The first batch of 12 industrial transformation and upgrading demonstration zones aim at regional revitalization and industrial revitalization, with industrial structure adjustment and urban renewal transformation as the focus, and coordinate the optimization of the business environment, improvement of innovation capabilities, transformation of traditional industries, cultivation of emerging industries, construction of industrial parks, industrial and urban integration development and ecological restoration and governance.
Dominant industry, dominant enterprise, and single industrial structure are common problems faced by many old industrial cities and resource-based cities at home and abroad. my country currently has 120 old industrial cities and 126 municipal resource-based cities. These cities account for a high proportion of traditional industries and resource-based industries, which is of special significance to promote industrial transformation and upgrading.
In 2017, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the State Development Bank jointly issued a notice to support 12 cities (economic zones) to build the first batch of industrial transformation and upgrading demonstration zones, and lead the sustainable development of old industrial cities and resource-based cities across the country. What are the results of transformation and upgrading of the
demonstration zone? Where is the future path? At the second industrial transformation and upgrading demonstration zone construction policy training and experience exchange meeting held recently, Tong Zhangshun, Director of the Revitalization Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that the first batch of 12 demonstration zones aim to achieve regional revitalization and industrial revitalization, focus on industrial structure adjustment and urban renewal transformation, and coordinate the optimization of the business environment, enhancement of innovation capabilities, transformation of traditional industries, cultivation of emerging industries, construction of industrial parks, industrial-city integration development and ecological restoration governance, and explore a number of experience and practices worth learning from for the transformation of similar cities in the country.
The industrial structure is more optimized
my country's old industrial cities and resource-based cities have a special historical background, most of which were developed due to factory-based cities and mining based on mining during the industrialization of New China. At present, these cities generally have institutional and mechanism problems, economic structure and industrial structure problems. They are the junction of regional revitalization and industrial revitalization, and the intersection of regional policies and industrial policies.
"We promote the construction of the industrial transformation and upgrading demonstration zone. The core is to support some cities with good basic conditions, great work efforts, practical reform and innovation measures, and obvious demonstration roles. Taking industrial transformation and upgrading as a starting point, we will accelerate the high-quality development of ." Tong Zhangshun said.
In the difficult exploration of industrial transformation and upgrading, the first batch of demonstration areas have been pioneers and the leader, accelerating the transformation of new and old production capacity, and focusing on exploring the path of transformation and upgrading with their own characteristics. The value, new content and green content of economic development have been improved.
For example, Huangshi, Hubei, which has a history of mining and smelting for 3,000 years and a history of modern industry for more than 100 years, has also left behind historical debts for ecological and environmental protection while developing economically. Dong Weimin, Secretary of the Huangshi Municipal Party Committee, said that Huangshi takes the creation of a national industrial transformation and upgrading demonstration zone as the leader, maintains determination to promote transformation and upgrading. Economic development has begun to get out of the trough, achieve reversal, and go against the trend. The industry has built a new form, urban functions have achieved new improvements, urban space has formed a new pattern, and the urban appearance has undergone new changes. In 2018, the main economic indicators have reached or higher than the provincial average. The growth rate of industrial added value above the scale has firmly ranked second in the province. Huangshi's transformation and development has entered an important turning point for high-quality development.
Hunan Loudi has abundant coal resources. In recent years, Loudi City has taken the development of cultural tourism industry as a platform for the transformation and development of the coal industry, resolutely eliminated backward production capacity, and gradually realized the transition from "digging coal" to "digging culture". "Over the years, we have spent a lot of effort and energy to accelerate transformation and promote the transformation of new and old kinetic energy. We deeply feel that only transformation is the only way out for the development of cities like ours; only by realizing the transformation of new and old kinetic energy can we find the key to transformation and upgrading; only by allowing the market to play a decisive role in resource allocation can we truly achieve the transformation of new and old kinetic energy, which is also the only way to achieve high-quality development." said Yang Yiwen, Mayor of Loudi City.
Changzhi, Shanxi focuses on coal coking, coal electric, coal gasification, and coal liquefaction, and continuously expands deep processing products and extends the industrial chain. The clean and efficient utilization of coal industry cluster is gradually growing. Emerging industries such as semiconductor optoelectronics, new energy vehicle industry, and pharmaceutical and health industry are "flowing everywhere".Zibo, Shandong will "work together" the construction of the demonstration zone and the implementation of the major projects for the transformation of new and old kinetic energy, and focus on the four articles "high, new, light, and green", and the pace of structural adjustment has been significantly accelerated...
China Macroeconomic Research Institute Zhang Qingjie, deputy director of the Institute of Land Development and Regional Economics, said that from a global perspective, the new trend is intelligent transformation, and old industrial cities can completely transform from the past "rust belt" to "smart belt" to carry out scientific and technological innovation, product innovation and cost innovation. In the process of industrial transformation and upgrading, we must give full play to the role of the government, adjust traditional recession industries prudently and step by step, and vigorously support emerging industries.
City vitality continues to improve
Scientific Institute of Geography Zhang Wenzhong believes that to find the key points of urban renewal and industrial transformation, we need to explore the traditional advantages of old industrial cities and resource-based cities, correctly handle the relationship between stock and incremental areas, and focus on gathering new factors and new resources through mechanism and institutional reforms, shaping a new environment for the development of old industrial cities and resource-based cities, and comprehensively releasing reform dividends.
