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Analysis and Strategy Research on Regional Technological
Innovation Capability Difference*
ZHANG Jingqiang 1 2 XIA Enjun 1
1.School of Management & Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, P.R.China,100081
2. School of Economics & Management, North China University of Technology, P.R.China,100144
[email protected]
Abstract: According to the comparative analysis o n the economic development condition and industrial
structure of china’s 4 regions, this paper draw a conclusion that technological innovation capability is
proportional to the level of regional economic development, and also it analyzes the reasons for regional
technological innovation capability difference from several aspects such as district factors, natural
resource endowment, technological diffusion and so on, then proposed some strategies and advices on
how to promote regional technological innovation capability.
Key words: Region, Technological innovation capability, Difference, Strategy
1 Introduction
Owing to ‘government work report on the 2nd meeting of the tenth National People’s Congress’
and ‘the Eleventh Five Year planning outline on National Economy and Social Development’, it divides
our 31 provinces into 4 large economic regions, of which 10 in eastern region , 6 in central region, 12 in
western region and 3 in northeast region. So under new regional pattern, researching on technological
innovation capability can accelerate regional technological diffusion, promote industrial gradient shifts,
optimize industrial structure, thus help to promote harmonious development of regional economy.
2 Comparing regional economic development condition and industrial structure
Since the 21st century, our macro-economy (including growth speed and economic output) has
comparatively rapid development momentum. Based on the analysis of 4 economic plates during 2000
to 2006, eastern region is still the one which has a highest growth of economy, of which average
increasing speed of regional GDP reaches 11.53 ,while western region follows,10.23 , then the
central region and northeast region, 10.22 and 10.17 respectively.
According to the ratio of industrial added values to GDP, the proportion of industrial added values
of primary industry to GDP decreases somewhat, while the proportions of secondary industry and
tertiary industry increase (table 1).Regard to economic development condition, the proportion of
industrial added values of secondary industry to GDP has grow slowly. Except eastern region in 2004,
all the other regions have slow growth during the period. This situation relates to the recent-year
industrial policies of our country, especially since 2000, our country do not only keep industrial
development speed ,but also accelerate development of tertiary industry. Owing to table 1, the
proportion of industrial added values of tertiary industry to GDP has greatly increased in 4 regions
during 2000 to 2006.
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the ratio of Three Major Industries of 4 regions to GDP 2000 2006
years
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
regions industries
primary industry
11.51 10.95
10.12
9.13
8.92
7.9
eastern
secondary industry
49.07 48.73
49.01
51.42
53.26
51.56
region
40.87
39.45
37.82
40.55
tertiary industry
39.42 40.32
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Supported by PHR(IHLB) and Scientific Research Fund of NCUT.
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2006
7.27
51.95
40.79
primary industry
20.24 19.41
18.49
secondary industry
44.59 44.9
45.58
tertiary industry
35.17 35.69
35.93
primary industry
22.26 21
20.05
western
secondary industry
41.51 40.72
41.31
region
38.65
tertiary industry
36.23 38.28
primary industry
12.92 12.82
12.8
northeast
secondary industry
51.45 50.06
49.69
region
37.51
tertiary industry
35.62 37.11
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16.82
46.77
36.41
19.39
42.85
37.76
12.38
50.75
36.87
central
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47.68
34.49
19.17
44.5
36.33
12.68
51.63
35.69
16.67
46.77
36.56
17.69
42.79
39.52
12.79
49.62
37.59
15.3
48.5
36.2
16.18
45.23
38.58
12.11
50.77
37.12
In 2006, there are two new trends for economic growth, moving from south to north and from east
to west. City Group Economy has a faster development in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Shandong
peninsula eastern region than that in Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta. The increasing tendency
of western region is on the top of the 4, and enlarging trend of the regional economic growth gap slows
down. Table 2 shows the basic economic development condition of 4 regions in 2006.
