INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pakistan participates in China-South Asia Technology forumBEIJING: Pakistan on Thursday participated in the 3rd
forum of China-South Asia Technology Transfer and Collaborative Innovation in Kunming, Yunnan
The forum, 'Innovation Drives Development, Collaboration Wins the Future', was inaugurated by Mr Zhang Jianguo, Vice Minister of Science and
Technology, China, was held in Kunming from June 4 to 6, 2018
In his address, Vice Minister Jianguo highlighted advancements that China had made in recent years with South Asia in expanding and
The minister underscored that China was very keen to partner with regional countries in augmenting their resources to grapple with modern
breakthroughs happening in the realm of areas such as nanotechnology, IOT, quantum computing, Big Data, etc.Speaking at the occasion,
Mudassir Tipu said that China has made remarkable strides in the AI, Big Data, and the Internet of Things, adding that Alibaba, Baidu,
Tencent, have emerged as formidable technological giants with global recognition and impact
Greater co-operation in science and technology between China and South Asian countries can really be instrumental in addressing many of the
It may be recalled that in recent years, Pakistan and China are closely co-operating in areas of Cyber Security; IOT; Artificial
Intelligence; Robotics; Advanced Materials and Nano-sciences; Renewable Energy Technologies; Cold Storage Technologies; Heat-tolerant Genes;
Hybrid Seed Technologies; Dry Land Agriculture; and Water Resources.The Pakistan delegation to the forum included senior members of the NUST
(National University of Science and Technology) and PCSIR (Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research).The keynote speakers at
