EFEC in Lingang, Shanghai helping to develop next stages of the Lingang Cambridge Network
In 2019, EFEC worked with Cambridge Network and the Shanghai Lingang Construction and Investment Company to set up the Lingang Cambridge Network, in Lingang, Shanghai. The pandemic then intervened, but EFEC is now back working with the LCN to develop the network and the basis for enhanced Shanghai / Cambridge business interaction and partnerships. EFEC CEO Lily Lin is in the EFEC Lingang…
EFEC CEO Lily Lin visits leaders of Danyang Investment Promotion Centre
As part of her business development work in China this month, EFEC CEO Lily Lin met with senior people at the DanYang Municipal Investment Promotion Centre in Jiangsu, China, creating new opportunities for China - UK innovation collaboration.
Shanghai to set up Sino-German University of Science and Technology
This week the MOU was signed to start the set up of the Sino-German University of Science and Technology, to be located in Lingang, Shanghai. Lingang is the home of the Lingang Cambridge Network, which EFEC helped to establish in 2019.
Smart cities and the Cambridge - Lingang, Shanghai contexts
EFEC and LCN hosted Cambridge Cleantech in a webinar for business leaders in Lingang, Shanghai, to learn more about smart cities, innovation, and cleantech developments in the Cambridge region.
EFEC CEO addresses Lingang business leaders in Shanghai visit
In 2019, Excellence First Enterprise Consultancy (EFEC), worked with the Cambridge Network and the Lingang Construction and Investment Company (now Lingang Investment Holding Group) to set up a new entity in Lingang, Shanghai: The Lingang Cambridge Network (LCN).
"The Lingang Speed": World-class EV and energy cluster builds up from TESLA
TESLA located in Lingang, Shanghai - the home of Lingang Cambridge Network, which EFEC helped to set up with The Cambridge Network in 2019. Every 45 seconds a new TESLA vehicle rolls off the production line in Lingang and the giant factory' success has helped grow a globally significant cluster of EV suppliers and energy companies.
Green Logistics - Lingang Style
EFEC assisted The Cambridge Network to set up the Lingang Cambridge Network in Lingang, Shanghai, in 2019. In this news item stream we bring news of LINGANG developments of interest to Cambridge. Maersk to build first green and smart flagship logistics centre in Lingang, Shanghai.
New opportunities for Development in Lingang
New opportunities in Lingang, Shanghai - the place where deregulation and tomorrow's international industries of the future are developed first in China.
Networking - the benefits it provides
EFEC is proud to be a Cambridge Network member both because of the excellent services and impacts the Network has and because of our joint work in setting up the Lingang Cambridge Network.
Shanghai opens up
Significant well beyond the city and its citizens, Shanghai relaxed Covid lock-down restrictions this week and the fast pace of development of Lingang picks up.
Futures By Design adds new tools
Futures By Design (FBD) launches 3 new tools this week. FBD is an EU project designed and co-ordinated by EFEC CSO Andrew Thomson and EFEC is leading the consortium to develop the servcies in the UK after the EU project finishes in early 2023.
1979 - How we once thought the future would be
What we were concerned about in 1979 didn't all turn out to be what mattered today...what will people think about the things we worry about today, in 2065?
L’économie circulaire en France
The Circular Economy roadmap of France announced 50 measures for a 100% circular economy. The transition towards a circular economy is a key project of the ecological and social transition of France. The linear model — producing, consuming, discarding — is inevitably leading us towards the depletion of the planet’s resources.
L’économie circulaire en France
The Circular Economy roadmap of France announced 50 measures for a 100% circular economy. The transition towards a circular economy is a key project of the ecological and social transition of France. The linear model — producing, consuming, discarding — is inevitably leading us towards the depletion of the planet’s resources.
What future for Futures By Design?
The Futures By Design (FBD) team is busy working on the continuation of FBD after the EU funded project ends in early 2023.
REaD Group Report: SME and Data Quality: GDPR and customer data in UK SMEs
REaD Group is an award winning data and insight company, established over 30 years ago. REaD has helped many of the UK’s favourite brands create and implement roadmaps to better outcomes during challenging times.
News from EU North Sea Region Programme, 2021-27 priority themes
Here is a summary of the priorities the EU has approved for the North Sea Region programme for 2021-2027. The list is interesting because it reflects a great deal of thought about what really matters next for the region. Since The UK left the EU, the ‘North Sea Region’ has been re-defined and includes France.
“Shanghai Lingang Robots” serving people’s livelihood
As the Lingang New Area at the forefront of reform and opening up, smart technology has already entered the front door of thousands of households from the assembly line, whether it is a driverless car on the road, or a robot that delivers food in place of human service in a restaurant, or the smart interaction of garbage classification in the community. Unwittingly, the city is incorporating more…
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: great athletes - how would robots get on?
These hexapod robots developed in Lingang are on the ice and snow stage for the first time!https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/hSL6DHAkswo6nbQwXuNDlgLast week, on the field of curling at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, a curling robot "player" coming from the Lingang New Area wore a red suit, supporting his body with a pair of middle "legs" and a pair of rear "legs". Stepping on the pedal, using a pair…
Lingang: leading world centre for electric cars
The Lingang Smart Factory of CATL, officially started construction on February 19th. Relying on the latest manufacturing technology and construction experience, this project in the Lingang New Area will promote the research and development of cutting-edge technologies and accelerate the industrialisation of new energy vehicles. After the completion of the project, CATL will build and deploy…
Cybersecurity - be ready
The Futures By Design team has added a new tool to www.futuresbydesign.netCreated by COM³ Training Solutions: Cybersecurity Readiness through Honeypots was published 04 November 2021 - Published by P. Khodabakhsh
SME guide for Industrial Internet of Thing s (IIoT )
Special focus on security - by The European DIGITAL SME Alliance
Global high-tech leaders choose to increase their holdings in China
Global high-tech leaders choose to increase their holdings in China: Carl Zeiss AG. signed two contracts: to invest 30 million US dollars for setting up Carl Zeiss (China) Investment Co., Ltd. and another 30 million US dollars investment for setting up Carl Zeiss Medical Technology (Shanghai) Investment Co., Ltd.
Four tools to help SME’s
Futures By Design (FBD) aims to enable small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in regions of lower economic success to innovate, grow and increase productivity. SMEs are critical to regional economies and contribute considerably to regional employment. However, their capacity for success can be limited by insufficient access to data and the inability to analyse data to drive innovation and…
Finding productive ways to collaborate for future green builders
EFEC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Cambridge Cleantech, to find productive ways to collaborate. Part of this is to promote the news from Cambridge Cleantech via the BITE NETWORK and other social media.