Similarities to Silicon Valley

Fluid flow of people, information, and ideas among public and private research institutions, private companies, risk capital organizations is a key factor for Silicon Valley to become a global innovation center, according to a keynote speaker during the 2014 Zhongguancun Forum on Thursday.

Del Christensen is chief of Global Business Development for the Bay Area Council, a public policy advocacy organization for the San Francisco Bay Area where Silicon Valley is based.

He said that a growing amount of R&D is now generated through cross-border collaboration, which could benefit Zhongguancun's sustainable growth in the future.