Original Title: Notice on Issuing the "Action Plan for Cultivating and Developing Future Industries in Pudong New Area"

To fully implement the "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Supporting High-Level Reform and Opening-Up in Pudong New Area and Building a Leading Zone for Socialist Modernization," and in accordance with the overall deployment of the "Action Plan for Shanghai to Build a High-Ground for Future Industry Innovation and Develop and Expand Future Industry Clusters," this Action Plan is formulated to leverage Pudong New Area’s abundant scientific and technological innovation resources, solid industrial foundation, and a vibrant innovation ecosystem, with the aim of fully strengthening the engine of innovation,actively foster new momentum for future industries, build a modern industrial system oriented toward the future, and establish a global hub for the allocation of high-end industrial innovation resources, this Action Plan is hereby formulated.

I. General Approach and Vision

(1) Guiding Principles

Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, we will fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the important speech delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the celebration marking the 30th anniversary of the development and opening-up of Pudong. In accordance with the strategic requirements for comprehensively building a leading zone for high-level reform, opening-up, and socialist modernization, we will adhere to the orientation toward the frontiers of global science and technology, the main battlefield of the economy, major national needs, and the health and well-being of the people. Focusing on key areas such as future information, future health, future intelligence,future energy, and future space, with the primary goal of establishing and improving the modern industrial system of Pudong New Area. We will focus on driving the origin of cutting-edge technologies and fostering future-oriented technology enterprises, supported by the construction of a full-chain, full-lifecycle science and technology innovation ecosystem, to build a globally influential leading zone for future industries.

(2) Basic Principles

Adhere to the principle of grounding efforts in the present while planning for the future. In accordance with the city’s overall deployment for future industry development, build upon the foundation of Pudong’s three leading industries and six core industries, leverage the clustering advantages of scientific platforms, research institutions, and technology enterprises, integrate into the global innovation network, and aggregate high-end innovation resources to proactively chart the course for Pudong’s future industry development.

We will uphold the principles of emancipating the mind and innovation-driven development. By fully emancipating our thinking, we will proactively plan and guide the development of future industries. We will actively explore institutional and policy innovations and breakthroughs that support cutting-edge technological innovation and the growth of future industries, fostering an entrepreneurial and innovative atmosphere where scientists dare to dream, entrepreneurs dare to act, and financial institutions dare to invest.

Prioritize talent and emphasize the innovation ecosystem. Attract top talent from around the world, prioritize the recruitment and cultivation of scientists and leading talents in future technology fields, encourage the formation of an innovation model where “leading talents and innovation teams drive the development of future industries,” and establish and improve incubation and acceleration mechanisms across the entire future industry value chain to promote the clustering and development of future industries.

Adhere to a demand-driven and scenario-driven approach. Taking national strategic requirements and market demand as the fundamental guiding principles, we will focus on industrial sectors with relatively clear market demand, concentrate on the development of cutting-edge foundational technologies, key core technologies, and basic equipment and materials, actively cultivate application scenarios for future technologies and industries, and drive accelerated breakthroughs in future industries.

(3) Development Goals

By 2025, establish and refine the basic framework for future industries in Pudong, building a foundation for future technology innovation and creating a fertile environment for the incubation and nurturing of future industries; By 2030, fully establish Pudong New Area’s leading advantage in future industries, attract a group of leading talents, produce a series of original achievements, and cultivate a cohort of flagship enterprises, forming several future industry clusters with international competitiveness, with the output value of future industries reaching approximately 300 billion yuan;By 2035, we will have built a globally influential leading zone for future industries, serving as a flagship for Shanghai and even the nation in competing in the global future industry arena.

Building a Hub for Future Frontier Technologies. By 2030, innovation capabilities in future frontier technologies will be significantly enhanced. National laboratories and major scientific infrastructure focused on future disruptive technologies will be established and improved; 2–3 Future Technology Academies will be founded; approximately 5 Future Industry Innovation Centers will be cultivated; and a number of innovation consortia and new-type R&D institutions will be built, achieving a series of groundbreaking, disruptive, and leading scientific and technological achievements at the 0-to-1 stage.

