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From smart refrigerators that minimize odors to voice recorders
capable of generating text simultaneously, nearly 1,000 high-tech
gadgets sold via 100 livestream broadcast sessions brought a sci-tech
fair, which concluded on Tuesday, closer to consumers in Anhui province. One of the most popular sessions was hosted by e-commerce phenom
livestreamer Viya, whose real name is Huang Wei, on Sunday evening
exclusively for high-tech products manufactured by Anhui-based
companies. As a warm-up for the two-day China (Anhui) Transformation Fair of
Scientific and Technological Achievements, the three-hour broadcast by
Viya was viewed 13 million times and recorded a total turnover of more
than 40 million yuan ($6.17 million), according to e-commerce behemoth
Alibaba, which provided platforms for the broadcast. The fair's organizers－the Anhui provincial government, the Ministry
of Science and Technology and the Chinese Academy of Sciences－will
release total turnover figures from all the sessions on Wednesday. The
event is mainly expected to promote commercialization of the latest
scientific and technological achievements. The first event of its kind focusing on large-scale commercialization
of lab achievements, the fair hopes to promote integration of
innovation and industrial chains, according to Li Jinbin, Party
secretary of Anhui. At a ceremony on Monday morning, he announced the official opening of
the Anhui Science and Technology Market, which will help bridge labs
and investors both online and offline. On its website, researchers can announce their latest academic
achievements, which they think could be commercialized, while companies
can also put forward their needs for certain scientific and
technological solutions. During the fair, the market also organized a bidding process for 16
lab achievements by local academic institutions. Seven of them had been
bought by Tuesday morning. Over 400 major scientific and technological breakthroughs from the
province were exhibited during the fair. Among them is Jiuzhang, the
world's first light-based quantum computer launched by the team of
China's top quantum scientist Pan Jianwei in December. Quantum-related breakthroughs have been reached further by local labs
in Hefei, said Pan with the Hefei-based University of Science and
Technology of China. "In recent years, Anhui provincial and Hefei municipal governments
have invested a total of 4.6 billion yuan in supporting research,
scientific facilities and education in the quantum science and
technology sector," Pan said at the fair. There are now more than 20 quantum-related startups in Anhui,
including QuantumCTek, the country's first publicly traded company in
quantum communication. Most of the startups are based in Hefei National High-tech Industry Development Area. "Only by introduction of equity investment can scientific and
technological innovation be better improved," said Sheng Xitai, veteran
banker and co-founder of investment fund Hongtai Aplus, who participated
in a forum focused on innovation capital.
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