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Ref. Ares(2017)5299342 - 30/10/2017 D2.1: Report on Future Internet and ICT research and innovation policies and ecosystems in China Grant Agreement No.: 723227 Call: H2020-ICT-2016-2017 Topic: ICT-37-2016 Type of action: CSA D2.1: Report on Future Internet research and innovation policies and ecosystems in China Work package WP2 Task 2.1 – Assessment of Future Internet re research and innovation Task policies and ecosystems in China Due date October 31, 2017 Submission date October 31, 2017 Deliverable lead SPI Version 1.0 Authors SPI Reviewers MARTEL This report aims to provide a detailed analysis of China’s innovation ecosystem and to identify specific innovation support mechanisms. Specifically, it aims to detail existing policies promoting innovation; capacity building on innovation; China’s research and innovation Abstract capacity; existing support schemes and initiatives for science, technology and innovation collaboration; regulations and financial incentives that support innovation and internationalisation; and opportunities and obstacles related to the innovation ecosystem. Keywords Future Internet, 5G, Internet of Things, Research and Innovation, Policy © EXCITING Consortium 2016-2018 Page 1 of 41 D2.1: Report on Future Internet and ICT research and innovation policies and ecosystems in China Document Revision History Version Date Description of change List of contributor(s) 0.1 2017.04.13 Development of initial draft SPI 0.2 2017.04.27 Internal review Samuel Almeida (SPI) 0.3 2017.08.03 Development of second draft SPI 0.4 2017.09.01 Internal review Samuel Almeida (SPI) 0.5 2017.09.28 Development of third draft SPI, Xiaohong Huang (BUPT) 0.6 2017.10.16 Review Kai Zhang (Martel) 0.7 2017.10.17 Development of fourth draft SPI, CAICT, HUST 0.8 2017.10.27 Internal review Samuel Almeida (SPI) 1.0 2017.10.30 Final version SPI, Martel Disclaimer The information, documentation and figures available in this deliverable, is written by the EXCITING (The EU-China Study on IoT and 5G) – project consortium under EC grant agreement 723227 and does not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission. The European Commission is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained herein. Copyright notice © 2016 - 2018 EXCITING Consortium Acknowledgement This deliverable has been written in the context of a Horizon 2020 European research project, which is co-funded by the European Commission, the Chinese government and the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation. The opinions expressed and arguments employed do not engage the supporting parties. Project co-funded by the European Commission in the H2020 Programme Nature of the deliverable: Dissemination Level PU Public, fully open, e.g. web CI Classified, information as referred to in Commission Decision 2001/844/EC CO Confidential to EXCITING project and Commission Services * R: Document, report (excluding the periodic and final reports) DEM: Demonstrator, pilot, prototype, plan designs DEC: Websites, patents filing, press & media actions, videos, etc. OTHER: Software, technical diagram, etc. © EXCITING Consortium 2016-2018 Page 2 D2.1: Report on Future Internet and ICT research and innovation policies and ecosystems in China TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................... 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... 5 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 8 1.1 Objectives .................................................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Methodology ............................................................................................................................... 8 1.3 Structure of the report ................................................................................................................. 9 2 TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN CHINA’S FI AND ICT R&I ECOSYSTEM ..................... 10 2.1 FI ............................................................................................................................................... 10 2.2 5G .............................................................................................................................................. 12 2.3 IOT ............................................................................................................................................ 14 3 KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN FI AND ICT R&D ............................................................................ 17 3.1 Government ............................................................................................................................... 18 3.2 Academic/higher education institutions .................................................................................... 21 3.2.1 Institutes .................................................................................................................................. 21 3.2.2 Universities ............................................................................................................................. 23 3.3 Technology-specific private companies .................................................................................... 25 4 POLICY CONTEXT AND SUPPORT IN CHINA’S FI AND ICT ECOSYSTEM ...................... 27 4.1 Public policies for R&I ............................................................................................................. 27 4.2 Regulations and financial incentives for ICT R&I ................................................................... 29 4.3 Support schemes and initiatives for and ICT R&I international cooperation ........................... 30 5 CHINA FUTURE INTERNET R&I CAPACITY .......................................................................... 34 5.1 Capacity building on R&I ......................................................................................................... 34 5.2 Evaluation of the R&I capacity of China .................................................................................. 35 6 MARKET INTRODUCTION APPROACHES .............................................................................. 36 7 OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES IN FI AND ICT R&I DEVELOPMENT ....................... 37 7.1 Future Internet ........................................................................................................................... 37 7.2 5G .............................................................................................................................................. 37 7.3 IoT ............................................................................................................................................. 39 8 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................................. 41 © EXCITING Consortium 2016-2018 Page 3 D2.1: Report on Future Internet and ICT research and innovation policies and ecosystems in China LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. CNGI Demonstration Core Network ...................................................................................... 11 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Summary of key stakeholders in FI and ICT R&D in China ................................................... 17 Table 2. Information technology projects in General Programme and Key Programme in 2016 ......... 31 Table 3. International Joint Research Program ...................................................................................... 31 © EXCITING Consortium 2016-2018 Page 4 D2.1 | Report on Future Internet and ICT research and innovation policies and ecosystems in China EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This document is Deliverable D2.1 – Report on Future Internet research and innovation policies and ecosystems in China, part of WP2 (Assessment of the Chinese Future Internet Ecosystem and comparison with EU models) of the EXCITING project. This report aims to provide a detailed analysis of China’s innovation ecosystem and to identify specific innovation support mechanisms. Specifically, it aims to detail existing policies promoting innovation; capacity building on innovation; China’s research and innovation capacity; existing support schemes and initiatives for science, technology and innovation collaboration; regulations and financial incentives that support innovation and internationalisation; and opportunities and obstacles related to the innovation ecosystem. The report was developed based on four sources of information: (1) desk research, including scientific and technical publications; (2) questionnaires to multiple stakeholders; (3) interviews/surveys to selected experts; and (4) results from a webinar with experts. Relevant technical developments in China’s Future Internet and ICT ecosystem In recent years, China has pushed forward several relevant technical developments related to the Future Internet (FI), 5G and IoT sectors. • In the FI sector, the establishment of the China Next Generation Internet Demonstration Project (CNGI) project can be mentioned, started by eight Chinese ministries, and aiming to build the Next Generation Internet test platform with IPv6 at its core; and the China Environment Network Infrastructure (CENI) project, launched by the National Development and Reform