China News Service, Beijing, October 22 (Reporter Sun Zifa) The 2024 World Science and Technology and Development Forum hosted by the China Association for Science and Technology (China Association for Science and Technology) opened in Beijing on the evening of October 22. Wan Gang, chairman of the forum and chairman of the China Association for Science and Technology, made an opening speech and proposed four initiatives including "continuously promoting the healthy development of artificial intelligence."
On the evening of October 22, the 2024 World Science, Technology and Development Forum opened in Beijing. Wan Gang, chairman of the forum and chairman of the China Association for Science and Technology, made an opening speech. Photo by China News Network reporter Sun Zifa
With the theme of "Science and Technology for the Future", this forum holds high the clear banner of building a community with a shared future for mankind. It aims to bring together global wisdom to empower high-quality development and promote the expansion of international scientific and cultural exchanges. Wan Gang's initiatives also include: deepening global open cooperation in basic research, caring for and supporting the innovation and creation of young scientific and technological talents, and strengthening open and collaborative global scientific and technological governance.
Wan Gang also called on all relevant parties to uphold the spirit of "working together for the world", the concept of win-win cooperation, and an open and inclusive mind, share insights, build consensus on wisdom, jointly contribute scientific and technological strength and global solutions to sustainable development, and jointly promote the construction of humankind. A community of shared future.
At the opening ceremony of the forum, He Junke, Executive Vice Chairman of the 2024 World Science, Technology and Development Forum, Vice Chairman in charge of daily work and First Secretary of the Secretariat of the China Association for Science and Technology, presided over the opening speech and results release session. Academician Shi Yigong, Vice Chairman of the China Association for Science and Technology and President of West Lake University, presided over the keynote speech session. Six Chinese and foreign experts, scholars and representatives of international organizations spoke respectively.
On the evening of October 22, the 2024 World Science, Technology and Development Forum opened in Beijing. He Junke, Executive Vice Chairman of the Forum, Vice Chairman in charge of daily work of the China Association for Science and Technology, and First Secretary of the Secretariat, presided over the opening speech and results release session. Photo by China News Network reporter Sun Zifa
After the opening ceremony, the delegates visited the exhibition "Nine Chapters Liu Hui - Liu Hui, the founder of ancient Chinese mathematical theory".
The main venue of the 2024 World Science, Technology and Development Forum in Beijing will last until the 24th. There will be 6 theme meetings and 3 roundtable dialogues, interspersed with a number of people-to-people and cultural exchange activities. More than 350 representatives from 33 countries and regions will hold dialogues at the forum, including 14 Nobel Prize, Turing Award, and Lasker Award winners, 27 heads of international science and technology organizations, 41 Chinese and foreign academicians, and 200 More than ten experts and scholars from well-known universities, scientific research institutions and enterprises.
It is understood that the World Science, Technology and Development Forum was initiated by the China Association for Science and Technology in 2019 and has played a positive role in promoting non-governmental scientific and technological exchanges, expanding China's foreign exchange channels, and building an open, trustful and cooperative network.