The annual edition of the Green Development Innovation Conference took place in Anji, China.

Matchmaking meetings were held in the Chinese Province of Hebei as a follow-up activity of the Zhongguancun Forum.

SPICI signed a memorandum of understanding for the creation of an advanced training center. Called ITA-Innovators & Talents Academy, the center will offer various educational programs for students, companies and Public Administrations.

The Italian startup SoftMining reached the semifinals and presented its innovative solutions which make use of artificial intelligence in drug design.

The program which brings together the most innovative Italian and international startups with companies to promote an open innovation model came to an end.

Between June and August, various training, matchmaking and joint research activities were organized for students, entrepreneurs and researchers of the two countries on topics related to Industry 4.0.

The European stage of the entrepreneurial development program for startups and innovative companies of the World Internet Conference, the largest event in the world dedicated to the Internet and new information technologies.

The innovation ecosystem is increasingly fertile in India and the Indian startup community has emerged as one of the fastest growing on the international scene.

Africa and Europe enjoy long-standing partnerships and trade relations, and in more recent times the two continents are gradually strengthening their cooperation also in the field of research, innovation and sustainable development.

Thanks to the collaboration with the Government of Shaanxi Province, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University has donated 10,000 medical-surgical masks, 1,000 N95 medical masks, and 350 sets of hazmat suits.