Shanghai plans to drive tech innovation

Shanghai's continued efforts to improve its innovation ecosystem will help build the city into a global hub for technological advancement and support high-quality economic growth, experts said.

Their comments followed the release of a global sci-tech partnership plan by the Shanghai municipal government recently.

The plan, which includes 18 measures, aims to create an open and internationally competitive environment to advance technological innovation, strengthen Shanghai's leadership in original research and high-end industries, and deepen its integration into the global innovation network.