People’s Governments of All Counties (Cities) and Districts, and Relevant Departments of the Municipal People’s Government:
To encourage enterprises to improve their production processes and equipment levels through technological upgrades, enhance their core competitiveness, and promote the high-quality development of the city’s manufacturing sector, the Municipal Government has reviewed and approved the following implementation guidelines. Please ensure their thorough implementation.
I. General Requirements
(1) Guiding Principles. Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, we will resolutely implement the new development philosophy of innovation, coordination, green development, openness, and sharing. Adhering to the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, we will seize the policy opportunities presented by the new era to promote high-quality development in the central region and the historic opportunities for ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin. We will focus on achieving the “Two Assurances,” firmly establish the principle that “projects are paramount,” and thoroughly implement the strategies of “Digital Transformation,” ““Changing Lanes to Take the Lead,” “Advantage Reconstruction,” and “Green and Low-Carbon Transformation,” vigorously develop high-end manufacturing, smart manufacturing, green manufacturing, and service-oriented manufacturing, and continuously advance the cultivation of 100-billion-yuan industrial clusters, 10-billion-yuan enterprises, and the growth of small, medium, and micro enterprises. We will form a number of industrial clusters valued at 100 billion or 10 billion yuan, foster a group of 10-billion-yuan industrial enterprises, “specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative” “little giant” enterprises, and “single-champions” and ““hidden champions” in niche sectors, ensuring that more industrial products, technological equipment, and materials and components become key links in the domestic economic cycle and the dual domestic-international economic cycle, occupy the mid-to-high end of the value chain, and possess core competitiveness, thereby building a national base for advanced manufacturing.
(2) Main Objectives. By 2025, annual investment in technological transformation will grow by an average of 20% or more, with such investment accounting for over 40% of total industrial investment; high-tech industries will account for 15% of the value-added output of industrial enterprises above designated size, and strategic emerging industries will account for 30%; the cumulative number of enterprises adopting cloud computing will reach 15,000 or more;8–10 new green factories (parks) will be established, with the energy consumption per unit of industrial added value for enterprises above designated size decreasing at a rate higher than the provincial average; more than 10 new provincial-level or higher service-oriented manufacturing pilot and demonstration projects will be added; the level of technological upgrading among the city’s industrial enterprises will consistently rank among the top in the province, and efforts will be made to achieve full coverage of technological upgrading for all manufacturing enterprises above designated size.
II. Key Directions
(1) Focus on Enhancing Quality and Branding. Vigorously implement the “Three Initiatives” (expanding product variety, improving quality, and creating brands) strategy for consumer goods, continuously enhancing product and brand value, and accelerating the development of a group of branded products and enterprises with independent intellectual property rights and core competitiveness. Strengthen the creation of industrial brand cultivation demonstration enterprises and carry out pilot projects for regional brand development. Actively promote quality benchmarking initiatives, disseminate advanced production management models and methods, and guide enterprises to deepen the implementation of successful quality benchmarking practices.
(2) Focus on Strengthening the Industrial Foundation. Implement the Industrial Foundation Strengthening Project, focusing on key raw materials and basic components such as smart terminal supporting devices, new energy batteries, optical components, and instruments and meters. Support enterprises in accelerating the R&D of a range of key basic materials and core basic components (parts), with a focus on achieving breakthroughs in a number of landmark technologies and products. Encourage and guide industry-academia-research collaboration among enterprises, universities, and research institutes to form a new model of collaborative innovation, integration of production and application, and market-driven development of the basic industries.
(3) Focus on building technology platforms. Relying on leading enterprises and member units of industry associations, establish public technology service platforms to provide shared hardware and software resources, thereby offering technical support for the R&D, industrialization, and scaled-up development of new technologies. Relying on industrial technology research institutes, prioritize the construction of high-level, high-quality service platforms for process, technology, and product testing; capability inspection and testing; trial verification; and certification and appraisal. Actively promote the development and application of energy-saving, consumption-reduction, and clean production technologies, as well as the construction of public service platforms for resource recycling and comprehensive utilization.
(4) Focus on promoting innovation and entrepreneurship. Launch “Mass Entrepreneurship and Innovation” initiatives in large and medium-sized industrial enterprises, striving to cultivate a group of innovation and entrepreneurship teams led by innovative entrepreneurs; implement the “Manufacturing Single-Champion Cultivation and Enhancement Initiative” in small, medium, and micro enterprises, guiding and supporting them to pursue “specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative” entrepreneurship, and striving to foster a cohort of innovative “Little Giant” enterprises.
