On March 22, a team of experts from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) visited the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS). The experts were invited for a tour on CBAS’ technical infrastructure including the SDG Big Data Platform and Satellite Operation, as well as the secretariats of several international organizations hosted by CBAS. The two parties then held meeting to exchange ideas on digital infrastructure, environment & climate, and investment decision-making powered by big data.

The Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and Uzbekistan's Space Research and Technology Agency, known as Uzbekspace Agency, solidified their commitment to collaboration on harnessing space technology for agriculture monitoring, water monitoring and management by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Beijing on January 16, 2024. The agreement, signed by Prof. WU Yirong, Director-general of AIR, together with his counterpart, Mr. Shukhrat KADIROV, Director-general of Uzbekspace Agency.

According to the official website of the International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (IPIN), Prof. WEI Dongyan from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)was elected as a Steering Committee member.

Prof. Marat Nurguzhin, Chairman of the Board of “National Center of Space Research and Technology”, Academician of the International Academy of Informatization and the Engineering Academy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, visited the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) during the week of December 3-9, 2023.

From November 29 to December 1, the third International Workshop on Observation and Understanding of Changes in High Mountain and Cold Regions (HiMAC2023) took place in Urumqi, Xinjiang, a vast region characterized by abundant ice and snow and serving as the transitional land zone connecting the Arctic region and the high mountains of Asia.

A delegation consisting seventeen representatives from nine UN entities in China, paid a visit to the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS) on November 17, 2023. The visit, jointly organized by the UN Resident Coordinator Office and CBAS, aimed to deepen mutual understanding and foster further collaboration between the UN and CBAS.