On September 24, the government of Hefei National High-tech Industry Development Zone (Hefei High-tech Zone) released an action plan for building a world-leading sci-tech park. "Hefei High-tech Zone is the core area of a comprehensive national science center. It has cultivated future industries such as quantum technology, artificial intelligence, and future energy. Its quantum industry ranks first in China." The relevant person in charge of Hefei High-tech Zone introduced that the zone has become an essential carrier of national strategic scientific and technological strength, has the first-mover advantage for future industrial development, and has formed an ecological soil where innovative achievements continue to emerge. According to the action plan, by 2025, Hefei High-tech Zone will strive to reach the global leading level in some fields. For example, in terms of enterprise cultivation, Hefei High-tech Zone will introduce and cultivate several world-class leading tech enterprises, no less than 50 "Double Five" enterprises (internal R&D investment intensity reaches 5% and operating income exceeds 500 million yuan), no less than 10 "Double Ten" enterprises (internal R&D investment intensity of 10% and operating income exceeding 1 billion yuan), more than 60 listed companies, no less than 100 national SRDI (Specialized, Refined, Differential, Innovational) "little giant" enterprises, and more than 1,000 school-enterprise collaborative company. It is estimated that by 2035, Hefei High-tech Zone will become China's first world-leading sci-tech park with the quantum industry as the leading symbol and will build a "World Quantum Center" to achieve a giant leap from the domestic leader to a world leader.
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