Digital platform accelerates Guiyang's sci-tech innovation

Research for Guiyang's "Technology Cloud" platform project started in 2023, while construction started in January of this year. The project is an important measure by which the city is responding to the national innovation driven development strategy and the "Strengthening Provincial Capital" campaign.

The platform covers seven major areas, including enterprise cultivation, project services, college student innovation and entrepreneurship, and technology market, forming a comprehensive and multi-level technology innovation service system.

Since its release at the China International Big Data Industry Expo on Aug 29, 2024, the platform has made a number of significant achievements. It has completed the functional development and online trial operation of major sections and played an important role in the commercialization of technological breakthroughs.

It is committed to serving innovation entities, optimizing innovation environment, promoting the accelerated flow of technological resources, and empowering the industrial chain through the innovation chain. As of December 2024, the platform has completed 2,376 innovation capability assessments for 837 companies and recommended 828 companies for inclusion.

The platform provides full-process services from project application to funding support for enterprises through project application systems, expert database systems, and technology innovation voucher systems. To date, the technology innovation voucher system has supported the issuance of innovation vouchers totaling 24.54 million yuan ($3.39 million), while 71 service institutions have been included on the platform.

The platform will continue to upgrade and expand its services. It will also build a large-scale instrument sharing module to address the equipment needs of enterprises and promote the efficient utilization of regional technological innovation resources.