From April 24 to 25, the 19th Conference on International Exchange of Professionals (CIEP) was successfully held in Shenzhen to gather global science and technology elites to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. At this CIEP, the International Technology Transfer Network (ITTN) continued to be responsible for the special session on international technology transfer and innovation cooperation, and cooperate with the China Association of Science and Technology Evaluation and Management of Scientific and Technical Achievement (CASTEM), the China Association for International Science and Technology Cooperation (CAISTC) and the Shenzhen Center for International Exchange of Personnel (SCIEP) in holding the international technology transfer training (hereinafter referred to as the “Training”).
The Training both in person and online was hosted by the China Association of Science and Technology Evaluation and Management of Scientific and Technical Achievement, the China Association for International Science and Technology Cooperation, the Shenzhen Center for International Exchange of Personnel, the International Technology Transfer Network and the MaTRineX Academy of International Innovation & Strategy, in collaboration with CAST New Technology Center Co., Ltd., the Institute of Industrial Technology Research and Development, Guangdong University of Technology, the West China Medicine Technology Transfer Center, the Guangdong Science & Technology Cooperation Center, the Foshan China Academy of Invention Achievement Transformation, the ZGC Tianhe Technology Transfer Center, CENFO Intellectual Property, Shenzhen Cloud Community Operation Service Co., Ltd., the Greater Bay Area Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Salon (TTIPS) and other institutions.
Yao Weike, President of the China Association for International Science and Technology Cooperation, Han Jun, Deputy Chief Evaluator of the National Center for Science and Technology Evaluation and Secretary General of the China Association of Science and Technology Evaluation and Management of Scientific and Technical Achievement, and Xiao Wenchang, talent of Shenzhen’s “Peacock Plan”, Executive President of the Shenzhen Institute of Tian’an Cloud Park Industry-city Community, and Secretary General of the Innovation Federation of Guangming Science City made opening remarks for the training. President Yao Weike introduced the background and certification system of “China International Technology Transfer” training sessions and emphasized the key role of technology transfer talents in the construction of scientific and technological innovation ecosystem; Secretary General Han Jun said that, according to the China Scientific and Technological Achievement Transformation Report 2020 issued by the China Association of Science and Technology Evaluation and Management of Scientific and Technical Achievement the other day, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (“Greater Bay Area”) was one of the areas with high degree of transformation of scientific and technological achievements in China, SMEs were active in this field and the cultivation of technology transfer talents was an important task at present; President Xiao Wenchang analyzed the causes of limited transformation of scientific and technological achievements in China from the perspective of international competitiveness and pointed out that we should improve the link between supply and demand and strengthen the construction of innovation ecosystem.
Yao Weike, President of the China Association for International Science and Technology Cooperation
Han Jun, Deputy Chief Evaluator of the National Center for Science and Technology Evaluation and Secretary General of the China Association of Science and Technology Evaluation and Management of Scientific and Technical Achievement
Xiao Wenchang, talent of Shenzhen’s “Peacock Plan”, Executive President of the Shenzhen Institute of Tian’an Cloud Park Industry-city Community, and Secretary General of the Innovation Federation of Guangming Science City
Yang Yeyao, Director of the Department of Research Commercialization and Regional Innovation of Ministry of Science and Technology, was invited to deliver courses and systematically explain the development trend and policies on the transformation of scientific and technological achievements in China. As a functional department that is responsible for national technical transfer system, puts forward policy measures and suggestions concerning the transformation and industrialization of scientific and technological achievements, the promotion of in-depth industry-university-research institute integration, and the creation of scientific and technological intellectual property rights, promotes the development of science and technology service industry, technology market and intermediary service organizations of science and technology, the Department of Research Commercialization and Regional Innovation has long being concerned about the construction and development of market-base technology transfer institutions and specialized technology transfer talent teams. In November 2019, at the National Working Conference on Transfer and Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements 2019 jointly held by the Department of Research Commercialization and Regional Innovation of Ministry of Science and Technology, the Torch High Technology Industry Development Center of Ministry of Science and Technology and the National Center for Science and Technology Evaluation of Ministry of Science and Technology, ITTN was invited to make a presentation on talent cultivation for international technology transfer. In 2020, the Torch High Technology Industry Development Center of Ministry of Science and Technology prepared and issued the Training Syllabus for National Technology Transfer Professionals geared towards improving the professional quality and practical ability of technology transfer professionals, and building high-level specialized technology transfer talent teams.
