Innovation strategy boosts development in Qingzhen

An innovation-driven strategy has been adopted in Qingzhen in Southwest China's Guizhou province to boost the city's high-quality development, local media reported.

Relying on its rich scientific and technological resources, Qingzhen has implemented the strategy through policy incentives, platform-driven development, digital empowerment, and integrated growth, focusing on the industrial clusters of aluminum and aluminum processing, environmentally-friendly construction materials, and green food and medicine production.

"Promoting innovation will boost development and bring about a bright future," said Qu Yinjie, director of the Qingzhen bureau of science and technology. Qingzhen will promote industrial integration while strengthening Party building, bolster innovation-driven growth, and foster a healthy environment for scientific and technological innovation.

In terms of policy incentives, Qingzhen unveiled "Ten Measures" on accelerating scientific and technological innovation to promote high-quality economic development, as well as promote the synergy of innovation chains and industrial chains.

It also made efforts to increase investment in research and development and bolster integration of big data and real economy.

Fu Tao, vice-chairman of the Guiyang Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultation Conference and Party secretary of Qingzhen, said that Qingzhen will continue to strengthen scientific and technological innovation in key areas as it seeks to become a city where people can pursue their dreams.