Innovation drives the emergency industry to build a world-class security valley.
CCTV News:On March 26th, the opening ceremony of the Emergency Research Institute of Xinhua International Group was held in Beijing, which marked a solid step in industrial transformation and innovation, and will be of great significance to the development of China’s emergency industry.
On the day of the ceremony, the State Council Emergency Management Expert Group, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Civil Affairs, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, National Emergency Rescue Command Center, Emergency Management Training Center of National School of Administration, Seismological Bureau of China and other relevant departments, as well as leaders of Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Science and Technology Commission, Economic and Information Commission, Fengtai District Committee and relevant departments were present; Representatives from Tsinghua University Institute of Public Safety, Beijing Normal University, China University of Science and Technology, Beihang University, Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Academy of Work Safety, China National Institute of Standardization, Beijing Institute of Science and Technology, Tianjin Administration College and other relevant universities and research institutes attended the meeting; Engineering Design and Research Institute of the General Armament Department, Military Transportation College of the People’s Liberation Army, Oil Research Institute of Logistics Support Department of the Military Commission, General Hospital of Chinese People’s Armed Police Force and Academy of Chinese People’s Armed Police Force; Emergency Training Center of Engineering Extension Service Center (TEEX) of Texas A&M University; More than 100 people attended the unveiling ceremony, including the Chairman of TIEMS China Committee and representatives of member units of the alliance.
The event also organized a visit to Xinhua International Emergency Equipment Achievement Exhibition and Emergency Rescue Exhibition Hall, and exhibited nearly 20 emergency equipment, such as rescue vehicles, technical rescue vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, communication command vehicles, medical ambulances, remote water supply systems, fire-fighting foam liquid remote transportation systems, and main vehicles with constant pressure pumps. In accordance with the common demands of modern "local wars" and "emergency rescue", Xinhua Group, on the basis of analyzing the needs of disaster relief, integrated the engineering equipment technology and operational concept of the army with high mobility, and formed the research and development concept of emergency rescue system and equipment with "high mobility, coordination of personnel and equipment, combined rescue, self-guarantee and unified standards". Based on this, Xinhua International adopted off-road chassis and independently developed a series of intelligent light and high-mobility emergency rescue equipment. The series of equipment includes three categories: communication command, emergency rescue and logistics support, covering seven series: search, survey and command, emergency access support, technical rescue equipment, medical and health support, water resources support, fire disposal and logistics support. It can provide operations such as communication command, fire fighting, high-power drainage, emergency rescue and demolition, personnel and equipment transportation, medical rescue and logistics support in the event of major disasters such as earthquake, fire and flood.
Committed to building a collaborative innovation platform
The Emergency Research Institute of Xinhua Group is based on the national enterprise technology center for more than 20 years, based on the military logistics support capability for decades and the industrial layout covering the whole country, gathering high-end resources in the emergency field at home and abroad, focusing on high-end equipment and technology research, new materials and materials research, standard research and experimental testing, and emergency theory research, and forming a collaborative innovation platform integrating "emergency technology research and development, technical service and technical exchange".
The Emergency Research Institute of Xinjihua Group consists of pipe gallery research institute, new material research institute, equipment research institute, technology research institute, information research institute, test and testing center, science and technology management center and science and technology service center. It has more than 300 professional R&D personnel, external experts and consulting teams, and its functions are positioned as: the main undertaking unit of top-level design, cutting-edge projects and major special projects in the national emergency field; Collaborative innovation platform for overall scheme design of social emergency services and research and development of emergency products and technologies; The organization and implementation organization for the construction of scientific and technological innovation ability and the transformation of achievements in Xinhua.
The establishment of Xinhua Emergency Research Institute is a correct decision in response to the needs of national emergency capacity building, a useful practice to pool high-end resources and promote the sustained and healthy development of emergency industry, and a powerful measure to promote enterprise structural adjustment, transformation and upgrading.
Promote mass entrepreneurship and innovation.
On December 24, 2014, the General Office of the State Council officially issued the Opinions on Accelerating the Development of Emergency Industry, which made a comprehensive deployment for the development of China’s emergency industry for the first time. On January 13, 2017, the Thirteenth Five-Year Plan for the Construction of National Emergency System was issued, further indicating the development direction of China’s emergency industry. It is timely to develop the emergency industry, which meets the needs of the society and the aspirations of the people. Emergency industry not only provides huge development space for equipment, materials, medicine, communication, insurance, logistics and other enterprises, but also breeds new industrial forms such as emergency rescue services, promotes mass entrepreneurship and innovation, and becomes an important measure to ensure social stability and promote economic growth. According to preliminary statistics, the output value of special products and services in the fields of fire protection, security, safety emergency, information security, emergency communication equipment, disaster prevention and mitigation equipment, flood control and drought relief equipment and anti-terrorism equipment in China has reached nearly one trillion yuan.
