Original Title:Notice from the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Shandong Province, the Development and Reform Commission of Shandong Province, the Department of Science and Technology of Shandong Province, the Department of Finance of Shandong Province, the Department of Natural Resources of Shandong Province, the Department of Commerce of Shandong Province, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Shandong Province, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the People’s Government of Shandong Province, the Market Supervision Administration of Shandong Province, the Local Financial Supervision Administration of Shandong Province, the People’s Bank of China Shandong Branch, and the Communications Administration of Shandong Province on Issuing the “Action Plan for Technological Transformation and Upgrading of Traditional Industries in Shandong Province (2023–2025)”Lu Gongxin Fa [2023] No. 13
To the Bureaus of Industry and Information Technology, Development and Reform Commissions, Science and Technology Bureaus, Finance Bureaus, Bureaus of Natural Resources and Planning (Bureaus of Natural Resources), Commerce Bureaus, Bureaus of Ecology and Environment, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commissions, Market Supervision Administrations, and Local Financial Supervision Administrations of all cities; the Qingdao Branch and local branches of the People’s Bank of China; the Qingdao Communications Administration; and relevant units:
The "Shandong Province Action Plan for Technological Transformation and Upgrading of Traditional Industries (2023–2025)" is hereby issued to you. Please ensure its thorough implementation in accordance with your actual work circumstances.
Shandong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology Shandong Provincial Development and Reform Commission
Shandong Provincial Department of Science and Technology
Shandong Provincial Department of Finance
Shandong Provincial Department of Natural Resources Shandong Provincial Department of Commerce
Shandong Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment
State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the Shandong Provincial People’s Government
Shandong Provincial Administration for Market Regulation
Shandong Provincial Bureau of Local Financial Supervision
People’s Bank of China, Shandong Branch Shandong Provincial Communications Administration
September 28, 2023
(This document is publicly released)
Shandong Province Action Plan for Technological Transformation and Upgrading of Traditional Industries
(2023–2025)
Traditional industries form the foundation and competitive edge of our province’s industrial economy and serve as a vital pillar for building a strong, modern socialist province in the new era.Advancing the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries is of great significance for further deepening supply-side structural reform, accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system, and intensifying and accelerating the high-quality development of the industrial economy. To effectively implement the “top priority project” for the industrial economy, promote the qualitative improvement and reasonable quantitative growth of traditional industries, deepen the transition from old to new growth drivers, foster green, low-carbon, and high-quality development, and accelerate the advancement of new industrialization, this Action Plan is hereby formulated.
I. Overall Objectives
(1) Guiding Principles. Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, we will thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions regarding Shandong’s work, fully carry out the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and earnestly implement the State Council’s “Opinions on Supporting Shandong in Deepening the Transition from Old to New Growth Drivers and Promoting Green, Low-Carbon, and High-Quality Development” as well as the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government’s “Action Plan for Building a Strong Province in Advanced Manufacturing (2022–2025).” Centering on the main theme of green, low-carbon, and high-quality development, we will focus on six major traditional industries—metallurgy, chemicals, light industry, building materials,textiles and apparel, and machinery. We will continue to advance the “10,000 Technical Upgrades, 10,000 Enterprise Transformations” initiative in the industrial sector, accelerate the transformation of traditional industries toward high-end, intelligent, green, clustered, and service-oriented development, consolidate the industrial foundation for new industrialization, and provide strong support for building a strong, modern socialist province in the new era.
(2) Development Goals. By 2025, the overall quality and comprehensive competitiveness of the province’s six major traditional industries—metallurgy, chemicals, light industry, building materials, textiles and apparel, and machinery—will be significantly enhanced. The total output value will exceed 10 trillion yuan. The revenue share of large-scale enterprises in the high-end chemical industry will rise to over 52% of the province’s total chemical sector, while the high-end equipment industry will account for approximately 50% of the province’s equipment manufacturing sector. The profit margin of large-scale industrial enterprises will reach around 6%;Annual investment in technological transformation will grow by more than 6%, with its share of industrial investment stabilizing at over 50%; approximately 10,000 technological transformation projects with an investment of 5 million yuan or more will be implemented on a rolling basis each year; the promotion and application of new technologies, new materials, and new products will accelerate, with R&D investment accounting for about 2.2% of the province’s enterprises above designated size, and the proportion of enterprises engaged in R&D activities reaching about 50%; efforts will be made to promote equipment renewal, production line upgrades, and intelligent enhancement in traditional advantage industries, with the index of integrated development of informatization and industrialization reaching approximately 125;Achieve the target of reducing energy consumption per unit of industrial value-added by approximately 17% during the 14th Five-Year Plan period; ensure a continuous decline in water consumption per unit of industrial value-added; further improve the comprehensive utilization of industrial solid waste; and achieve new results in green, low-carbon, and high-quality development.