Building a hub for global talent in future industries. By 2030, targeting the technological frontiers of future industries, we will attract a cohort of world-class scientists, leading scientific and technological talents, and high-level innovation and entrepreneurship teams; cultivate a cohort of strategic scientists for future industries; and establish and improve career platforms to attract global talent.

Build a Leading Zone for Future Industry Clusters. By 2030, future industry clusters will demonstrate distinct advantages. We will establish 5 future industry clusters, encourage 3–5 leading enterprises to expand into future industries, foster 8–10 ecosystem-leading enterprises, create approximately 40 enterprise technology centers, and cultivate around 300 high-tech enterprises, thereby forming a development pattern driven by anchor enterprises, supported by backbone enterprises, and featuring the clustered growth of small, medium, and micro enterprises.

Build a demonstration zone for future innovation ecosystems. By 2030, the technology commercialization capacity of future industries will be significantly enhanced. We will establish 5–7 future industry pilot zones, create a number of future industry acceleration parks, build a series of proof-of-concept platforms and high-quality incubators in future industry fields, develop 15–20 comprehensive application scenarios, and establish a set of future industry technical standards.

II. New Tracks and Technological Directions for Future Industries

In line with global trends in cutting-edge science and technology, and in accordance with the city’s overall strategic deployment for future industries, while leveraging Pudong’s strengths in science, technology, and industrial foundations, we will build Pudong’s future industry clusters around 15 sub-sectors within five major fields: Future Information, Future Health, Future Intelligence, Future Energy, and Future Space.

(1) Future Information

Future Chips. Proactively plan for next-generation chip technologies such as photonic chips, quantum chips, brain-inspired chips, and biochips, and support related basic research and technological innovation.Accelerate the development of a range of high-end general-purpose electronic chips, including central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), RISC-V chips, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and compute-in-memory chips. Prioritize research and development efforts on core front-end chip manufacturing equipment—such as lithography and etching systems—as well as advanced packaging and testing equipment. Strengthen industrialization breakthroughs in core components and materials. Promote the development of third-generation semiconductors, including silicon carbide and gallium nitride.

Future Communications. Accelerate breakthroughs in the design, development, network deployment, and launch of low-cost, highly integrated satellites, as well as reusable technologies. Actively develop key technologies and products such as network control for low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband communication systems, laser inter-satellite links, integrated onboard electronic systems,on-board remote sensing payloads and intelligent data processing, ground-based smart terminals, and integrated communication, navigation, and remote sensing systems. Promote collaborative research on key components such as 6G chips, terahertz transmission devices, and high-power optoelectronic devices, and proactively plan for 6G core technologies and standards. Support the sharing and joint use of satellite data, and promote the integrated application of satellite communications, BeiDou navigation, and remote sensing.

Quantum Technology. Support cutting-edge basic research and technological innovation in quantum communication, measurement, and computing; tackle technologies such as quantum material and device design, multi-degree-of-freedom quantum sensing, and opto-acoustic quantum devices.Prioritize the development of quantum communication; conduct research on key quantum communication equipment such as quantum communication chips, quantum key distributors, quantum routers, and quantum switches; establish a new network architecture integrating quantum information with networks; and promote the integration of quantum communication into the national communications system. Accelerate the development of quantum measurement equipment and foster the quantum computing industrial ecosystem.

(2) Future Health

Brain-Computer Interfaces. Accelerate the application and industrialization of non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies, strengthen R&D efforts on invasive BCI technologies, and drive breakthroughs in core technologies such as brain-computer fusion, brain-inspired chip technology, novel brain research techniques, and neural interface technology. Promote R&D and innovation in core equipment and materials, including brain-inspired chips, brain-inspired micro-nano optoelectronic devices, brain-inspired computers, neural interfaces, smart prosthetics, and electrode materials. Strengthen the exploration of BCI application scenarios.

