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DJ HUGIN NEWS/Shanghai Academy and Adecco Institute seal long-term partnership
DJ HUGIN NEWS/Shanghai Academy and Adecco Institute seal long-term partnership Agreement signed at 50th Anniversary of China's oldest academy Wolfgang Clement: "Independent research and free access to the world's knowledge essential for China's future as a knowledge society" Shanghai, China - September 8, 2008. The Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) and the Adecco Institute have sealed a long-term partnership. At a ceremony in Shanghai the President of the Shanghai Academy, Prof. Wang Ronghua, and the Chairman of the Adecco Institute, Wolfgang Clement, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish joint research projects in the field of work and labor, to do comparative Chinese-European labor market studies and to exchange researchers. The signing followed the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Shanghai Academy, the oldest academy of social sciences in the People's Republic of China. "We are forming a reliable partnership based on mutual respect, trust and a common understanding about the importance of exchange of thoughts and Chinese-European collaboration", said Wolfgang Clement. "What really impresses me about the Shanghai Academy, which I think is also typical of today's China, is a great openness and true interest to learn from others, to exchange views and opinions and to work together with partners from abroad." Wolfgang Clement continued: "China cannot live without Europe, and Europe cannot live without China. Times of isolation are gone and hopefully will never return. The relationship between Europe and China is moving forward in positive ways, but a lot remains to be done. I am proud that the co-operation of our two institutes can contribute a little bit to enhance that mutual understanding by showing that we have much more in common than separating us, and I am looking very much forward to our co-operation". Addressing more than 500 Chinese Research Directors and Academy Presidents, the Former German Minister of Labor and Economics said: "China has successfully re-entered and - in some fields - mastered the world economy and has in a very short period of time and at a pace that scares many people outside China, become an economic superpower. But China's development can no longer be sustained by just being the world's leading low-tech and labor-intensive manufacturer, the creation of a modern knowledge society is a must." "And the factors that lead to success in a knowledge society are education, lifelong learning, free access to information and unrestricted sharing of the world's knowledge. The liberty and capacity to network and share information and knowledge and to continuously learn from each other is a decisive prerequisite for greater innovation, leading research and development and world-class product quality and efficiency - the future sources of sustainable growth and wealth for the Chinese people." "Since we as institutions of research generate, share and disseminate knowledge, we are in the forefront of the knowledge society, we are its enablers." The collaboration between the Shanghai Academy and Adecco Institute initially started in 2007 with a research project on the new Chinese labors laws, which resulted in the publication of a study called: "China's future labor market: Workforce trends and the impact of the new Chinese labor laws." The paper was translated into 7 languages and is available for download at: http://adeccoinstitute.com/chinalabormarket.htm. About the Adecco Institute: The Adecco Institute, founded in 2006 and based in London, is a think tank on the future of work; it is committed to facilitating discussions on the topic of work and employment. Through research as well as white papers and forums for discussion, the Adecco Institute provides forward-looking approaches to help companies and economies raise employability and employee satisfaction at work. www.adeccoinstitute.com Media contact: Shepard Fox Communications, Axel.Schafmeister@shepard-fox.com, Tel.: +41 78 714 8014. http://hugin.info/138552/R/1249627/271285.pdf http://www.adeccoinstitute.com Copyright © Hugin AS 2008. All rights reserved. (END) Dow Jones Newswires September 08, 2008 06:32 ET (10:32 GMT) |
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