On December 9th, the on-the-spot meeting for the exchange of experiences in scientific and technological work in counties and cities was held in Xinchang. Tommy, member of the leading group of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and Yuan Jiajun, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and executive vice governor, attended the meeting and delivered speeches.
In recent years, the innovation system and mechanism of scientific and technological work in counties and cities across the country have created a good environment conducive to the development of science and technology in counties and cities; Perfecting the scientific and technological innovation platform has effectively supported the improvement of the innovation ability of enterprises and industries; Vigorously promote Industry-University-Research’s collaborative innovation and promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into real productive forces; Prospering the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship, and setting off the climax of mass entrepreneurship and innovation; Serving rural agricultural farmers has promoted the development of modern agriculture and new villages and towns. Scientific and technological innovation has played an important supporting and leading role in economic and social development.
Our province has thoroughly implemented the innovation-driven development strategy and accelerated the scientific and technological innovation in counties and cities, with remarkable results. Ten districts and cities and 49 counties (cities, districts) were rated as advanced units in the national assessment of scientific and technological progress. Hangzhou, Ningbo, Jiaxing and Huzhou have become national innovative pilot cities, and Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Jiaxing and Huzhou have been recognized as national intellectual property demonstration cities. Hangzhou National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone was successfully approved, and 8 national high-tech zones and 25 provincial high-tech zones were created. The provincial government specially issued a research report on the practice of innovation-driven development in Xinchang for all localities and relevant departments to learn from. In 2014, the R&D expenditure of the whole society reached 90.79 billion yuan, accounting for 2.26% of the GDP, of which the R&D expenditure of cities and counties was 81.7 billion yuan; Counties (cities, districts) allocated 13.39 billion yuan for science and technology at the corresponding level, accounting for 5.94% of the recurrent fiscal expenditure at the corresponding level, and 40 counties (cities, districts) invested more than 100 million yuan in science and technology. In 2014, the contribution rate of scientific and technological progress to the economic growth of our province reached 56%; The comprehensive strength of science and technology ranks sixth in the country, the regional innovation ability ranks fifth in the country, the technological innovation ability of enterprises ranks third, the comprehensive strength of intellectual property rights ranks second in the country, and the comprehensive strength of patents ranks fourth in the country. In the next step, our province will plan to build a number of major innovation platforms such as the Science and Technology Innovation Corridor in the west of Hangzhou, implement a number of major innovation projects, introduce and cultivate a number of key innovation teams, highlight the supply of major scientific and technological innovation systems, and promote scientific and technological innovation in an orderly and powerful manner.
The meeting emphasized that in the new era, all counties and cities in China should put the implementation of innovation-driven development strategy at the core of the overall development of counties and cities, vigorously promote technological innovation of enterprises, and strive to make new progress in leading industrial transformation and upgrading; Accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and strive to provide new kinetic energy for the development of advantageous and characteristic industries in the county; Improve the science and technology service system, and strive to explore new models in improving professional service capabilities; Create a good ecological environment and focus on accumulating new experiences in promoting mass entrepreneurship and innovation; Strengthen the construction of scientific and technological teams and strive to achieve new results in improving the management level of science and technology at the grassroots level.
Zhou Guohui, Director of the Provincial Science and Technology Department, and relevant provinces and cities (counties) such as Hebei, Liaoning, Shanghai and Jiangsu exchanged scientific and technological innovation and entrepreneurship. After the meeting, delegates from various provinces and cities also visited Zhejiang Xinhecheng Co., Ltd. and other enterprises on the spot, and investigated the scientific and technological innovation work in Xinchang.
In order to do a good job in the implementation of the on-site meeting and comprehensively summarize and popularize the experience of Xinchang, the provincial government opened it to cities and counties (cities, districts) in the province by video conference.