Precision Medicine. Accelerate research and development of core technologies such as novel therapeutic targets, clinical-grade viral vectors, gene sequencing, molecular diagnostics, stem cell therapies, and immunotherapies. Promote the research, development, and commercialization of products including cell therapy, gene therapy, nucleic acid vaccines and drugs, and oncolytic viruses, as well as the strategic deployment of CAR-T products. Support the development of disruptive treatment modalities such as proton and heavy-ion therapy, precision radiotherapy, and microneedle drug delivery.Encourage the R&D and production of critical materials, essential equipment and consumables, and precision scientific instruments, and support the establishment of application scenarios for high-throughput sequencing instruments.

Synthetic Biology. Tackle fundamental core technologies such as gene reading, writing, editing, synthesis, assembly, and storage; improve the industrial chain layout covering strain design and modification, process development, product incubation, pilot and intermediate-scale testing, and industrial-scale mass production; and accelerate the commercialization of innovative achievements in synthetic biology.Develop core equipment support systems and automated compound synthesis systems based on technologies such as bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, algorithms and computing power, and big data. Promote the application and commercialization of synthetic biology technologies in fields such as biopharmaceuticals, medical aesthetics, biosynthetic materials, bioenergy, and microbial strain testing.

(3) Future Intelligent

Intelligent Computing. Drive breakthroughs in intelligent computing for large-scale models and foster the development of independent intelligent computing frameworks and algorithm platforms. Promote technological breakthroughs in large-scale models, including knowledge augmentation, cross-modal unified modeling, prompt-based learning, continuous learning, model distillation, and sparsification.Support innovative applications of ultra-large models in fields such as generative AI, deep learning, computer vision, speech recognition, and human-computer interaction. Support the construction of an integrated AaaS (Artificial Intelligence as a Service) intelligent computing platform featuring “computing resources + algorithmic tools + general-purpose algorithmic models.”

General-Purpose AI. Strengthen the development and application of general-purpose artificial intelligence operating systems and control software with independent intellectual property rights. Support AI-driven drug discovery and development, and promote the application of AI technologies in multiple stages of drug R&D, including compound screening and design, proteomics, genomics, and transcriptomics. Support the development of general-purpose AI models with generalized knowledge, dynamic learning, and autonomous planning capabilities, and deepen the deployment and application of these models in areas such as urban governance and biosafety early warning.

Robotic Agents. Strengthen the deployment of high-end medical robots, specialized industrial robots, and intelligent service robots. Promote breakthroughs in key core technologies such as multimodal human-machine interaction, affective computing, controllers, servo motors, LiDAR, 3D vision, and integrated joints. Support the development of key areas such as vascular intervention surgery robots and endoscopic surgery robots, and expand into frontier fields including next-generation mobile composite robots, soft robots, humanoid robots, and space robots.

Virtual-Physical Interaction. Encourage the development of metaverse scenarios and promote innovation in core virtual-physical interaction technologies as well as the development of cutting-edge terminal products. Drive breakthroughs in near-eye display, perception and interaction technologies, rendering and computing technologies, and cloud-based content production and sharing technologies. Promote the development of XR terminal products and application software, and support the application of virtual-physical interaction in sectors such as gaming and entertainment, social interaction, education and training, telemedicine, and industrial manufacturing.

(4) Future Energy

Advanced Nuclear Energy. Accelerate research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies for commercialization. Conduct R&D on equipment such as new small modular reactors (SMRs), advanced pressurized water reactors (PWRs), very-high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (VHTGRs), and fast reactors, as well as on new nuclear engineering materials. Support the R&D and production of high-temperature-resistant new materials, accident-tolerant fuels, and high-entropy alloys, and promote the industrialization of VHTGRs.Accelerate the research and development of high-temperature superconducting controlled nuclear fusion experimental facilities; conduct preliminary research on new nuclear fusion energy system technologies; advance the verification of nuclear energy miniaturization technologies; and carry out demonstration applications of multi-energy integration.

New Energy Storage. Focus on electrochemical energy storage, prioritizing lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, supercapacitor storage, and hydrogen storage. Conquer key core technologies for new energy storage and accelerate the localization of critical materials such as carbon materials and separators.Achieve breakthroughs in the construction technology of high-capacity solid-state batteries; support research and development of solid-state battery electrolyte technologies such as oxide, sulfide, and polymer electrolytes; strengthen R&D of key materials such as high-specific-capacity cathode materials and nano-lithium-alloy composite anode materials; and promote the engineering application and large-scale mass production of solid-state batteries.Support innovation in hydrogen fuel cell technologies and materials, with a focus on breakthroughs in key foundational materials such as carbon paper, proton exchange membranes, and catalysts; enhance hydrogen fuel cell system integration capabilities; and develop high-power, long-life hydrogen fuel cells.