Table 2 basic economic development condition of 4 regions in 2006 unit: billion yuan, yuan per person
added values added values added values Structure of Regional per
total
of primary
of secondary
of tertiary
Three Major
capita GNP
region
Regional
industry
industry
industry
Industries
output value
Whole country
23105.334
2474.025
11564.641
9066.668
1:4.67:3.66
16084
(16.45%)
(16.81 )
7.55
(19.32 )
14.56
eastern region
12859.306
934.333
6679.810
5245.163
1:7.15:5.61
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16.98
7.62
17.87
17.68
15.71
central region
4321.800
661.410
2095.860
1564.530
1:3.19:2.36
12260
16.08
6.60
20.36
14.93
15.92
western region
3952.710
639.610
1787.960
1525.140
1:2.80:2.38
10932
18.01
7.96
24.76
15.22
17.42
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northeast
1971.517
238.672
1001.010
731.835
1:4.19:3.07
region.
14.34
15.02
8.85
17.69
13.60
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reasons, the total amount of the added values of Three Major Industries does not equal to that of the whole
country, so take the total amount of 4 regions as national amount when calculating.
As the one which owns most powerful economic strength, the GDP of the eastern region account
for 55.7% of the whole country, increased by 16.98% , which is higher than that of central region
northeast region and average level of the whole country. And added values of secondary industry
account for 57.8%, increased by 17.87%, slightly higher than that of northeast region. While added
values of tertiary industry account for 57.9%, increased by 17.68%, which is on the top of the 4. Its
economic structure has further optimization, and per capita GDP which is higher than northeast region,
is 1.7 times that of the whole country.
Obviously, economic strength of central region is not as good as eastern one. Central region, which
has 27.3% population of the whole country, contributes 18.7% to GDP. The added values of primary
industry, secondary industry and tertiary industry are respectively 26.73%, 18.2% and 17.26%. It is clear
that the advantage of central region is the primary industry, and regional per capita GDP is 0.76 times
that of the whole country, even lower than average level.
Economic strength of western region is also weaker than that of eastern one, but since the
implementation of western development, the economic growth rate of western region and the level of
economic growth are both on top of the country. In 2006, western region contributes 17.1 to GDP
increased by 18.01 , while per capita GDP is 0.68 times that of the whole country, increased by 17.42
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7.96%, (higher than average level) 24.76%, (5.44% higher than average level) and 15.22% (slightly
lower than average level).
Nowadays, northeast region is in the period of transferring from traditional industry to modern one.
In 2006, it contributes 8.5% to GDP, still keeping a downward trend, although it increased by 15.02%,
the rate is still the lowest in 4 regions. However, its per capita GNP is 1.13 times that of the whole
country, higher than central region, western region and average level.
Connotation of regional technological innovation capability shows that besides increasing material,
manpower and financial inputs, technological innovation also need certain economic growth as support,
meanwhile the output of technological innovation can accelerate regional economic growth in future.
Thus, regional technological innovation capability interacts regional economic growth. Owing to the
comparatively analysis on the economic development condition and industrial structure of 4 regions, we
can conclude that economy-developed eastern region has the best technological innovation capability,
while the other 3 regions ,of which the economy does not develop as well as that of eastern region, has
correspondingly not very good technological innovation capability. According to the data from table 3, it
can further analyze the correlation between regional technological innovation capability and regional
economic growth.
Talbe 3
comparison of different regions’ technological innovation in 2006
region
R&D funds Ratio between Numbers of Export
Actual Amount Technology
expenditure
utilizing Market volume
R&D funds patent
billion of
authorizatio
foreign capital of business
billion expenditure
dollar
n thousand
billion dollar
billion dollar
and GDP
yuan
Whole
300.28
1.42
223.9
968.93
105.9
174.30
country
22.56
30.48
12.35
eastern
205.04
1.59
152.6
862.35
76.94
133.25
region
24.33
1.12
32.81
26.85
21.02
15.77
central
36.12
0.84
20.7
32.71
13.06
14.74
region
30.96
0.59
31.01
39.73
28.82
0.78
western 35.75
0.90
22.1
34.11
6.51
15.17
region
14.55
0.63
36.93
32.41
42.14
9.14
northeas 23.37
1.19
13.4
39.76
9.39
11.17
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9.77
0.84
20.72
24.33
(49.98 )
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Explanation: (1)The data source of R&D funds expenditure is Bulletin of Statistics for R&D funds expenditure in
2006. (2)The numbers in brackets respectively show the increasing speeds of R&D funds expenditure, Ratio
between R&D funds expenditure and GDP, Numbers of patent authorization, Export, Actual Amount of utilizing
foreign capital and Technology Market volume of business. (3) Numbers of patent authorization contain 15.1
thousand cases from Hongkong and Macao. (4) Actual Amount of utilizing foreign capital of the whole country
(105.9 billion), which comes from Bulletin of Statistics, does not equal to the data published (69.47 billion), so use
the total amount for calculating.
