On November 16th, the 2022 China Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Exchange Camp and the 9th “Create Youth” China Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (hereinafter referred to as the “Create Youth” Camp Activity “) with the theme of” Celebrating the 20th National Congress of Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Win the Future “concluded in Dalian, Liaoning. This event lasted for more than four months, with four special competitions on rural revitalization, digital economy, technological innovation, and social enterprises held in Yancheng, Jiangsu, Gongqing City, Jiangxi, Wuhan, Hubei, and Dalian, Liaoning. There were 39 youth exchange activities, attracting over 18000 youth innovation and entrepreneurship projects and about 60000 young entrepreneurs to participate. More than 4 million people participated in the activities through online and offline means.
Keeping up with the pulse of the times, young people innovate and start businesses to meet the needs of the country
At present, in the vast fields of China, the comprehensive promotion of rural revitalization is vigorously underway, and young people have become an important force. Vice Governor of Jiangsu Province, Ma Xin, stated at the event that innovation is more needed than ever before in the new journey, and there is an urgent need for young talents.
In the arena of the Rural Revitalization Special Competition, 4867 representatives of rural revitalization entrepreneurship projects from across the country competed with the creative ideas and practical experience of young teams, and ultimately 80 entrepreneurship projects won gold, silver, and bronze awards respectively.
This year is the second year that the “Youth Creation” competition has established a special competition for scientific and technological innovation. Around the new generation of information technology industry, life and health industry, future industry, intelligent manufacturing and other industries, more than 6500 entrepreneurial project teams across the country have submitted their scientific and technological innovation answers.
At the event, Li Rongcan, Deputy Secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee, stated that Wuhan is accelerating the construction of a national science and technology innovation highland. “We will do our best to focus on the forefront of science and technology, activate industrial development and youth entrepreneurship needs, and continue to track and promote the implementation of projects.
Zhang Lilin, member of the Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee and Vice Governor, stated during the event that promoting youth innovation and entrepreneurship is a concrete action to implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and a vivid practice to practice innovation driven development.
Entrepreneurial youth teams that can explore social “pain points” around national development trends and apply their learned technical knowledge to propose solutions to problems are constantly emerging. In the special competition for social enterprises, 4634 projects from across the country participated in the “Challenge” from a youth perspective to support social development. Finally, 12 gold awards, 24 silver awards, 35 bronze awards, and 88 excellent awards were selected.
Highlights of the Camp Competition: First Digital Economy Special Competition, “One Click Summoning” Online Experts
This year’s “Create Youth” campaign set up the digital economy special event for the first time, focusing on projects that use the Internet, big data, blockchain technology and other technologies to promote the integration of the digital economy and the real economy, and transform and develop traditional industries.
At the award ceremony of the Digital Economy Special Competition, Fu Zhenbang, Secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, stated that the development of the digital economy is related to the “great cause of the country”. He urged young entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs to actively embrace the times and seize development opportunities.
As the host of the Digital Economy Special Competition, in recent years, Jiangxi Gongqing City has seized the opportunity of the digital economy and built a “one town, multiple parks” digital economy development pattern. Ren Zhufeng, a member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee and Vice Governor, said, “We hope that young people can achieve their youth dreams, write new myths of wealth creation, and create new legends in the Youth City
This year, while entrepreneurial youth compete offline, they can also participate in training and answer questions by “one click summoning” experts on the “cloud based” China Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition Cloud Lecture Hall.
This is the “Cloud Classroom” jointly created by the China Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment Foundation, China Youth Daily, and KAB National Promotion Office. It is also the first online training program launched by the “Youth Entrepreneurship” Camp. As of September 20th, the total viewing volume of the Cloud Classroom was 3.4318 million, which has received widespread attention and welcome from entrepreneurial youth across the country.
Numerous industry experts take turns to lead entrepreneurial youth in expanding their horizons
As the highlight of the “Creating Youth” camp competition, this year’s China Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit has attracted much attention. Experts, scholars, industry leaders, and young entrepreneurs have taken turns to share their academic perspectives and industry practical experiences.
Dou Xiankang, an academician of the CAS Member and secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, said, “We should face the world’s scientific and technological frontier and be able to make original scientific and technological discoveries that others have not made.”
Huang Li, Chairman of Wuhan Gaode Infrared Co., Ltd., said that he insisted on technological innovation at the beginning of his entrepreneurship. Now that he has successfully developed infrared chips to break the technological blockade of Western countries, “innovation and entrepreneurship development must dare to constantly climb new peaks.
Li Junpeng, Vice President of Huawei’s China Government Enterprise Business Department, shared their innovation experience. Looking towards the future, Huawei still has many innovative hotspots, including how to make machines understand the world, understand human beings themselves and other basic scientific issues.
Representatives from 40 well-known investment institutions had a fruitful face-to-face exchange with project leaders: 37 investment representatives issued investment intention signs for projects they were interested in, 38 projects received investment intention signs, and the total amount of financing demand for the project side was nearly 1 billion yuan.
Continuously empowering ‘never-ending’ to create a multi-faceted youth innovation and entrepreneurship carnival
This year, Chen Hao, who won the national gold medal in the 8th “Creating Youth” Competition (Rural Revitalization Special), transformed into an exhibitor at the “New Agricultural Elite” Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Exhibition held as a sub event of the “Creating Youth” Camp in his hometown Yancheng. In front of his “Hani Fried Chicken” exhibition booth, many visitors came to inquire and negotiate.
In the “I Speak for My Hometown” Youth Agriculture Assistance Live Streaming Festival, the “Digital Livestreamers” of Black Technology have launched a live streaming sales model. On the other side, the “New Agricultural Elite” live broadcast room is even more lively, with not only outstanding young anchors conducting live broadcasts to help farmers, but also stories of young people rooting in rural areas and starting businesses.
Winning the competition is just a small step in the long journey of innovation and entrepreneurship. During the more than four months of the “Youth Creation” camp, there were endless exciting events.
A series of diverse activities, including the China Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Summit, Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Heroes Association, County level Youth Entrepreneurship Organization Representative Training Class, Cheng Siwei Youth Social Enterprise Development and Northeast Revitalization Dialogue, Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Series Sharing Meetings, Investment and Financing Matchmaking, Exchange and Inspection, etc., will be held in a combination of online and offline methods. After the activities, participating projects can still receive support such as entrepreneurship counseling, financial support, special training, and entrepreneurship incubation.
Without a doubt, this place has become a youth innovation and entrepreneurship carnival for youth organizations, young entrepreneurs, and social service providers, creating, sharing, and achieving mutual benefits without ending.
Starting from 2020, the Communist Youth League will comprehensively promote the construction of youth entrepreneurship organizations affiliated with county-level youth organizations. During the “Creating Youth” camp competition, county-level youth entrepreneurship organization representative training courses were also held in Wuhan, Hubei, Yancheng, Jiangsu, and Gongqing City, Jiangxi. According to statistics, 2936 county-level youth entrepreneurship organizations have been established at the national level, with a county coverage rate of 95.4%, becoming an important force for youth innovation and entrepreneurship.
Meng Peipei, reporter from China Youth Daily and China Youth Net, source: China Youth Daily
Source: China Youth Daily
