中国西部地区高新技术产业发展战略及空间组织形式

在经济全球化背景下,科学技术的发展水平和能力成为国家和地区经济竞争能力的决定性因素。中国西部地区的发展,必须实现科技与经济的紧密结合。只有依靠发展高新技术产业并尽快利用高新技术改造传统产业,西部地区的发展才可能突破传统生产要素的地理局限,为实现跨越式发展提供新的可能性。中国西部重点经济带具有较强的科技实力和较好的技术创新基础,形成了一批独具特色的高科技产业和品牌,在全国具有一定的比较优势。未来西部重点经济带高新技术产业应采取“发展与地区优势相结合的高科技产业群、以高新技术武装的传统产业和以高科技为支撑的现代服务业”相结合的发展战略;在空间组织形式上,应采取高新技术产业带、重点城市和重点园区相结合的模式,形成网络化的空间组织形态。

Developmental Strategies and Spatial Forms of New & High Tech Industries in Western China

Under the economic globalization, the developmental level and ability of science and technology become critical factors affecting the economic competitiveness of a country or a region. Therefore, the development of western China can be achieved by close combination of science and technology with economic development. In fact, only by developing the new & high tech industries and by adopting them into traditional industries as soon as possible, the traditional economy in the Western China could be transformed successfully. Moreover, the development of new & high tech industries in the Western China can make these areas just break through the limitation of traditional factors influencing the social and economic development level and provide them new opportunities for jumping-up development that will contribute much to narrow regional disparity within China. Based upon the analysis of the current situation and comparative advantages of new & high tech industry development in the Western China, strategic orientations and key fields of new & high tech industries are put forward. It suggests that the developmental strategies of high-tech industries in the Western China should put emphasis on three facets as: 1) accelerating the development of new & high tech industries combining with the local advantages; 2) upgrading traditional industries by new & high tech, such as advanced manufacturing; 3) improving modern producer-service industries. From spatial perspective, the development of new & high tech industries in Western China should rely on rational distributions of related sectors in core cities, such as Xi'an, Chengdu, Chongqing, etc. as well as in high-tech parks. Furthermore, suggestions to policy-makers of how to achieve successful development of new & high tech industries in western China are provided.