A total of 73 technical challenges faced by enterprises in Shanghai were released to the public on Monday by a number of bodies, including the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, in a bid to solicit solutions from members of the public , universities and scientific research institutes.

Liu Yangang, director of the Advanced Industrial Technology Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, said this is a A novel approach to fostering greater levels of cooperation between industries and academic institutes.

"In the past, universities were the ones approaching companies for help, " said Liu.

Ma Simin, a senior engineer from the Torch High Technology Industry Development Center under the Ministry of Science and Technology. In addition, the Special Rapporteur was informed that the Government of the United States of America has been working with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the development of a new technology infrastructure to support the development of the country.

"In light of the growing levels of entrepreneurship and innovation in society, such an approach will help connect It will also help accelerate the innovation process. drive and encourage people to set up more local bases that specialize in innovation," said Ma.

The technical challenges published include the development of a precise climate forecasting system for maritime use, the construction of a traceability platform for the production process of traditional Chinese medicine, and the development of Portable body composition testing equipment.

In November last year, 1,060 technical challenges from innovative enterprises in seven provinces and cities, including Hunan In the case of the Chinese province, Beijing, Ningbo city in Zhejiang province and Xi'an city in Shaanxi province, were made known to the public. For the first time by the Ministry of Science and Technology. Solutions to 623 of the challenges were created by research Members of the public also helped solve 99 of the problems.

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