II. Key Tasks
(1) Focus on High-End Development to Promote Structural Upgrading. Strengthen the leading role of enterprises, enhance industrial foundational capabilities, tackle major technological equipment challenges, cultivate competitive advantages in the supply of high-end products and services, and accelerate the shift toward the mid-to-high end of industrial and value chains.
1. Stimulate enterprise innovation vitality. Encourage and support enterprises to actively participate in the cultivation, construction, and upgrading of platforms such as manufacturing innovation centers, enterprise technology centers, and industrial innovation centers; guide innovation platforms to accelerate the research and development of cutting-edge key technologies, as well as the pilot testing and industrialization of scientific and technological achievements. Establish a technology innovation system centered on enterprises, market-oriented, and featuring deep integration of industry, academia, research, and application; promote the efficient transfer and transformation of scientific and technological achievements; and provide strong technical support for the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries.The goal is to establish approximately 50 provincial manufacturing innovation centers and around 2,150 “One Enterprise, One Technology” R&D centers by 2025. (Lead Agencies: Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Development and Reform Commission)
2. Implement the Rebuilding of Industrial Foundations. Focus on weak links such as basic components, basic electronic parts, basic materials, basic software, basic processes, and industrial technology foundations. Refine the catalog of innovative development for industrial foundations and the technical development roadmaps for industrial chains. Optimize research task organization methods such as “open challenges,” “competitive selection,” and “performance pledges.” Guide enterprises to increase investment in technological transformation, conduct joint research and development efforts to address industry “bottleneck” challenges, and accelerate breakthroughs in a batch of core technologies and landmark major strategic products.Encourage enterprises to actively undertake national special projects for industrial foundation revitalization and high-quality manufacturing development, aiming to secure approximately 30 new special projects by 2025. (Lead Agencies: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Department of Science and Technology)
3. Tackle Major Technological Equipment. Focusing on key sectors such as machine tools, offshore platforms, subsea mining equipment, large vessels, high-end medical equipment, and advanced agricultural machinery, support enterprises in collaborating with top-tier domestic and international universities and research institutions to carry out industry-academia-research collaborative innovation.Leverage the guiding role of government investment funds and make full use of policies such as special loans for manufacturing and insurance compensation for first-of-a-kind equipment. Accelerate innovation breakthroughs and integrated applications in typical use cases, achieve breakthroughs in a number of landmark products in the field of key technological equipment, and continuously enhance the capacity for independent supply and security of high-end equipment. (Lead Agencies: Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology)
4. Strengthen Quality and Brand Development. Focusing on the “Three Products” strategy, guide enterprises to utilize new technologies, new equipment, and new materials to accelerate the R&D of high-end, intelligent, and health-oriented new products. Select and promote approximately 100 “Made in Shandong · Qilu Fine Products” annually to build a group of “Made in Shandong” brands with international and domestic recognition and influence.Guide leading enterprises to establish and improve advanced quality management systems, corporate standards, metrology and testing systems, and quality credit systems. Encourage leading enterprises to take the lead in or participate in the formulation and revision of international, national, industry, local, and group standards.We will publish advanced benchmarks for key traditional industries—covering technology, processes, equipment, products, management, and informatization—by sector, guiding traditional enterprises to benchmark against and meet these standards. We aim to achieve approximately 60 national-level quality benchmarks and approximately 400 provincial-level quality benchmarks by 2025. (Lead Agencies: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Market Regulation Bureau)
(2) Promote the Integration of Digital and Real Economies Through Intelligent Transformation. Adhere to the principle of using digital transformation to lead comprehensive transformation. Encourage traditional industries to implement digital, networked, and intelligent upgrades, and coordinate efforts to advance the industrialization of digital technologies and the digital transformation of industries, thereby expanding new development opportunities for traditional industries.