(5) Focus on accelerating the integration of informatization and industrialization. Promote the digitalization, networking, and intelligent transformation of the manufacturing sector, and implement renovation plans for “replacing chips in equipment,” “upgrading production lines,” and “replacing human labor with machines.” Vigorously promote the automation, CNC, and intelligent transformation of complete sets of equipment and production systems in traditional industries such as machinery, building materials, light industry and textiles, and food processing. Cultivate and build a number of automated production lines, digital workshops, and smart factories in key sectors, and use digital and automation technologies to upgrade enterprises’ informatization levels.
(6) Focus on advancing green development. Centered on the goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, implement the “Green and Low-Carbon Transition” strategy and develop green manufacturing. With a focus on the green transformation of traditional industries and the objective of promoting green development across the entire industrial chain and the full product lifecycle, build an efficient, clean, low-carbon, and circular green manufacturing system. Implement the Energy Efficiency “Leader” Program and the Industrial Clean Production Improvement Plan, carry out clean production technology upgrades, and promote the clean and efficient use of coal in the industrial sector.We will continue to carry out special campaigns for green industrial development to significantly reduce enterprises’ energy, material, and water consumption.
III. Key Tasks
(1) High-End Transformation and Upgrading Initiative. Drive the expansion of industrial scale and capacity through high-end transformation.Adhere to the combination of transformation and upgrading with breakthrough development; advance the implementation of the “Advantage Reconstruction” and “Changing Lanes to Lead” strategies; fully leverage next-generation information technology to “integrate at a high level” with traditional industries; utilize artificial intelligence to implement production line upgrades, automation of tasks previously performed by humans, and equipment chip upgrades; build smart factories and smart workshops; achieve intelligent production processes; drive new transformations in manufacturing models and significant enhancements in “materials + equipment + brand”; extend industrial chains toward the mid-to-high end; and enter the “new lanes” of emerging and future industries.We will cultivate model enterprises for technological innovation, enhance the quality and efficiency of innovation platforms such as industrial research institutes, manufacturing innovation centers, enterprise technology centers, and new R&D institutions, and expand investment in technological transformation and R&D.Implement the Industrial Foundation Rebuilding Project. In accordance with the breakthrough list for the “Four Fundamentals” (key basic materials, core basic components and parts, advanced basic processes, and industrial technology foundations in the industrial sector), strengthen joint technological research and development efforts, implement the “open challenge” system, and promote the application of “Four Fundamentals” technologies and products. Guide enterprises to utilize new technologies, new equipment, and new materials to accelerate the R&D of high-end, smart, and health-oriented new products to meet the demands of consumption upgrading.(Responsible Units: Governments and Administrative Committees of all counties [cities, districts], Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Municipal Market Regulation Bureau, Municipal Commerce Bureau)
(2) Special Project for Intelligent Transformation and Upgrading. Drive the transformation of manufacturing models through intelligent upgrades. Leverage the empowering role of digital technology to enhance the integrated development of leading industrial clusters’ supply chains. Accelerate the digital industrialization and industrial digitalization processes, and promote the deep integration of manufacturing with next-generation information technologies.Establish more than 30 smart workshops and smart factories that meet industry-leading standards, as well as 5 industrial internet platforms. Bring the cumulative number of enterprises adopting cloud computing to over 15,000, and maintain a leading position in the province regarding the integration of informatization and industrialization. Identify benchmark enterprises for smart manufacturing by industry, organize on-site observation tours and experience-sharing sessions, and accelerate the replication, adaptation, and promotion of effective models.We will continue to implement the “Machines Replacing Workers” demonstration project. Focusing on key industries such as new energy batteries, machinery, building materials, electronics, chemicals, coal, and auto parts, we will replace manual labor with intelligent equipment—such as industrial robots and high-end CNC machine tools—at critical workstations characterized by repetitive tasks, high labor intensity, poor working conditions, high safety risks, and strict process requirements. This will achieve the goals of “reducing workforce, increasing efficiency, improving quality, and enhancing safety.”Prioritize the intelligent upgrading of equipment, striving to develop more than 10 provincial-level “first-of-its-kind” major intelligent equipment products. Deepen the cultivation of “specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative” (SRDI) small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Following the principle of “reserving a batch, cultivating a batch, and upgrading a batch,” implement dynamic management with progressive steps to add 10 new national-level SRDI “Little Giants” and 80 provincial-level SRDI SMEs annually.(Responsible Units: Governments and Administrative Committees of all counties [cities, districts], Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Municipal Development and Reform Commission)
