Jinan City, Shandong Province, China, is the starting point of the conversion of new and old vitality. In the development process of the conversion of new and old vitality, it attracts worldwide attention.
With such expectations, the construction and development of this city are getting faster and faster. The Implementation Plan for the Construction of Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation was approved by the State Council on April 25th last year and officially started. The Party Working Committee and Management Committee of Star-up Area were officially put into operation on August 19th last year. Over the past year or so, the work in the Star-up Area has achieved remarkable results. In 2021, the main economic indicators of the whole area, such as GDP, general public budget revenue and social retail sales, rank first in the province, with remarkable achievements.
At the end of August, 2022, approaching the third anniversary of ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin as a major national strategy, Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation ushered in a new development opportunity. The Development Plan of Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation (2021-2035) was officially released, which was one of the four comprehensive plans of the Star-up Area and created a new blueprint for the high-quality development of the Star-up Area. Not long ago, the Standing Committee of Shandong Provincial People’s Government deliberated and approved ‘Several Policies to Support the Development of Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation’, including 32 important policies and measures in eight aspects, which promoted the development momentum of Star-up Area to stronger. Under this background, Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation, as ‘the pearl with the most modern characteristics in the Yellow River basin’, is flashing on the banks of the river at an accelerated pace, and its new prospect is full of infinite longing.
In the past three years, with the in-depth implementation of the major national strategy of the Yellow River,
The province has made concerted efforts to do a good job in the “Yellow River Project” with remarkable results.
Since September 2019, the ecological environment protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin have been put on the national strategic level, and the ‘New River Chapter’ has also been put on the agenda. In the rushing river, the Yellow River is even more vibrant.
State-level key projects for the Yellow River have been set up, and according to the annual plan, 350 projects will be implemented intensively this year, with an annual total investment of more than 170 billion yuan, which has now exceeded 100 billion yuan. The promotion of the provincial-level cooperation joint conference system of ecological environmental protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River plays an important role in the Yellow River Science and Technology Alliance, the Industry-Education Alliance and the Factor Marketization Trading Alliance. The implementation of the ‘14th Five-Year Plan’ flood control project of the Yellow River in Shandong Province has managed more than 3,000 square kilometers of backbone rivers, 128 small and medium-sized rivers, 2,420 reservoirs, and the relocation of the Yellow River beach areas. In the past three years, the CPC Shandong Province Committee and Shandong Provincial People’s Government have made remarkable achievements in ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River area.
Jinan, as the hinterland of the Yellow River and the capital of Shandong Province, should take responsibility and do its own job well in order to do a good job of the ‘Yellow River Project’. The deepening of the national strategy of building the Yellow River has created a golden opportunity for Jinan to achieve high-quality development. Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation is the key to this opportunity. The Outline of the Yellow River Basin Ecological Protection and High-quality Development Plan proposes that Jinan should be supported in Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation. Strong support has been given to the national free trade zone, national new district, national independent innovation demonstration zone, comprehensive innovation pilot zone and other fields. Under the current development opportunities and favorable conditions in Jinan, it is proposed to speed up the planning and construction of the Star-up Area, and through various efforts to speed up the construction and development of the Star-up Area, remarkable achievements have been made.
Major plans and strong measures have been introduced,
The construction and development of the Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation have accelerated again.
Looking around, the ‘joint efforts of provinces and cities’ in Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation surged out, which made people feel refreshed.
It is reported that Shandong Province and Jinan City have set up provincial and municipal leading groups to support Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation. The provincial leading group is located in the provincial development and reform commission, and the management committee of Start-up Area has set up a municipal leading group, which is responsible for the daily work of the municipal leading group. In addition, special working groups have been set up from 13 provincial and municipal departments, and a special group has been set up in the Star-up Area, which has established contact with the management committee of Star-up Area and provided support for the development of Star-up Area. At present, four comprehensive plans of ‘1+4+16+ N’ in Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation have been considered at the first meeting of the Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation leading group, among which the Development Plan of Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation (2021-2035) is included. At present, 16 special plans in the ‘1+4+16+ N’ planning system have achieved initial results. Combined with land planning, six planning studies, such as overall urban design and land use management system, as well as regulatory planning and detailed planning, have been accelerated, and a scientific planning system of ‘multi-regulation and mutual support’ has basically taken shape. At the same time, the starting area is constantly improving and perfecting the overall planning of key areas, repeatedly scrutinizing and seriously studying, and formulating the development model of “1+3+2+2”. Among them, in the aspect of project implementation, the Yellow River Museum and the Pearl Tower of the Yellow River are the core projects, and the construction scheme is formulated and the site selection is investigated to ensure the achievement of a high level.
