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Zhongguancun launches "Thousand Sails Plan" to support development of hi-tech enterprises

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: Jun 17, 2020 L M S

The Zhongguancun Administrative Committee launched the "Thousand Sails Plan" on June 16. 

In response to major difficulties of technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises such as insufficient orders and high costs, ten billion yuan of orders by large enterprises, one billion yuan of service packages provided by incubators and other technological service organizations, and more than 1,000 entrepreneurial mentors will jointly promote the development of more than 10,000 small and medium-sized enterprises. 

The "Thousand Sails Plan" has three main characteristics: 

The first is to solve the needs of science and technology innovation enterprises in orders and services. Issues such as unstable orders and high costs have caused tremendous pressure on science and technology innovation enterprises. In response, the Zhongguancun Administrative Committee will mobilize large central enterprises, municipal state-owned enterprises, private enterprises and foreign-funded enterprises to provide purchase orders and investment and M&A needs. 

The second is to provide precise support for science and technology innovation enterprises. At present, the Zhongguancun Administrative Committee has collected 18.2 billion yuan of orders and M&A needs from more than 150 large enterprises.  

The third is to effectively connect supply and demand. The Zhongguancun Administrative Committee has used artificial intelligence, big data and other technologies to build an online supply and demand docking platform (website: www.zgcqianfan.com). 

The main contents of the "Thousand Sails Plan" include:  

The first is ten billion yuan of business orders. As of now, the Zhongguancun Administrative Committee has collected product orders, investment and M&A needs totaling 18.2 billion yuan from major central enterprises, municipal state-owned enterprises, private enterprises and foreign-funded enterprises.  

The second is one billion yuan of service packages. The Zhongguancun Administrative Committee, together with 44 hard technology incubators, 150 innovative incubators, 44 technology transfer service platforms, and a group of professional service organizations will provide preferential services such as office space and entrepreneurship training valued at 1.01 billion yuan to science and technology innovation enterprises.  

The third is 1,115 entrepreneurial mentors. They will be selected from Zhongguancun incubators and first-class Beijing colleges and universities. 

The fourth is the collection of technology, product and service needs from start-ups. To facilitate supply and demand connections, the Zhongguancun Administrative Committee has collected technology, product and service needs from more than 8,000 technology-based SMEs. 

The committee will implement the following measures to ensure effective results: 

The first is to build an online docking platform to ensure efficient matching of supply and demand information. The online supply and demand docking platform will use artificial intelligence, big data and other technologies to achieve effective matching of supply and demand. 

The second is to strengthen offline connections. Based on the Zhongguancun Entrepreneur Advisory Committee and the Zhongguancun Entrepreneurship Ecological Development Promotion Association, the committee will provide follow-up services such as endorsement and one-to-one communication for enterprises that have reached initial cooperation intention online. 

The third is to strengthen multi-departmental collaboration. The Municipal SASAC, the Municipal Economic and Information Bureau, and other departments will cooperate to ensure the smooth progress of the "Thousand Sails Plan". 

The fourth is to further collect resources. The "Thousand Sails Plan" online service platform will be open to start-ups, large enterprises and service organizations for a long time. 

Next, the Zhongguancun Administrative Committee will: 

The first step is to contribute to epidemic prevention and control through scientific and technological innovation. Zhongguancun will continue to support technological breakthroughs in virus detection, vaccines, and medical devices. 

The second is to give full play to the advantages of scientific and technological finance to stimulate the vitality of technology-based start-ups. Zhongguancun will further encourage private investment and promote cooperation between venture capital, listed companies, incubators and financial institutions, accelerating investment and financing for technology-based start-ups. 

The third is to explore new growth areas and new driving forces. Based on industry trends, Zhongguancun will cultivate relevant technology-based start-ups and explore new growth areas and new driving forces, promoting Beijing's high-quality development.