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[Important News] Beilun Forum of Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone: Enterprise Innovation Alliance! Doc

   2023-05-24 10
Implementing the strategy of upgrading the pilot free trade zone and steadily expanding institutional opening-up is the requirement of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to pro

Implementing the strategy of upgrading the pilot free trade zone and steadily expanding institutional opening-up is the requirement of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to promote high-level opening-up, and it is also the deployment of the "Sweet Potato Economy" of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government to upgrade the "No. 1 Opening Project" . In order to better promote the promotion of Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone, on the morning of May 17, the 2023 China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone DEPA and Commodity International Supply Chain (Beilun) Forum was held in Beilun District, Ningbo City This forum is sponsored by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Commerce (Provincial Free Trade Office), co-organized by the Ningbo Area Management Committee of the Pilot Free Trade Zone and the Zhejiang Free Trade Development Center. Zhang Xuewei, Vice Chairman of Zhejiang Provincial Political Consultative Conference, Han Jie, Director of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Commerce and Director of Zhejiang Provincial Free Trade Office, Pan Yinhao, Member of the Standing Committee of Ningbo Municipal Committee and Secretary of Beilun District Committee, Hu Zhenfang, Deputy Director of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Commerce, Deputy Director of Zhejiang Provincial Free Trade Office, etc. Leaders attend meetings. The conference was held offline and online, and nearly 250 guests from the Ministry of Commerce, the Development Research Center of the State Council, the Singapore Infocomm Media Development Authority, the Singapore Enterprise Development Board, and international and domestic digital economy and commodity representatives attended the conference.

leader's speech

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Zhang Xuewei, vice chairman of the Zhejiang Provincial Political Consultative Conference, said in his speech that the world today has entered an unprecedented era of digital civilization, and the digital economy has become a key force for reorganizing global factor resources, reshaping the global economic structure, and changing the global competitive landscape. The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has embarked on a new journey to comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization. It proposes to accelerate the development of the digital economy , promote the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy, and create an internationally competitive digital industry cluster. , Innovate the development mechanism of trade in services, develop digital trade; emphasize the steady expansion of rules, regulations, management, standards and other institutional openings , pointing out the direction for the high-quality development of China's digital economy in the new era. Zhejiang will comprehensively promote the opening of the digital system, actively connect with high-level international economic and trade rules such as DEPA, and focus on exploring the negative list of service trade, digital identity, safe and orderly flow of data across borders, electronic certification and paperless trade, etc., fully Give full play to the role of the open test field of the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone, first carry out high-level open stress tests, and contribute Zhejiang's wisdom to the institutional opening of my country's digital field.

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Han Jie, director of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Commerce and director of the Zhejiang Provincial Free Trade Office, said in his speech that as a leading province in the development of the digital economy, Zhejiang has a good digital economy industry foundation, and the Zhejiang Free Trade Pilot Zone is the highest level of open platform in our province. , is focusing on serving the national strategy, with institutional opening-up as the key, accelerating the creation of a clearly recognizable digital free trade zone and a commodity resource allocation hub linking the world. We will take the improvement and development of the pilot free trade zone as the guide, and through deepening rule docking, strengthening industrial cooperation, promoting innovation cooperation, expanding talent exchanges, strengthening policy communication , and comprehensively docking with high-standard economic and trade rules such as DEPA, we will expand institutional opening and help create a high-energy level. Open big provinces.

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Chen Chao, deputy director of the International Department of the Ministry of Commerce, said in his speech that the digital economy is booming around the world and has become an important engine for stabilizing the industrial chain and supply chain and driving global economic growth. It can promote the accelerated integration of various market players and help market players Reconstruct the organizational model, achieve cross-border development, extend the industrial chain, smooth domestic and foreign economic cycles, and promote industrial digitalization and trade digitalization; it will play an important role in improving the efficiency of the supply chain and enhancing the understanding of the supply chain in the bulk commodity industry. We expect that the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone can give full play to its advantages, promote compatibility and integration with DEPA rules , continue to expand and pioneer in the fields of electronic bills of lading and electronic payment, promote the modernization of the governance system and governance capabilities in the digital field, and promote institutional opening. Enterprises seize the opportunities of the times, seize the development of digital transformation, continue to develop and innovate in the fields of blockchain and digital technology, actively participate in international cooperation in the digital economy, and jointly build an open and inclusive digital economy development pattern.