The Development Plan of Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation (2021-2035) is an important document, an important instruction document and an important part of the development of Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation. On August 31st, the provincial government information office held a press conference to explain the project in detail. From the general requirements, strategic positioning, development goals, spatial pattern, ecological protection, intensive conservation of water resources, scientific and technological innovation, industrial development, urban construction, open cooperation, cultural heritage, and livelihood security. Among them, the transformation of high-quality development is firmly taken, and innovation is proposed as the core driving force for cultivating new growth, the innovation ecological chain of ‘basic research+technological research+industrialization of achievements+technology and finance+talent support’ is constructed; Focusing on the key point of ‘smart and livable’ new city, this development plan actively explores new development modes around the directions of “smart, green, balanced and mutual”, and puts forward a new city with green and low carbon, smart digital, livable quality and a safe and resilient new city. The development prospect of the Star-up Area will be displayed at the Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation.
What is particularly encouraging is that the first meeting of the leading group for the construction of Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation reviewed and approved the provincial division plan of key tasks and the 2022 work points for promoting the construction of Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation, and determined the implementation plan of Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation and the provincial division plan of key tasks and promoting Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation. On August 22nd, the Standing Committee of Shandong Provincial People’s Government deliberated and approved ‘Several Policies for Supporting the Development of Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation’, which included 32 important policies and measures in eight aspects, initially forming a policy system for the high-quality development of the Start-up Area of province, cities and districts. With the introduction of major development plans and strong support measures, the construction and development of Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation have been accelerated.
Clear the strategic positioning, positioning the direction of industrial development, the construction and development prospect of Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation is promising
In the Implementation Plan for the Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation (2021-2035), four new concepts are clearly put forward, namely, ‘a new demonstration of ecological environment protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River, a new engine for new and old growth drivers transformation in Shandong, a new economic engine, a new platform for high-level open cooperation of new economy, and a green, smart and livable new urban area’, and in the Development Plan of Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation. On the basis of the new model of protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, the symbolic ecological corridor in the lower reaches of the Yellow River with protection as the core and governance as the core is put forward, which sets a new example for the ecological protection of the Yellow River Basin.The principle of giving priority to water conservation has been adhered to, new ideas, new technologies, new models and new mechanisms of water conservation have been actively explored, and water-saving model cities have been established to make new demonstrations for intensive conservation and utilization of water resources, insisting on high-level innovation to drive high-quality development, accelerating the construction of modern industrial systems with international influence, and promoting high-quality development to make new demonstrations; Systematic protection of the Yellow River cultural heritage, in-depth exploration of the value of the Yellow River culture, has played a new exemplary role in the inheritance and development of the Yellow River culture, and has played a leading role in the development of Shandong Peninsula urban agglomeration. The new impetus for the construction of Shandong comprehensive test area for new and old kinetic energy conversion is to make full use of the policy integration and leading role, further promote the market allocation of factors, effectively gather advanced innovation resources, improve the policy source ability of scientific and technological innovation, and accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into actual productivity. The transformation and upgrading of traditional industries should be vigorously promoted, the guiding role of high-end industries should be strengthened, and the three aspects of quality, efficiency and power should be continuously promoted, so as to create the core power for the conversion of new and old kinetic energy in Shandong Province, which provides a model and reference for the conversion of new and old kinetic energy in Shandong and even the whole country.
Jinan’s development achievements are remarkable, with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, more help, and the direction of industrial development. Under the dual effects of opportunities and benefits, Jinan Star-up Area for Growth Drivers Transformation will accelerate its pace, which is worth looking forward to.
(Zhao Yunlong; Hu Lei; Zhang Gang; Zhou Xingquan; Liu Xiaohan；Li Xiaotong；Wei Tianyi)