(5) Future Space

Deep-sea Exploration and Production. Conduct research and development on key technologies and equipment for deep-sea access, exploration, development, and polar operations; promote the development of transport equipment such as deep-sea manned submersibles, deep-sea space stations, underwater robots, and intelligent polar transport vehicles.Advance research and development of core technologies for the design and construction of deepwater and ultra-deepwater large-scale floating production, storage, and offloading units (FPSOs), deepwater semi-submersible production platforms, large-scale liquefied natural gas floating production, storage, and offloading units (LNGFSOs), and topside modules.

Aerospace Utilization. Support the development and market application of liquid oxygen-methane rockets, strengthen research and development of rocket recovery technologies, and accelerate the development of large-scale manned rocket technologies. Promote the development of in-orbit manufacturing and maintenance equipment, advance in-orbit assembly technologies for large-scale space facilities such as solar array panels, antennas, and optical systems, and explore in-orbit additive manufacturing for ultra-large space antenna structures. Develop technologies for serviceable spacecraft, including the capture and removal of defunct satellites and propellant refueling technologies.

Future Transportation. Support research and development of forward-looking technologies for intelligent connected vehicles, including complex system architectures, perception of complex environments, and intelligent decision-making and control. Promote the commercial application of vehicles with high-level autonomous driving capabilities (Level 4 and above) in designated areas and specific scenarios. Tackle core technologies in aerospace materials and aircraft engines; develop next-generation commercial aircraft such as supersonic and wing-body-integrated models; and advance the verification and demonstration of hydrogen-powered aircraft technologies, including hydrogen fuel cells and hydrogen turbofan engines.Support the development of manned autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the 100-meter ultra-low-altitude and 1,000-meter low-altitude airspace, and explore the construction of a three-dimensional air traffic network comprising manned autonomous UAVs, electric aircraft, general aviation aircraft, and commercial airliners.

III. Optimizing the Spatial Layout of Future Industries

Guided by the overarching principles of coordinated planning, cluster-based development, differentiated layout, and collaborative growth, we will leverage major science and technology infrastructure clusters, the national laboratory system, and scientific platforms such as the Top Scientists Forum to establish hubs for future technology innovation. We will support the comprehensive enhancement of functions in the two major future industry pilot zones—Zhangjiang and Lingang—and assist Jinqiao and Waigaoqiao in developing into future industry clusters. We will plan and establish a number of specialized future industry parks and future industry accelerator parks, forming a multi-tiered development framework comprising “innovation hubs, pilot zones, clusters-Specialized Parks-Acceleration Parks.”

(1) Building a Future Science and Technology Innovation Hub

Leveraging the strengths of Pudong’s major science and technology infrastructure clusters, we will focus on attracting top domestic and international research institutions and research-oriented universities. We will establish and improve a system of national key laboratories led by national laboratories, creating a cluster innovation effect through the integration of universities, major platforms, and major facilities, and building a source of cutting-edge basic theoretical research and future disruptive technological innovation.Leveraging the platform of the Global Top Scientists Forum, we will build a world-class community for top scientists to high standards, gather global high-end innovation resources, and establish a number of world-leading laboratories, research institutions, and incubation and commercialization platforms, thereby creating the premier destination for global talent to innovate and start businesses.

