In accordance with the Agreement on S&T
Cooperation signed in Beijing on November 15, 1979 between
the Government of the Hellenic Republic and the Government
of the People’s Republic of China, the Greek -Chinese
Joint Committee held its 9th Session in Athens on the
24th-26th of February, 2003.
The Chinese
Delegation was headed by Mr SHI Dinghuan, Secretary General
of Ministry of Science and Technology of China. The Greek
Delegation was headed by Mr Dimitris Deniozos Secretary
General for Research and Technology, Ministry of
Development.
Two sides agreed to focus their
future scientific and technological cooperation in specific
priority areas such as:
- Agriculture with
emphasis on applications of new technologies in agriculture
and on farm management and farming techniques, as well as
Nutrition and food technology and Safety
matters.
- Renewable Energy Sources and Energy
Saving
- Information Technologies with emphasis
on e-business
- Health Sciences with emphasis
on Biology and Biotechnology
-
Environment
The Joint Committee stated that, in
the period 2000 – 2002 the scientific and
technological relations between the two countries have
become broader and more intensive.
The 26
projects included in the previous Protocol provided a solid
basis for the cooperation. The two sides presented a report
concerning the status of the implementation of these 26
projects.
Review of activities and
follow-up actions in Renewable Energy and Food and Nutrition
The members of the delegations
discussed and evaluated the following
Workshops.
a.The workshop on Renewable Energy
Sources that took place in Beijing 18-23/6/01 and was
combined with the 4th EU-China Cooperation Conference
b.This workshop was followed up by the
Technical Visits of Chinese experts, in Greek research
centers and laboratories of the University of Athens on
1/4/02-4/4/02
c.The Workshop on Food and
Nutrition which took place in Athens on
26-27/11/01
d.That Workshop was followed up by
the joint meeting of Greek and Chinese Food experts who
visited the College of Food Science and Nutrition, the China
Agriculture University, Institutes and Food Manufactory
Groups and took place in Beijing on
1/12/02-6/12/02.
Adoption of the
working program for S&T Cooperation for the period 2002
– 2005
Both sides agreed to
approve a Working Program for 2003 – 2005, covering
the following major areas:
Agricultural
Research - Food Technology, Environment, Energy - R.E.S,
Health - Biology/Biotechnology, Information
Technologies.
Following the call for proposals
launched on September 2002, 68 proposals were submitted to
the Greek side and 72 proposals were submitted to the
Chinese side. Of those, 62 proposals were jointly submitted
to both sides.
The project proposals submitted
to the implementing agencies were reviewed by both sides.
Based on their scientific merit and the national priorities,
the Joint Committee selected and approved the projects
listed in for implementation in the next two years.
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