On the afternoon of August 9, 2021, the unveiling ceremony of the "Southern Institute of Industrial Technology" (hereinafter referred to as "ITRI") jointly established by SUSTech and Bao'an District Government was held. Zheng Hongbo, Deputy Mayor of Shenzhen, Yu Xiquan, Director of the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Wang Shourui, Secretary of Bao'an District Committee, Wang Lide, District Chief, Li Fengliang, Secretary of the Party Committee of Southern University of Science and Technology, and President Xue Qikun attended the ceremony.

The opening ceremony

Wang Shourui's speech

At the ceremony, Wang Shourui introduced the development of Bao'an District. He said that the establishment of ITRI is an important measure for Bao'an District to implement the requirements of the municipal party committee and government to "take innovation as the leading strategy for urban development". The transition to modern manufacturing is significant. It is hoped that ITRI will aim high and seize opportunities to become a benchmark and example of a new innovation platform, empower Baoan District's manufacturing industry to transform and upgrade, and help Bao'an District make greater contributions to the construction of "dual districts".

Li Fengliang's speech

Li Fengliang said that SUSTech has deployed industrial technology research institutes to promote the research and development and transformation of key common technologies in the industry for local industrial clusters and future industries, in line with the national, provincial and municipal development strategies. He expects ITRI to play a flexible system and mechanism, adhere to a market-oriented operation model, explore innovative mechanisms for the industrialization of scientific and technological achievements, closely meet the needs of enterprises, facilitate industrial development, and build an open and integrated ecosystem. With SUSTech and SUSTech in the world The basic research of the partners is the source of innovation, and the "technical research and development" above the "basic research" is laid out to become an important node in Shenzhen's construction of the whole-process innovation ecological chain and a benchmark for the Industrial Technology Research Institute.

Yu Xiquan's speech

Yu Xiquan said that Shenzhen is currently entering a golden development period driven by "dual districts" and superimposed by "dual districts". The Industrial Research Institute was officially unveiled and established in Bao'an District. Provide "think tanks" for key core technology research. It is hoped that ITRI will give full play to its advantages in key common technology research and development, promotion, and services, provide "think tank" support for the development of Shenzhen's broadband network communications, intelligent robots, new materials and other industrial clusters, and make rapid breakthroughs and advance in promoting industrial transformation, upgrading and innovative development. Demonstration to build a brand "think tank" in the field of Shenzhen's industrial technology research.

Subsequently, Zheng Hongbo, Yu Xiquan, Wang Shourui, Li Fengliang, Xue Qikun and others jointly unveiled the ITRI.

Visit the exhibition

After the unveiling ceremony, the guests visited the first batch of key common technology R&D projects of ITRI.

Yu Jing, Deputy Director of the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Chen Zhifeng, Deputy Director of the Municipal Education Bureau, Lou Yanfeng, Deputy Director of the Municipal Science and Technology Innovation Committee, Cai Yingquan, Executive Deputy Head of Bao'an District, Li Xinjian, General Manager of Shenzhen Angel Investment Guiding Fund Co., Ltd., Vice President and Vice President of Southern University of Science and Technology Provost Zhang Dongxiao, Acting Vice President Zhao Yusheng, Party Committee Standing Committee Member, Secretary General, and Director of the Party and Government Office Chen Siqi, Chair Professor of the Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering and Academician of the Australian Academy of Engineering Zhang Liangchi attended the ceremony.

ITRI is co-organized by Shenzhen Bao'an District People's Government and Southern University of Science and Technology, with Shenzhen Bureau of Industry and Information Technology as the industry authority. ITRI adopts a modern management system and implements the dean responsibility system under the leadership of the council. The office is located in the Jingang Business Building in Dachanwan Port Area, Baoan District. It aims to undertake the original innovative scientific and technological achievements of universities, deploy technology research and development, and promote technology. Efficient industrialization of results.