News 1+1 | Focusing on the Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements What are the new highlights of the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum?

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Deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation is the annual theme of the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum. Among more than a hundred events, technology trading accounts for more than twenty. At the same time, China is actively participating in global standardization governance, promoting alignment between Chinese standards and international advanced standards, and leading high-quality development with high standards. “News 1+1” together looks at: the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum—how can scientific and technological achievements be transformed?

Three perspectives

Why do technological innovation and industrial innovation need to be deeply integrated?

Lei Zhaozhi, Executive Vice President of the China Industry-University-Research Cooperation Promotion Association: Technological innovation and industrial innovation are an important development direction in the “15th Five-Year Plan.” At present, both technological innovation and industrial innovation face some problems. First, colleges and research institutes produce many papers, but the transformation is relatively limited. Second, there are relatively fewer major original achievements. Third, the industrial sector overall lacks competitiveness and lacks technological support. So from this perspective, technological innovation and industrial innovation must be deeply integrated.

To improve the efficiency of transforming scientific and technological achievements, we need to strengthen in-depth integration of industry, academia, and research led by enterprises. We should establish a long-term mechanism in which enterprises set the questions, and universities, research institutes, and enterprises answer the same questions together, with market testing serving as the validation. In that way, technological innovation can be carried out around market needs and around the problems existing in industrial development, achieving an increase in the rate of converting achievements.

Parallel forum on standardization and technological innovation development

What new highlights are there?

Wang Ying, Deputy Director of the Beijing Institute of Standardization: Compared with previous years, this year has the following new changes in several aspects:

The forms for showcasing achievements are more diverse. Previously, it was more often inviting industry experts to share and exchange technical experience. This year, the forum focuses on fields such as embodied intelligence and intelligent connected vehicles, and adds interactive exhibition segments.

In addition, this year adds three areas—smart manufacturing, intelligent audio-visual, and social environment governance—focusing on new key industries and key domains, and sets up three sub-forums. This will enable standards and technological innovation to be more closely connected.

In the process of integrating technological innovation and industrial innovation

What role does building a standards system play?

Wang Ying: Standards are the cornerstone and foundation of science and technology. First, as a common language, they allow technology to connect and interoperate more effectively.

Second, standards are the foundation of rules. They can connect technological innovation from the laboratory to industrialization through a fast track, playing the role of “the last mile” in transforming scientific and technological achievements.

Also, standards are a promoter of experience. Technical teams can codify good practices into standards, enabling technology to be推广 and applied more effectively and more quickly. In summary, standards are the adhesive and accelerator for the integration of industry and innovation. By replicating new technologies and successful experience, we can achieve deep integration between science and technology and industry, realizing a two-way pursuit.

More and more Chinese standards are going to the world stage

What is the significance?

Wang Ying: For China, the most important significance of participating in international standardization work is that we can take part in building global rules and contribute Chinese experience. By participating in international standardization work, first, we share successful experiences developed domestically with the rest of the world.

Second, our country can better and more deeply integrate into the global innovation network. Standards are the world’s common language. By participating in the formulation of international standards, we have transformed from past adopters to co-builders of rules. We bring technical solutions and research achievements to the international stage, discuss and improve them with other countries together. This can make our standards more diverse and inclusive, and enable sustainable development.

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