The purpose of the visit was to discuss ideas for potential cooperation with ITTN, which works under the patronage of MOST (China Ministry of Science and Technology), MOE (China Ministry of Education), and BSTC (Beijing Science and technology Commission), linking more than 40 countries and hundreds of organizations worldwide to facilitate international technology and innovation development.
With strong connections in the CEE region and interest in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship development, both IEDC and CEEMAN are logical partners for such cooperation, while the topics of technology (big data, innovations, STEM – science, technology, engineering and math, etc) play increasingly important role in helping managers to understand and actively respond to emerging business needs and new business models. A number of possible cooperation outlets were discussed, including joint international conferences, research (including potential expansion of international research on Hidden Champions that CEEMAN and IEDC coordinated in 2011-2014, and survey on management development needs to China), and education activities.
