Marine innovation park opens in Qingdao
( China Daily )
Updated: 2012-05-14
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The Science and Technology Innovation Tower in Qingdao New and High-tech Industrial Zone offers one-stop service to help business startups. Photos Provided to China Daily |
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The Qingdao Zhonglian Industrial Park is one of the city's key facilities offering companies the latest in R&D. |
Incentives to offer
To support the development of the park and its enterprises, the city has its own incentives to offer in addition to some preferential national policies in terms of taxation, land use and services.
Jiang said the city offers non-reimbursable subsidies, low-interest loans and investment subsidies for infrastructure construction, staff and entrepreneur training, and business startups.
Newly established businesses are also entitled to special financial support from the government in addition to what is awarded to other businesses.
The city government has invested about 1 billion yuan in building public service facilities for technology transfer. These offer such services as information exchange, technological consultation, guidance for business startups and commercialization of research results.
Additionally, Qingdao will provide its own preferential policies in terms of taxation, financing and land use.
Qingdao Sunrui Marine Environment Engineering Co Ltd is among the many tech enterprises benefiting from the preferential policies.
"With the help of these incentives, many of our research findings can be commercialized quickly, ensuring our leading position in the corrosion control and water treatment businesses," said Wang Hongren, deputy general manager of the company.
Jiang said the innovation park will be developed according to a globalized vision and based on international standards.
Considering the park's advantages, Jiang said its successful operation will eventually help the city lead the nation's marine economy.
"With its rich marine resources, advantages in ocean research findings as well as preferential policies, Qingdao is set to provide premier opportunities to scientists, research institutes and entrepreneurs from home and abroad," said Jiang.
By Xie Chuanjiao (China Daily)
You may contact the writers through xiechuanjiao@chinadaily.com.cn
(China Daily 03/09/2012 page3)
