Science and Technology Daily reporter Ye Qing
On January 15, at the fourth meeting of the 16th Guangzhou Municipal People’s Congress, Sun Zhiyang, acting mayor of the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government, delivered a government work report. The report pointed out that Guangzhou's GDP in 2023 is expected to exceed 3 trillion yuan, reaching a new level.
conference site. Photo by Science and Technology Daily reporter Ye Qing
It is reported that in the past year, Guangzhou has focused on the economy, industry, investment, and investment promotion, and has made extraordinary achievements in solving development difficulties and promoting economic and social development to achieve new results.
Guangzhou focuses on improving the competitiveness of industrial development. Guangzhou insists on putting industry first and manufacturing as a city, and accelerates the construction of a national advanced manufacturing base. To promote digital industrialization, 15,200 5G base stations were added, bringing the total to 91,700. The added value of the core industries of the digital economy accounted for 13% of the regional GDP. The added value of strategic emerging industries accounts for more than 30% of regional GDP.
Guangzhou focuses on strengthening industrial technological innovation and enhancing the source of technological innovation. Last year, substantial progress was made in the construction of two major scientific facilities, the Cold Spring Ecosystem and the Human Cell Lineage, and breakthroughs were made in major scientific research achievements such as small molecule drugs for COVID-19. The Guangzhou Disruptive Technology Innovation Center was launched, and four projects were selected into the national disruptive technology projects, ranking second in the country. The ranking of "Nature Index - Scientific Research City" jumped to eighth place in the world. In order to enhance the leadership of industrial innovation, Guangzhou has introduced policies such as the "26 High-tech Enterprises", and the number of high-tech enterprises and technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises has increased to 13,000 and 21,000 respectively, and 125 new "little giant" enterprises have been added. , achieved doubled growth, and was selected into 22 global unicorn companies, ranking first among cities in the country in terms of increase.
It is worth noting that the comprehensive cooperation between Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macao was further deepened last year, the construction of the Mainland Transfer and Transformation Headquarters Base of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Guangdong-Hong Kong Science and Technology Cooperation Park was accelerated, and the first undergraduate enrollment of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong) was successfully completed. The
report clearly states that in 2024, Guangzhou will further promote the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in a new stage and strengthen the growth pole and power source that leads to high-quality development. At the same time, we will strengthen support for scientific and technological education talents and create new momentum and potential for development. This includes strengthening the forward-looking layout of basic research, guiding the diversification of investment in basic research; opening up the entire chain of transformation of scientific and technological achievements; continuing to implement the "Start", "Continue" and "Lead" plans for basic research talents to support young talents to take the lead and play the leading role.
(Source: Science and Technology Daily)
