Growing global platform

Internationalization has been an important feature of the ZGC Forum since its establishment, according to its organizers. The 2021 edition, attended by nearly 400 foreign participants from over 40 countries and regions, is dedicated to building a professional platform for assisting communication and cooperation among governments, enterprises and research institutes around the world.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization Daren Tang, Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Vladimir Norov, President of the International Science Council Daya Reddy and other foreign leaders and heads of international organizations delivered video speeches at the opening ceremony.

Uzbekistan's minister of innovative development, the adviser to Egypt's minister of higher education and scientific research and the vice-president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences among others, attended the opening ceremony online.

During the forum, Turing Award laureates Martin Edward Hellman and Whitfield Diffie spoke on cryptography, network security and other topics.

Hou Jianguo, president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said in his speech that the academy hopes to establish closer cooperative relations with innovation institutions at home and abroad through the ZGC Forum, and work with them to contribute more to global innovation and development.

The ZGC Forum, an important national platform for opening-up and innovation, was launched in 2007. It is held in Beijing's Zhongguancun area in Haidian district, which is home to a large number of top universities, research institutes and high-tech companies.