On July 11, the General Office of the Shanghai City People's Government issued the "Several Policies and Measures on Accelerating the Construction of the" Big Zero Bay "Science and Technology Innovation Source Functional Area"(hereinafter referred to as the "Policy Measures"). The document proposes to strive to build the "Big Zero Bay" into a world-class "Science and Technology Innovation Bay Area" with outstanding innovation capabilities, strong scientific and technological strength, rich original achievements, and successful implementation of new development concepts by 2035.

As the only one in Shanghai that is positioned as a "source of scientific and technological innovation"functional areas,"Big Zero Bay" is an important carrying area for Shanghai to build an international science and technology innovation center. In 2015,"Zero Bay" started construction in the northwest area close to Shanghai's transportation, aiming to create an integrated transformation chain of science, technology, industry, research and research. After continuous development,"Bay Zero" has been further expanded into "Big Zero Bay" and will be upgraded to a Shanghai-level strategy in 2023. The planning scope covers the S32 Shenjiahu Expressway in the north, Humin Road in the west, and Hongmei Road in the east. The 17-square-kilometer area from South Road and Huangpu River in the south includes the core policy source area (Area C), the achievement transformation area (Area T) and the open innovation area (Area O).

Based on the actual situation of the "Big Zero Bay" region, the "Policies and Measures" released this time propose 20 specific measures, focusing on "strengthening resources, promoting transformation, increasing momentum, gathering factors, and creating an atmosphere", forming the following four aspects of innovation.highlights：

Financial support and incentives:New special funds will be added to support scientific and technological innovation enterprises, including entrepreneurship subsidies and rewards for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, especially for start-ups and high-growth enterprises, and enhance financing channels. Establish an innovation guidance fund to attract social capital to participate in scientific and technological innovation projects and promote enterprise development through government guidance and market-oriented operations. Explore mechanism innovations such as "combination of allocation and investment" and "linkage of investment and loan" to form a diversified and multi-level investment and financing system, reduce financing costs, improve capital efficiency, and support the transformation of major scientific and technological achievements.

Talent introduction and training:Introduce policies flexibly, relax the conditions for applying for household registration and residence permits, increase housing and education support for high-level talents, and create an environment that attracts talents. A special training plan for innovative and entrepreneurial talents has been added to encourage universities, scientific research institutes and enterprises to jointly cultivate high-level scientific and technological talents and improve innovation capabilities through multi-level training and practice. Deepen the reform of the ownership of scientific and technological achievements in positions, improve the ownership and benefit distribution mechanism, and stimulate the enthusiasm of scientific researchers for innovation.

Industrial agglomeration and collaborative innovation:Support the development of emerging and future industries such as artificial intelligence, quantum information, integrated circuits, and biomedicine, and promote the optimization and upgrading of industrial structure. Encourage large and medium-sized enterprises to collaborate in innovation, form a multi-level industrial ecosystem, and promote the transformation and industrialization of scientific and technological achievements. Implement pioneering reform pilots, promote policy innovation and institutional breakthroughs, and promote efficient allocation of resources. Build a hierarchical cultivation system for science and technology enterprises, support "unveiling the list and taking charge", release the "Key Core Technology Requirements List" and the "High-Quality Science and Technology Innovation Enterprises and Entrepreneurs List", and support enterprise research and development and innovative product promotion.

International cooperation and exchanges:Increase international cooperation, attract foreign advanced technology and high-end talents, promote the implementation of international scientific and technological cooperation projects, and enhance the level of internationalization. New policies to support international scientific and technological exchange activities will be added to promote transnational scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation, and various forms of international cooperation and exchange mechanisms will be proposed to enhance global influence. Build a "Future Scientists" database, strengthen tracking services, introduce and cultivate first-class academic journals, and strengthen international scientific and technological cooperation and exchanges.

At the same time, although the "Big Zero Bay" is developing rapidly, it also faces the following five major issues.challenges。These challenges not only affect current progress, but are also related to continued development and improvement in the future.

Funding continuity and diversification support:Ensuring the sustainability and effectiveness of funding is a major challenge facing the Greater Zero Bay. Although the government has established special funds and innovation guidance funds, government funds are limited, and innovative mechanisms and policies are needed to attract more long-term investment from social capital and financial institutions. Promote diversified financing channels such as "combination of allocation and investment" and "linkage of investment and loan", reduce corporate financing costs, improve capital operation efficiency, attach importance to providing flexible financing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises, and ensure the capital needs of enterprises at different stages of development.

Global talent competition and local talent training:In the global battle for high-end talents, Greater Zero Bay is also facing fierce competition from other international scientific and technological innovation centers. Attracting and retaining top talents requires providing more attractive policies, high-quality living facilities and broad development prospects. At the same time, cultivating local talents, achieving effective integration of local and international talents, and enhancing the international vision and competitiveness of local talents are also important directions for future development.

Industrial chain improvement and collaborative innovation:Although the Big Zero Bay has a layout in emerging and future industries, it still needs to further improve the industrial chain and strive to form an industrial system with complete upstream and downstream facilities. Promoting collaborative innovation among large, medium and small enterprises and achieving resource sharing and efficient utilization are the key to improving the competitiveness of the overall industry. Therefore, it is currently necessary to establish effective cross-industry cooperation mechanisms and platforms, promote the integration of innovation resources, promote in-depth cooperation between different industries and technology fields, build a complete industrial ecosystem, and enhance regional competitiveness.

