"On November 17, 2020, President Xi Jinping attended the XII BRICS Summit and delivered an important speech. President Xi Jinping emphasized that China stands ready to work with all parties to speed up the building of the BRICS partnership on the New Industrial Revolution. We will set up the BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center in Xiamen, Fujian Province, to advance cooperation on policy coordination, talent training and project development. We welcome BRICS countries to actively participate in the initiative. In December 2020, the launching ceremony of BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center was held in Xiamen.

Setting up the BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center is an important measure to implement the BRICS partnership on the New Industrial Revolution. The Center is an important platform to promote BRICS and “BRICS Plus” cooperation. Thanks to the adoption of a three-level structure operation mechanism of Council, Strategic Advisory Committee and entity institutions, we focus on innovation cooperation in the field of New Industrial Revolution, and pragmatically carry out cooperation in policy coordination, talent training, project development and other fields in line with the principle of easy to difficult and steady progress. By doing so, we aim to enhance the ability of all countries to jointly meet the challenges of New Industrial Revolution, and promote the common realization of technological progress.

The BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center is a new mechanism and platform for BRICS countries’ open cooperation. China will provide funds and venue support for the BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center, expecting BRICS countries to actively participate in the initiative, and make consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits. We welcome outstanding talents from BRICS countries to join the operation team of the BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center, so as to increase popularity, promote exchanges and promote development through pragmatic cooperation."

Setting up the BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center is an important measure to implement the BRICS partnership on the New Industrial Revolution. The Center is an important platform to promote BRICS and “BRICS Plus” cooperation. Thanks to the adoption of a three-level structure operation mechanism of Council, Strategic Advisory Committee and entity institutions, we focus on innovation cooperation in the field of New Industrial Revolution, and pragmatically carry out cooperation in policy coordination, talent training, project development and other fields in line with the principle of easy to difficult and steady progress. By doing so, we aim to enhance the ability of all countries to jointly meet the challenges of New Industrial Revolution, and promote the common realization of technological progress.

The BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center is a new mechanism and platform for BRICS countries’ open cooperation. China will provide funds and venue support for the BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center, expecting BRICS countries to actively participate in the initiative, and make consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits. We welcome outstanding talents from BRICS countries to join the operation team of the BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center, so as to increase popularity, promote exchanges and promote development through pragmatic cooperation.