(2) Building a Pioneer Zone for Future Industries

Support Zhangjiang in building a future industry pilot zone led by “innovation origination,” upgrading it to a national-level future industry demonstration zone. Establish a future industry development framework featuring strategic support for future chips, forward-looking leadership in future health, empowerment through future intelligent convergence, and iterative cross-disciplinary development in future energy and materials. Create future industry brand landmarks such as “China’s Pharmaceutical Valley,” “China’s Silicon Valley,”China’s Smart Valley,” and a green and low-carbon demonstration park, establishing it as a “nationally leading, world-class” innovation hub for future industries.Support Lingang in building a future industry pilot zone centered on “hardcore technology.” By leveraging the institutional openness and cutting-edge industrial cluster advantages of the Free Trade Pilot Zone, and guided by international open innovation, Lingang will actively integrate into the global innovation network. Relying on industrial platforms such as the “AI Innovation Port, Oriental Chip Port, Information Flying Fish, Large Aircraft Park, and Power Source,” it will prioritize key sectors including future health, future intelligence, future information, future energy, and future space.

(3) Building Future Industry Clusters

Support Jinqiao in building a future intelligent manufacturing cluster led by future information technology. Strengthen and optimize the three core industries of “Future Vehicles, Intelligent Manufacturing, and Large-Scale Video Conferencing.” Accelerate the construction of the Next-Generation Communication Technology Future Industry Accelerator Park and develop third-generation semiconductors. In conjunction with the upgrading of the future automotive industry, enhance coordinated development with Zhangjiang Science City to promote the integration of advanced chips, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and new energy technologies, and accelerate the cultivation of new industrial sectors such as future intelligence, future communications, and future energy.Support Waigaoqiao in building a future industry cluster centered on future health. Leverage the cross-border policy advantages of the customs special supervision zone, integrate resources from both domestic and international markets, and focus on strengthening the functions of the cross-border R&D and production pilot zone. Comprehensively accelerate the full-process, integrated contract development and manufacturing (CDMO) of cell and gene therapies, and establish a global hub for cross-border innovation in precision medicine, particularly in the cell and gene therapy industry.

(4) Developing Specialized Future Industry Parks

Over the next 5 to 10 years, Pudong New Area will establish a number of future industry specialty parks and acceleration parks with international competitiveness. In the future information sector, support will be provided to the Shanghai Integrated Circuit Design Industrial Park, the Shanghai Integrated Circuit Materials Innovation Park, and the Oriental Chip Port in the Lingang New Area to strengthen future chip development and shape the “China Silicon Valley” brand;support the Lingang New Area in focusing on microsatellite propulsion, satellite internet, and space technology applications to build a major national satellite industry base; and support Jinqiao in accelerating the innovation and development of next-generation communication technologies and the construction of a global ecosystem. In the future health sector, support the Zhangjiang Cell and Gene Industry Park in building a globally influential innovation center and industrial hub for cell and gene therapy; support the Laogang area in establishing a specialized industrial park for synthetic biology;Support the Zhangjiang Innovative Drug Industry Base, Zhangjiang Medical Device Industry Base, and Zhangjiang Headquarters Park in proactively positioning themselves within the future health sector; support the development of the International Medical Device Smart Manufacturing Base in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone’s bonded area into a global hub for medical device smart manufacturing serving both domestic and international markets; and support the Shanghai Free Trade Zone No. 1 Life Science Industrial Park in establishing itself as a hub for the new medical industry. In the future intelligence sector, support the Zhangjiang Artificial Intelligence Island in becoming a source of innovation for the future intelligence industry and a zone for best practices in application scenarios;Support the Zhangjiang Robot Valley in building a cutting-edge industrial cluster for robotic intelligence; support the Zhangjiang Digital Chain (Metaverse) Specialized Industrial Park in becoming an internationally leading industrial base for virtual-physical interaction; support the “Dishui Lake AI Innovation Port” in prioritizing the implementation of future smart terminal products and smart hardware R&D and manufacturing projects. In the future energy sector, support the Expo Park Central State-Owned Enterprise Headquarters Base in attracting leading enterprises and research institutes in nuclear energy and other advanced energy fields to create a headquarters cluster for advanced nuclear energy and new energy;Support the North and South Zones of the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in developing hydrogen energy and new energy storage technologies; encourage leading enterprises in hydrogen energy, solid-state batteries, lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, and supercapacitors to cluster upstream and downstream companies along the industrial chain, creating specialized parks for hydrogen energy and new energy storage; and build a specialized new energy storage park based on the Lingang Power Source.In the future space sector, support the Large Aircraft Park in clustering core enterprises from the “7+2” cluster supporting large aircraft final assembly, to build a global leader in the civil aviation industry; focus on fields such as aviation propulsion, aerospace propulsion, and future air traffic, and construct several high-quality micro-parks featuring concentrated industrial ecosystems.

