This year's National People's Congress and the National People's Congress, supporting the construction of science and technology innovation centers and the upgrading of urban circles has become a hot topic among the NPC deputies and CPPCC members living in Hubei and Henan, two central provinces.
Experts pointed out that "holding together into a circle" is an inevitable trend in the development of modern cities.
The development idea of efficient coordination and integration of urban circles can not only enhance the regional radiation and driving ability, but also form a scientific and technological innovation belt of urban circles integrating the axis of innovation and transformation, the axis of industrial cooperation, and the axis of facility connectivity, and build an active growth pole.
Striving for Science and Technology Innovation Center
At present, my country has formed three major international science and technology innovation centers in Beijing, Shanghai, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and four comprehensive national science centers including Beijing Huairou, Shanghai Zhangjiang, Anhui Hefei, and the Greater Bay Area.
The Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China clearly put forward "the layout and construction of a comprehensive national science center and a regional innovation highland" to accelerate the formation of a multi-level and systematic regional innovation pattern.
To this end, Henan Province places innovation at the logical starting point of development and the core position of modernization, unveiling and operating three provincial laboratories, including Songshan, Shennong Seed Industry, and Yellow River, to promote the reconstruction and revitalization of the Provincial Academy of Sciences, the Central Plains Science and Technology City, and the transfer of national technologies. The "three-in-one" construction of the Zhengzhou Center will accelerate the replication and promotion of the dual-creation carrier of the Longzi Lake Wisdom Island in the Central Plains, vigorously promote the "double first-class" and second-tier construction of Zhengzhou University and Heda University, and actively promote the full coverage of R&D activities of industrial enterprises above the designated size.
This year, the Henan delegation submitted to the Fifth Session of the Thirteenth National People's Congress in the name of the National People's Congress the "Proposal on Asking the State to Support the Establishment of a National Regional Science and Technology Innovation Center", imploring the state to support Henan's "1+8" relying on the Zhengzhou metropolitan area. The city has established a national and regional science and technology innovation center, actively explored effective ways to activate scientific and technological innovation through institutional and mechanism innovation, and made every effort to create a first-class innovation ecology, build a national innovation highland, and become an important talent center.
At the same time, it focuses on helping the revitalization of the national seed industry and supports the provincial laboratory of Shennong Seed Industry to create a national laboratory.
Similarly, the Hubei delegation also put forward a proposal to support the layout and construction of "two centers" in Hubei in the name of the delegation.
The Hubei delegation believes that Wuhan is a national central city and a core city in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. It has formed a solid foundation and unique advantages in terms of hub status and urban energy level, including the prominent national scientific and technological infrastructure cluster effect, unique scientific and educational resources, and preliminary Formation of innovative industrial clusters with international competitiveness, etc.
It can be said that Wuhan has the basic conditions to build a comprehensive national science center.
To this end, the Hubei delegation suggested to support the construction of a nationally influential science and technology innovation center in Wuhan and a comprehensive national science center in Hubei East Lake.
Ma Xinqiang, deputy to the National People's Congress and chairman of Huagong Technology, suggested that the establishment of a national scientific and technological innovation center in Wuhan should be included in the national scientific and technological innovation strategic layout, support the construction of national laboratories and scientific and technological infrastructure, build a strong scientific and technological innovation platform, and form a more complete system of independent innovation.
"Support Wuhan to accelerate key and core technology research in advantageous fields. Support Wuhan universities, institutes, and technology companies to lead and participate in the implementation of national integrated circuits, information networks, new-generation artificial intelligence, CNC machine tools, key new materials research and development and application, energy environment, and seed industry. Major scientific and technological projects such as independent innovation, brain science and brain-inspired research will accelerate the production of major original achievements." Ma Xinqiang said.
Upgrading the city circle
Following the Nanjing Metropolitan Circle, Fuzhou Metropolitan Circle and Chengdu Metropolitan Circle, the "Changzhou-Zhuzhou-Tanzhou Metropolitan Circle Development Plan" was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission last month. .
Just a few days ago, the official website of the Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission also mentioned that the preparation of the "Xi'an Metropolitan Area Development Plan" has completed the relevant approval process at the national level, and is going through the printing and distribution procedures. It will be officially issued and implemented in the near future.
As a result, the demands of Wuhan city circle and Zhengzhou city circle to be promoted to national-level city circle are more urgent.
This year, the Hubei delegation put forward the "Proposal on Accelerating the Construction of Wuhan Metropolitan Circle", imploring to approve the development plan of Wuhan Metropolitan Circle as soon as possible, increase policy, project and resource support, and speed up the construction of Wuhan Metropolitan Circle.
Highlight the leadership of scientific and technological innovation, support Wuhan to build a nationally influential scientific and technological innovation center and Hubei Donghu comprehensive national science center, support the construction of the Optics Valley Science and Technology Innovation Corridor, strengthen the connection with the Yangtze River Delta G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor, and jointly support the innovation of the Yangtze River Economic Belt developing.
Highlight major infrastructure support, support the construction of urban (suburban) railways in Wuhan metropolitan area such as Wuhan to Ezhou, Huangshi, Huanggang, Xiaogan, Xianning, Xiantao, Honghu, and build a "multi-directional radiation, integration of trunk and branch" urban (suburban) railway network, Promote the "four-network integration" of trunk railways, intercity railways, urban (suburban) railways, and urban rail transit, better play the role of Wuhan's national central city in radiating and driving surrounding areas, speed up the pace of urbanization in metropolitan areas, and achieve rapid regional connections. to speed up the construction of a higher-level "metropolitan circle on track".
The Henan delegation also submitted to the Fifth Session of the Thirteenth National People's Congress in the name of the delegation the "Proposal on Requesting the State to Support the Planning and Construction of Zhengzhou Metropolitan Area", imploring the state to strengthen the guidance on the compilation of the "Planning" and approve the implementation. Further increase support for space optimization, major infrastructure, and major productivity layout.
Hope to support Zhengzhou to optimize the spatial layout, further improve the administrative divisions, innovate the management mechanism, and flexibly expand the development space of the central city.
Support the construction of major transportation infrastructure in the Zhengzhou metropolitan area, and further enhance the function of comprehensive transportation hubs.
Support the layout of major productive forces in the Zhengzhou metropolitan area, increase the layout of production bases such as new energy vehicles, new displays, and integrated circuits in the Zhengzhou metropolitan area, and support qualified development zones to apply for national development zones.
Yu Xin'an, president of the China (Henan) Institute of Innovation and Development, believes that each city has advantages in different industries. In the future, there will be unified planning and coordination in scientific and technological innovation, which will definitely be more explosive and growth than in the past.
Taking the Zhengzhou metropolitan area as an example, the cities in the circle can form a technology research and development coordination mechanism, and coordinate and concentrate the scientific research forces of various regions to empower their respective advantageous industries and accelerate the speed of scientific and technological innovation.
At the same time, the scientific and technological achievements of research and development can also be radiated to the counties around the core city, forming a virtuous circle.