STORY: Innovation hub in Australia fosters strong partnerships with China
SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage
DATELINE: June 13, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:21
LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia
CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Torch Innovation Precinct at UNSW (courtesy of UNSW TORCH)
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEPHEN RODDA, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Industry & Innovation) at UNSW
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BRAM HOEX, Deputy Head of School (Research), School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering at UNSW
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DAVID WAITE, Scientia Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UNSW and Chairman, UNSW Center for Transformational Environmental Technologies

STORYLINE:

In 2016, the Torch Innovation Precinct, which is based on a Chinese model, was launched at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia.

It provides a means by which researchers can connect more quickly and efficiently with organizations interested in their work.

The tech hub, the first of its kind outside of China, has promoted cooperation in scientific networks and amassed research partnerships with China.

Faculty members at UNSW have shared their insights based on their own areas of expertise.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEPHEN RODDA, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Industry & Innovation) at UNSW
"It signifies a strong signal and symbol of our deep partnership with China, and the ability to be able to work collaboratively around research projects, and be able to make sure we've got trust and confidence with the partners that we're working with, to be able to drive those. It seems to me that every time I go to China, there's always another exciting opportunity to partner, and exciting opportunity to collaborate."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BRAM HOEX, Deputy Head of School (Research), School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering at UNSW
"I've been really, very impressed by the developments in China. China is now really the technology leader in our field. So not only the product itself, the solar cells, the modules, but also the manufacturing equipment."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DAVID WAITE, Scientia Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UNSW and Chairman, UNSW Center for Transformational Environmental Technologies
"If we're going to succeed with our environmental technology, we've got to both have great ideas, but also we've got to take that idea through the practice, through the application. And that's why we've been working with the Torch program to really pursue that translation of our technological ideas through to practical application in the real world."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sydney, Australia.
(XHTV)