The executive meeting of the Shanghai Municipal government agreed in principle to the "Several Opinions on Further Deepening Reform and Innovation to Accelerate the High-Quality Development of the Science and Technology Service Industry".

On April 27th, Mayor Gong Zheng of Shanghai chaired a meeting of the Municipal Government Executive Meeting, which principally approved the "Several Opinions on Further Deepening Reform and Innovation, Accelerating the High-quality Development of the Science and Technology Service Industry". It was pointed out at the meeting that it is necessary to further expand and strengthen the innovation service system, and better play a role in supporting empowerment and leading development. It is important to optimize innovation supply, targeting strategic emerging industries and future industries, integrating the construction of high-quality incubators, concept verification centers, pilot-scale maturation platforms, and specialized technology transfer institutions, supporting various enterprises in establishing research and development centers in Shanghai, and making efforts to generate more high-quality science and technology service supply. It is crucial to activate market demand, vigorously promote the development and opening of major application scenarios in the science and technology service industry, guide government departments, state-owned enterprises, and universities and research institutions to publish lists of demands for science and technology innovation services, and support qualified local enterprises in "going global" to enhance their globalization service capabilities. It is essential to promote the aggregation of factors, focus on building a number of industrial clusters with Shanghai characteristics and international competitiveness, continuously enhance the professional service capabilities and competitiveness of high-value-added services such as intellectual property rights and science and technology consulting.