County science bureau lifts high-tech enterprise count past 60 through benchmarking program

The science and technology bureau of a Linyi county has drawn on the experience of Yongchun in Fujian province, Yinan county and Linqu county to upgrade its innovation services, raising the county's high-tech enterprises to more than 60.

The bureau established a tiered cultivation mechanism moving startups through science-and-technology SMEs to high-tech enterprises, with one-on-one coaching on research expense accounting and intellectual property. It also maintains a database of enterprises due for statistical inclusion, conducting more than 10 field assessments.

On research investment, the bureau ran four training sessions covering more than 170 companies, formed four service teams of section-level officials and technical staff to visit over 80 enterprises, and pushed more than 100 companies to complete research investment reporting, with reported data growth ranking among the top in Linyi.

For industry-research collaboration, the bureau built a joint mechanism among the science, industry and statistics departments, and organized companies to work with more than 20 universities including Harbin Institute of Technology on core technology projects. Enterprises have applied for more than 40 provincial and municipal science programs and brought in more than 10 applicable technology results.

Editor：韩蒙蒙