The Institute of Science and Technological Information of China recently released the 2021 National Innovation Capability Evaluation Report, which evaluates 72 innovation-oriented cities in China.
The report sets up an evaluation index system consisting of five first-level indicators and 30 second-level indicators including innovative governance, original innovation power, technological innovation power, achievement transformation power and innovation driving force, covering urban scientific and technological innovation, scientific and technological support and high-quality economic and social development.
Let's take a look at the top 10 cities for innovation in China.
No 10 Qingdao
Score: 68.37
A boy tries a VR device at the 2019 China International Consumer Electronics Show in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, on July 19, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 9 Hefei
Score: 69.47
An employee works on a PV board production line in Hefei, Anhui province. ZHAO MING/FOR CHINA DAILY
No 8 Changsha
Score: 69.75
A photo taken on Sept 16, 2021 shows the first International Summit on BeiDou Navigation Satellite System Applications in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. [Photo/Xinhua]
No7 Xi'an
Score: 71.83
Workers man the assembly line at BYD's electric vehicle factory in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. YUAN JINGZHI/FOR CHINA DAILY
No 6 Wuhan
Score: 73.75
Visitors learn about an autonomous aircraft on display at an exhibition during the "China 5G + Industrial Internet Conference" in Optics Valley of Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, on Nov 19, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 5 Suzhou
Score: 74.43
A night view of Suzhou Industrial Park and Suzhou International Financial Center in Jiangsu province. [Photo/IC]
No 4 Nanjing
Score: 77.71
A China Mobile employee inspects cloud servers at a facility in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on June 6, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 3 Guangzhou
Score: 78.02
An aerial photo of the Guangzhou Economic & Technological Development Zone in Guangdong province. [Photo/IC]
No 2 Hangzhou
Score: 78.82
CATL employees check power storage equipment at a power station in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in April 2021. [LONG WEI/FOR CHINA DAILY]
No 1 Shenzhen
Score: 85.17
Skyscrapers border a lush green landscape in Shenzhen's central business district. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The Institute of Science and Technological Information of China recently released the 2021 National Innovation Capability Evaluation Report, which evaluates 72 innovation-oriented cities in China.
The report sets up an evaluation index system consisting of five first-level indicators and 30 second-level indicators including innovative governance, original innovation power, technological innovation power, achievement transformation power and innovation driving force, covering urban scientific and technological innovation, scientific and technological support and high-quality economic and social development.
Let's take a look at the top 10 cities for innovation in China.
No 10 Qingdao
Score: 68.37
A boy tries a VR device at the 2019 China International Consumer Electronics Show in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, on July 19, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 9 Hefei
Score: 69.47
An employee works on a PV board production line in Hefei, Anhui province. ZHAO MING/FOR CHINA DAILY
No 8 Changsha
Score: 69.75
A photo taken on Sept 16, 2021 shows the first International Summit on BeiDou Navigation Satellite System Applications in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province. [Photo/Xinhua]
No7 Xi'an
Score: 71.83
Workers man the assembly line at BYD's electric vehicle factory in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. YUAN JINGZHI/FOR CHINA DAILY
No 6 Wuhan
Score: 73.75
Visitors learn about an autonomous aircraft on display at an exhibition during the "China 5G + Industrial Internet Conference" in Optics Valley of Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, on Nov 19, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 5 Suzhou
Score: 74.43
A night view of Suzhou Industrial Park and Suzhou International Financial Center in Jiangsu province. [Photo/IC]
No 4 Nanjing
Score: 77.71
A China Mobile employee inspects cloud servers at a facility in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on June 6, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 3 Guangzhou
Score: 78.02
An aerial photo of the Guangzhou Economic & Technological Development Zone in Guangdong province. [Photo/IC]
No 2 Hangzhou
Score: 78.82
CATL employees check power storage equipment at a power station in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in April 2021. [LONG WEI/FOR CHINA DAILY]
No 1 Shenzhen
Score: 85.17
Skyscrapers border a lush green landscape in Shenzhen's central business district. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
