The Jiangsu-Netherlands Robotics Industry Cooperation and Exchange Conference, co-hosted by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology and the Brabant Development Agency (BOM) of North Brabant Province, the Netherlands, was recently held in Suzhou. Representatives from the Department of International Affairs of North Brabant, BOM, the Consulate General of the Netherlands in Shanghai, the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA), and Dutch research institutions and enterprises gathered with representatives from the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Commerce, the Jiangsu Provincial Foreign Affairs Office, and Jiangsu robotics companies to explore industrial alignment and two-way cooperation in the robotics sector.

At the event, the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology presented an overview of the province’s robotics industry, while BOM introduced the business environment and investment policies of the Netherlands. Dutch companies, including Toyota Automated Logistics and VDL Enabling Technologies Group (VDL ETG), outlined their business operations and expressed expectations for future cooperation and co-innovation with Chinese partners. Jiangsu enterprises, namely MagicLab, JoyIn, Shentingji, UniX AI, Jiangsu JITRI Intelligent Manufacturing and Boschman, also gave presentations on their operations and showcased their flagship products. During the matchmaking session, Chinese and Dutch enterprises held face-to-face talks on robotics technology, intelligent manufacturing, automated logistics, investment cooperation and market expansion. Zhang Xing, Deputy Director-General of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, stated that to strengthen industrial chain synergy and supporting capabilities, the province will support Jiangsu robotics enterprises in setting up R&D centers and branches in the Netherlands, while encouraging leading Dutch enterprises to invest and establish manufacturing plants in Jiangsu, so as to achieve two-way empowerment, mutual benefit and win-win outcomes.