(3) Green Transformation and Upgrading Initiative. Promote the formation of green and low-carbon production methods through green transformation, and accelerate the implementation of projects such as industrial energy-saving retrofits, water-saving retrofits, relocation and retrofitting of polluting enterprises, ultra-low emission retrofits, volatile organic compound (VOC) control, and comprehensive resource utilization.Resolutely phase out outdated production capacity and actively resolve severe overcapacity, integrating the elimination of outdated capacity with efforts to optimize and strengthen enterprises and increase market share. Accelerate the relocation of hazardous chemical enterprises into industrial parks and guide the standardized development of chemical industrial parks. Focus on the creation of green-designed products, green factories, green industrial parks, and green supply chains; by 2025, establish 8–10 new green factories (industrial parks) and strive to create a group of energy efficiency “Leaders” and water efficiency “Leaders” enterprises.Conduct energy conservation inspections and diagnostic services, steadily advance carbon peaking and carbon neutrality in key industries and development zones, and carry out pilot demonstrations for carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). Encourage enterprises to apply for performance grading, guide them to install and use advanced pollution control facilities, and ensure emissions meet standards. (Responsible Units: Governments and Administrative Committees of all counties [cities, districts], Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Development and Reform Commission, Water Resources Bureau, Emergency Management Bureau, and Ecology and Environment Bureau)
(IV) Special Project for Service-Oriented Transformation and Upgrading. Foster new business formats and models through service-oriented transformation. Select enterprises with development potential within leading industries to cultivate service-oriented manufacturing, focusing on the development of new manufacturing models such as large-scale personalized customization, network-enabled collaborative manufacturing, remote operation and maintenance services, product lifecycle management, and supply chain management, to promote the deep integration of advanced manufacturing and modern services.Promote the extension of production-oriented services toward specialization and the high end of the value chain, guiding enterprises in this sector to embed elements such as creative design, data analysis, and service traffic to lead new manufacturing models. Enhance the level of coordinated development between production-oriented services and advanced manufacturing. Deepen the innovative application of “5G+,” “AI+,” and “Blockchain+,” and create a number of demonstration application scenarios. By 2025, add at least 10 new provincial-level or higher service-oriented manufacturing demonstration enterprises (projects, platforms).(Responsible Units: Governments and Administrative Committees of all counties [cities, districts]; Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Bureau of Science and Technology, Development and Reform Commission)
IV. Support Policies
(I) Encouraging Enterprise Technological Upgrades
1. For “machine-replacing-labor” demonstration projects, technological transformation demonstration projects (high-end transformation, green transformation, and intelligent transformation), military-civilian integration technological transformation projects (including projects addressing “bottleneck” issues in key core defense technologies), and key technological transformation projects implemented by leading enterprises that receive provincial-level financial support, matching support equivalent to 25% of the provincial financial support amount will be provided.
2. For equipment and software investments made by national-level “Specialized, Refined, Unique, and Innovative” (“Little Giant”) enterprises during the validity period of their designation, matching support equivalent to 25% of the provincial fiscal subsidy amount will be provided.
(II) Encouraging the Promotion of New Products
1. For complete sets of equipment or individual pieces of equipment recognized as the first of their kind at the national or provincial level, matching support equivalent to 25% of the provincial fiscal reward amount shall be provided to the R&D and manufacturing entities.
2. For software products recognized by the province as Henan’s first-edition software, matching support equivalent to 15% of the provincial fiscal support amount shall be provided to local R&D enterprises.
(3) Support for Platform Development
1. Support the construction of manufacturing innovation centers. For projects included in the provincial manufacturing innovation center cultivation list or recognized as provincial manufacturing innovation centers, matching support will be provided at 25% of the provincial fiscal support amount. For provincial manufacturing innovation centers that generate actual revenue through technology transfer, commissioned R&D, or industry services, matching support will be provided at 25% of the provincial fiscal support amount.
