the “sino-uruguayan modified asphalt production automation technology joint lab” for scientific and technological assistance projects in developing countries, led by the institute of automation of the shandong academy of sciences, was approved by the ministry of science and technology at the end of 2015. shandong dashan road and bridge engineering co., ltd. participated as the main participant of china. the unit is responsible for joint laboratory instrument development, support and personnel training. on october 18, 2017, ukrainian partner ukrainian tashkent institute of chemical technology karachaev dilshod, prof. shernaev anvar normamatovich and associate professor murodjon samadiy accompanied the director of the institute of automation of shandong academy of sciences zhang dong. in the exchange, our company li chenguang, qi lidong, and qin ligang participated in the investigation and exchange activities. the two parties conducted in-depth exchanges on the joint laboratory equipment configuration, personnel training, function setting, and long-term planning. the two sides agreed to use the joint laboratory as a platform to actively promote the establishment of a laboratory academic committee and the annual academic annual meeting are alternately sponsored by both china and uzbekistan, and strive to cultivate and expand the academic annual meeting into an international academic exchange meeting with a certain influence within five years. both parties also exchanged opinions on the application of our company's mature technology in uzbekistan.
the purpose of science and technology assistance is to assist developing countries in developing and improving scientific and technological capacity-building, improve the ability of the target country to invest in science and technology, and effectively play a supporting role for science and technology for local economic and social development. this is an important part of china's foreign aid work. the implementation of science and technology assistance projects has promoted scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation between china and the vast number of developing countries, expanded the basis and conditions for economic and trade cooperation, maintained and enhanced the traditional friendship between china and other countries, and demonstrated our country as a responsible developing country. international image. at the same time, science and technology assistance work is conducive to promoting the internationalization of china's science and technology enterprises and scientific research institutions, and building and improving the flow of technology and talents in china and developing countries. it is an important means and an inevitable requirement for china’s science and technology internationalization strategy. with the development of science and technology in china, science and technology aid has become one of the bridges for china to strengthen cooperation with neighboring developing countries. with the aid of science and technology, not only has the high-skilled talents been trained for the “belt and road” countries, but it has also actively promoted increased exchanges, cooperation, and common development between china and developing countries.