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PKU President Zhou Qifeng Met with
Officials from Ministry of Industry and
Information Technology and
Guangdong Provincial Government to
Discuss Future Developments of Digital
Guangdong
PKU NEWS 2009--03—18
http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=237440426
Peking University, Beijing, March, 18th, 2009: On the afternoon of March 1st,
President of Peking University Zhou Qifeng met with Ministry of Industry and
Information Technology Vice Director and Institute of Digital China—Peking
University (IDC/PKU) Vice Director-General Yang Xueshan, Chairman of
Guangdong Provincial Association for Science and Technology and IDC/PKU
Deputy Director-General Lu Zhonghe, Vice-chairman of China Zhi Gong Party,
CPPCC Vice Secretary, and Dean of Institute of Digital Guangdong Wang Qinmin
and other officials from the Guangdong Government, Academician Tong Qingxi,
Dean of IDC/PKU and Prof. Chen Xiuwan, IDC/PKU Secretary and Deputy Director,
accompanied them.
During the meeting, President Zhou Qifeng introduced to the officials the cooperation
between Peking University and local research centers, and inquired about the
development of Digital Guangdong, as well as the preparation process of the IDC –
Huanan Division. He pointed out that being the leading province in the national
economic development, as well as a pioneer in China‘s Reform, Guangdong had
prioritized the combination of research and production. As the first university to
cooperate with Guangdong on research and industry combination, Peking University
respected and cherished such an opportunity, and intended on making efforts for
further cooperation with Guangdong in industrial planning, information technology,
personnel development etc. On behalf of Peking University, President Zhou Qifeng
thanked the officials from Ministry of Industry and Information Technology as well as
the Guangdong Provincial Government for their support to the Institute of Digital
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