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From table 3,we can see that in 2006, eastern region did greatly better than others in seven aspects
including R&D funds expenditure, Ratio between R&D funds expenditure and GDP, Numbers of patent
authorization, Export, Actual amount of utilizing foreign capital, Technology market volume of business
and technological innovation capability. Although the increasing speed of central region’s R&D funds
expenditure is on top of the 4, which reaches 30.96%, absolute number of R&D funds expenditure is just
0.176 times that of eastern region. Meanwhile, the export demand has completely improved, and volume
of export in 2006 increased by 39.73%. Also it has the rapidest growth in actual amount of utilizing
foreign capital, which reaches 49.98 .
According to the analysis above, regional technological innovation capability has the close
connection with the regional economic growth level. They do not only interact, but also mutual restrict.
Technological innovation capability is the source power of regional economic development, and it also
needs financial resources as support, which has been proved in eastern coastal area . Therefore, there is a
positive correlation between technological innovation capability and economic growth level, that is,
higher economic growth level, better technological innovation capability.
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That the economic growth level of 4 regions is irregularity, gives birth to the differences of
technological innovation capability. Thus the author deems that it is necessary to analyze the reason for
differences of technological innovation capability from economics, so as to combine technological
innovation capability organicly and become the decisive power of accelerating regional economic
development
3 Analyzing reasons for differences of regional technological innovation capability
(1)District factor
Since Reform and Opening, economy becomes the work focus of various work.And that whether in
favor of attracting investment, becomes the primary standard for judging district factor [3]. Based on
Alfred·Weber’s district theory, where we can get the lowest transport mileage and cargo weight for
production and distribution is the ideal position. For natural geographical position and district advantage,
eastern area of our country becomes the focus of foreign investment. What’s more, because of the policy
advantage, eastern coastal area develops rapidly in short time, and the gap between eastern area and
western area becomes larger and larger.
(2)Natural resource endowment difference
That natural resource endowment difference and the difference in exploration and utilization modes
of natural resource, give birth to regional economic gap. Eastern coastal area, where most areas are plain,
is fit for large-scale industrial development. What’s more, many coastal ports make material import and
products export conveniently. On the contrary, western area which is mountain area with bad traffic
facilities is not fit for large-scale industrial development. Because of the limit of Human resource,
material resource and financial resource, though there are abundant natural resources in mountain area,
exploration and utilization of natural resources can not be as convenient as that done in eastern area.
Since Reform and Opening, the nature of capital (chasing interest) and ‘Polarizing effect ’or ‘Refluxing
effect’ of eastern area all accelerate polarizing flow of capital and labor in western area. Because of the
better investment chance in eastern area and ineffective utilization of capital for lack of talents in
western area, limited capital of western area flowing into eastern area by intermediary of capital
market. This further hinders the technological infrastructure, thus enlarge the gap of technological
innovation capability.
(3) Difference of industry structure effect
Regional industrial structure is a industrial constitution within certain economic space, a total of the
relations between the industries and their proportions and other relationships. The regional industrial
structure is constantly changing with different development stages of regional economic, and has
important impact on the regional economic development. After a long-term study economists found that:
With the regional economy continuously promotes, the labors gradually transfer from primary and
secondary industries to tertiary industry.
