In the framework of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Uruguay and China, a delegation of more than 45 people paid an official visit to Shenzhen and Beijing to promote cooperation and investment in ICT.
Government authorities, institutions and representatives of more than 24 companies in the sector participated in the Mission in order to generate an exchange with Chinese companies and to have the opportunity to learn from their experiences.
The delegation was headed by the Minister of Industry, Ms. Carolina Cosse, and included the President of Cuti, Mr. Leonardo Loureiro, the Executive Director of Uruguay XXI, Dr. Antonio Carámbula, the President of the Uruguay-China Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Gabriel Rozman, and authorities from various institutions and government agencies, with the support of the Ambassador of Uruguay in China, Mr. Fernando Lugris.
For a week, the delegation visited major technology companies such as Huawei, DJI, ZTE and Makeblock. B2B meetings were also held, generating exchange spaces both in Shenzhen and Beijing, between Chinese entrepreneurs and members of the Uruguayan companies.
On the first day of activities, the authorities were received by the vice-mayor of Shenzhen, Gao Zimin, who highlighted several aspects of the city, which is considered the Silicon Valley of China, as it is home to some of the most important technology companies such as Huawei, ZTE, Tencent and DJI, among others.
The business delegation travelled to DJI, a company dedicated to the manufacture of drones for aerial photography and video, flight platforms, cameras, propulsion systems, camera stabilisers and flight controllers. At DJI, the delegation was received by company authorities, who explained the uses and applications of its products.
"We were analysing how Uruguayan software companies can work with them, i.e. how they can be incorporated into the business partner system. It is noteworthy that the delegation included a company that works with DJI drones only, and another Cuti partner company that makes artificial intelligence applications for DJI's largest US business partner," said Cuti's president, Leonardo Loureiro.
Minister Cosse gave a Seminar "Business and investment opportunities in ICT in Uruguay", which included a B2B matckmaking space, where 50 Chinese companies attended and first contacts were made.
Later, the delegation visited Huawei, a high-tech company specialising in innovation and development, electronics production and telecommunications equipment.
As a result of this visit, Huawei authorities announced the creation of the Seeds for the Future scholarship, whereby five Uruguayan university students will be able to receive ICT training at the company's training centre for two weeks, one in Shenzhen and the second in Beijing.
The Uruguayan delegation toured the company and learned about the wide range of products it develops, from mobile phones to solutions for smart cities, urban security, cloud services, etc.
The following day, the Uruguayan representatives held a meeting with authorities of the global leader in telecommunications and information technology, ZTE. Later, they visited the robotics company Makeblock and travelled to the city of Beijing. On Saturday 3 February, they celebrated the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Uruguay and China.
In Beijing, a Seminar on "Uruguay's ICT trade and investment opportunities" was also offered, along with a B2B matchmaking space. In addition, the delegation of government authorities and institutions attended the Ministry of Industries and Information Technology of China.
Another company visited here was Baidu, a Chinese multinational technology company specialising in Internet and artificial intelligence related products and services.
Finally, the e-commerce company Jumore received the delegation and Uruguayan authorities had an audience with Mr. Eric Lu, president of Jumore.
"We found a very advanced China in terms of e-commerce, electronic payments and artificial intelligence. It is for that China that Cuti companies have to think about working, or how we can make alliances with them to work anywhere in the world," Loureiro concluded.
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