The core of innovation drive is technological innovation. Adhering to innovation-driven development, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area must focus on promoting technological innovation and building an innovative development area with international competitiveness.

The "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Plan Outline" regards "building an international science and technology innovation center" as an important task to promote the construction of the Greater Bay Area, emphasizing the in-depth implementation of innovation-driven development strategies, deepening Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao innovation cooperation, and building an open integrated development The regional collaborative innovation community, which gathers international innovation resources, optimizes the innovation system and policy environment, strives to improve the ability to transform scientific and technological achievements, and builds a global technological innovation highland and an important source of emerging industries, giving the Greater Bay Area an important mission in leading and supporting innovation-driven.

　　 Innovation is the first driving force to lead development. To implement the innovation-driven development strategy, we must firmly grasp the "bull nose" of technological innovation. The outline of the plan proposes to build the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area into an "international technological innovation center with global influence", which reflects a deep insight into the high-quality development momentum of the new era, and is based on the overall national development and the development foundation, reality and future of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. Scientific deployment made. The three places have outstanding capabilities in R&D and transformation of science and technology, with a number of universities, scientific research institutes, high-tech enterprises and national major scientific projects that have important national and even global influence. The innovative elements are attractive, and they are well equipped to build an international science and technology innovation center. basis. At the same time, we must also see that a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation are gaining momentum, and the three places need to be strengthened in promoting the efficient and convenient flow of production factors and improving the regional collaborative innovation system. Focusing on the strategic positioning of building an international technological innovation center with global influence, aiming at the frontiers of world technology and industrial development, vigorously developing new technologies, new industries, new formats, and new models, and accelerating the formation of innovation-oriented leading and supporting Economic system and development model.

　　Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao have their own strengths in scientific research, industry, talents, and connection with global resources. To build an international scientific and technological innovation center with global influence, we must focus on building an open regional collaborative innovation community. The plan outlines specific arrangements in terms of strengthening scientific and technological innovation cooperation, building innovation basic capabilities, and deep integration of industry, university and research, emphasizing the need to promote Hong Kong and Macau to integrate into the national innovation system and play a more important role; build an open, interconnected, and rationally distributed regional innovation system; Promote the construction of the "Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macao" science and technology innovation corridor; accelerate the construction of the national independent innovation demonstration zone, the national innovation demonstration base, and the crowd-creation space; encourage Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao enterprises and scientific research institutions to participate in international scientific and technological innovation cooperation; support Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao to participate National science and technology plans, deepening the reform of innovation systems and mechanisms, and setting up industry-university-research innovation alliances. To implement the planning outline and deployment, Guangdong must seize the opportunity, take active actions, deepen cooperation, strengthen regional coordination, and jointly stimulate the vitality of various innovative entities.

　　 High-level technological innovation carriers and platforms are an important support for enhancing technological innovation capabilities. To build an international scientific and technological innovation center with global influence, it is necessary to accelerate the construction of major scientific and technological infrastructure, cross-research platforms and frontier disciplines in the Greater Bay Area, and strive to improve the level of basic research. The planning outline clearly promotes the construction of national independent innovation demonstration zones, promotes the innovation and development of military-civilian integration in the nine Pearl River Delta cities, supports the construction of major innovation carriers, R&D centers, and technology industry development platforms that combine the characteristics and actualities of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and promotes the national priorities of Hong Kong and Macau Laboratory partner laboratory construction. Guangdong has two national independent innovation demonstration zones and has a solid foundation for cooperation with Hong Kong and Macau. In recent years, Guangdong has issued a series of policy measures and work arrangements to promote the construction of “self-created zones” and strengthen basic and applied basic research. It must join hands with Hong Kong and Macao to strengthen basic research and applied basic research, and strengthen major technological infrastructure and Innovation platform construction, seize the commanding heights of technological innovation.

　　Implementing an innovation-driven development strategy is a systematic project. The most urgent thing is to accelerate the pace of scientific and technological system reform, optimize the regional innovation environment, remove bottlenecks and restrictions that affect the free flow of innovation elements, and further stimulate the vitality of various innovation entities. In accordance with the planning outline, it is necessary to steadily promote comprehensive innovation reform experiments, deepen regional innovation system and mechanism reforms, study and implement more convenient policies and measures, encourage exchanges of scientific and technological and academic talents, and promote cooperation on major scientific research projects; innovate mechanisms and improve the environment , To build the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area into an internationally competitive scientific and technological achievement transformation base, to carry out in-depth cooperation in the fields of entrepreneurial incubation, technological finance, achievement transformation, international technology transfer, technological service industry, etc., to become an advanced for Hong Kong and Macao universities and scientific research institutions Provide convenient conditions for the transfer and transformation of technological achievements, cooperate to build a diversified, international, and cross-regional investment and financing system for technological innovation; strengthen the protection and use of intellectual property rights, and strengthen the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in the fields of intellectual property protection and professional talent training. Cooperation.

　　 Innovation determines the future. All regions and departments of the province must earnestly implement the important concept of "innovation is the first driving force" put forward by General Secretary Xi Jinping, deeply understand the far-reaching strategic significance of building an "international scientific and technological innovation center with global influence", and insist on innovation-driven and reform-led leadership. Closely integrate the construction of an international scientific and technological innovation center with the construction of a strong scientific and technological innovation province, promote the optimization of the collaborative innovation environment of the three places, accelerate the accumulation of innovative elements, and significantly improve the original ability of emerging technologies and the ability to transform scientific and technological achievements, which will contribute to the innovation and competitiveness of my country's economy Continuously strengthen to provide strong support.