Wen Shen Xiaoxiao Bi Mengying Jiang Bo Yu Yichun
Since the launch of the "Belt and Road" Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan in 2017, China and the "Belt and Road" countries have cooperated in scientific and technological people-to-people exchanges, joint laboratories, science and technology park cooperation, technology transfer and other aspects, jointly ushering in a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial change, and promoting the construction of the road of innovation.
By the end of last year, China had established scientific and technological cooperation with 84 co-construction countries, supported 1,118 joint research projects, and launched the construction of 53 joint laboratories in the fields of agriculture, new energy, and health, and the construction of the "Innovative Silk Road" was vigorous.
Egypt --
Intelligent irrigation technology brings new hope to desert agriculture
How to improve the utilization rate of water resources in desert areas has always been a problem that plagues Egypt's agricultural development. On the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Highway, which connects the two major cities of Egypt, sits the desert farm of the Egyptian Agricultural Research Center. For more than two years, water-saving irrigation systems from China have helped local desert farming.
In the green mango test field, the mango is large and plump, growing well, but there is not a single irrigation pipe in sight on the ground. The researchers turned on the mobile phone, and with a single tap, the water pump powered by solar power next to the test field began to pump water, and through the underground infiltration pipe, the water source was continuously transported to the roots of the plant, and 50 acres of farmland could be watered in 1 hour.
This intelligent wind-solar complementary water-saving irrigation system is from Ningxia, China, and consists of underground infiltration pipes and wind energy, solar water lifting equipment and mobile phone intelligent control irrigation equipment. "It is greener and more efficient than traditional irrigation, and can also be controlled remotely through mobile phones and computers." In addition, the irrigation equipment is laid underground and is not exposed to ultraviolet rays, and the service life is relatively longer. Sun Zhaojun, dean of the School of Resources and Environment of Ningxia University and leader of research and development, introduced.
In 2019, the International Joint Water-saving Irrigation Laboratory was established jointly established by the School of Resources and Environment of Ningxia University and Ain Shams University in Egypt. In the Egyptian National Research Center Farm and the Egyptian Agricultural Research Center Desert Farm, China and Egypt have built two intelligent scenery complementary water-saving irrigation test bases with a total area of 320 mu, and cooperated with local enterprises to demonstrate and promote more than 30,000 mu.
"The establishment of the joint laboratory not only allows us to obtain experimental data, but also trains students to use these systems." Ahmed Jalal, dean of the College of Agriculture at Ain Shams University, said the biggest problem in developing desert agriculture is lack of water and electricity, and that water-saving irrigation systems have impressively achieved a 40 percent water saving rate through the use of solar, wind and underground osmosis pipes.
The joint construction of the intelligent water-saving irrigation laboratory is a microcosm of The sino-Egyptian scientific and technological cooperation in recent years. With the in-depth docking of the Belt and Road Initiative and Egypt's "2030 Vision", China and Egypt continue to innovate forms of scientific and technological cooperation and expand the field of cooperation. From Egypt's first satellite assembly integration test center, to the ongoing implementation of the Egyptian No. 2 satellite project, to the signing of the memorandum of cooperation between the China-Egypt Joint Laboratory for Agricultural Green Development, the road of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation between China and Egypt in science and technology has become wider and wider.
Yasser Rifat, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Egypt, said: "China has become one of the most important scientific and technological innovation partners in Egypt, and The Egyptian side is willing to further deepen and expand cooperation in scientific and technological innovation with China, make common progress and succeed hand in hand." ”
Brazil --
From satellites to BINGO, Dream Space continues to write a new chapter
Late last year, Brazil's Paraíba governor João Azevedo signed a grant agreement for project funds totaling 12 million reais (about 14.76 million yuan) to build the large single-aperture radio telescope needed for the BINGO project in the interior of the state. BINGO is a major international cooperation program in the field of radio astronomy and cosmology, launched last July, by researchers from China, Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland and other countries to detect important signals emitted from the deep space of the universe, thereby revealing the mysteries of the structure of the universe and dark energy.