For those promoted to national-level manufacturing innovation centers, in addition to continuing to enjoy the support policies for provincial-level manufacturing innovation centers, a one-time reward of 5 million yuan will be granted.
2. For industrial internet platforms within industrial clusters, as well as those in specific fields and sub-sectors, that have been recognized by the province, a one-time grant of 1 million yuan will be provided upon successful acceptance.
3. For public service platforms for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at the provincial level or above, based on provincial evaluation results, first, second, and third-place winners will be awarded 200,000 yuan, 100,000 yuan, and 50,000 yuan, respectively.
(IV) Striving to Establish Various Pilot and Demonstration Programs
1. Enterprises (including industrial parks, projects, and platforms) that are recognized as pilot demonstrations or receive titles in the following areas—national or provincial green demonstration factories, green supply chain management demonstration enterprises, industrial design centers, technological innovation demonstration enterprises, quality benchmarks, manufacturing single-champions, industrial internet, big data industry development, service-oriented manufacturing, integrated development of next-generation information technology and manufacturing, and leading enterprises in manufacturing—shall be granted one-time rewards of 500,000 yuan and 200,000 yuan, respectively.
2. A one-time subsidy of 200,000 yuan shall be granted to projects recognized by the province as new models for the integrated application of next-generation information technology.
The support policies listed in this document shall be funded at the appropriate administrative level in accordance with the fiscal system. In principle, no duplicate support shall be provided for the same project of the same enterprise if it has already received support from other municipal-level special funds; except for the fixed-amount reward program for “Leading” enterprises, in principle, the same enterprise may apply for only one Manufacturing High-Quality Development Special Fund project per application year. The above support policies are valid until December 31, 2023.
V. Support Measures
(1) Strengthen Organizational Leadership. The Municipal Leading Group for Building a Strong Manufacturing City shall coordinate the implementation of the enterprise technological transformation initiative, plan major tasks, and supervise and inspect the implementation of key tasks. All counties (cities, districts) shall improve working mechanisms for horizontal coordination and vertical linkage, refine implementation measures, improve supporting policies, continuously increase support for enterprise technological transformation, and ensure effective organization and implementation.
(2) Emphasize Project-Driven Development. County-level industrial and information technology authorities shall take the lead in advancing key technical transformation projects, ensuring that projects are “planned, constructed, and operationalized in batches.” During implementation, monitoring shall be strengthened, adjustments made dynamically, and projects implemented on a rolling basis. Counties (cities, districts) with the necessary conditions are encouraged to establish special funds for technical transformation to support the construction of key projects.
(3) Optimize Resource Allocation. All departments at every level must effectively transform government functions, advance administrative streamlining and decentralization, simplify pre-approval procedures, and strengthen oversight during and after project implementation. Strengthen land allocation guarantees for enterprise technical renovation projects by including such projects within the scope of priority industrial land allocation for each county (city, district);"zero-land-increase" technical renovation projects are permitted to proceed with construction first and undergo inspection later, with approval sought as needed; support localities in exempting eligible "zero-land-increase" technical renovation projects from additional land transfer fees and municipal infrastructure fees for the increased floor area. Strengthen financial support, actively organize bank-enterprise matchmaking events, and resolve enterprises’ financing difficulties. Improve the "production factors follow projects" working mechanism to prioritize meeting enterprises’ needs for environmental capacity, energy, labor, transportation, raw materials, and other production factors.
(4) Strengthen publicity and guidance. Further enhance the digital level of government services for enterprises and continuously optimize the business environment. Make full use of the “One Code for Enterprise Benefits” big data service platform to shift from “enterprises seeking policies” to “policies seeking enterprises,” transforming the process from enterprises “running around offline” to policies “running online,” thereby achieving targeted delivery of enterprise-benefiting policies and improving policy awareness, accessibility, and coverage rates.
(5) Strengthen supervision and support services. Improve the statistical monitoring mechanism for technical renovation projects, streamline the project registration process, and ensure comprehensive coverage of all eligible projects. Annually, allocate and implement technical renovation-related targets to each county (city, district), sign target responsibility agreements, and strengthen routine monitoring and supervision. In conjunction with the “10,000 People Assisting 10,000 Enterprises” initiative, enhance technical renovation services for key enterprises, fully address their difficulties and issues, and foster a strong atmosphere across the city for the implementation of enterprise technical renovation.
