From November 18th to 19th, the Science and Technologicl Modernization and Innovation Think Tank Forum and ZGC Global High-end Think Tank Alliance Council Meeting was held in Guiyang. The organizers of the forum are the Guizhou Academy of Social Sciences, the Zhongguancun Global High-end Think Tank Alliance, the Guizhou Provincial Department of Science and Technology, the Guizhou Provincial Big Data Development Administration, and the BJAST. 150 experts from think tanks in China, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan, Serbia and other countries, scholars and entrepreneurs from the member units of the Think Tank Alliance, universities and research institutes attended the event.

The conference included three parallel forums Think Tank Alliance Council Conference, Science and Technology Innovation Entrepreneur Forum and National Governance Modernization Scholars Forum. Experts and scholars at the meeting fully exchanged views on scientific and technological innovation, think tank construction, alliance development, industrial transformation and upgrading, integration of industry and education, digital empowerment, and governance modernization.

In the keynote report, Wu Jianmin, with the title of Thinking on the Construction of Science and Technology Innovation Think Tank, discussed the important functions of science and technology innovation think tanks, development orientation, and the focus of building a high-level science and technology innovation think tank, he pointed out that the think tanks should be the researcher of the direction of science and technology development, the provider of decision-making consulting services, the guide of public opinion on scientific and technological development, the innovator of decision-making methods and tools, and the promoter of open cooperation in science and technology.

After three years of development, the cohesion of the think tank alliance has been increasing, the radiation area of the platform has been expanding, the brand effect has become increasingly significant, and the international influence has been continuously improved, and it has now developed into a non-governmental multilateral exchange and cooperation platform composed of 72 high-end think tanks from 12 countries at home and abroad. In the future, the Think Tank Alliance will continue to practice the aim of gathering global knowledge and serving innovation and development, and further promote the exchange, cooperation and collaborative innovation of think tanks at home and abroad.