Since 2000, novel, regionally driven and funded initiatives have led to the establishment of new research institutes, which have fostered significant change. (sciencemag.org)
OPPO, which specialises in making smartphones that look like unabashed, unashamed iPhone clones, presumably to make the transition for users on older iPhones easier than it would otherwise be on other more Android - like phones running Android, has launched a major new research institute in Shenzhen, China, focusing on AI, 5G and much more. (itwire.com)
In November 2003 1,700 researchers who have won concorsi to obtain permanent positions are still waiting to be paid, while the government announces it will pump funding into an ambitious new research institute. (sciencemag.org)