Recently, the official website of the provincial government of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, reported the Seminar on Science and Technology Innovation for Latin American Countries hosted by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and organized by MOFCOM Training Base for International Business Officials (Shanghai), and reposted it on the social media Facebook. The Seminar was held in Shanghai from June 29 to July 19, and involved 31 government officials from 10 countries in Latin America (including 1 ministerial-level and 7 departmental and bureau-level officials).
As SBS’ first offline training program for Latin American countries this year, the Seminar, through diverse arrangements, such as special lectures, discussions, visits and investigations, shared China’s experience and successful cases in S&T innovation, built a wide platform for learning and communication between China and Latin America, and effectively promoted multiple international cooperation projects, including the signing of the letter of intent on cooperation with the provincial government of Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
Ruben Peña, Director of the Innovation and Technology Department of the provincial government of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, wrote in the report, “The Seminar allowed the participants to know the education and professionals in Shanghai that can help Santa Cruz realize a S&T business incubator and promote the technological transformation of industrial parks.” He said, “the Seminar program opens the door to exchanges, with outstanding experts from Shanghai Business School who will provide consulting support to promote the technological transformation of the Ramón Darío Guterres Industrial Park; besides, it inspires our young technopreneurs to learn and apply the methods and measures that have been adopted by Shanghai over the past three decades in the technological transformation. In summary, we will gain a more useful perspective on the implementation of Decree 228, inspiring the continuous growing of Santa Cruz’s technology entrepreneurs.”
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1985, China and Bolivia have strengthened political relations, gradually developed economic and trade relations, and deepened exchanges and cooperation in cultural, scientific and technological, and military fields, and have now successfully established a strategic partnership. Santa Cruz is the largest province in Bolivia in terms of area and population, as well as one of the most economically developed regions. In 2021, Santa Cruz established friendly inter-provincial relations with Sichuan Province. Guided by the development concept of building a Community of a Shared Future for Mankind, SBS actively organized this Seminar on Science and Technology Innovation for Latin American Countries, and has been dedicated to promoting people-to-people communication between China and Latin American countries.
Written by: Chen Xiaoye
Reviewed by: Chen Wei