Both the western developed industrial countries and developing countries, economic
underdeveloped regions have a common characteristic, that is, in the territorial division of labors and
regional competition, there is a comparative disadvantaged industrial structure and the economic
efficiency is not high. In western China, the primary industry still occupies a large proportion in the
regional industrial structure, according to the theory of U.S. development economist Alexander
Gerashchenko, in an economically backward country or region, the positive effect that industrial
development promoted by agricultural is weak. It could hardly expand industrial markets though raising
agricultural productivity. In fact, any region that has strong technological innovation capability must
have developed secondary and tertiary industries (especially the tertiary industry). Since reform and
opening, eastern region has gradually formed the economic development mode which takes secondary
and tertiary industries as the main. Figure 1 shows added value ratio of three major industries in China's
four major regions against the total in 2006.
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secondary
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tertiary
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Figure 1 Added value ratio of three major industries
in China's four major regions against the total in 2006
From Figure 1, it can be seen that eastern region has very rapid growth in the secondary and
tertiary industries. This has a direct relationship with its strong strength in science and technology and
more technical input. But in the western region, due to weak socio-economic foundation and low
technical and management standards, the conversion efficiency of the industrial structure is low,
resulting in relatively slow growth of the secondary and tertiary industries in the western region.
(4) Difference of science and technology input
Achieving technological innovation relies on certain strength of science and technology. To a large
extent, technological innovation capability of a region depends on science and technology strength of
this area. To enhance science and technology strength, it is necessary to increase scientific and
technological input, including input of scientific and technology funds and professionals. As a variety of
reasons, the east-west gap is large in science and technology input, which is an important factor of
technological innovation ability difference between east and west, as Table 4 shows.
Table 4
comparison of science and technology input of China's four major regional in 2006
unit: person, billion yuan
science
and
R&D
science
and Local government fixed assets
technology personnel personnel technology funds capital input
input
eastern region
2268986
229365
374395.01
5985991
5463.71
central region
767627
74297
82896.76
1198419
2089.66
western region
717507
118077
77995.45
2335471
2199.69
northeast region
377437
40068
40443.83
683292
1052.00
Data source: China statistical yearbook on science and technology (2007)[4] and China Statistical Yearbook
(2007) [2]
From Table 4, we can see that the science and technology personnel ratio of the east and the west is
3.16:1; R & D personnel ratio is 1.94:1, science and technology funds ratio is 4.8:1, local government
capital input ratio is 2.56:1, and fixed assets input ratio is 2.48:1.
Due to natural geographical location, the eastern coastal areas has enormous advantages in
attracting foreign investment than the central and western regions, which directly resulted in the huge
gap of total foreign direct investment, and widening the technological innovation capability gap between
eastern and western regions. As to direct foreign investment using, according to related statistics, in
1998 the actual utilization of foreign investment in the western region amounted to 1.374 billion dollars,
accounting for only 3.0% of the total foreign investment (45.284 billion U.S. dollars), lower than
Guangdong, Jiangsu, Fujian, Shanghai, Shandong, Beijing, Tianjin etc., the eastern part provincial or
municipal level, or equivalent to only a province of Hebei, Zhejiang’s level, as table 3 shows. In 2006,
the actual utilization of foreign investment in the western region amounted to amounted to 6.51 billion
U.S. dollars, accounting for 6.1% of the total foreign investment (105.9 billion U.S. dollars), increased
by 3.1 percentage points compared to 1998. But considering area ratio and the population proportion of
the western region against the country's total, this ratio is obviously very small. And the total FDI using
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of the 12 western provinces is lower than in any cities of Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai,
Fujian, Shandong, as Table 5 and 6 show.
Table 5
1998 the provincial foreign investment (FDI) situation
Eastern
utilization of FDI amount
Eastern
utilization of FDI amount
provinces/cities
provinces/cities
billion dollars
billion dollars
Beijing
2.168
Guangdong
12.020
Tianjin
2.114
Fujian
4.212
Shanghai
3.602
Zhejiang
1.318
Hebei
1.429
Jiangsu
6.632
Shandong
2.203
Hainan
0.717
Nation utilization of FDI amount 45.284 billion dollars; utilization of FDI amount of 12 western
provinces: 1.274 billion dollars
Data source: China Statistical Yearbook (1999) [5]
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The provincial foreign investment (FDI) situation in 2006
Eastern
utilization of FDI amount Eastern
utilization of FDI amount
provinces/cities
provinces/cities
billion dollars
billion dollars
Beijing
4.55
Guangdong
14.51
Tianjin
4.13
Fujian
7.19
Shanghai
7.11
Zhejiang
8.89
Hebei
23.8
Jiangsu
17.43
Shandong
10.00
Hainan
0.75
Nation utilization of FDI amount 105.9 billion dollars utilization of FDI amount of 12 western
provinces: 6.51 billion dollars
Data source: Annual Report on China’s Regional Economy 2007—2008 [6]
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The bottleneck restricts the capital investment of the technology infrastructure capabilities in the
western region. Outdated technology infrastructure and the shortage of science and technology funding,
make it difficult to attract and retain high-tech talents, many districts have emerged talents shortage
phenomenon.
