Six enterprises located in Guiyang National High-tech Industrial Development Zone (Guiyang HIDZ), in the capital of southwestern Guizhou province, won the appellation "Guizhou enterprise technology center" on Jan 10.
According to Guiyang HIDZ officials, they accounted for half of the companies recognized in the city.
The designation aims to promote the construction of enterprise technology center, encourage companies to embark on technological innovation and increase investment in science and technology.
The provincial enterprise technology centers also have the opportunity to obtain recognition as a national enterprise technology center, and obtain corresponding preferential policies to continuously improve their ability to innovate independently.
According to local officials, companies with the ambition to secure the title need among other things to have a strong sense of market and innovation, and the ability to create the right conditions to develop into a technology center.
They also need rigorous research, development and test conditions -- as well as a strong ability for technological innovation and high investment in research and development.
At the same time, enterprises need to have core technologies and leading brands with independent intellectual property rights, have international competitiveness and take the lead in R&D and innovation levels in their industry.
Furthermore, the enterprises need to have technical leaders with high technical levels and rich practical experience.
They must have a certain scale in their technical talents team, to meet the requirements.
According to Guiyang HIDZ officials, in 2020 the zone will continue to support enterprises to actively establish and apply for the status of provincial and national enterprise technology centers.
They said it will encourage and guide businesses to increase their investment in R&D and constantly enhance their ability for independent innovation.
This will be to provide strong scientific and technological support for the sustainable development, industrial transformation and upgrading and high-quality development of the enterprises.