On July 14, 2025, Professor Jeremy Hall from the Science Policy Research Unit(SPRU) at the University of Sussex, and Professor Stelvia Matos from the Centre for Social Innovation at the University of Surrey, UK, visited CASTED and delivered special reports on science, technology and innovation policies . Over 20 researchers from CASTED attended the event.

Professor Jeremy Hall, with the theme "The Double-Edged Sword of Innovation: Policy Lags in Addressing Complex Global Changes", introduced the long-term research achievements of SPRU at the University of Sussex. Taking the response to the climate change crisis as an example, he elaborated on the issue of policy lags in addressing complex global changes. He pointed out that addressing global changes requires interdisciplinary cooperation and the exploration of new international collaboration models. Enhancing the research capabilities of developing countries through training, exchange visits, and other means is a solution to the policy lags in responding to complex global changes.

Professor Stelvia Matos focused on the theme "Traceability Technologies in Sustainable Supply Chains: Limitations and Opportunities", She started from the context of globalization and rising environmental awareness. She noted that traceability technologies, as key tools for achieving supply chain transparency and regulatability, provide support for the environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and economic efficiency of supply chains by tracking full-cycle product data. In the face of challenges such as technology, standards, and data security, she suggested that governments or industry associations take the lead in formulating traceability data standards and promote technology integration and lightweighting.

During the event, participants engaged in interactive exchanges with the two experts, conducting in-depth discussions on issues such as the impact of policy lags, the integrated development of traceability technologies, and the needs for international cooperation.