Yang Yeyao, Director of the Department of Research Commercialization and Regional Innovation of Ministry of Science and Technology
The two-day in-person training basically covered the knowledge requirements of elementary curriculum system in the Training Syllabus for National Technology Transfer Professionals, which involved topics of the technology transfer policies and science and technology evaluation, the practice of scientific and technological achievement transformation and intellectual property rights, the international technical trade and demand-side docking, and the practice and sharing of overseas technology transfer. Leaders of domestic competent departments, experts and scholars were invited to explain the policies on transformation of scientific and technological achievements and deliver courses on themes of the evaluation of scientific and technological achievements, the management of intellectual property rights, the demand-side docking, the international technology transfer, the laws and regulations on international trade, and so forth.
Zhang Chunpeng, Director of the Department of Scientific and Technological Achievements and Technology Evaluation of National Center for Science and Technology Evaluation, who taught the “Method and Practice of Scientific and Technological Achievement Evaluation”, teased out the evaluation indicators and methods and shared relevant practice and typical cases according to the development trend and needs of the scientific and technological achievement evaluation and the international experience. Dong Hongxia, Deputy Director of the Department of Scientific and Technological Achievements and Technology Evaluation of National Center for Science and Technology Evaluation, further introduced the development history of standardized scientific and technological achievement evaluation and the role of scientific and technological achievement evaluation in China and explained in detail the Specifications for Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Achievements, which helped the trainees to build overall cognition on the scientific and technological evaluation and find a way in practice.
Zhang Chunpeng, Director of the Department of Scientific and Technological Achievements and Technology Evaluation of National Center for Science and Technology Evaluation
Dong Hongxia, Deputy Director of the Department of Scientific and Technological Achievements and Technology Evaluation of National Center for Science and Technology Evaluation
Gao Jing, Deputy General Manager of the China Technology Exchange, extended the laws and regulations of major developed countries concerning technology transfer to the regulations and general situation of technology market in China, shared the practice in the market of national intellectual property rights and intellectual property rights in scientific and technological achievements, and summed up the inspirations and reflections on the development of technology transfer. Ding Zhixin, Deputy President of CENFO Intellectual Property, who is a senior expert on intellectual property rights management in enterprises, patent analysis and review, patent operation and patent mining and layout, taught “Practice of Intellectual Property Rights Management” by sorting out the points for attention of the enterprises in the protection and management of intellectual property rights, and trainees were active and asked questions in this session.
Gao Jing, Deputy General Manager of the China Technology Exchange
Ding Zhixin, Deputy President of CENFO Intellectual Property
For the topic “International Technical Trade and Demand-side Docking”, Jiang Qingyun, Deputy Dean and Associate Professor of the School of Trade Negotiations of Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Zhu Nan, Director of ZGC Tianhe Technology Transfer Center, and Yan Sheng, founder of PAIF and former President for Greater China Region of Intellectual Ventures, were invited to deliver courses. With School of Trade Negotiations of Shanghai University of International Business and Economics as an internationally renowned WTO education and research institute and one of the 19 WTO Chairs around the world and the only one in China, Deputy Dean Jiang Qingyun specially taught “International Technical Trade and WTO Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Technology Theft”. Director Zhu Nan introduced in detail the practices around the demand sorting and docking in technology transfer and the construction of demand-oriented service system, and analyzed and interpreted relevant cases. Mr. Yan Sheng explained how to evaluate indicators concerning the patent analysis in enterprises, the quantitative evaluation of innovation strength and the innovations in science and technology innovation board, and how to overcome shortcomings.
Jiang Qingyun, Deputy Dean and Associate Professor of the School of Trade Negotiations of Shanghai University of International Business and Economics
Zhu Nan, Director of ZGC Tianhe Technology Transfer Center
Yan Sheng, founder of PAIF and former President for Greater China Region of Intellectual Ventures
For the last topic of “Practice and Sharing of Overseas Technology Transfer”, Zhang Zhang, Secretary General of International Technology Transfer Network, and Dr. Janice Ng, Senior Consultant of Oxentia, Oxford’s Global Innovation Consultancy, were invited to deliver causes in person and online respectively. They shared many typical cases and successful models of international technology transfer, which provided experience and guidance for domestic institutions. At present, ITTN is also establishing cooperation with Oxentia for the cultivation of international technology transfer professionals and exploring and developing relevant professional courses.
Zhang Zhang, Secretary General of International Technology Transfer Network (ITTN)
Dr. Janice Ng, Senior Consultant of Oxentia, Oxford’s Global Innovation Consultancy (online)
According to statistics, totally 180 trainees participated in this training, who were from 18 provinces and cities, including Guangdong, Jiangsu, Beijing, Henan, Shanxi, Hunan and Sichuan; among them, 42% trainees were from the governmental departments of scientific and technological achievement transformation and innovation and entrepreneurship, 24% trainees were from universities and research institutes, and the rest were from industrial parks, technology transfer centers and other institutions.