The CPC Hunan Provincial Committee and the People's Government of Hunan Province had a working meeting with the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) in Changsha on the morning of December 1, 2023. CAE and the provincial government signed an "Agreement on Co-establishment of Hunan Research Institute of Chinese Engineering Scientific and Technological Development Strategy".

Shen Xiaoming, secretary of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, and Mao Weiming, deputy secretary of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee and governor of the People's Government of Hunan Province, met with Li Xiaohong, secretary of the CPC Leadership Group and president of CAE, and witnessed the signing ceremony together.

Secretary Shen and President Li unveiled the nameplate for the institute. Governor Mao presented the letters of appointment to the academician representatives of the institute expert committee.

On December 1, the provincial Party committee and the provincial government held a working meeting with CAE in Changsha.

CAE and the provincial government inked the "Agreement on Co-establishment of Hunan Research Institute of Chinese Engineering Scientific and Technological Development Strategy".

Secretary Shen and President Li unveiled the nameplate for the institute.

Governor Mao presented the letter of appointment to an academician representative of the institute expert committee.

Secretary Shen delivered a speech.

Governor Mao addressed the meeting.

President Li gave a speech.

According to the agreement, CAE and the provincial government will co-build the Hunan Research Institute based on the principle of "institution-government co-construction, with the local government as the mainstay". It will, giving full play to the core role of academicians, organize and carry out major engineering and sci-tech consultation and research, technological breakthroughs, decision-making consulting, academic exchanges and cooperation, and talent training that are in urgent need for economic and social development of Hunan Province. It will explore the establishment of major engineering and sci-tech innovation platform, and implement the strategy of innovation-driven development.

CAE vice presidents Zhong Zhihua and Wang Chen; provincial leaders Xie Weijiang and Qin Guowen; and CAE academicians Huang Boyun, Liao Xiangke, Wang Zhenguo, Zou Xuexiao, Chen Xiaohong, Wang Yaonan, Chai Liyuan, Wu Yiqiang, and Bai Lianyang, attended.

Photos taken by Tang Jun and Liu Shangwen.

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn