Representatives from over 30 enterprises in Ningbo and nine universities and institutes in Shanghai attend a meeting to discuss the development of sci-tech cooperation between the two cities. [Photo/kjj.ningbo.gov.cn]

Representatives from Ningbo and Shanghai met in Shanghai on July 10 to discuss the development of sci-tech cooperation between the two cities. 

Ningbo enterprises signed six projects with Shanghai universities and institutes worth more than 13 million yuan ($ 1.89 million) in total.

Ningbo has been promoting cross-regional cooperation and technology application in recent years. There have been more than 800 sci-tech cooperation projects between Ningbo and Shanghai worth more than 700 million yuan in total over the past three years.

Representatives from Ningbo and Shanghai negotiate a sci-tech project. [Photo/kjj.ningbo.gov.cn]

"The aim of the meeting is to promote sci-tech cooperation between the two cities by coordinating technology demands and cutting-edge achievements," said Huang Zhiming, head of the Ningbo Science and Technology Bureau.

Huang expressed Ningbo's desire to improve the high-quality, innovative development of the two cities and the whole Yangtze River Delta region.

"The Shanghai Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences will continue to promote sci-tech cooperation between the two cities," said Qu Ronghui, the deputy head of the branch.