China and the EU will partner under Horizon 2020 to further innovation in science and technology with the EU committing €33bn over the next two years in a global science, technology and innovation programme.

Up to €99.7m of the fund has been earmarked to specifically promote co-operation between the EU and China.

China’s Ministry for Science and Technology has committed €25.8m to helping Chinese organisations who wish to take part in the programme. This will be used to help organisations co-operate with Europe in areas of science, technology and innovation.

At last week’s Communist Party Congress, leader Xi Jinping emphasised innovation as a primary driving force for development in China.

The European Network of Research and Innovation Centres and Hubs (ENRICH) is a platform for promoting science, innovation and technology, and it hopes to build a bridge between China and Europe by providing services relating to consultancy, soft-landing, co-working and training for European organisations.

Sarah Medina, co-ordinator of ENRICH as quoted in China Daily, said: “One of the biggest problems that European companies and organisations face is that they lack a channel for co-operation with their Chinese counterparts.”

Over 50 European companies have committed to furthering their involvement with China through the ENRICH scheme.

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