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A Sustainable Future in the Spirit of Nobel

Published December 9, 2020 by Nannan Lundin in Beijing

“Science offers many answers to shared threats and many innovations that can help us seize common opportunities…” Inspired by these words from Ban Ki Moon, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, “A Sustainable Future in Spirit of...

What’s is new and what is key?A first look at the role of science and innovation in China’s Five-Year-Plan recommendations

Published November 23, 2020 by Nannan Lundin in Beijing

“We need to realise that new technologies aren’t like roads and bridges that can be completed with a lot of funding…”- Policy expert involved in the preparation of China’s 14th FYP The recommendations for formulating China’s next...

Inclusion, Innovativeness and Stability – An equation to be solved for both China’s Fintech firms and regulators?

Published November 6, 2020 by Nannan Lundin in Beijing

“We cannot manage an airport the way we managed a train station. We cannot use yesterday’s methods to manage the future...”- Jack Ma The $37bn listing of Ant Group, from the world’s biggest IPO to the world’s biggest suspended IPO , in...

China’s climate pledges and EU-China cooperation on green transformation – What’s new and what more can and will be done?

Published October 23, 2020 by Nannan Lundin in Beijing

“As the world’s largest emitter of carbon, China’s commitment to become carbon neutral by 2060 is a significant step toward addressing climate change. It would be revolutionary if China is able to match its ambitions with...

Meet Challenge with Cooperation and Innovation –What do we see at the Zhongguancun Forum 2020?

Published October 7, 2020 by Nannan Lundin in Beijing

I’ve lived in Silicon Valley for 35 years, I’ve taught in entrepreneurial clusters in New York, Boston, Helsinki, Santiago Chile, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Prague, and Tokyo, but the visit to the heart of the Beijing start-up world...

The Next Level of Traffic Safety and the Next Level of Innovation Cooperation –What have we learned from NIRA Tech Day at Geely?

Published September 23, 2020 by Nannan Lundin in Beijing

Traffic safety – from national to global version and from national action to international cooperation… As the first country that introduced and implemented “Vision Zero”, i.e. no one should die or be seriously injured in traffic...

China’s innovative NBS way forward – beyond planting trees

Published September 10, 2020 by Nannan Lundin in Beijing

While China’s climate challenges and solutions have been heavily focused on energy production and consumption, more recently and gradually nature-based solutions (NBS) are getting more traction at both the policy level and in climate...