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Pan Yinhao , member of the Standing Committee of the Ningbo Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Beilun District Party Committee, said in his speech that in recent years, we have also attached great importance to the development of digital trade, and have cultivated a number of professional digital trade platforms such as 66 Cloud Chain, Dazhong Yixing, Altuo.com, and Yibao Network. , Overseas warehouses, front warehouses, independent stations and other resource advantages are obvious, and cross-border e-commerce imports rank first in the country for six consecutive years. We will conscientiously implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on the construction of free trade zones, resolutely shoulder the mission of "testing the system for the country and seeking development for the local area" , and with the guidance and help of the Ministry of Commerce and the Provincial Department of Commerce, we will seize It is a major opportunity to apply for DEPA, continue to deepen system innovation, promote the integrated development of "storage, transportation, trade, use, and service" , actively strive to create a free trade port with bulk commodities, and continuously improve the national strategic resource allocation level, in order to promote DEPA Join the process and make your due contribution.

important ceremony

Establishment Ceremony of the Enterprise Innovation and Development Alliance of Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone Improvement Action

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In order to better and faster promote the upgrading strategy of the Pilot Free Trade Zone, promote the cultivation of enterprise innovation, and strengthen the cooperation between government and enterprises, the Enterprise Innovation and Development Alliance of Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone was officially launched. The first batch of start-up companies selected a group of representative and "free trade-flavored" excellent units around the five functional orientations of the Zhejiang Free Trade Pilot Zone, including Zhejiang Free Trade Development Center, Wuchan Zhongda Group Co., Ltd., Yiwu International Land Port Group Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Worldway Digital Technology Service Co., Ltd. and other 10 units. In the future, the alliance will gradually absorb representative outstanding enterprises in the pilot free trade zone, build a broader and more efficient platform for government-enterprise cooperation and dialogue, and continue to empower the development of market players through model innovation and system innovation. Inject new surging momentum into the development of Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone.


Launching Ceremony of DEPA Action

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At the forum, representatives from the four districts of the Pilot Free Trade Zone and 12 companies including Singapore Exchange Group, Ningbo Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., Ningbo Port Southeast Logistics Group Co., Ltd., Lianlianbao (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd., and Zhejiang Electronic Port Co., Ltd., Co-initiate the docking of the "Digital Economic Partnership Agreement" (DEPA) , focusing on promoting trade liberalization and facilitation, improving the ecology of e-commerce and electronic payment, jointly exploring the orderly flow of cross-border data, improving the level of business and consumer trust, and promoting Digital identity interconnection and cooperation, strengthening digital technology innovation and cooperation, and striving to narrow the digital divide and promote digital inclusion have a total of seven aspects, which will help promote China's accession to the DEPA process, and contribute to building a new development pattern, promoting the long-term prosperity of the global digital economy, and achieving high-quality development. contribute.


 "Green Trade Digital Innovation" Initiative Launch Ceremony

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At the forum, 19 companies including Fuchun International (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., Xushi (Singapore) Holdings Co., Ltd., Wuchan Zhongda International Trade Group Co., Ltd., and Zheshang Zhongtuo Group Co., Ltd. jointly launched the "Green Trade Digital Innovation Initiative " 》 , advocating to focus on improving innovation awareness, practicing green trade, grasping industry opportunities, and opening up a new situation of "digital economy".

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At the meeting, Zhang Qi, director of the Foreign Economic Research Department of the Development Research Center of the State Council, gave a wonderful speech on the theme of "giving full play to the advantages of the first exploration of the free trade zone and strengthening the opening and cooperation of the digital economy that is benchmarked against DEPA" . Luo Xinrong, Director-General of the Trade Department of the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore, gave an online speech on the theme of "Trade Digitalization and Mutual Trust" and shared Singapore's innovation experience. Cai Jianyong, chairman of Ningbo Lygend Resources Technology Co., Ltd., gave a speech on the theme of "Some Suggestions of Lygend Resources on the Nickel Industry Chain" , bringing cutting-edge experience and insights. Li Liming, general manager of FMG Chichester metal Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., shared the innovative experience of iron ore trade in green development with the theme of "green iron ore and green trade" . Jiang Yuyue, senior manager of Greater China of Crimson Logic Co., Ltd., brought practical experience in digital applications with the theme of "How to use the digital intelligent trade platform to promote the efficiency and interoperability of the free trade zone" . Grant Hunter, director of the Standards, Innovation and Research Department of the Baltic International Chamber of Shipping, gave a video speech on the theme of "Electronic Bill of Lading - the 'Holy Grail' of digitalization of the international supply chain of bulk commodities" , bringing experience in international shipping.

round table dialogue

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The forum also held a round-table dialogue. Representatives of Ningbo Port Southeast Logistics Group Co., Ltd., Dazong Yixing Technology (Ningbo) Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Electronic Port Co., Ltd., Ningbo Yibao Network Technology Co., Ltd., Haihong Network (Ningbo ) Co., Ltd. representatives discussed the opportunities and challenges of DEPA in Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone from the perspective of trade digitization. Combining years of experience in the industry, representatives of various enterprises put forward insights and feasible paths in international digitalization on international trade, international logistics, and mutual recognition of various certificates in Singapore's digitalization , and achieved good exchange results.

The successful holding of this forum has provided new ideas and directions for the development of the digital economy in the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone and the construction of the international supply chain system for bulk commodities, and also provided an effective carrier for exchanges and cooperation in related industries. In the future, the Provincial Free Trade Office will organize more government-enterprise dialogue activities to promote more market entities to play their value in the new round of upgrading and development of the Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone, and vigorously promote the innovation, deepening, reform, opening up and upgrading of the Pilot Free Trade Zone.

Contributed by: Provincial Free Trade Office, Provincial Free Trade Development Center


 
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