SANYA, China, Oct. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — From 28 to 31 October, the third Hainan Free Trade Port (*25*) Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Forum (ISTICF) & Deep-Sea Technology Innovation Conference (DSTIC) 2025, themed “Deep-sea innovation convergence charting a new chapter ” was held in Sanya, Hainan Province, China. More than 400 representatives from over 250 establishments throughout 25 countries participated in in-depth exchanges and discussions specializing in deep-sea technological innovation.
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The discussion board centered on key areas together with deep-sea useful resource growth, clever gear, ecological conservation, and the marine economic system, with one plenary discussion board, eight sub-forums, and 4 facet occasions. An official from the Hainan Provincial Department of Science and Technology famous that newly launched matters this 12 months included periods on “Deep-Sea Intelligent Equipment Technology” and “Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Marine Environmental Sensing and Exploration”. For the third consecutive 12 months, the discussion board hosted the China Ocean Engineering Design Competition and the Deep-Sea Advanced Technology & Equipment Achievement Exhibition, whereas launching the primary version of the World University Underwater Robotics Competition, additional enriching the discussion board’s thematic contents and facet occasions.
As important outcomes of the discussion board, the opening day noticed the discharge of the “Consensus 2025: Uniting for Deep-sea Big Science, Pioneering Global Hadal Frontiers”, the institution of the Underwater Robotics Industry Alliance, and the signing ceremony of agreements for the Deep-Sea Technology Venture Capital Fund.
In his opening speech, an official from the Hainan Provincial Government launched the province’s key achievements in deep-sea science this 12 months. He famous that the province is dedicated to constructing a contemporary industrial system with distinct native options and benefits, and expressed the hope of deepening worldwide cooperation in areas equivalent to deep-sea scientific analysis, blue carbon buying and selling, and marine protected space growth. He emphasised Hainan’s efforts to combine deep-sea know-how with synthetic intelligence, blockchain, and ecological methods to foster an modern deep-sea industrial chain.
Shahbaz KHAN, Director of the UNESCO Regional Office for East Asia, remarked that with three consecutive years of participation, the Office has witnessed Hainan’s outstanding progress in deep-sea science, know-how, and trade. He expressed his willingness to take Hainan as a mannequin to share China’s expertise in constructing marine ecological civilization, selling the marine Silk Road tradition, and creating cutting-edge deep-sea applied sciences to the world.
As the host venue, Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, a number one tech industrial park, is accelerating its transformation right into a pivotal hub for China’s deep-sea technological innovation. It has already attracted over 20 main marine-focused universities and analysis establishments, together with greater than 1,500 marine tech enterprises, and established a number of national-level laboratories and analysis platforms.
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