Nanshan’s advantages in scientific and technological innovation are more prominent. Up to now, Nanshan has 1,641 national high-tech enterprises, accounting for 29.7 percent of the city. With 105 new national, provincial, and municipal innovation carriers added, the district’s total number reached 750, accounting for 58.45 percent of the city. With four companies newly listed, the total number of listed companies reached 115, second only to Beijing’s Haidian District.

Emerging industries are taking the lead. The Nanshan government has taken some forward-looking steps for the layout of 5G, integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, biomedicine, marine economy, and other fields, and is constantly improving the whole-process innovation ecological chain that encompasses “basic research + technological breakthrough + industrialization of research results +fintech + talent support.” The added value of strategic emerging industries accounts for 55 percent of the GDP. 

The Nanshan government has joined hands with Huawei to build a new generation information technology application and innovation center, Shenzhen financial information innovation research base and Kunpeng talent training base. A total of 7,142 5G base stations have been built throughout the district, creating 5G+ pilot applications such as the world’s largest 5G remote control application port and 5G+ smart taxation hall. Nearly 50 professional industrial parks are planned to form a new generation information technology and digital economy industrial cluster centered on key backbone enterprises such as ZTE and Tencent, a high-end equipment industrial cluster centered on industry leaders such as Mindray Medical and Han’s Laser, as well as an emerging industrial cluster supported by high-growth companies such as DJI and UBTECH.