IV. Improving the Innovation Ecosystem for Future Industries

(1) Implement the Science and Technology Foundation Enhancement Project to Build a Hub for Future Industry Innovation

With an eye on the long-term development of future industry technology, we will fully mobilize the roles of various scientific research institutions and facility platforms across the district, strengthen the leading role of basic research as a source of innovation, and become a wellspring of innovation for future industries.

Strengthen the pioneering and leading role of major scientific platforms. Leverage major scientific and technological infrastructure to support experimental research on cutting-edge science and technology for the future, and foster a batch of cutting-edge and disruptive future technological achievements. Utilize top-tier research institutions such as national laboratories, national key laboratories, and the Li Zhengdao Institute to conduct research on major strategic issues in fields such as theoretical and applied sciences.

Strengthen the central role of universities and research institutes. Support research-oriented universities and research institutes in strengthening research in future basic and applied sciences, and explore providing long-term, stable, and concentrated funding support to research teams. Establish innovative organizations such as the School of Future Technologies and the School of Future Industry Innovation.

Leverage the “guiding” role of strategic scientists. Relying on platforms such as the World Top Scientists Forum and the Pudong Academicians Activity Center, explore the establishment of a Pudong Strategic Scientists Advisory Committee to regularly organize domestic and international scientists to assess the development direction of Pudong’s future science and technology industries.

(2) Implement the Collective Intelligence Empowerment Project to Build a Hub for Future Industry Incubation and Commercialization

Focusing on specific segments of future industries, we will integrate the entire innovation chain—from scientific research and technological innovation to the transformation and commercialization of research outcomes—to facilitate the smooth transition of scientific and technological achievements to the market.

Establish a number of future industry proof-of-concept centers. Support universities, research institutes, technology companies, and investment institutions in establishing proof-of-concept centers in future industry sectors, providing services such as evaluation of scientific and technological achievements, technical feasibility analysis, production of engineering prototypes, small-batch pilot production, and commercial evaluation.

Establish a number of open innovation centers for large enterprises in future industries. Led by these centers, we will coordinate with major scientific facilities, universities, research institutes, R&D centers, and other research platforms to improve support measures for innovation factors such as technology, finance, policy, and talent. This will support the exploration of disruptive technologies, drive breakthroughs in key technologies, and cultivate leading enterprises in future industries.

Establish a group of high-quality incubators for future industries. Support universities, research institutes, new-type R&D institutions, and leading technology enterprises in establishing future industry incubators independently or through collaboration. Encourage existing incubators to strengthen their support for future industries and incubate a cohort of high-tech enterprises in specific future industry sectors. Explore innovative mechanisms, models, and policies for deploying future industry incubators in areas with dense concentrations of commercial buildings, such as Lujiazui and the World Expo site.

Establish a number of pilot production bases for future industries. Encourage industrial parks to explore mechanisms for joint construction and operation involving stakeholder participation, and establish a number of well-equipped, world-class pilot production bases aligned with the positioning of future industries. These bases will provide services such as pilot R&D, process validation, and pilot production refinement to accelerate the commercialization of future technologies.

Establish a series of future industry accelerator parks. Targeting specific segments of future industries and leveraging municipal-level specialty industrial parks as the main force, we will establish a series of future industry accelerator parks to support the clustering and development of start-ups in these fields. We will select future technology achievements with significant industrial potential to accelerate the commercialization and implementation of these innovations.

Strengthen the enabling role of state-owned asset platforms. Support state-owned enterprises in deeply engaging with the development of future industries, and enable them to play a greater role in areas such as proof-of-concept platforms, open innovation centers of large enterprises, high-quality incubators, accelerators, industrial pilot production bases, and venture capital funds.

