Gong Zheng: Shanghai will continue to work hard on promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation.

At the 23rd meeting of the 16th Shanghai Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee, Mayor Gong Zheng specifically introduced the work of promoting stable economic growth, promoting the integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation development, deepening reform and expanding opening up, and ensuring and improving people's livelihood, in response to issues of concern to NPC deputies, CPPCC members, and citizens, combined with the key work of the municipal party committee and government. Regarding the promotion of the integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation development, Mayor Gong stated that Shanghai will take scientific and technological innovation as the lead, with the real economy as the foundation, continue to make efforts in promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, accelerate the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, gather the development of emerging industries, and plan for the layout of future industries. First, efforts will be made to increase high-quality scientific and technological supply. Shanghai will closely follow cutting-edge interdisciplinary emerging fields, accelerate major basic research and original innovation, speed up the breakthrough of frontier technologies, and strive for independent controllability in more key areas and critical links. Secondly, efforts will be made to enhance the position of enterprises as the main body of scientific and technological innovation. The focus is on strengthening the deep integration of industry, education, and research led by enterprises, supporting enterprises in leading the establishment of systematic and task-oriented innovation alliances, and promoting continuous technological advancement to the "sharp" and industrial transformation to the "new". Shanghai will vigorously cultivate a team of entrepreneurs and focus on building a gradient cultivation system of "technology-oriented SMEs - specialized and innovative, hidden champions - high-growth enterprises - technological leading enterprises" by 2030. Third, efforts will be made to promote the application of scientific and technological achievements. Shanghai will continue to deepen the reform of the mechanism for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, accelerate the establishment of a multi-level scientific and technological financial system, promote the high-quality development of the scientific and technological service industry, and create better conditions for universities and research institutions to promote scientific and technological achievements to the industrial sector. The scientific and technological service industry is an important link connecting scientific and technological innovation with market demand and a key lever to increase the conversion rate of achievements. Shanghai has issued several opinions to accelerate the high-quality development of the scientific and technological service industry in the first half of the year, and is making every effort to push forward and implement them. In the implementation of the national strategy of integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, efforts will be made to promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation. Shanghai will deepen and solidify the joint fund for basic research, promote the construction and open sharing of large-scale scientific facilities, and establish new regional innovation alliances. Efforts will be made to deepen cooperation in the Yangtze River Delta to strengthen the industry chain, and accelerate the building of national advanced manufacturing clusters such as integrated circuits, biomedicine, and large aircraft.