Guangdong leads in regional innovation capacity for eight consecutive years

Since 1999 the Science and Technology Development Strategy Research Group in China has been. Studying the innovation strengths of all 31 provinces (including autonomous regions and municipalities). According to the "Chinas Regional Innovation Capacity Evaluation Report of 2024 " as reported by Yangcheng Evening News on November 2nd this year Guangdong has maintained its spot, in China for the eighth consecutive year.

Guangdong has held onto its place ranking for eight years in a row for what reasons? The report explains that recently Guangdong has successfully put into action a strategy focused on innovation driven growth.The province has worked hard to encourage and grow high quality productive capacities while also boosting the importance of businesses in the region.As a result of these efforts it has seen success as a pioneering province, in terms of innovation.

Guangdong is actively advancing its system and fostering technological innovation to nurture a skilled workforce that will drive scientific progress independently at a higher level. By developing the International Center for Science and Technology Innovation in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area and enhancing the innovation ecosystem with elements such as research advancements and technology financing support along, with nurturing talent on various fronts. Guangdong holds the spot in China across various categories such as researcher count and patents, for inventions and trademarks.

Guangdong is making progress as a model area for revamping its technological system through a three year plan aimed at addressing these changes head on. The province is introducing an evaluation system focused on technology programs and experimenting with ways to oversee scientific accomplishments in various sectors. The national labs, in Shenzhen and Guangzhou are running smoothly while approvals have been granted for setting up 15 national laboratories. Guangdong is working to create the setting for scientific breakthroughs to flourish by developing a strategic layout known as the "one plus nine plus N." In addition to this initiative the province has been given the light to set up two national hubs, for industrial innovation focused on biotechnology and nanotechnology.

In 2022 in Guangdong province had the number of full time research and development personnel, at 972492 and also topped the nation with 115080 invention patents granted which showed a growth of 25..24 % from the year before.

When it comes to innovation in Chinas regions Guangdong stands out on various fronts; it leads in the count of researchers within major industrial companies the overall internal spending on research and development, within these firms and the quantity of valuable invention patents owned by these major industrial entities.

Furthermore Guangdong stands out across criteria such as the count of businesses involved in online transactions the volume of mobile phone users and internet traffic usage the total import and export figures segmented by origin and destination spending on education funding the sampling based statistic on individuals aged six and above holding a college degree the quantity of high tech companies local GDP performance, contribution from the service sector to the economy revenue generated from innovative high tech products sales and job opportunities, within high tech firms.