5. Deepen digital empowerment to enhance efficiency. We will thoroughly implement the “Digital Empowerment of Shandong” initiative, comprehensively deepen the application and transformation of digital technologies in management, production, operations, and R&D, and promote the adoption of cloud computing by traditional industrial enterprises to reduce their IT investment costs. We will accelerate the construction of digital transformation promotion centers for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), build platforms for precise supply-demand matching, lower the barriers to transformation for SMEs, provide end-to-end services, and foster a digital ecosystem and collaborative environment.Launch demonstration initiatives for “Digital Production Lines,” “Digital Workshops,” “Digital Factories,” and “Enterprise Cloud Adoption Benchmarks” to establish industry-leading models. By 2025, strive to achieve a comprehensive digitalization rate exceeding 70% in key business processes across all industrial enterprises above designated size in the province, a digitalization penetration rate of 85% in business management, and a penetration rate of 90% for digital R&D and design tools. (Lead Agencies: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Communications Administration)
6. Strengthen Smart Manufacturing Capabilities. Encourage and support enterprises to prioritize smart manufacturing, accelerate the widespread adoption of new technologies and models such as big data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence within enterprises, and promote the application of key smart manufacturing technologies, equipment, and core support software. Implement iterative upgrades centered on advanced production lines, and promote the application of CNC machine tools, industrial robots,additive manufacturing equipment, automatic inspection and assembly equipment, automated processing units, and other intelligent production equipment, as well as automated integrated production lines. Continuously improve the level of intelligence in production equipment and processes within traditional industries to enhance labor productivity and product quality rates. By 2025, the province aims to establish approximately 1,000 smart factories and develop a range of independently innovated intelligent products with core competitiveness. (Lead Agency: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology)
7. Promote the coordinated development of networks. Support enterprises in building 5G-enabled industrial internet infrastructure, accelerate the development of a range of comprehensive, specialized, and sector-specific industrial internet platforms, and establish networked manufacturing and service systems. Implement the “Dual Gigabit” initiative to build high-quality external public networks and advance 5G standalone networks in key regions and industries; encourage enterprises to upgrade their internal networks using deterministic networks and advanced applicable technologies, and explore typical application scenarios for “Deterministic Networks+.”By 2025, we aim to achieve an adoption rate of approximately 45% for industrial internet among industrial enterprises above a certain scale, with 250,000 5G base stations deployed; establish more than 40 national-level specialized platforms, and cultivate over 300 provincial-level key platforms. (Lead Agencies: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Communications Administration)
(3) Promote Green Transformation to Advance Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction. Deepen the implementation of the carbon peaking action plan in the industrial sector, comprehensively promote green manufacturing, improve the comprehensive utilization efficiency of industrial resources and the level of clean production, and establish a green and low-carbon development system.
8. Strengthen the Leading Role of Energy Efficiency Benchmarking. Focusing on key sectors such as petrochemicals, chemicals, building materials, steel, and non-ferrous metals, implement the “dual-control” system for total energy consumption and intensity, as well as the Energy Efficiency Leader Program. Compile lists of enterprises, projects, and energy efficiency targets for energy-saving and carbon-reduction technological upgrades, clearly defining the timing, measures, scope, deadlines, and expected goals of the upgrades, and encourage enterprises to carry out upgrades in accordance with energy efficiency benchmark levels.The goal is to ensure that, by 2025, the proportion of production capacity in key industrial sectors that meets energy efficiency benchmark levels exceeds 30%. (Lead Agencies: Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology)
9. Promote Energy-Saving and Emission-Reduction Upgrades. Focusing on a new generation of clean, efficient, green, low-carbon, and recyclable production processes and equipment, we will introduce, absorb, and develop advanced low-carbon technologies, and implement a series of joint research projects on energy-saving and carbon-reduction technologies. By applying advanced and applicable energy-saving and carbon-reduction technologies, processes, and equipment, we will upgrade high-energy-consuming general-purpose equipment to achieve efficient and low-carbon energy utilization.Focus on upgrades for ultra-low emissions. Support enterprises in adopting advanced and applicable clean production technologies and high-efficiency end-of-pipe treatment equipment to reduce pollution emissions and comprehensively improve the level of green development in process equipment, product technology, environmental protection, and energy conservation. (Lead Agencies: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment)
