Tech cluster initiative eyes headquarters economy

JIADING District extended an invitation to 100 industry associations and companies on April 2, aiming to explore collaborative opportunities. This initiative is part of a broader strategy to attract high-quality and foreign-funded projects, with the goal of establishing a robust headquarters economy.

The district is accelerating the development of new quality productive forces and taking a digital and intelligent approach to upgrade the manufacturing industry. It aims to build two 100 billion yuan-level science and technology parks and several 10 billion yuan-level futureoriented industrial clusters.

Jiading is developing a world-class business environment to attract highquality and foreign-funded projects and create a headquarters economy, said Gao Xiang, deputy Party secretary and director of the district.

Representatives from industry associations and entrepreneurs visited the Jiading New City Exhibition Hall, Jiading Hydrogen Energy Harbor, Shanghai Intelligent Automobile Software Park and Jiading Industrial Internet Base, among other sites.

Since 2021, Jiading New City has registered 117,200 new companies and introduced 718 projects with investment of over 100 million yuan (US$13 million) each.

It is hoped that industry associations and service agencies would play a bridging role to introduce more high-quality projects, outstanding companies and talent to Jiading, Gao said.

The Jiading District government and the Shanghai Federation of Industrial Economics signed a strategic cooperation agreement at the same time, while the Shanghai Blockchain Technology Association and the Jiading Industrial Internet Base launched a cooperation project under which both sides will conduct in-depth exchanges and cooperation on industry resources and policy services.

“We will work together to attract high-quality science and technology companies and top-tier talent.

“Our objective is to cultivate a dynamic cluster within the science and technology sector, one that will serve as a catalyst for the highquality growth of key industries in Jiading, including the automotive, biomedicine, industrial internet, and integrated circuit sectors,” said Shi Weijie, deputy secretary-general of the Shanghai Blockchain Technology Association.