The protection and utilization of industrial heritage has brought new highlights to the development of cultural tourism in old industrial cities. Huaxin Cement Factory, which has a history of more than 100 years, is one of the three earliest cement factories opened in modern my country. In 2006, as Huaxin Cement completed the pouring of the last silo of concrete in the main project of the Three Gorges Dam, the wet cement production line of the old site was completely suspended. Today, this cement industry remains with the longest production time and the most complete preservation in China have been transformed into the Hubei Cement Site Museum. The former site of Hanyeping Coal and Iron Plant, the Tonglushan Ancient Copper Mine Ruins Museum, the former site of Daye Iron Ore East Open-pit mining site, etc. have also become Huangshi's characteristic industrial tourist attractions.
Sichuan Zigong Deeply explore the cultural resources of "Salt Dragon Lantern" and promote the transformation of characteristic cultural resources into characteristic cultural tourism industries. Cooperate with Shenzhen Huaqiang Fantawizard Group to build Zigong Fantawizard dinosaur kingdom; cooperate with Shenzhen OCT to build the world of Chinese lanterns; use idle factories to build the "Old Salt Field 1957" cultural and creative complex has been completed and opened.
The transformation and development of the industry objectively requires continuous efforts in the business environment and innovation-driven development. Zhang Wenzhong believes that for old industrial cities and resource-based cities, innovation is not necessarily limited to technological innovation, but also includes concept, ideas and management innovation, thereby stimulating vitality.
In recent years, Huangshi has started from the reform of deregulation, regulation and service, and has implemented the approval model of "promising for pre-processing, construction first and then verification". The approval time limit for investment projects from registration to start construction has been shortened from the original 79 working days to 6 working days. It is precisely because of its "affinity" in Huangshi's business environment that Taiwan Dingying Electronics chose to settle in Huangshi. Today, a number of PCB production and supporting enterprises such as Hushi Electronics, Xinxing Electronics , Dingying Electronics, and Shangda Electronics are becoming the backbone of Huangshi's electronic information industry, and Huangshi has become the third largest PCB industry cluster in the country.
Shan Xinchang, deputy director of the Management Committee of the China-Germany (Shenyang) High-end Equipment Manufacturing Industrial Park, said that China-Germany Park comprehensively promotes policy trials, implements the "zero charge" and project commitment system approval system for enterprise entry, and simplifies project planning, land use, and environmental impact assessment procedures. At the same time, accelerate the construction of a multi-level, international and open innovative network system. In 2018, 81 projects were introduced, with a total investment of nearly 70 billion yuan. Among them, the total investment of BMW Brilliance Tiexi New Factory Project is about 28.3 billion yuan. After the project is completed, BMW Brilliance will become the world's largest production and manufacturing base of BMW Group, with an annual total production capacity of 1.2 million vehicles and an annual total output value of 300 billion yuan, driving 26,000 jobs.
Transformation and upgrading still need to be explored
Tong Zhangshun said that in 2018, the five national departments have effectively strengthened guidance and support for the construction and development of demonstration zones, and provided preferential support to the demonstration zone in terms of arranging special funds, improving annual evaluation and reward and punishment incentive mechanisms, supporting the construction of national innovative industrial clusters, new industrialization industry demonstration bases and manufacturing innovation centers, and carrying out land use reform pilots and financial support, and closely combined the construction of the demonstration zone with the commendation and incentives of cities with significant results in the adjustment and transformation of old industrial bases.Over the past year, with the support of national policies and joint efforts of all parties, the demonstration zones have taken the initiative and worked hard, and the construction of the demonstration zone has achieved positive results.
"While fully affirming the progress and achievements, we must also be clear-headed that in accordance with the requirements of high-quality development, the current construction of the demonstration zone still faces some prominent mechanism and structural problems, and the problem of unbalanced and inadequate development is still prominent." Tong Zhangshun said.
A single industrial structure and an excessive proportion of traditional industries are still common problems faced by old industrial cities and resource-based cities. Although the demonstration zone has achieved phased results in industrial structure adjustment and other aspects, its innovation capabilities are still relatively weak, the scale of emerging industries is generally small, and the construction of modern industrial clusters is still a long way to go. Data shows that the average R&D investment in the 12 demonstration zones accounts for only 1.64% of the regional GDP, lower than the national average of 2.6%, and some demonstration zones are even lower than 1%.
In addition, although the demonstration zone has formed some experience and practices and has the conditions for replication and promotion within a certain range, it is still lacking landmark experience and practices at the national level, and further deepening of reforms and opening up ideas.
Zhang Wenzhong believes that we must maintain strategic determination, work hard for a long time, find the main body of urban renewal and industrial transformation, attach importance to the role of local enterprises in transformation and development, improve the business environment, and stimulate the vitality of small and medium-sized enterprises in transformation. At the same time, we must also have the determination to continue to cultivate and continue alternative industries.
Tong Zhangshun said that in 2019, all demonstration zones should adhere to the general tone of work of seeking progress while maintaining stability, adhere to the new development concept, unswervingly promote high-quality development, unswervingly promote supply-side structural reform, and innovatively implement key tasks of demonstration zone construction around structural adjustment and urban renewal.