10. Strengthen Comprehensive Resource Utilization. Centered on achieving resource recovery, waste reduction, and harmless disposal, organize and implement a series of energy-saving and circular economy technology upgrade projects to improve the efficiency of energy and resource utilization. Promote the standardized and scaled development of recycled resources, strengthen technical and equipment support, and enhance the comprehensive utilization of major industrial solid wastes such as red mud, fly ash, and chemical residues.Encourage enterprises to adopt new water-saving technologies, equipment, and products; implement upgrades for inter-enterprise water sharing, water use by quality, multiple uses of water, and water recycling; strengthen supervision and inspection of water conservation in high-water-consumption enterprises; and explore the establishment of “near-zero discharge” industrial parks. Strive to reduce the province’s water consumption per unit of industrial value-added by 10% by 2025. (Lead Agencies: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment)
11. Build a green manufacturing system. Strengthen green management throughout the product life cycle; support enterprises in implementing green design, developing green products, building green factories, developing green industrial parks, and establishing green supply chains. Actively cultivate a group of leading green manufacturing enterprises with independent brands, mastery of core technologies, and strong leadership capabilities; create a range of high-quality products such as new energy vehicles, environmental protection equipment, and power equipment; and develop green manufacturing industries including low-carbon emission reduction, high-efficiency energy conservation, environmental protection equipment, and comprehensive resource utilization.Intensify efforts in clean production audits and launch pilot programs for comprehensive clean production audits and innovation. By 2025, strive to establish 500 green factories at the provincial level or above, 20 green industrial parks, and develop 500 green design products; the output value of green emerging industries should account for more than 35% of the total output value of industrial enterprises above designated size. (Lead Agencies: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment)
(IV) Promote Cluster Development to Facilitate Ecological Integration. Strengthen the tiered cultivation of high-quality enterprises, promote the integrated development of large, medium, and small enterprises, and support leading enterprises in coordinating with upstream and downstream enterprises within clusters to carry out collaborative upgrades, thereby stimulating the vitality and momentum of micro-entities driving industrial development.
12. Gradually Cultivate High-Quality Enterprises. Establish a tiered cultivation framework for high-quality enterprises, forming a comprehensive system that covers innovative SMEs, specialized, refined, distinctive, and new SMEs, specialized, refined, distinctive, and new “Little Giant” enterprises, manufacturing single-champion enterprises, and industry chain leading enterprises. Accelerate the creation of a group of world-class enterprises in traditional industries that excel in product quality, brand reputation, innovation leadership, and modern governance.Guide large enterprises to open up innovation resources and share production capacity with small and medium-sized enterprises, thereby forming a collaborative, efficient, integrated, and seamless innovation ecosystem that connects large, medium, and small enterprises. By 2025, strive to cultivate approximately 10,000 specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative SMEs, approximately 1,000 manufacturing single-champions, include approximately 40,000 technology-based SMEs in the database, and reach 30,000 high-tech enterprises.(Lead Agencies: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission)
13. Strengthen modern industrial chains. Implement the Landmark Industrial Chain Breakthrough Project, conduct a precise mapping of industrial chain structures, cultivate a group of “chain-leading” enterprises with strong integration capabilities and driving effects, actively foster institutions that promote high-quality development of industrial chains, and accelerate the strengthening of a number of modern, competitive industrial chains.Actively guide “chain-leading” enterprises to collaborate with upstream and downstream firms in comprehensive technological upgrades, establishing a new integrated model of technical transformation characterized by division of labor, mutual integration, symbiosis, and shared benefits across the entire industrial chain, thereby continuously increasing product value-added rates. By 2025, strive to cultivate approximately 200 “chain-leading” enterprises that dominate industrial ecosystems. (Lead Agencies: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission)
14. Expand Competitive Industrial Clusters. Focusing on the strengths of our province’s traditional industries, we will advance the construction of demonstration bases for new industrialization, thoroughly implement the “311” Project for high-quality development of the ecological and environmental protection industry, and steadily promote the cultivation of advanced manufacturing clusters, specialized industrial clusters for small and medium-sized enterprises, and “goose-formation” industrial clusters. We will strengthen targeted policies and tiered management, and recommend clusters with significant development achievements and strong competitive strength for designation as national-level clusters.Develop a three-year action plan for the cultivation and upgrading of national advanced manufacturing clusters, concentrating resources to strengthen three national-level clusters—smart home appliances, rail transit equipment, and power equipment—and accelerate their advancement toward world-class status.By 2025, we aim to have established approximately 35 national-level demonstration bases for new industrialization in traditional industries, with provincial-level "goose-formation" industrial clusters reaching about 200, advanced manufacturing clusters reaching about 20, and specialized industrial clusters for small and medium-sized enterprises reaching about 120. (Lead Agencies: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment)
