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BRICS Innovation Center Boosts Global South Synergy

Centro de inovação do BRICS impulsiona sinergia do Sul Global
Countries
BrazilChinaEgyptEthiopiaRussiaSouth Africa
Cooperation areas
Economic GrowthInclusive MultilateralismInstitutional DevelopmentPeople-to-People Exchange

Source: Brasil 247 | Original Published At: 2026-09-15 13:31:55 UTC

Key Points

  • The BRICS New Industrial Revolution Partnership Innovation Center, announced at the 2020 BRICS Summit and based in Xiamen, Fujian, is expanding policy coordination, talent development, and project cooperation for emerging economies.
  • Since 2020, the center has held more than 60 high-level international exchange activities and disclosed 18 institutional cooperation outcomes.
  • The center has recorded 138 signed partnership projects with total investment exceeding 62 billion yuan, equivalent to about US$9.2 billion.
  • The BRICS Industrial Cooperation and Go Global Comprehensive Service Hub began experimental operations in May, involving 41 overseas professional institutions and industrial parks and hosting investment promotion agencies from countries including Brazil and South Africa.
  • Matchmaking events in Xiamen, Moscow, and Cairo supported major deals, including a US$500 million iron ore agreement between Xiamen C&D Inc. and Brazil.
  • The center has developed 720 training courses and completed more than 90 capacity-building projects, training 2,600 professionals from 140 countries in areas such as intelligent manufacturing and the digital economy.
  • Fujian province issued an April guideline to build a Global South-oriented cooperation network by 2030, with the innovation center serving as its main international window.
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