Shandong’s New and Old Kinetic Energy Conversion Pilot Zone

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Since entering the new era, Shandong has stepped from high-speed economic growth to high-quality development, and is now working on establishing a new and old kinetic energy conversion pilot zone to bring about economic changes in quality, productivity and stimuli, thus achieving innovative, sustainable and leading advancement.

The State Council authorized in January 2018 the Shandong's Implementation Plan for the New and Old Kinetic Energy Conversion Pilot Zone, the first regional development strategy in China approved after the 19th CPC National Congress and also the first one themed on new and old kinetic energy conversion. The plan is officially integrated into national strategy. Shandong will pioneer new and old kinetic energy conversion and seek to be a national demonstration base.

An employee of Shandong SinoChip Semiconductors Co. Ltd shows a touch-screen tablet to citizens. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Taking three cities as bellwethers, achieving manifold breakthroughs in multiple cities and seeking integration and interaction

Full advantage will be taken of Jinan, Qingdao and Yantai’s competitive edges in economic strength and innovation resources to create a breakthrough in leveraging radiation effect for driving economic growth, and build up the major impetus for the new and old kinetic energy conversion.

Focusing on the national and provincial economic and technical development zones, high-tech zones and custom supervision zones of 14 cities like Zibo, Shandong will strengthen innovations in operation and management system of industrial parks, develop an economy with distinctive local features and industries with competitive advantages, and in addition create multiple growth points for regional economy with core competence.

Committed to industry integration, mutual benefits and win-win development, and grounded on each city’s reality and comparative advantages, Shandong will strive to build innovative mechanisms for coordinated regional development, deepen reform in upgrading industries, optimizing resource allocation, advancing infrastructure interconnectivity and protecting ecological environment so as to fuel its dynamic and dislocation development with distinctive features, and maximize the benefits for the whole province.

The 3D printing innovation service center in Nanhai New District of Weihai [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Top 10 industries

Based on a world vision, the international standard and Shandong's strengths, Shandong has fostered the five new generation emerging industries of information technology, high-end equipment, new energy and advanced materials, modern marine development, and medicine and health.

It has also accelerated traditional industries reconstruction through new technologies and advanced industry models, and sped up development of the high-end chemical industry, modern high-efficiency agriculture, the cultural and creative industry, quality tourism and modern financial services.

The advanced control center of a wind power company. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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