CAE and Its Consultancyon Engineering Frontiers

in China

By Kang JinchengChinese Academy of Engineering

22 June 2006, Beijing

ACADEMICDIVISIONS SECRETARIAT

SPECIALCOMMITTEES

Prof Xu Kuangdi, President

5 Vice Presidents• Prof. Pan Yunhe computer application

• Prof. Xu Rigan reproductive biology

• Prof. Wu Hequan digital communications

• Prof. Du Xiangwan laser technology

• Prof. Liu Depei Medical research

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Universities, Research InstitutesEnterprisesOthers

Sectors Distribution of Members

Scholars and specialists with foreign citizenship who enjoy outstanding academic reputations worldwide and have made significant contributions to the development of China’s engineering science and technology are eligible for nomination and election as foreign members of CAE.

By 2006, CAE has 32 Foreign Members from By 2006, CAE has 32 Foreign Members from France, Germany, Japan, Poland, Russia, France, Germany, Japan, Poland, Russia, Sweden, UK and USA, etc.Sweden, UK and USA, etc.

In 2005, 6 new Foreign Members

were elected

Basic Guidelines for Consultancy

• Engineering issues of vital importance

• Technical frontiers of engineering

• Sustainability

• Macro level research

• Strategic

• Integratedness

• Foresight and far-sightedness

Consultancy Projects 2002-2006

• 96 project altogether, with 79 completed

• 23 on contract, and 73 self organized

• 29 research reports to the State Council

• 15 research reports to relevant departments

Research projects ranging from equipment manufacturing, aeronautics and astronautics, information technology, energy, environment and ecology, metallurgy, petro-chemistry, materials, transportation, construction engineering, agriculture and forestry, medicine and health, and light i

ndustry and textiles, etc.

CAE members have participated in the formulation of the country’s 11th Five Year Plan of national economic and social development, as well as the mid and long-term science &

tech development plan

Government leaders at various levels have attached great

importance to CAE’s role in decision-making and consultancy

services to the nation

Premier Wen Jiabao has himself attended 6 times to the hearings of CAE reports on major consultancy research projects and given a s

eries of important instructions

Premier Wen’s compliments

Focusing on issues of strategic importance and mobilizing expertise from various fields, CAE has undertaken cross-department and multi-disciplinary integrated studies for various levels of government in the process of decision-making. This is an effective form in promoting decision-making in a scientific and democratic approach.

Selected Consultancy Projects

• Study on Sustainable Water Allocation Strategy in Northwest and Northeast of China

• Science and Technology issues in China’s Manufacturing Industry

• Sustainable Oil and Gas Resources Supply

• Strategy for Securing China’s Sustainable Supply of Minerals Resources

• Facilitating the Development of Software Industry

• Strategy Study on the Support System of China’s Information Network

• Study on Intellectual Property Policy of Biotechnology

• Strategy Study on Building a Conservation-Oriented Society in China

• Strategic Study on Sustainable Development of Urbanization in China

Selected Consulting Projects

• Research on the Development of Key Areas of High Technology in the 11th Five Year Plan Period

• Research on Issues of Key Importance in the 11th Five Year Plan

• Science and Technology Issues and Countermeasures on Counter-Terrorism in explosives, biological, chemical and nuclear and radioactive weapons

• Technological Strategies in Prevention of Coal Mine Accidents

Selected Consulting Projects

Members’ Recommendations

66 altogether, ranging from various topics

29 Forums have been organized

International Cooperation

• Became a member of International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technology Sciences (CAETS) in 1997

• China-Japan-Korea Academies RTM

• Signed more than 23 agreements with sister academies of other countries

• Organized a number of International Conferences and academic events.

International Cooperation

• International Conference on Engineering and Technological Sciences (2000)

• International Rice Conference (2002)• International Engineering Convention (2004)• 2nd Global Meeting of IAMP/DCPP (2006)• International Conference on Livestock Small Holder

s ( 2006)• International Forum on the Globalisation of R&D

Cooperative Projects

• Private Car Development (CAE-NAE)

• Renewable Resources and Environmental Protection (CAE-IVA)

• Energy Efficient Technologies (CAE-Fraunhofer)

• Energy Saving in Housing and Transportation (CAE-France)

• Engineering Sciences (Chinese and English Edition)

Monthly journal of CAE, which is welcomed and positively appraised by the experts in engineering technology and scientific research institutions.

• Engineering Frontiers in China

Series book published biennially, describing the latest progress of the most advanced engineering and technological sciences in China.

• CAE Newsletter

A monthly publication

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