2018-04-21 14:41 | Zhejiang News Client | Reporter Tang Junyao Li Danchao Intern Reporter Zeng Yi Correspondent Yu Zhuhua Ding Yiqiang
htmlOn April 21, the Second World Industrial Design Conference was held in Hangzhou Yuhang District Liangzhu Mengqi Town.
This is a world design industry development conference initiated by the China Industrial Design Association in conjunction with design organizations, institutions, enterprises and colleges from more than 30 countries and regions; it is also a major international exchange and cooperation platform aimed at promoting the integrated development of design innovation and economic and social development around the world, promoting design exchanges and cooperation among countries and regions, taking openness and cooperation as the purpose, and taking voluntary equality, sharing and win-win as the principle. The theme of the conference is "Design•Ecology", which includes three forms: humanistic ecology, environmental ecology and entrepreneurial ecology.

For the first time, the "Design Poverty Alleviation" initiative was issued to the world. At the opening ceremony, the General Assembly Organizing Committee, together with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, the China Industrial Design Association, Mengqi Town, and relevant national and regional design industry organizations and professionals jointly issued the "Design Poverty Alleviation Declaration" for the first time.
The Declaration on Design Poverty Alleviation Initiative for international organizations, governments, and global design industries to cooperate in carrying out larger-scale and deeper design poverty alleviation work, make full use of and give full play to the design power of originality, morality, emotion and aesthetics, and take eliminating all forms of poverty as a common task, form a virtuous cycle in the economic, social and environmental fields, effectively enhance industrial vitality and life value, promote prosperity and protect the earth, and contribute to the realization of the goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Simply put, it is to cooperate with multiple international organizations, design industries, design institutions, etc. to carry out more poverty alleviation work and form a virtuous cycle in the economic, social and environmental fields.

Signing of multiple major projects
also held a signing ceremony for major projects. The most eye-catching thing is the design of an open university.
It is reported that the Open University of Design is an interdisciplinary university with no major and all admissions are graduate students. It has jointly built the World Industrial Design Conference aggregation platform with design organizations, enterprises, universities and more than 30 countries around the world, and jointly constructs a design innovation education system that is aimed at the future, open and shared, inclusive and coordinated, sustainable development, and an international perspective.
Design Open University is located in Building 4, the core block of Mengqi Town, the World Industrial Design Conference. It is an important platform for Mengqi Town to connect with the international community and introduce outstanding design talents and design forces.
On September 16 last year, the Open University of Design welcomed 20 Zhejiang University students from all over the country. They came to Mengqi Town with their luggage and dreams, and started their two-year graduate study career here.

and the Hangzhou Collaborative Innovation Institute project jointly established by the Liangzhu New City Management Committee and the Beijing Collaborative Innovation Institute. The two sides will jointly build Hangzhou’s innovation and entrepreneurship base, including Hangzhou Collaborative Innovation Research Institute, Innovation Fund, Innovation Park and other core platforms, to provide innovative technical support for the transformation and upgrading of industries in Hangzhou. After the
base is completed, it will integrate international first-class university 5. Every year, more than 100 international high-end talents of various types will be gathered, more than 100 full-time doctoral and master's students will be trained, more than 10 major technologies with international core competitiveness will be created, more than 10 international advanced projects will be implemented, with a conversion rate of more than 50%. More than 10 new innovative and entrepreneurial enterprises with high-end talents at home and abroad will be added, supporting fund support will be provided to more than 10 enterprises, and innovative technical support will be provided to 50 enterprises above scale.
In addition, there is a global innovation network (new Facebook) platform jointly created by the China Industrial Design Association and Dedao Group, and a contract was signed by China Puyuan Sweater Small and Micro Enterprise Innovation Park and Seoul Hanshu Trading Co., Ltd. to create a world-class brand sweater design base. The

TIA Design Award was presented with the
TIA Design Award (TIA) and is sponsored by the Organizing Committee of the World Industrial Design Conference and jointly organized by design organizations from many countries including the China Industrial Design Association.
This award focuses on design forces that have made outstanding contributions to innovation and sustainable development in multiple fields of the world economy and society. It aims to find and establish innovative examples and innovative achievements that improve human life and stimulate industrial vitality on a global scale, and commend units, individuals and achievements that have outstanding contributions and influence in industries such as government, industry, academia, research, finance, and business.
This year's TIA Design Award has received registrations from more than 5,000 units and individuals from more than 30 countries and regions around the world.
After four stages of review, 75 units and individuals from all over the world won different awards. At the opening, the TIA Design Awards ceremony was held.