15. Enhance the Capabilities of Industrial Parks. Adhering to the principles of differentiated competition and coordinated development, we will scientifically plan the spatial layout of industrial parks. We will focus on enhancing the parks’ capacity to accommodate industrial development, their specialized service capabilities, and their ability to coordinate and integrate development. We will guide and encourage enterprises to cluster within industrial parks, providing support for enterprise expansion and relocation projects to the parks on par with investment promotion projects. Each park will develop 1–2 leading industrial clusters.Advance the rectification, upgrading, and clustering of chemical industrial parks, as well as the construction of eco-industrial parks. By 2025, strive to achieve a chemical enterprise park entry rate of over 45%, with output value from chemical industrial parks (including key chemical monitoring sites managed within parks) accounting for approximately 80% of the industry’s total, and the proportion of eco-industrial parks reaching over 50% of all industrial parks. (Lead Agencies: Provincial Department of Commerce, Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment)
(5) Promote service-oriented expansion to drive model innovation. Advance the deep integration of advanced manufacturing with production-oriented services, and accelerate the transformation of traditional manufacturing models toward “product + service” and “manufacturing + service” models.
16. Promote the development of shared platforms. Cultivate a group of specialized, IT-enabled service providers; establish testing and inspection platforms required for validating new products and technologies; drive the intensive and innovative use of quality infrastructure resources; and accelerate the construction of a “one-stop” service platform system. Support enterprises and service providers in jointly establishing and operating service systems such as monitoring centers and 24/7 response centers, gradually achieving online support services including remote monitoring, fault diagnosis, remote maintenance, and trend forecasting.Focusing on key sectors such as casting, dyeing and printing, and mold manufacturing, we will plan and construct a number of regional shared manufacturing platforms and build shared factories that provide flexible services such as time-sharing, piecework, and value-based pricing. (Lead Agencies: Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Market Regulation Bureau)
17. Strengthen the Empowerment of Industrial Design. Enhance R&D and design in areas such as products, systems, and process flows; strengthen service support for industries including electronics and information technology, high-end equipment, and aerospace; and guide enterprises to increase investment in and application of industrial design. Leveraging technical renovation projects, support the development of large-scale personalized customization; promote the standardization of parts, the refinement of accessories, the modularization of components, and the personalized reconfiguration of products; and enhance capabilities in customized design and flexible manufacturing.The goal is to have approximately 700 industrial design centers at the provincial level or above by 2025. (Lead Agency: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology)
18. Innovate Collaborative Manufacturing Services. Encourage enterprises to build intelligent logistics equipment and warehousing facilities. Support “chain-leading” enterprises in the industrial chain to establish standardized supply chain management centers and supply chain service platforms, and carry out services such as centralized procurement, supplier inventory management, and lean supply chain management to achieve standardized, intelligent, and collaborative development of the supply chain.Guide enterprises to develop new models of integrated manufacturing and service development through technological upgrades that can respond flexibly and swiftly to market demands, and encourage them to share solutions and toolkits with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) using industrial internet platforms and their own transformation experience. Aim to have approximately 400 provincial-level or higher service-oriented manufacturing demonstration enterprises and platforms by 2025. (Lead Agencies: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Development and Reform Commission)
III. Support Measures
(1) Establish and Improve the Work System. The Provincial Leading Group for Building a Manufacturing Powerhouse will coordinate and advance the technological transformation and upgrading of traditional industries. The Leading Group’s Office will specifically oversee coordination and services, monitor implementation, and promote demonstration projects, while refining annual work priorities and breaking down targets and tasks for implementation.All member units shall collaborate closely, refine policy measures, and form a synergistic effort to coordinate the resolution of systemic and widespread issues in the technological transformation and upgrading of traditional industries. Municipalities shall assume primary responsibility, formulate and implement detailed rules and supporting measures based on local conditions, establish sound working mechanisms, and ensure thorough implementation. Strengthen supervision, evaluation, and assessment of work outcomes, and conduct regular inspections. (Lead Agency: Office of the Provincial Leading Group for Building a Manufacturing Powerhouse)
