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Shenzhen Government Subsidies Suitable for Foreign Invested Enterprises. How Foreign Invested Companies Can Obtain a High-Tech Status (HTS) and R&D Funding. Application Process & Incentives.
Organized by the European Chamber of Commerce (EUCCC) with the support by Shenzhen Science & Technology, Industry, Trade the Information Commission (SITIC) and Hi-Tech Industry Association Shenzhen
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The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the Hi-tech-company tailored seminar in Shenzhen. The European Chamber invites the Shenzhen Science & Technology, Industry, Trade and Information Commission (SITIC) to give a detailed overview on the process of how a foreign enterprise can apply and obtain hi-tech status and can fully benefit the incentives related to it. In addition, as important to many foreign invested companies, SITIC will present the existing local subsidies for hi-tech projects and R&D funding.
The event will be honored by the Deputy Director General of SITIC and representatives from the following divisions under SITIC: Science & Technology Innovation Support Division (科技创新支撑处) Science & Technology Achievement Promotion Division (科技成果推广处) Science & Technology Development Division (科技发展处) Technology Upgrade Development Division (技术改造发展处) Hi-tech Industrialization Division (高新技术产业化处) Shenzhen SME Service Office (市中小企业服务中心)
If you are a foreign invested enterprise interested in knowing more about the subsidies of Shenzhen Municipality to companies in the hi-tech industry, this seminar is the right one for you.
Tentative Agenda
14:30
– 15:00 – Registration
15:00 – 15:05 – Welcome note by the European Chamber
15:05 - 15:15 – SITIC Deputy Director General to briefly introduce the new structure of SITIC combining the five divisions
Part A
15:15 – 15:55 – SITIC 1. How to apply for Hi-tech Status
2. How to obtain HTS. Technical and operational process. Documentation, Time frame, Deadlines (SITIC)
15:55 – 16:15 – Hi-Tech Industry Association Role and Services related to HTS for Foreign Invested Enterprises
16:15 - 16:30 – Q&A on Part A - Hi-Tech Status
16:30 – 16:45 – Coffee Break
Part B
16:45 – 17:35 – SITIC
1. Incentives & benefits after obtaining HTS (SITIC)
2. Introduction of existing subsidies related to R&D Project funds open for Foreign Invested Companies (WFOEs or JV).
3. Application process to obtain the SZ Municipal Technology Center Subsidy and/or R&D Projects Funding.
17:35 – 17:50 A Hi-Tech Status Owner to share experience on the process of obtaining HTS as well as incentive and benefits after obtaining HTS.
17:50 – 18:10 – Q&A on Part B - Incentives, Benefits and other subsidies after obtaining HTS
18:10 – Dinner Buffet and Business Networking
Registration:
To register for the event, please send email to Ms. Saskia Pfeifer at prd@euccc.com.cn
This event is supported by Shenzhen International Science and Technology Business Platform
Event review
Shenzhen Subsidies Suitable for Foreign Invested Enterprises. How Foreign Invested Companies Can Obtain a High-Tech Status (HTS) and the Relevant Dedicated Financial Funding.
Shenzhen, May 20th, 2010, The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China together with the strong support of Shenzhen Science, Industry, Trade and Information Technology Commission (SITIC), the Hi-tech Industry Association and the Shenzhen International Science and Technology Business Platform (STB) presented a seminar on Shenzhen Government Subsidies Suitable for Foreign Invested Enterprises. The event gathered more than eighty selected European enterprises representing one of the Shenzhen pillar industries – the hi-tech and electronics. Tailored for these industries, the seminar served one of the main needs of the foreign invested enterprises and their specific interest on the local government subsidies and turned to be positively welcomed and appreciated by the hi-tech foreign community in Shenzhen.
The event was opened by the Chair of the European Chamber in PRD - Mr. Alberto Vettoretti and honored by the Director of Invest Shenzhen Division, Mr. Wang, who introduced the new structure of the SITIC.
Key speakers at the seminar were Ms. Liu Yiping (刘一平), the Deputy Director of Invest Shenzhen and Ms. Dai Jing, Promotion specialist at Invest Shenzhen. The topic of the seminar focused on the hi-tech foreign companies with R&D headquarters in Shenzhen which can apply and obtain the hi-tech status and favor the relevant incentives and funding on R&D projects.
Representatives from seven divisions under SITIC, such as Invest Shenzhen (投资推广处), Science & Technology Innovation Support Division (科技创新支撑处), Technology Upgrade Development Division (技术改造发展处), Hi-tech Industrialization Division (高新技术产业化处) and others as well as the Hi-tech Industry Association highly supported the seminar and were available to reply to questions from the audience.
The event was hosted by the Shenzhen International Science and Technology Business Platform (STB) which helped for the overall nice atmosphere at the event. The seminar continued into a lively business networking evening served by the Westin Hotel Shenzhen staff.