15 March 2013 newsletter 1.0
Dear colleagues,
DRAGON-STAR is a new initiative supported by the 7th Framework Program, aiming to support the SINO-EU bilateral cooperation in Research and Innovation.
DRAGON-STAR is particularly aiming to:
- strengthen the Chinese participation in Horizon 2020;
- support the reciprocity originating from the Scientific Cooperation Agreement signed between EU and China;
- enhance the bilateral cooperation in science, research and innovation and innovation fields, and;
- enforce the ongoing EU – China Innovation Cooperation Dialogue
The work is structured upon 4 technical workpages including a broad range of activities, such as:
- The provision of NCP services and the establishment of Regional Contact Points all over China
- Studying the Chinese participation in the framework programs (quality aspects)
- Supporting the participation of Europeans in Chinese research programs
- Investigating synergies for tackling Societal Challenges
- Mapping Joint Labs and identifying cooperation opportunities
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Supporting bilateral Technology Transfer by organising SME missions
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Supporting the bilateral S&T dialogue and synergies between programs
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Assessment of the current ranking of the People’s Republic of China in specific research fields
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Studying the Future of the Chinese
Research environment
DRAGON-STAR will maintain an open cooperation culture aiming to cooperate with all the related stakeholders and initiatives.
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Epaminondas Christofilopoulos
DRAGON-STAR coordinator
News
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Selected Articles
Cultural history holds back Chinese research by Peng Gong
An interesting article published last year in Nature magazine connects the Chinese scientific performance of China, with the teachings of Confucius and Zhuang, that have produced a culture in China that values isolation.Peng Gong, a professor in the Center for Earth System Science at Tsinghua University, underlines several cultural problems that slow down the research performance, such as the culture of isolation and the absence of collaborative spirit between researchers.Furthermore, Gong suggests financial incentives to promote collaborative projects and provision of support to increase participation in international projects. Read more…
The World’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in China
Since 2008, Fast Company media publishes rankings of the most innovative companies worldwide. Also this year, the Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in China had been published at the start of the year of the snake. Most remarkable newcomer in this list is Xindanwei, a work- and meeting space for free-lancers and start-ups in Shanghai focusing on the creative and innovative scene. Xindanwei is founded by Dutch alumni Yan LIU who studied, lived and worked in The Netherlands for more than three years. Read more…
Selected Events
- China executive tour 2013, 21-28 April 2013
- Globalization of Technology Transfer, TII’s conference, 5-10 May 2013, Beijing
- Thematic Workshop on Smart and Sustainable Cities to be held on May 31, 2013 in Foshan, P.R. China
- The Internet of Things China 2013 Conference and Exhibition held in Shanghai in June
Contact us
Epaminondas Christofilopoulos, DRAGON-STAR Coordinator
Email: info@dragon-star.eu
Web: www.dragon-star.eu
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