. According to the report, the scale of China's core …

Scale of China's AI industry over 578b yuan in 2023: report
6 months ago

Scale of China's AI industry over 578b yuan in 2023: report

China Daily  

A lightweight articular module arm on display at the 2024 World Intelligence Expo at the National Convention and Exhibition Center in North China's Tianjin, June 20, 2024. The number of artificial intelligence enterprises in China has exceeded 4,000 in 2023, said a report released June 20, reported CCTV news on Thursday. According to the report, the scale of China's core …

Sci-tech innovation drives high-quality development
8 months, 1 week ago

Sci-tech innovation drives high-quality development

China Daily  

A staff worker checks the growth of rice developed by gene-editing technology at a BellaGen Biotechnology laboratory in Jinan. Sci-tech innovation is driving the high-quality growth of Jinan, the capital of East China's Shandong province, as more enterprises prioritize innovation for greater achievements. Jinan-based BellaGen Biotechnology Co is leading the gene-editing technology field in China with its independently developed CRISPR …

Sci-tech innovation drives high-quality development
8 months, 1 week ago

Sci-tech innovation drives high-quality development

China Daily  

A staff worker checks the growth of rice developed by gene-editing technology at a BellaGen Biotechnology laboratory in Jinan. Sci-tech innovation is driving the high-quality growth of Jinan, the capital of East China's Shandong province, as more enterprises prioritize innovation for greater achievements. Jinan-based BellaGen Biotechnology Co is leading the gene-editing technology field in China with its independently developed CRISPR …

Foreign investors upbeat on innovation
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Foreign investors upbeat on innovation

China Daily  

Dozens of ice resurfacers and snowmaking machines produced by TechnoAlpin were recently transported from its logistics and warehousing center in Hebei province to ice and snow venues around the world. Accelerating the development of new quality productive forces, promoting high-quality development, and shaping new drivers of economic development, China not only provides new opportunities for the optimization of its domestic …

China's advancements in global innovation dynamics inspiring
9 months, 1 week ago

China's advancements in global innovation dynamics inspiring

China Daily  

Jin Ding/China Daily The launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 and the release of the first text-generated video model Sora last month symbolize key advancements in frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud computing, big data, metaverse and Web 3.0. The World Intellectual Property Organization's Global Innovation Index 2022 identifies two primary innovation waves shaping the future: a "digital …

China's advancements in global innovation dynamics inspiring
9 months, 1 week ago

China's advancements in global innovation dynamics inspiring

China Daily  

Jin Ding/China Daily The launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 and the release of the first text-generated video model Sora last month symbolize key advancements in frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud computing, big data, metaverse and Web 3.0. The World Intellectual Property Organization's Global Innovation Index 2022 identifies two primary innovation waves shaping the future: a "digital …

Innovation drives high-quality development in Shandong
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Innovation drives high-quality development in Shandong

China Daily  

As an important industrial base and strategic fulcrum for economic development in the northern region of China, Shandong province is boosting high-quality development by vigorously transforming scientific and technological innovation achievements into productivity. Data show that provincial-level funding for sci-tech innovation and development in Shandong has exceeded 14.5 billion yuan ; the output value of high-tech industries accounts for 51.35 …

China’s plans for 2024 prioritize technology, offer scant comfort for businesses and investors
9 months, 2 weeks ago

China’s plans for 2024 prioritize technology, offer scant comfort for businesses and investors

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s blueprint for its economy in 2024 is replete with goals and promises, but it’s also notable for not spelling out specific moves to attain long-promised reforms that foreign businesses and investors have been hoping for. “While we saw some positive signals in the government work report, a road to restoring confidence will likely take some time and …

China promotes patent industrialization in universities, research institutions
9 months, 3 weeks ago

China promotes patent industrialization in universities, research institutions

China Daily  

China will establish efforts to promote the patent industrialization rate of universities and research institutions nationwide, said the country's top intellectual property regulator on Tuesday. The National Intellectual Property Administration has initiated a work plan, proposing that by the end of 2024, universities and scientific research institutions across the country should conduct assessments on their underutilized patents and accelerate the …

