On June 30, the Multilateral International Symposium on a New Round of Scientific and Technological Revolution and Joint Cultivation of New Drivers for Economic Development sponsored by Shanghai Party Institute of CPC (Shanghai Administration Institute) was successfully held in Room 202 of Haixing Building. Experts and scholars from Greece, South Korea, Argentina, Mexico, Thailand, Vietnam, Russia, and Algeria, and Macao of China, teachers from departments such as the Department of Economics and Management of our Institute, teachers from the Party institutes of Minhang, Qingpu and other districts, and postgraduate students majoring in national economics of our Institute participated in the symposium. Scholars at the symposium exchanged their views on relevant topics through a combination of online and offline methods.

　　At the opening ceremony, Professor ZENG Jun, Vice President of our Institute, delivered a speech. ZENG Jun emphasized that the new round of scientific and technological revolution is speeding up towards the direction dominated by information technology and is deeply integrated with physical technology and biotechnology. Only by strengthening international cooperation in scientific and technological innovation in an all-round way, actively integrating into the global innovation network, and improving their scientific and technological innovation capabilities in open cooperation can countries inject more fresh energy into innovation-driven development. China’s unique advantages in the new round of scientific and technological revolution have provided new opportunities for the development of countries across the globe. China has pursued the philosophy of sharing and win-win results and offered new practices for jointly cultivating new drivers of economic development.

　　At the symposium, Researcher SHEN Guilong, Director of the Institute of China Studies of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, gave a keynote speech on “The Necessity and Complexity of Global Cooperation in the Current Window Period of Scientific and Technological Revolution”. Researcher SHEN Guilong believes that the world is currently in the recession stage of the Kondratieff Wave. New technologies and new products are emerging one after another but leading, symbolic technologies have not appeared. Therefore, a new round of scientific and technological revolution is still in its infancy and the window period. It is necessary to conduct closer cooperation on a global scale.

　　The symposium consisted of two sessions in the morning and afternoon, presided over by Professor TANG Juelan, Director of the Department of Economics and Management of our Institute, and Professor LI Meng, Deputy Director of the Department of Economics and Management, respectively. In the morning session, four experts and scholars from the University of Guanajuato in Mexico, the University of Macau, the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Region II, and the Consulate General of Greece in Shanghai gave speeches on the topic of “innovation-driven, high-quality economic development”. Professor LIU Zhiguang from the Department of Economics and Management made wonderful comments on the speeches. In the afternoon session, six experts and scholars from the Ministry of Industry of Thailand, the North-West Institute of Management of Russia, the Korea Research Institute for Local Administration, Ministry of Interior and Local Authorities of Algeria, and the Department of Economics and Management of our Institute, made speeches on the topic of “technological changes and new drivers for economic development”. Associate Professor SHI Tao and Associate Professor HAO Shenyong of the Department of Economics and Management of our Institute made wonderful comments. Participants of the session also had exchanges on relevant questions.

　　The symposium featured rich content, in-depth discussions, and active exchanges, which further enhanced participants’ understanding of “scientific and technological revolution and cultivation of new drivers for economic development”.

　　Professor MEI Lihong, Vice President of our Institute, gave a closing speech. MEI lihong emphasized that the symposium  deepened participants’ understanding of the new changes brought about by the new round of scientific and technological revolution and the new drivers for economic development, and the ways and significance of strengthening economic cooperation between China and other countries in the new round of scientific and technological revolution. Additionally, the international academic symposium helped participants deepen exchanges on relevant topics. It is hoped that all parties can promote cooperation through exchanges, strive for win-win results through cooperation, and work together to build a better future.