Infrastructure construction and intelligent services:Whether infrastructure construction can keep up with the rapid development of Big Zero Bay in a timely manner is an important issue. This requires investing a large amount of capital and technical support in a short period of time to improve the intelligence and digitalization level of infrastructure and ensure regional competitiveness. At the same time, we will further optimize the innovation and entrepreneurship service system, provide efficient and convenient services, support the development of enterprises and talents, and optimize the business environment. Promote the construction of smart parks, improve the intelligent level of infrastructure, and provide enterprises with a first-class innovation and entrepreneurship environment.

Deepening international scientific and technological cooperation and overcoming cultural differences:Although the Greater Zero Bay has a certain layout in terms of international cooperation, further deepening international scientific and technological cooperation and improving the depth and breadth of cooperation are still important directions for future development. More high-level international cooperation projects and platforms are needed to enhance the region's international influence. In the process of international cooperation, cultural and institutional differences in different countries and regions may pose challenges. Establishing cross-cultural communication mechanisms and enhancing the inclusiveness and adaptability of cooperation are important guarantees for promoting international cooperation.

Yangtze River Delta

The average passenger load factor of the Yangtze River Delta "Super Loop" in the first month is nearly 90%

On July 15, the G8388/9/8 "Super Loop" high-speed train in the Yangtze River Delta was in operation for a full month. In the first month, a total of about 110,000 passengers were transported, with an average passenger load factor of nearly 90%. The "Super Loop" takes into account the passenger flow needs of daily commuting, business travel and other daily commuting. During the summer vacation period, the proportion of tourist passenger flow is large and the passenger flow in the sections is closely exchanged. About 4000 passengers ride on it every day. The average number of passengers traveling to stations in famous scenic spots such as Chizhou, Jiuhua Mountain, Huangshan West, Huangshan North, Qiandao Lake is more than 830 per day. (Source:Xinhua daily）

Yangtze River Delta (Yancheng) Intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Ground was officially opened

On July 16, the Yangtze River Delta (Yancheng) Intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Ground, the first large-scale comprehensive closed intelligent connected vehicle test site in China that covers all scenario requirements for intelligent connected vehicles and autonomous driving capabilities testing, was officially launched. The project covers an area of about 4000 acres and has the world's only closed real tunnel scene. It can take into account the testing of flying cars and low-altitude aircraft and meet all intelligent connected vehicles and autonomous driving testing needs. (Source:Xinhua daily）

economic

Shanghai Data Exchange releases "Carbon Sector"

Recently, the Shanghai Data Exchange officially released the online "carbon sector". This sector will focus on gathering carbon emission data, focusing on core scenarios such as green finance and carbon emission management, and strive to open up data circulation paths in related fields to inject new impetus into the green and low-carbon transformation. (Source:liberation daily）

Shanghai achieved a year-on-year growth of 4.8% in regional GDP in the first half of the year

In the first half of the year, Shanghai City achieved a GDP of 2.234559 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.8% at constant prices. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 3.863 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11.3%; the added value of the secondary industry was 513.240 billion yuan, an increase of 1.2%; and the added value of the tertiary industry was 1.717.456 billion yuan, an increase of 5.8%. (Source:Wen Wei po）

Jiangsu's imports and exports increased by 8.5% in the first half of the year

In the first half of this year, the import and export of Jiangsu Province has always maintained rapid growth. The import and export of goods trade reached 2.68 trillion yuan, a record high in the same period in history, an increase of 8.5% year-on-year (the same below), and the growth rate was 2.4 percentage points higher than that of the whole country., accounting for 12.7% of my country's total import and export value during the same period, of which exports were 1.72 trillion yuan, an increase of 8%. Imports were 959.74 billion yuan, an increase of 9.3%. (Source:Xinhua daily）

industry

Anhui introduces 25 measures to support technology companies in using capital markets to develop

The Local Financial Administration Bureau of Anhui Province issued the "Several Measures to Support the High-level Development of Technology Enterprises in Using the Capital Market", proposing 25 specific measures, such as building a full-life-cycle science and technology financial service system, integrating various financial resources, providing customized services, solving pain points such as bond issuance, and promoting financial reform and innovation, aiming to smooth the virtuous cycle of technology, industry and finance. (Source:Anhui daily）

ecological

Jiangsu established Sponge City Alliance Standardization Committee

Recently, Jiangsu Province established the Standardization Committee of the Sponge City Alliance. The committee was led by Sujiaoku Group Co., Ltd. and is mainly responsible for formulating sponge city group standards, studying major scientific and technological issues in the industry, promoting and demonstrating scientific and technological achievements, and collecting and analyzing scientific and technological information in the industry, aiming to promote the standardization and specialization of sponge city construction. (Source:Xinhua daily）

Zhejiang's first gravity arch dam medium-sized reservoir hydropower station was officially put into operation

On July 16, Zhejiang's first gravity arch dam medium-sized reservoir was officially put into operation for power generation, providing green energy guarantee during the peak summer period. The hydropower station is expected to generate more than 10 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, save 3000 tons of standard coal, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 7580 tons. Through multi-party linkage and full-process management, State Grid Hangzhou Power Supply Company builds a digital power system, taps the energy potential of small hydropower and photovoltaics, realizes a regulation model for water and light integration, and improves power generation efficiency. (Source:Hangzhou daily）

(The author Fan Zhiqian is a master's candidate at the School of Urban Development of East China Normal University, and Sun Hongjian is a master's candidate at the School of Social Development of East China Normal University)

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