(3) Implement the Enterprise Cultivation Program to Build a Hub for Leading Future Industry Enterprises

Establish a tiered enterprise cultivation system in the future industries sector to accelerate the formation of a future industry ecosystem led by leading enterprises and featuring seamless integration among large, medium, and small enterprises.

Establish a group of benchmark ecosystem-leading enterprises. Focusing on key sectors and niche segments of future industries, prioritize the development of a group of ecosystem-leading enterprises that master core technologies, possess the capacity to drive industrial chains, and play a market-leading role. Guide policy resources to concentrate on these ecosystem-leading enterprises to create industry leaders with international competitiveness.

Cultivate a cohort of “Future Stars.” Establish and refine a dynamic cultivation database for high-potential future enterprises, prioritizing the development of specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative “Little Giant” enterprises, gazelle enterprises, and unicorn enterprises in future industries, thereby creating a cohort of “Future Stars” in specific future industry segments.

Cultivate a cohort of “seed enterprises.” Adhere to the integrated approach of “science, industry, and investment” as well as the synergy between “investment and incubation.” Establish a project cultivation mechanism that links “scientists, entrepreneurs, and investors” to vigorously foster new technologies, business models, and formats in future industries. Develop cost-effective physical spaces suitable for startup growth, improve incubation mechanisms for startups, and cultivate a cohort of “seed enterprises” in future industries.

Deepen integrated innovation among large, medium, and small enterprises. Support leading enterprises in taking the lead to form future industry innovation consortia in collaboration with universities, research institutes, and upstream and downstream enterprises, to carry out collaborative innovation around key common technologies in the industry. Encourage large enterprises to open up and share resources such as instruments, equipment, testing facilities, and anonymized databases to empower the innovative development of small and medium-sized enterprises.

(4) Implement the Talent Foundation Project to Build a Leading Hub for Future Industry Talent

Focusing on basic disciplines and cutting-edge interdisciplinary fields, we will accelerate the gathering of top scientists and high-level talent oriented toward future technological frontiers. We will prioritize the cultivation of cross-disciplinary, multidisciplinary talent and young scientific and technological talent to build a talent hub for future industries.

Attracting International Science and Technology Leaders. Leverage the talent-gathering functions of platforms such as the World Top Scientists Forum and the Pudong Academicians Activity Center to establish dialogue platforms with top scientists from home and abroad, and attract a group of scientists at the global forefront of science and technology. Announce Pudong’s future technology “challenge-based” key projects to global scientific talent to attract high-level scientific researchers, industry leaders, and innovation and entrepreneurship teams from both domestic and international sources.

Cultivate cross-disciplinary, multi-skilled talent. Strengthen the training of cross-disciplinary, multi-skilled professionals by supporting universities in establishing interdisciplinary programs and encouraging enterprises to collaborate with universities and research institutes to build talent training bases for future industries, thereby cultivating scientific and technological talent that aligns with corporate needs. Focusing on key areas of future industries, increase support for research projects led by young scientists, provide young talent with more opportunities for international exchange and study, and foster a cohort of “dark horse” young scientific and technological innovators.

Effectively implement the “1+1+N” talent policy. Focusing on strategic scientists, high-level science and technology innovation talent, and urgently needed talent in key future industries, we will refine a comprehensive package of incentive measures covering talent recruitment subsidies, residency support, housing assistance, education and medical services, as well as travel and work conveniences.

(5) Implement the Ecosystem Support Project to Build a Hub for an Open Future Industry Ecosystem

Adhere to an open and inclusive development philosophy to build a future industry innovation ecosystem that aligns with the laws of innovation and market rules.

Leverage the enabling role of funds. Encourage the New Area’s industrial guidance funds and various government special funds to increase investment傾斜 and support for future industries. Actively seek support from municipal-level venture capital guidance funds and angel investment funds, guiding venture capital to invest early, in small-scale projects, and in hard technology. Support enterprises in achieving listing and financing through multi-tiered capital markets such as the STAR Market.

Strengthen future infrastructure. Accelerate the deep coverage of 5G networks, explore pilot projects for 6G trial networks, advance the construction of integrated communication and navigation satellite infrastructure, enhance the deployment of application-oriented edge computing nodes, and systematically promote the construction of data centers and database platforms in the future industries sector. Support the development of new energy infrastructure such as energy storage power stations, new energy charging stations, and hydrogen refueling stations.