(5) Difference of the technology diffusion effect
Technology diffusion extent difference is also an important performance of regional technological
innovation capability difference. Especially in the western region industrial base is relatively backward,
basic research and technical knowledge reserves are weak, technology diffusion should be paid more
attention. Technology contract transaction volume is a good measure standard for technology diffusion
effect. Table 7 presents technology contract transaction volumes of China's four major economic regions
from 1999 to 2006. Figure 2 gives technology contract transaction volumes ratio against the country’s
total of China's four major economic regions from 1999 to 2006.
Table 7 technology contract transaction volumes of
China's four economic regions from 1999 to 2006
Region
Nation
Eastern region
Central region
Western
Year
region
1999
52341.23
30504.07
7823.70
8391.81
2000
65075.19
41672.30
9100.23
8586.77
2001
78274.89
52528.69
9866.35
9797.09
2002
88417.13
59921.91
10278.59
11103.06
2003
108467.28
73750.26
11780.68
14649.75
2004
133436.30
94360.33
13174.83
16036.82
2005
155136.94
115097.40
14847.14
13892.28
2006
174340.83
133249.73
14742.65
15175.77
Data source: China Statistical Yearbook (2007) [2]
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Northeastern
region
5621.65
5715.89
6082.76
7113.57
8286.573
9864.32
11300.13
11170.94
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Western region
Central region
Eastern region
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
year
Figure 2 Technology contract transaction volumes ratio
against the country’s total of China's four economic regions from 1999 to 2006
From Table 6 and Figure 2, we can see that technology contract transaction volume of each area
increased year after year with the passage of time, technology contracts in the volume of transactions,
but only the technology contract transaction volume ratio of eastern region against the nation's total
continuously increased with time. As to the central and western region and northeast region, although
the absolute volume of technology contract transaction increased, but the ratio has decreased year by
year, and technology contracts transaction volume ratio of the eastern region was 5 times of central and
western region’s. Therefore, due to technology contract transaction volume difference has caused the
difference of the technology diffusion effect, it also caused the difference of technological innovation
capability.
(6) Difference of policy
China's technological innovation capability regional difference is not only affected by the above
factors, but also affected by policy system. The policy system impact on regional economic
development differences mainly has three aspects: First, since reform and opening, the country
implemented different policy system in different regions, economic and social development of every
region faces different system environment. Second, due to the regional economic and social basis
differences, the same policy system arose different policy effects in different regions. Third, within their
terms of reference in every region, the policy implemented is different.
With the deepening of reform and opening, the eastern region won the investment, taxation, and
financial policy advantages etc. with its unique geographical advantage. The establishment of special
economic zones and open coastal cities made the eastern region's economic development has got a fast
speed. Its development has been faster and better quality. Since the CPC’s “16th National Congress”
brought forward the policy of promote the harmoniously development of regions, the central and
western region and northeast region have implemented a large-scale western development, central rise,
revitalize the old industrial base of the northeast strategy, and achieved great results. This played an
important role in narrowing regional development gap, expanding domestic demand, improving
macro-control, and establishing a harmonious society. In the “10th Five-Year Plan” period, average
annual GDP growth rates of the eastern, central, western and northeastern regions were 12.35%, 10.86
%, 11.12%, 10.87%, compared with the "9th Five-Year" period, the economic development rate of the
western region increased 2.32 percentage points, and exceeded the central and northeastern region's
economic growth rate.