China seen as largest engine for world economic growth
10 months ago

China seen as largest engine for world economic growth

China Daily  

Photo shows a view of Nansha Port in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province. China's GDP exceeded 126 trillion yuan in 2023, up 5.2 percent over the previous year, making it the largest engine of global growth. As China's growth is likely to exceed expectations, emerging Asian economies as a whole are projected by the IMF to grow by 5.2 percent …

China reports 5.2% GDP growth for 2023
11 months, 1 week ago

China reports 5.2% GDP growth for 2023

China Daily  

China's gross domestic product expanded by 5.2 percent in 2023 - meeting the country's preset annual growth target of around 5 percent, fueled by a slew of policy measures taking effect gradually last year, official data showed on Wednesday. Experts called China's 2023 GDP growth as "relatively fast" in contrast to other major economies, highlighting China's role as a key …

China reports 5.2% GDP growth for 2023
11 months, 1 week ago

China reports 5.2% GDP growth for 2023

China Daily  

China's gross domestic product expanded by 5.2 percent in 2023 - meeting the country's preset annual growth target of around 5 percent, fueled by a slew of policy measures taking effect gradually last year, official data showed on Wednesday. Experts called China's 2023 GDP growth as "relatively fast" in contrast to other major economies, highlighting China's role as a key …

Innovation fuels dynamic development toward the future in Shandong
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Innovation fuels dynamic development toward the future in Shandong

China Daily  

In the pursuit of high-quality development, Shandong province leverages cutting-edge technology, channeling 14.52 billion yuan into science and technology innovation in 2023. Over 90 percent of major projects are spearheaded by enterprises, propelling the number of the province's high-tech enterprises to exceed 26,700, with technology-based SMEs surging to over 45,000, showcasing nearly a 30-percent annual growth. Local enterprises have been …

Qingdao's scientific and creative strength improves
1 year, 1 month ago

Qingdao's scientific and creative strength improves

China Daily  

Qingdao boasts a vibrant economy in Shandong province. Qingdao has made remarkable progress in the Global Innovation Index 2023 report recently released by the World Intellectual Property Organization. Qingdao ranked 23rd among the global top 100 scientific and technological innovation clusters, climbing 11 spots from the previous year, making it one of the fastest-rising cities in China. This rapid ascent …

Index reveals China's innovation strength gathering steam
1 year, 2 months ago

Index reveals China's innovation strength gathering steam

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China saw a rapid rise in innovation capacity last year, with new growth drivers gathering momentum and injecting impetus for high-quality development, an index showed. The China Innovation Index, a barometer of the country's innovation capability, climbed 5.9 percent compared to the previous year to hit 155.7 in 2022, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The index …

Jinan puts weight into national powerhouse effort
1 year, 2 months ago

Jinan puts weight into national powerhouse effort

China Daily  

As the host province and city of the latest China Intellectual Property Annual Conference, Shandong and its provincial capital Jinan were in the spotlight for their abundant IP resources and robust innovative strengths. "We are going all out to put Shandong at the forefront of the country in terms of integrating it into the new development pattern, offering services, enhancing …

Cooperation key to speed up tech breakthroughs
1 year, 6 months ago

Cooperation key to speed up tech breakthroughs

China Daily  

Experts, officials point to risks posed to world economy by potential decoupling Greater international cooperation is needed to explore technological frontiers such as computer-brain interface technologies and artificial intelligence, which are widely seen as key future drivers of global economic growth, officials and experts said. Wu Hequan, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said international cooperation is vital …

Innovation to help fuel high-quality development
1 year, 10 months ago

Innovation to help fuel high-quality development

China Daily  

An employee runs checks on a robot at a facility in Hai'an, Jiangsu province. Innovation: Targeted steps may help boost high-tech sector China's multipronged pushes for innovation will accelerate productivity growth and give rise to more emerging industries, in turn consolidating the momentum of the country's high-quality development, economists and executives said. Having shown such resilience despite COVID-19 outbreaks, China's …

China's rising foreign trade in 2022 reflects economic strength despite challenges -- Egyptian economist
1 year, 11 months ago

China's rising foreign trade in 2022 reflects economic strength despite challenges -- Egyptian economist

China Daily  

This photo taken on July 11, 2022 shows a scene of the welcome ceremony for the 10,000th trip made by the China-Europe freight train operated by the China-Europe Railway Express in Duisburg, Germany. CAIRO -- China's increased foreign trade in 2022 reflects the country's economic strength despite domestic and international challenges, said an Egyptian economist in a recent interview with …

