UK e-Health & telemedicine Trade Mission to China

The World Expo is a large-scale, global, non-commercial event. Expo aims to promote the exchange of ideas and development of the world economy, culture, science and technology, to allow exhibitors to publicise and display their achievements and improve international relationships. Accordingly, the World Expo with its 150-year history is regarded as the Olympic Games of the economy, science and technology. The Shanghai World Expo will run from May through to the end of October 2010 and is themed “Better City Better Life”.?

Enabling Innovation – UK China partnership in ICT was launched in October 2008 in Beijing, with support from some of the UK’s leading industry players such as BT, Vodafone, Sony Ericsson and ARM. To date, the initiative has helped over 100 UK companies to better understand the market opportunities and potential technology collaborations with top Chinese multinationals, at the same time, introducing them to senior industry decision makers in China that they would otherwise find difficult or impossible to access. ?

As part of the initiative, there is a major activity during the week of 5th July when around 50 UK technology companies will visit China.  

This e-Health & telemedicine mission will visit Beijing; Chengdu & Shenzhen & Shanghai.

Programme of activity will include seminars and panel sessions; site visits to key Chinese companies; one to one meetings and table top exhibitions.

Cost per company to participate is £250.

Outline Programme

e-Health & telemedicine
Sunday 4 July Beijing

• Arrive Beijing
• Evening Briefing and Dinner

Monday 5 July Beijing

• Group call at China Hospital Information Management Association and/or
• Group call at Ministry of Health, Digital Information Centre
• Industry Roundtable with Chinese key companies
• Fly to Chengdu

Tuesday 6 July Chengdu

• Visit Chengdu e-health pilot project - Wenjiang District Health Bureau
• Visit one of pilot hospitals
• Enabling Innovation Reception - selected health bureau, hospital contacts

Wednesday 7 July Shenzhen

• Fly to Shenzhen
• Group call at Shenzhen Renmin Hospital on long-distance diagnosis system
• Dinner with Chinese companies/officials

Thursday 8 July Shenzhen

• Industry Roundtable
• Group call at Anke
• Fly to Shanghai

Friday 9 July Shanghai

• Group call at Eastern Hepatobiliary Hospital, long-distance diagnosis and virtual visiting the patients through the TD-SCDMA network
• Lunch with officials responsible for informatization project from Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau
• Afternoon call at Winning
• Evening organised Expo site tour/UK Pavilion (note: entry cost of RMB150 approx GBP15 at delegates’ own expense)

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