Shenzhen, China, July 13, 2021 - In the summer of July, ABB officially participated in the opening contest of the Innovation Nanshan 2021 "Startup Star" Competition, helping the development of highly skilled talents in Nanshan District of Shenzhen with technological innovation and writing a new chapter in ecological entrepreneurship.
Shenzhen, China, July 13, 2021 - In the summer of July, ABB officially participated in the opening contest of the Innovation Nanshan 2021 "Startup Star" Competition, helping the development of highly skilled talents in Nanshan District of Shenzhen with technological innovation and writing a new chapter in ecological entrepreneurship.
More than 40 years ago, Nanshan District of Shenzhen was a pioneer of reform and opening up. Today, Nanshan is an internationally renowned highland of science and innovation, known as "China's Silicon Valley". According to statistics, there are more than 4,000 state-level high-tech enterprises and more than 180 listed enterprises in Nanshan District, gathering more than 70% of Shenzhen's high-end scientific and technological innovation resources. Tencent, DJI and other well-known local enterprises from Nanshan to the world, driving the development of science and technology in the entire Pearl River Delta region. The Innovation Nanshan "Entrepreneurial Star" competition, as a representative project of Nanshan District to encourage innovation and foster entrepreneurship through supply-side reform of science and technology services, has been held for 13 consecutive sessions, exploring and cultivating a number of cutting-edge technology companies such as DJI Innovation and Jinxino, providing high-quality resources and a stage for growth for many small and medium-sized enterprises.
This year's Innovation Nanshan 2021 "Entrepreneurial Star" competition is guided by Shenzhen Municipal People's Government, and hosted by Shenzhen Nanshan Municipal People's Government and Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission. Registration for the competition will start in June 2021, and it will be divided into three stages: registration, industry competition/overseas competition/local competition/opening competition and finals. ABB, as a global technology leader, will participate in the opening competition of the Innovation Nanshan 2021 "Startup Star", from the aspects of electric mobility, building automation and power management, to identify outstanding entrepreneurial teams that can focus on the above fields, and establish close cooperation with them to jointly contribute to the new development of smart green building and electric mobility industry in Shenzhen. Build a bridge for Nanshan to shake hands with the world's science and technology.
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For a long time, ABB has been injecting continuous impetus into technological innovation and digital transformation in Shenzhen and Nanshan District with advanced technology and excellent research and development capabilities. At the end of 2015, ABB and Shenzhen signed a framework agreement to establish in-depth cooperation in the fields of new energy, power protection and green transportation. In December 2017, ABB's first global power electronics R&D center for solar and electric vehicle charging facilities, ABB New Energy Technology Center, was officially settled in Shenzhen, mainly for the research and development of high-power charging technology. Relying on the local innovative atmosphere and the advantages of the whole industrial chain, ABB will transform innovative technologies into ABB solutions, and take the lead in Shenzhen to expand the industry ecosystem and achieve sustainable and low-carbon development. ABB's leading V2G bidirectional charging pile, as one of the projects involved in the research and development of ABB's New Energy Technology Center, has been first released in the European market.
In November 2019, ABB opened its Open Innovation Center in Nanshan, Shenzhen. ABB Open Innovation Center is also an important research and development center for ABB's smart building business in the world. It is positioned for global collaboration and innovation, focusing on the development of business in core areas including artificial intelligence, cloud services, network security, smart buildings, etc., and promoting the application of open solutions that integrate artificial intelligence with other technologies. Provide better and more advanced solutions for smart cities, smart buildings and smart homes, and continue to improve the safety, comfort and efficiency of cities, buildings and homes. In April 2021, ABB's low-carbon promotion activity entered Nanshan, and discussed the path of carbon neutrality with representatives of more than 100 key enterprises in Nanshan District to build a sustainable ecological road. At present, ABB Electric products and solutions have been widely used in a series of key projects in Shenzhen, such as Shenzhen Metro, Shenzhen Airport, BYD Yunba Cloud rail, Shenzhen Jingji 100 building.
Today, Shenzhen has entered a new realm of "double zone" superposition and "double zone" drive, and technological development will usher in an unprecedented period of opportunity. ABB will take advantage of the new wave of innovation and change in Nanshan District, work hard to create a new chapter of intelligence and digitalization, actively promote Shenzhen's low-carbon and sustainable development, and work with all kinds of technology companies to build a dream Bay area and create a future.
