My talk during the TEDx at Scuola Sant'Anna introducing the innovation base camp, which will connect Italian science and technology with Bishan and Chongqing Open Innovation Ecosystem.

1. The Sino-Italian
Innovation Base
Camp

2. Scuola Superiore
Sant’Anna
Chongqing
University

4. The agreement
needed to be signed
in front of the
president Xi Jinping
and president
Sergio Mattarella

5. Three-parties collaboration
Sant’Anna School
of Advanced
Studies
Bishan National
High-Tech Zone
Chongqing University
Special-statute university
operating in the field of
experimental and applied
sciences and of social
sciences, 6th World’s Best
Small Universities 2017
A key national university,
a member of the Excellence League,
Part of the project 211 and Project
985
District identified by
the Central government
to promote national
development based
on science and technology

6. Shanghai
Chengdu
Beijing
Xian
billion
USD
GDP
million
inhabitan
ts
fastest GDP
growth of China
(2015)
The youngest of the
4 Municipalities of
China
Located at the connection of Yangtze and
Jialing River, a key commercial fluvial port

7. The starting point of
the door to Europe of the
GoWest policies of China

8. Relies on abundant
funding for innovation
directly from Beijing
Part of a wider plan:
China Torch
Programme
Why Bishan?
Fast-paced
Innovation-driven
development
Population 900K
GDP + 12.1% in 2015

9. Bishan hosted
the China-Italy
Science
Technology and
Innovation
Week 2015
Galilei Institute
Chongqing-Duisburg train stati
Bishan
SIIB-Camp
Less than an
hour from the
airport by car
University Town
Airport
Location matters
Close to CQ
“University
town”
Soon to be connected to
the airport by metro line 1
and 3

10. 10

11. The 3 Innovation Pillars
Joint research
activities and
labs
Research Science & tech
Technology transfer
and start-up
incubation
Universi
ty
related
High-
tech
related
Joint educational
programmes
and international
academic
exchanges
Education

12. Relevant
ideas to
developprocessed by
the Sino-Italian
joint teams
New
projects
Establish VC funds and
tech financing platforms
in Bishan
& larger
CQ
Matching new ideas with
Bishan/CQ industrial ecosystem
Sant’Anna, Italian partners and Chongqing University
provide tech and science
base
The funnel system

13. The pilot project governance
Advisory Board (including the Scientific
Attachè of the Italian Consulare General)
Operative Team in Bishan
The Italian Scientific
Comittee will coordinate
the project
One Acting Director
In China
One Director
in Italy

14. We rely on the Italian network
of Scientific councilor and
institutions
We work with the local
government (Bishan) and with
the involvement of the
Municipal government
(Vice mayor of CQ, Mu
Huaping)Inclusive approach:
For the advantage of
the whole «Sistema
Italia»
Our project is coherent with
China’s XIII Five Year Plan
Comprehensive
approach: we
accompany
all the stages
of engagement

15. The first project
Augmented Reality
and Cyber Physical
System competences
Experience and
contacts with various
departments of CQU
In line with the
strategic objectives
of Made in China
2025
World class
scientific
activities

16. The best time to plant a tree was 20
years ago.
The second best time is now.种树的最佳时间是20年前。仅次于它的最佳时间就是现在。

17. 谢谢大家
Alberto Di Minin
李明林教授
a.diminin@sssup.it
galilei@sssup.it