(2) Strengthen Support Through Project Platforms. In accordance with the requirement to “complete and commission a batch, commence construction on a batch, and attract and cultivate a batch,” intensify efforts to advance key projects, precisely guide project planning and reserve, conduct targeted outreach to facilitate project attraction, and actively expand and optimize effective investment in traditional industries.Establish a provincial database of technological transformation projects, improve the system for adding projects to the database and the management of project records, and coordinate the construction of approximately 1,000 key technological transformation projects and major industrial investment projects listed in the provincial guidance catalog. Prioritize the inclusion of eligible projects in the provincial list of key projects, strengthen coordination and support services as well as the provision of essential resources for key project construction, ensure timely completion and commissioning, and generate tangible results as soon as possible.At the same time, focus on key areas for the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, make coordinated and effective use of various investment promotion resources, strengthen investment promotion along industrial chains, and coordinate the resolution of difficulties and issues in project attraction on a graded and categorized basis, striving to attract more projects with supporting and leading roles. (Lead Units: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Commerce)
(3) Strengthen Policy Support. Improve the mechanism of “allocating resources to follow projects” to enhance total factor productivity. Leverage the catalytic and guiding role of the provincial special fund for industrial transformation and development, prioritizing support for key industrial investment projects in traditional industries that focus on technological innovation, green and low-carbon development, and digital transformation. Guide municipal and county governments to increase investment and support for projects aimed at the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries.Fully implement national preferential policies such as tariff exemptions for imported equipment, and make full use of national policies including the Major Technological Transformation Special Fund and the Industrial Infrastructure Rebuilding Program to secure inclusion of more projects within the scope of national support. Improve the communication and cooperation mechanism among government, banks, and enterprises; establish a “whitelist” system for key technological transformation investment projects in traditional industries; guide financial institutions to prioritize high-quality technological transformation projects for loan disbursement; and streamline approval processes, broaden the range of eligible industries, and increase credit limits.(Lead Agencies: Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Department of Finance, Provincial Department of Natural Resources, Provincial Bureau of Local Financial Supervision, People’s Bank of China Shandong Branch)
(IV) Deepen institutional and systemic reforms. Focus on the input-output efficiency of production factors per unit area to conduct comprehensive evaluations of enterprises. Leverage the “output per mu” evaluation to provide both positive incentives and negative pressure. Explore using the results of “output per mu” evaluations as a reference for providing enterprises with factor support and for inclusion in provincial key support initiatives. Implement differentiated policies to guide the concentration of resources and factors toward high-quality enterprises, thereby forcing the exit of low-end, low-quality, and inefficient production capacity.Encourage information technology enterprises, equipment manufacturing enterprises, and energy-saving and environmental protection enterprises to accumulate experience in technological transformation and grow into specialized technical transformation service providers capable of effectively addressing enterprise transformation needs and offering systematic solutions. Establish a recommended directory of systematic solution service providers by industry and sector through enterprise applications and expert evaluations, providing enterprises with comprehensive, specialized, and targeted services.(Lead Agencies: Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Provincial Department of Finance, Provincial Department of Natural Resources, Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment)
(5) Focus on Fostering a Favorable Environment. Firmly uphold correct public opinion guidance and fully leverage media platforms such as the internet, newspapers, and television to provide timely and in-depth coverage of the achievements, best practices, and distinctive features of traditional industry transformation and upgrading. Emphasize identifying and summarizing exemplary cases that are worthy of reference, replication, and promotion. Actively publicize and promote successful experiences and practices to expand the示范 effect and create a favorable atmosphere that supports and drives the technological transformation and upgrading of traditional industries.We must vigorously promote a culture of investigation and research, seeking input on needs and advice from enterprises, and effectively helping enterprises solve problems and address practical issues. We will encourage and guide industry associations to actively participate in the implementation of the action plan, strengthen service capacity building, enhance industry service levels, and better serve government decision-making and industrial development. (Lead Agency: Office of the Provincial Leading Group for Building a Manufacturing Powerhouse)
