Harbin events highlight digital economy, engineering technology

The China-Russia Engineering Technology Forum and the 2023 China-Russia Digital Economy Summit were held in Harbin, the capital city of China's northernmost Heilongjiang province, on Nov 1.

They were jointly organized by the China Association for Science and Technology, the Russian Federation of Scientific and Engineering Associations, and Heilongjiang Provincial Government.
Multiple main forums, sub-forums, and a series of events were organized during the event.

More than 700 academicians and experts, institutes and enterprise representatives from China and Russia attended, including Leng Jingsong, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Gao Huijun, a foreign member of the European Academy of Sciences; and Gong Ke, a foreign member of the Russian Astronautics Academy.

During the forum, the Chinese Society of Engineers and the Russian Engineering Education Association signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen the capacity building of engineers. Other signed projects included those related to the activities of the Overseas Entrepreneurs China (Heilongjiang) activities.

Five high-tech enterprises presented digital economy application scenarios, and 11 Chinese and Russian academicians and experts delivered keynote speeches focusing on promoting the development of engineering technology and the digital economy.