Beijing coming up in world as scientific and innovation center
2 years ago

Beijing coming up in world as scientific and innovation center

China Daily  

The skyline of Beijing. According to the 2022 international science and technology innovation index, released by the Center for Industrial Development and Environmental Governance of Tsinghua University and the Natural Group, after evaluating 100 international science and technology innovation center cities in science and technology, innovation, and innovation ecosystem, Beijing was found to rank the third, after San Jose and …

Tracking the persistent growth of China
2 years, 9 months ago

Tracking the persistent growth of China

The Hindu  

“When the wind of change blows, some build walls, while others build windmills.” In his speech during the plenary session on ‘The Global Impact of China’s Economic Transformation’, Li Keqiang, Premier of the People’s Republic of China lobbed this idea of facing volatile economic situations. In 2020, when other economies were struggling to cope with the effects of the novel …

China's efforts to stabilize economic growth in 2022
3 years ago

China's efforts to stabilize economic growth in 2022

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2021-12-20 Editor's note: The just-concluded annual Central Economic Work Conference mapped out a mix of measures to stabilize growth next year. The statement called for efforts to enhance China's strategic sci-tech strength, give full play to the role of national laboratories, reconstruct key national laboratories, and promote the reform of research institutes. The meeting also decided that the …

Jinan Innovation Zone ranks 12th for innovation capability
3 years ago

Jinan Innovation Zone ranks 12th for innovation capability

China Daily  

Jinan Innovation Zone Jinan Innovation Zone ranked 12th among China's top 100 high-tech zones based on its innovation capacity. In the first three quarters of this year, the GDP of Jinan Innovation Zone hit 110.68 billion yuan, an increase of 12.9 percent. Investment in fixed assets reached 44.65 billion yuan, up 12.6 percent year on year. The region's imports and …

Shandong bolsters innovation-driven development
3 years, 1 month ago

Shandong bolsters innovation-driven development

China Daily  

East China's Shandong province has been ramping up efforts to improve its innovation capabilities to facilitate regional high-quality development, according to local authorities. Innovation ability affects the prospects of a region's high-quality development, said local officials, adding that the province is aiming to buildi an innovative province with measures to support the "Four New" economies and the development of high-tech …

Shandong announces top 200 leading technology enterprises
3 years, 1 month ago

Shandong announces top 200 leading technology enterprises

China Daily  

Shandong recently appraised and elected its top 200 leading technology enterprises as part of its efforts to promote innovation-driven development. Official statistics show that the 200 companies spent 27.33 billion yuan on science and technology activities, accounting for 4.6 percent of their main business income, with their average expenditure on science and technology events reaching 140 million yuan. The total …

Shandong bolsters innovation capability
3 years, 2 months ago

Shandong bolsters innovation capability

China Daily  

The innovation capability of Shandong has been improving over the years due to the province's measures aimed at enhancing its independent innovation capability, said local authorities. During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, the province implemented nearly 1,000 major scientific and technological innovation projects in new-generation information technology, artificial intelligence, biotechnology and other fields. It also made a number of major …

Innovation to drive China's development
3 years, 9 months ago

Innovation to drive China's development

China Daily  

Workers weld at a workshop of an automobile manufacturing enterprise in Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong province, Feb 28, 2021. Xu's estimates came after China set major targets and tasks for economic and social development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, with a key focus on fostering high-quality growth and boosting innovation-driven development. "In fact, China's future development will benefit …

Shandong fosters new economic growth drivers
3 years, 9 months ago

Shandong fosters new economic growth drivers

China Daily  

The province of Shandong has made great progress in increasing input in innovation, as well as cultivating new areas of growth and replacing old growth drivers with new ones to advance regional high-quality development in recent years, said local officials. Over the past three years, the average annual growth rate of the "Four New Economy" added value in Shandong has …

Nation to help tackle more global tech issues, expert says
3 years, 10 months ago

Nation to help tackle more global tech issues, expert says

China Daily  

Xue Lan Seeking self-reliance in science and technology does not mean that China is decoupling from the world. Over the past four decades, China's scientific capability has seen tremendous progress, thanks to continuous reforms to remove barriers to innovation, integrating into the global innovation system by attracting foreign capital and working with global research institutions, and benefiting from a relatively …

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