Create hubs for application demonstrations. Establish early-stage validation scenarios to study and verify the feasibility of future technologies. Set up integrated testing scenarios to support enterprises and research institutes in jointly building pilot production bases and validation platforms, and implement cross-sector integration demonstration projects. Develop comprehensive promotion scenarios to drive explosive industrial growth through large-scale demonstrations. Promote a range of demonstration scenarios—including future communities, future factories, future hospitals, and future commercial spaces—to create testing grounds for future industries.

Strengthen global resource allocation. Guide enterprises and research institutions to simultaneously advance R&D, standard development, and industrial promotion when implementing future industry projects, thereby accelerating the commercialization of new technologies. Encourage leading enterprises or industry organizations to develop international, national, and industry standards for foundational commonalities and sector-specific applications in future industries, and promote market entities to establish standards of internationally advanced levels in these fields.Leverage global resources, talent, and markets to tackle cutting-edge technological challenges and demonstrate technological applications in future industries, and host high-level international conferences, forums, and innovation and entrepreneurship competitions in the field of future industries.

V. Support Measures

(1) Strengthen Organizational Support

Strengthen coordinated development between the municipal and district levels to secure the implementation of key future industry projects, major platforms, critical resources, and high-profile events at the municipal level in Pudong. Further optimize internal working mechanisms, enhance organizational coordination, and ensure that relevant departments—including the Commission of Science, Technology, and Economy, the Development and Reform Commission, and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission—as well as regional administrative bureaus and towns strengthen overall coordination and work together to advance these efforts.Improve communication mechanisms, regularly track task progress, and establish a working framework where each entity fulfills its duties, assumes its responsibilities, collaborates in management, and operates efficiently.

(2) Strengthening Reform and Innovation

Seizing the opportunity presented by Pudong’s role as a leading zone for socialist modernization and comprehensive reform, we will leverage Pudong New Area’s legislative authority to drive adjustments to laws and regulations and major institutional innovations in future industry technology sectors. We will explore ethical and safety frameworks for fields such as gene editing and brain-computer interfaces, actively promote adjustments to national administrative responsibilities and breakthroughs in relevant legal systems, and further relax restrictions on foreign investment in the development and application of human stem cells and gene technology.We will explore pilot reforms in areas such as basic research for future industries, innovative organizational models, talent deregulation, and error-tolerant innovation mechanisms. We will establish a regular government-enterprise innovation consultation system and involve industry and financial professionals in the selection and support of research projects.

(3) Strengthen Resource Support

Optimize the allocation and coordinated utilization of innovation resources in future industries. Establish policy support covering the entire lifecycle—from basic research, technology R&D, project incubation, pilot and pilot-scale testing, to mass production and application scenarios. Strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights in future industries, and direct policy resources—including fiscal and tax policies, investment and financing, land use, and talent policies—toward future industries.Improve the talent service environment for future industries, leverage the “1+1+N” talent policy framework, and increase support and safeguards for housing, education, and healthcare services for talent. Further support mixed-use land development and integrated spatial utilization suitable for future industries, and strengthen the construction of new digital infrastructure to support the development of future industries.

(4) Strengthen Monitoring and Evaluation

In accordance with the city-wide deployment of statistical monitoring for future industries, and in conjunction with the specific sub-sectors of Pudong’s future industries, we will explore the establishment and improvement of a statistical monitoring system for future industries. This system will track and monitor indicators such as output value, key regions, representative enterprises, innovation platforms, R&D investment, innovative products, patent applications, and talent concentration.Establish a mechanism for the annual task allocation, implementation, periodic evaluation, scientific monitoring, and feedback-based adjustment of Pudong’s future industries. Regularly track the progress of key tasks, summarize and analyze implementation status, promptly investigate and coordinate solutions to existing issues, and ensure the full implementation of all tasks.
See the attachment for the Task Allocation Table of the “Action Plan for Cultivating and Developing Future Industries in Pudong New Area.”