On April 13th, the report meeting on the establishment of the Southeast Zhejiang National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone in Zhejiang Province was held in Ningbo. Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang attended the meeting and delivered a speech, with Vice Minister Li Meng presiding over the meeting.
At the meeting, Minister Wan Gang listened to reports from Vice Governor Cheng Yuechong of Zhejiang Province and the main leaders of Ningbo and Wenzhou municipal governments on the establishment of the Southeast Zhejiang National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone. Wan Gang fully affirmed the efforts and achievements made by Zhejiang Province in scientific and technological innovation in recent years, as well as the work done in the process of creating the Southeast Zhejiang National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone. He also provided clear guidance for the development of the Southeast Zhejiang National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone in our province.
Wan Gang pointed out that Zhejiang, with the Ningbo National High tech Zone as the core, has a foundation to jointly create the Southeast Zhejiang National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone with Wenzhou National High tech Zone and others. It is necessary and timely to create the Southeast Zhejiang National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone. He stressed that Southeast Zhejiang is an important economic corridor in Zhejiang, an important hub of the Maritime Silk Road, and an important node of the “the Belt and Road”. It is a priority area for the development of China’s private economy, with a particularly high degree of openness. Three characteristics should be reflected in the construction of the national independent innovation demonstration zone in Southeast Zhejiang: first, it should reflect the traditional advantages of private economy innovation and entrepreneurship, and give play to the traditional advantages of private economy and Zhejiang entrepreneurs, Focusing on private enterprises for secondary entrepreneurship and improvement; Second, it is necessary to reflect the characteristics of openness and cooperation, strengthen the link and cooperation with overseas high-end innovation resources around the national strategies such as the “the Belt and Road” and the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and accelerate the integration of private economy into the global innovation network; The third is to reflect the characteristics of collaborative linkage in urban agglomerations, leverage the unique advantages of Ningbo, Wenzhou, Zhoushan, and Taizhou, and connect with Hangzhou’s independent innovation demonstration zone and Shanghai’s construction of a science and technology innovation center, providing a demonstration for innovation in our national urban agglomerations. Highlighting the promotion of four tasks: firstly, improving independent innovation capabilities and increasing the concentration of innovation resources to enhance one’s innovation capabilities; The second is to accelerate the cultivation of a new economy and drive the upgrading of traditional industries through new technologies, industries, and forms of business; Thirdly, Ningbo and Wenzhou should play a positive role in radiating and driving the surrounding areas, forming interconnected interactions, and driving the overall industrial upgrading of the region; The fourth is to dare to try first, and to create a self created zone, one must have the courage to try first, and design a series of policies to carry out experiments first.
Wan Gang also put forward requirements for further improving the pilot and pilot policies in the Southeast Zhejiang National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone from five aspects: strengthening the foundation, building platforms, attracting talents, emphasizing collaboration, and exploring the world. At the same time, he stated that the Ministry of Science and Technology will actively support Zhejiang in promoting the creation of national independent innovation demonstration zones in southeastern Zhejiang.
Officials from the Policies, Regulations and Supervision Department, Innovation and Development Department, High tech Development and Industrialization Department, Torch Center, Provincial Government Office, Provincial Science and Technology Department, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Zhoushan, Taizhou Municipal Governments, as well as Ningbo and Wenzhou National High tech Zone Management Committees, attended the meeting.
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