With the construction of an all-round digital ecosystem in the past year, China's digital innovation base has achieved remarkable results in terms of innovation investment, R&D capabilities, entrepreneurial vitality and cluster construction.
In terms of innovation investment, China's total R&D expenditure ranks second in the world, and Beijing's R&D investment intensity exceeds that of international innovation cities such as New York, Tokyo, Berlin and Zurich. In terms of R&D strength, 25 cities in China are among the top 100 scientific research cities in the world, tied with the United States; In terms of entrepreneurial vitality, among the top 40 cities in the world, China ranks second in the world in terms of the number of cities on the list, and Beijing and Shanghai rank among the top 10 in the world. In terms of cluster construction, the agglomeration capacity of the base is relatively prominent, and the innovation environment is continuously optimized and the collection of innovation elements is accelerated.
The most obvious manifestation is that digital innovation talents are relatively concentrated, with a total of about 800,000 digital innovation talents in the world, and China accounts for one-fifth, ranking first in the world. On this basis, there are significant advantages in both the total number of effective patents and the output of high-level patents. This makes China's industrial advantages in the global digital innovation competition pattern not only have a solid foundation, but also face the future.
So in 2024, in such a new period of important strategic opportunities, how should digital innovation overcome difficulties, improve quality and efficiency, and help China move towards a world-class digital innovation highland faster?
1. Pursue world-class and comprehensively improve the level of comprehensive competitiveness and open innovation
The construction of China's digital innovation highland has been quite effective, but if we want to continue to improve, we must conduct self-examination and development in the new year with a world-class level. At present, China's digital innovation is still facing two major problems: in terms of the cultivation of innovation subjects, there is a lack of ecological leading enterprises with global influence, scale and quality; In terms of innovation investment, the activity of venture capital needs to be improved.
Therefore, if we want to pursue first-class, we must first strengthen international scientific and technological cooperation in the digital innovation highland, including organizing and implementing international scientific and technological cooperation projects, jointly building high-end joint innovation laboratories, setting up cross-border technology trading centers, new mechanisms for cross-border two-way data flow, and holding national innovation exchange forums. Secondly, it is necessary to strengthen industrial linkage, jointly build industrial bases, support enterprises, industry associations and other international industrial organizations and standards organizations to strengthen cooperation, and accelerate industrial access and mutual recognition of standards.
The ultimate goal is to encourage enterprises to lead or participate in the development of international standards in the fields of next-generation mobile communication technology, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, robotics and so on. Be a standard-setter, not a follower.
2. Each should give full play to its strengths, complement each other's advantages, and strengthen cooperation between different echelons of highlands
The development of the digital innovation industry is uneven, and it is out of reality to want all regions to advance and retreat together. Therefore, the core solutions are to strengthen the classification of various regions, strengthen echelon cooperation, and promote construction according to local conditions.
For example, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and other world-class digital innovation highlands are exploring new paths, new models and new mechanisms, while other potential regions are still in the stage of deepening the industrial segmentation track and seizing the leading position in the segmented industry. How to guide the radiation of leading regional resources to drive the development of surrounding areas, how to strengthen the overall planning, and avoid homogeneous competition in the industry will be important issues for all regions to consider.
On the one hand, we will guide the new situation of interaction and cooperation between different echelons of highlands, and strengthen resource integration and complementary advantages. On the other hand, enterprises enhance endogenous power, tackle key tasks and achieve breakthroughs and upgrades in subdivided fields. The competition in the global digital innovation highland is extremely fierce, and only the domestic digital innovation highland can show its strengths and complement each other's advantages in order to gain a firm foothold in the global competition and shine.
3. The development trend of China's digital innovation industry in 2024 will be stable and far-reaching
In 2024, digital innovation will evolve in line with these five trends.
The first is to promote the deep integration of data and reality, support the application and promotion of emerging digital technologies such as 5G, industrial Internet, and artificial intelligence in traditional industries, achieve all-round transformation, and improve the industrial level. Second, the cultivation of emerging industries is accelerating, focusing on key areas, carrying out forward-looking layout and systematic planning from various aspects, and seizing the commanding heights of future industrial development. Third, the quantity and quality of leading digital innovation enterprises and potential enterprises will be increased, and the layout of high-level digital innovation platforms will be optimized, so as to promote the development of digital technology and form an innovation cycle. Fourth, the construction of digital infrastructure continues to advance, promote the integration, sharing, development and utilization of data resources, and improve the mechanism for the development and utilization of data elements. Fifth, the regulatory attitude will be inclusive and prudent, and provide a good development environment for the construction of a digital innovation highland.
Text: Entrepreneurship in the world - Ah Liang