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China : Shaoxing textile nurtures high-tech talents

China : Shaoxing textile nurtures high-tech talents

Write: Naimah [2011-05-20]

In recent years, Shaoxing City has insisted on the theme of independent innovation and scientific development to create a scientific and technologic Shaoxing.

Now in Shaoxing City one can feel the thick atmosphere of honoring talents and vigorous innovation.

It is reported that all the students, who come to Shaoxing to create a business, can apply for an apartment at low rent.

Based on this calculation, the rent of a single apartment of 45 square-meters is only 40 to 50 yuan for the first year; a double apartment of 90 square- meters does not exceed 100 yuan. Currently, the counties and cities under Shaoxing City have a lot of such apartments for talented people.

Starting from this year, Shaoxing City has decided to take three years to build 3,000 apartments for talents, in order to attract more talents to Shaoxing and start a business here.

It has been learned that at present, there are 857 all kinds of high-tech enterprises in Shaoxing City, with 236 provincial-level high-tech enterprises and 117 state key high-tech enterprises.

From January to September this year, the high-tech enterprises completed an output of 74.15 billion yuan, accounting for 27.2 percent of the city's industrial output value of 55.65 billion yuan from above-scale industrial enterprises, realized 55.65 billion yuan of new products output and value, rising 52.1 percent over the same period last year. Currently among the 40 major high-tech products, 15 products have their own intellectual property rights.

Recently, Zhejiang Textile Industrial Institute has formally settled in Shaoxing. It is one of the first public technological innovation service platforms in the province and is also one of the nation's largest textile technology and equipment innovation centers.

It will be of great strategic significance to the promotion and development of textile industry, which is of one of the pillar industries of Shaoxing.