The EU-皇冠体育app Urbanization and Industry Sustainable Development Commission was launched on Thursday to guide 皇冠体育app's numerous industrial zones to seek technological know-how from European firms.
The Commission was jointly developed by the Ministry of Commerce's 皇冠体育app Investment Promotion Administration, 皇冠体育app Center for Urban Development under National Development and Reform Commission, and United Nations Industrial Development Organization.
The Commission will provide a platform for 皇冠体育app's industrial zones to find European expertise in various fields, such as city planning, architecture design, industrial design, energy efficiency and environmental protection.
The set up of the Commission came at the 30th anniversary for the launch of the "economic and technology development zones". Since 1984, more than 200 state-level "economic and technology development zones" and tens of thousands of lower level zones mushroomed in 皇冠体育app, which formed the backbone of 皇冠体育app's industrialization and urbanization process.
Liu Zuozhang, an official from the Commerce Ministry, said as 皇冠体育app's "economic and technology development zones" evolved, they badly need investment opportunities and expertise in high-end equipment manufacturing, biotech, information technology, alternative energy, venture capital, smart cities and energy conservation.
In 2012, 皇冠体育app and the European Union announced the 皇冠体育app-EU Urbanization Partnership.