As the first batch of reform pilot units of central enterprises, Xinhua International has been supporting and developing the emergency industry as a major business of the group in recent years. According to the characteristics of regional disasters, market demand and development environment, Xinhua International plans to lay out safety valleys in the core cities of seven major regions in China, namely, North China, Northeast China, East China, Central China, South China, Southwest China and Northwest China, so as to form a technology and equipment research and development, manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, testing and standards, information platform, education consultation, training and drills, qualification certification, citizen experience, product display and international exchange with Beijing as the science and technology center and radiating the whole country. In recent years, Xinhua International has successively started the construction of "Safety Valley" in Central China, "Safety Valley" in South China and "Safety Valley" in Southwest China in Wuhan, Zhuhai and Chengdu. Form a high-end factor industry cluster that fully supports the improvement of China’s emergency response capability, and make positive contributions to accelerating the improvement of China’s emergency response system, promoting the sustainable development of emergency response industries, and promoting mass entrepreneurship and innovation.
Committed to building a joint innovation platform
In August, 2011, Tsinghua University, PLA Military Transportation College, Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, China Academy of Work Safety, Institute of Electronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences and PLA Logistics Engineering College, led by Xinhua Group, jointly initiated the establishment of a strategic alliance for technological innovation of emergency rescue equipment industry, integrating domestic superior resources in politics, production, learning, research and use, and further strengthening the capabilities of independent innovation, integrated innovation and collaborative innovation. In October 2013, the Alliance was successfully selected into the National Pilot Alliance of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and it is the only alliance selected in the emergency field. In February, 2014, the China Committee of the International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS) decided to set up its secretariat in the Union, so as to jointly promote the development of China’s emergency cause through the organic integration of TIEMS and the Union. After more than five years’ efforts, the Alliance has developed into the most authoritative and top-notch technical innovation and industrial service organization for Industry-University-Research. Up to now, the alliance has more than 300 core members, contacted more than 5,000 emergency rescue product manufacturers, promoted 218 technical innovation projects jointly carried out by member units, won 78 awards and formulated more than 190 standards. In addition, Xinhua International has also set up a comprehensive procurement platform for emergency materials, and is committed to building China’s Alibaba for emergency rescue, laying an important foundation for improving China’s emergency materials reserve system and eventually building China’s emergency materials Internet of Things.
Provide emergency rescue system solutions
The emergency water supply and drainage equipment for urban disaster relief and the remote transmission system of fire fighting foam liquid independently developed by the enterprises affiliated to the Group have filled the domestic gap, and the technical level has reached the international leading level, realizing the import substitution, which has played an important role in the handling of emergencies such as the "7o21" rainstorm in Beijing, the "12o23" Chengdu Auto Parts City fire, the PX fire in Zhangzhou, Fujian, and the "7o16" explosion accident in Rizhao. Independent research and development of intelligent, standardized light and high-mobility emergency rescue system equipment, which can not only perform tasks independently, but also rescue in combination, and has the ability of blocking breakthrough, emergency rescue and self-protection, providing combined and self-protection rescue equipment for disaster relief of different disasters and different scales. Its fast, flexible, standardized and lightweight design, with distinct high mobility, is completely suitable for the development trend of emergency rescue equipment in the future. In May last year, Xinhua Emergency Series Equipment was invited to participate in the National "Twelfth Five-Year" Science and Technology Achievement Exhibition, which was widely concerned and praised by the government and all walks of life.
Strengthen international R&D cooperation in emergency industry.
In recent years, Xinhua International has organized relevant personnel in the field of emergency industry to study in Germany, Austria, Japan and the United States, to learn and exchange advanced foreign emergency rescue technologies and concepts, to visit foreign complete emergency rescue training bases and exercises, and to establish long-term cooperative relations with relevant foreign institutions. In terms of equipment research and development, Xinhua International has reached a strategic cooperation agreement with the special vehicle department of Mercedes-Benz, and based on the chassis of Mercedes-Benz Unimoc special vehicle, it has carried out close cooperation in the research and development of emergency rescue equipment, standard formulation and achievement promotion. In terms of emergency training and drills, Xinhua International signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Engineering Extension Service Center (TEEX) of Texas A&M University in the United States. Through the implementation of all-round and in-depth strategic cooperation, it will enhance the development momentum, lead the industrial development and enhance the core competitiveness of the whole industry chain. In addition, Xinhua International also cooperated with the German Federal Technical Assistance Agency (THW) in the training of emergency rescue volunteers and the standardization of equipment configuration to improve the professional level of emergency rescue business.
In the future, Xinhua Group will integrate internal and external high-end superior resources and create an emerging emergency brand image based on the collaborative innovation platform of Emergency Research Institute, which integrates emergency technology research and development, technical service and technical exchange. Through the unique network industrial pattern of "three pillars (metal, clothing, equipment) and three pillars (emergency, modern service, investment and operation)" of Xinhua Group, we will cultivate and develop advantageous industries and build a top-class international and world-class emergency industrial base.