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In December last year, a promotion and deployment meeting for the integrated and coordinated development of Nanjing Jiangbei New Area and Pukou District was held. The “Jiangbei Group” joined hands to form a powerful force and jointly paint a future picture.
More than a month later, the grand journey on the north bank of the Yangtze River has once again made a crucial move – on January 12th, the promotion and deployment meeting for the integrated and coordinated development of the Research and Innovation Park and Pukou High-tech Zone was held. According to the implementation plan, the management scope of the two industrial parks has been integrated to comprehensively promote integrated and coordinated development, and a brand-new “Jiangbei New Area Science City” has also set sail.
What kind of “city” is the Science City of Jiangbei New Area? Why does the “first move” of the integrated development of the two zones focus on this? How will it “integrate” in the future?
When many eyes converge on this fertile land, why not take a look at Jiangbei’s response?
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The change in name from “Two Gardens” to “One City” has been the focus of many people’s attention.
In fact, the term “Science City” is not uncommon. Shanghai Zhangjiang Science City, Beijing Future Science City, Shenzhen Guangming Science City… Almost every strong city in science and technology innovation has an area named “Science City”. When new quality productivity becomes the core proposition for high-quality economic development, science cities have also become high-level platforms for promoting the in-depth integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation in various regions.
Against this backdrop, the integration of the Research and Innovation Park and Pukou High-tech Zone to build the Science City of Jiangbei New Area may seem like a “hand-in-hand” collaboration between the two parks, but it actually involves many considerations.
As the core carrier of industrial development for Jiangbei New Area and Pukou District, the Research and Innovation Park and Pukou High-tech Zone have always been complementary in industries and mutually beneficial in elements.
Take the integrated circuit industry as an example. The two parks have formed a complete industrial chain covering design, manufacturing, packaging and testing, equipment and materials, etc. Promoting the integration of the “two parks” is to deeply integrate the advantages of cutting-edge research and development with those of spatial carrying capacity. A “Science City” is also the “core engine” for the new district to implement national strategies and promote the in-depth integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation.
As the leading officials of the new district stated at the meeting: Promoting the integrated and coordinated development of the Research and Innovation Park and Pukou High-tech Zone this time is a strategic move to implement the national and provincial and municipal arrangements and shoulder the mission and responsibility of a national-level new district. It is an urgent need to cope with the fierce competitive situation and enhance the core competitiveness of the region. It is an active move to magnify the achievements of integrated development and shape new advantages for high-quality development.
If we shift our focus from the big picture to the small entry point, such a fusion already has a vivid story. Semiconductor power device enterprise Changjing Technology and Weize Chuangli, which focuses on the field of unmanned aerial vehicles, are both vivid cases of R&D in the new district and manufacturing in Pukou. The spontaneous choices of these enterprises precisely demonstrate the demand of market entities for the integrated development of the park.
Data shows that after the integration of the “two parks”, the Science City of Jiangbei New Area has over 430 large-scale enterprises and 750 high-tech enterprises, and a cluster of industries worth hundreds of billions of yuan has emerged here. Meanwhile, dozens of scientific research platforms, 36 teams of academicians, and over 3,000 high-level talents at the provincial and municipal levels will also gather here, achieving a seamless connection from technological research and development to industrial manufacturing.
With the integration of research and production and the settlement of talents, this “Science City” will witness an even greater flow of innovative momentum.
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A science city integrating two parks will become the core carrier of scientific and technological innovation in the northern part of the Yangtze River. The blueprint has been drawn. So, what is the construction path? It might be a good idea to turn our attention to those science cities that are already at the forefront, seeking inspiration and confidence for the “Jiangbei Path”.
Shanghai Zhangjiang Science City, which has been under development and construction for over three decades, focuses on three leading industries: integrated circuits, biomedicine, and artificial intelligence. It strongly supports young people’s entrepreneurship and global layout, attracting a number of internationally renowned technology enterprises such as SMIC and Roche Pharmaceuticals, and gradually stepping onto the international technology stage.
Beijing Huairou Science City is one of the regions with the highest density of scientific and technological infrastructure in the world. It gathers a number of major national scientific and technological infrastructure facilities such as the Earth System Numerical Simulation Facility, aiming to build a complete innovation ecosystem of “basic research – technology development – technology transfer – industrial development”.
Shenzhen Guangming Science City, with the development concept of “the coexistence and symbiosis of technology and the city”, not only builds a city of science but also simultaneously constructs an ecological city, a hub city, and a city of happiness…
For the Science City of Jiangbei New Area, these “stones from other mountains” offer guidance on thinking, but it also needs to forge ahead on its own. The integration path depicted at the promotion and deployment meeting is resonating with these advanced experiences
In the industrial sector, it is no longer about “each cooking their own dish”, but rather about “sharing the same table”. The Science City will fully leverage the industrial advantages of the two parks to jointly build a characteristic industrial cluster led by “Artificial Intelligence +”, featuring photonic chips, intelligent sensors, silicon-based microdisplays, integrated circuits, low-altitude economy, atomic-level manufacturing, satellite manufacturing, and precision instruments. For this reason, the Science City has specially established an investment promotion department, which will continuously delve deeper into these cutting-edge key fields to attract more high-quality projects.
Ecologically, create a warm environment that allows talents to start businesses with peace of mind. While focusing on technological and industrial innovation, the Science City pays more attention to the needs of talent and enterprise development. It not only plans to layout more urban functional facilities, but also integrates ecological elements such as the Yangtze River and Laoshan into the entire process of planning, production and construction, to create a science city full of “gold content, novelty content and green content”.
With clear goals, a new journey has begun, and a new development picture is worth looking forward to.
Last December, a new picture of the integrated and coordinated development of the two zones was depicted. In January this year, the “first move” for the construction of the Science City in Jiangbei New Area was made. North of the great River, the pace of development has always been tight and vigorous.
From “two parks” to “one city”, what has changed is not only the name, but also the pattern and level of development. This science city is a city of “breaking through walls” and also a city of “connection”. Here, technological research and development and production manufacturing are seamlessly integrated, and scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation are deeply integrated.
When the consensus of integration is transformed into collaborative actions, a vibrant new city where innovators can focus without distractions and entrepreneurs can live and work in peace and contentment is rapidly moving towards reality. This city opens up a broader space for imagination.
