Sci-tech innovation empowers advanced manufacturing in Qingdao
China DailyQingdao boasts a vibrant economy in Shandong province. Qingdao, an eastern coastal city in Shandong province, is working to promote the high-quality development of its advanced manufacturing sector with scientific and technological innovation, said local officials. According to the Qingdao Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, the city is revving up efforts to seize the opportunities presented by the latest scientific and technological innovations to drive industrial transformation, promote the deep integration of innovation and industrial chains, accelerate the shaping of new strengths in scientific and technological self-reliance, as well as to promote the high-quality development of advanced manufacturing. This year, the city will make every effort to build Laoshan Laboratory into a competitive supporting platform in developing the marine economy, build the laboratory's achievement transformation base, speed up breakthroughs in key and core technologies, and support the development of emerging industries, such as big data, biological resources development, as well as high-end marine intelligent equipment. This year, Qingdao plans to boost support for high-tech manufacturing enterprises in research and development input, as well as financing environment improvement to lower production costs and alleviate existing burdens on enterprises.