Core Insights - The 2025 Greater Bay Area Science Forum aims to create an innovation ecosystem through collaboration among government, industry, academia, research, and users, focusing on the integration of industry research and smart innovation in the GBA [1][2] Group 1: Strategic Initiatives and Goals - Bai Chunli emphasized the importance of a systematic approach to basic research and strategic sci-tech forces, enhancing industry-academia-research integration, and fostering higher-level open cooperation to boost sci-tech innovation capabilities [2] - The GBA has achieved an R&D investment intensity exceeding 4.5% and attracts 30% of China's top-tier talents, with strategic emerging industries contributing over 25% to the region's GDP [3] Group 2: Collaborative Efforts - Twelve universities from Hong Kong and Macao signed a joint initiative to enhance the GBA's role as an international hub for sci-tech innovation, focusing on intensive cooperation and shared resources [4] - The forum brought together over 50 prominent scientists and representatives from various sectors to discuss advancements in key areas such as artificial intelligence, life sciences, and green energy, aiming to position the GBA as a global center for sci-tech innovation [6] Group 3: Infrastructure and Policy Development - The Chinese Academy of Sciences reported on the systematic development of major scientific and technological infrastructure in Guangdong, while Guangzhou introduced policies to integrate sci-tech and industrial innovation [5]