In 1988, China and Pakistan signed a cooperation agreement, officially kicking off the prelude to the development of the China-Pakistan Earth Resources Satellite. In 1999, the first China-Pakistan "Resource-1" satellite was launched, setting a successful precedent for cooperation in the space field of developing countries. Up to now, China and Pakistan have jointly developed 6 earth resource satellites, and satellite data are widely used in agriculture, forestry, water conservancy, land resources, environmental protection and disaster prevention and mitigation in the fields of agriculture, forestry, water conservancy, land resources, environmental protection and disaster prevention and mitigation in the two countries, providing strong support for the scientific decision-making of government departments.
Bueno, the head of the Pakistani side of the China-Pakistan Earth Resources Satellite Project, has participated in the project work from the beginning, and Chinese colleagues have affectionately called him "Lao Bu". For more than 30 years, from the transmission of information in telegrams to the formation of clear and clear cooperation guidance documents, from jointly conquering a large number of core technologies of key products to carrying out a series of research and development coordination communication, Lao Bu and Chinese colleagues have established a strong friendship in work and life.
Due to project needs, LaoBu traveled to China on average once or twice a year before the epidemic, participating in technical meetings, design reviews, launch tracking and environmental testing. "Participating in this project gave me the opportunity to learn about China's technological development and Chinese culture, and to witness the tremendous changes that have taken place in China. I look forward to the continuous expansion of the influence of the Pakistan-China Earth Resources Satellite Project and the continued writing of a new chapter in space cooperation between Pakistan and China. ”
"Brazil is in great need of a partner like China." In the view of Marcos Pentes, Minister of Science, Technology Innovation and Communications of Brazil, the cooperation between Pakistan and China in the field of aerospace, especially in the earth resource satellite project, has provided technical support for the economic and social development of the two countries and even other developing countries, and used space technology to improve and enhance people's quality of life, reflecting the "vision of the future".
Portugal -
Create a "blue partnership" and cultivate the highlights of multi-field cooperation
In December last year, the China-Portugal Xinghai "Belt and Road" Joint Laboratory, jointly led by the Institute of Microsatellite Innovation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (hereinafter referred to as the "Satellite Innovation Institute") and the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation, was officially inaugurated in Shanghai. China and Portugal will cooperate in the marine and space fields and work together to promote the development of the "Blue Partnership" between the two countries.
"Shanghai and Lisbon are located on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts respectively, and portugal's Azores have special climatic and geographical advantages, and are a natural experimental field." Hu Haiying, vice president of the Satellite Innovation Institute, said that the construction of a scientific and technological innovation cooperation platform in the marine and space fields between China and Portugal and focusing on engineering technology and scientific applications in the marine and space fields will help promote the development of the blue economy and space cooperation between the two countries.
Portugal has a long maritime culture and rich experience in the development and utilization of marine resources. In recent years, china and Portugal have cooperated more and more closely in the field of marine science, and Portugal is the first EU country to formally establish a "blue partnership" with China.
Cooperation in marine science and technology between China and Portugal has yielded results. In September 2017, the Sino-Portuguese International Joint Laboratory of Marine Biological Sciences was inaugurated at Shanghai Ocean University, and Shanghai Ocean University and Algave University in Portugal jointly carried out multidisciplinary interdisciplinary cooperation on immune evolution and adaptation of fish and shellfish, fish reproduction and development, marine microorganisms, marine ecosystems, and polar oceans.
Adriano Canalio, director of the Marine Science Research Center at Algarve University, is the Director of the Joint Laboratory. He said that in the fields of marine scientific research, marine development and protection, Portugal can achieve information sharing with China, and the joint laboratory built by the two sides has achieved complementary scientific research capabilities, promoted the exchange of more scientific researchers, promoted the research, transformation and innovation of marine biological science and technology, and improved the scientific and technological innovation capabilities of the two countries in the field of marine biological sciences.
In recent years, with the continuous advancement of bilateral cooperation under the framework of the "Belt and Road", China and Portugal have carried out multi-dimensional exchanges and cooperation around the construction of scientific research platforms and joint research and development. Up to now, a total of 3 China-Portugal "Belt and Road" joint laboratories have been approved for construction, covering key areas such as space and oceans, materials, and cultural heritage.
The Portuguese Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Ethor, believes that scientific and technological cooperation has always been an important part of the friendly relations between Portugal and China, and the joint research platform built by the two sides in these fields is playing an important role in joint research, personnel exchanges, and the combination of production, education and research.
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