Taking a wide view of the four major regional economic development, as to the pace of
development, the gap between eastern and western region is gradually narrowing. But from the
economic aggregate, the eastern and western region economic gap continues to expand, and exposes a
lot of problems, mainly in : Further deterioration of the ecological environment, regional economic and
demographic imbalances, economic and resource space distribution imbalance, economic and social
development gap continuing to widen, more and more intense regional competition, the legal system
promoting coordinated regional development incomplete, and so on.
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4Strategies and recommendations on narrowing regional technological innovation
capability difference
From the previous analysis we can see that, compared with the eastern region, central and western
regions technological innovation capability is significantly low. To narrow the technological innovation
capability gap between eastern and western regions, the central and western regions should adhere to the
scientific and technology are primary productive force's guiding ideology, adhere to corporate
independent innovation, to promote production with science and technology, and enhance core
competitiveness of the products, promote regional the whole economic strength upgrade. Concretely
there are the following aspects to proceed:
(1) Integrate resource advantages, accelerate scientific and technological system reform
Because of the geographical location, natural resources and regional policy differences, China's
four major regional technical facilities constructing, the use of technical resources, technical capacity
development, etc. formed huge differences. This directly leads to the technological innovation inputs,
outputs differences in each region, and thus formed a difference in technological innovation capability.
Central region is agricultural products distribution center in China, the western region is rich in mineral
resources, and northeast region is China's old industrial base. To narrow economic development gap
with eastern region, the three regions have their own resource advantages and technological innovation
point, therefore to speed up the science and technology management system reform of central, western
and northeastern regions, upgrade their own scientific and technological advantages, enhance their
technological innovation capacity, is an important way to narrow regional differences of technological
innovation capability.
(2) Increase technological innovation input, promote regional technological innovation
capability
Enterprises are the mainstay of technological innovation. To strengthen the dominant position of
enterprises in technological innovation is the fundamental way to enhance regional technological
innovation capability. At present, the technological innovation input and output indicators of central and
western regions enterprises lag far behind the east. So to upgrade their technological innovation capacity
must increase investment in science and technology, optimize the innovation environment to enable
enterprises to truly become the mainstay of technological innovation. At the same time, government
departments should increase financial and tax preferential policies, guide and support enterprises to
invest in innovation.
(3)Optimize the regional industrial structure, promote industrial gradient transfer
Since implemented the large-scale western development, central rise, revitalize the old industrial
base of the northeast strategy, the central and western regions and the northeast region's economic
growth rate has been growing relatively rapid, but still have a large gap with the eastern region in gross
economy development. In 2006, the secondary industry added value growth rates of central and western
regions were higher than the national average, but because of its weak industrial infrastructure, there is
still a wide gap with the eastern region in gross economic development, which has a direct impact on
whole technical innovation capability upgrade of central and western regions. Due to strong industrial
infrastructure, the secondary and tertiary industries economic aggregate of the northeastern region is
much higher than the economic aggregate of central and western regions. Therefore, narrowing regional
differences of technological innovation capability, the central and western regions should actively
undertake foreign investment and industries transfer of the eastern region, optimize the industrial
structure, promote technological innovation capability enhancement.
(4) Enhance the capability of technology diffusion, promote production and research
cooperation
The four regional technical contract transactions volume from 1999 to 2006 shows, the differences
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between regions is very large: the technical contract transaction volume proportions of the central,
western and northeast regions decline every year, while the eastern region proportion increases year by
year, which directly resulted in inter-regional differences in of technological innovation capability.
Therefore, the central, western and northeast regions should strongly strengthen the technology market
and system building, develop and nurture intermediary institutions, further develop communion and
mutual cooperation among the innovation mainstays through enterprise clusters development strategic,
promote innovation resources, elements and results flow. In addition, to further strengthen the exchanges
and cooperation of colleges, universities, research institutions and enterprises, and promote cooperation
in production and research should also be proceeded.
(5) Complete technical innovation system, improve regional technological innovation
capability comprehensively
Construction and improvement of regional technological innovation system is an important part of
building a national innovation system, it plays an important role in connecting link between the
preceding of the national innovation system. To enhance regional technical innovation capability, we
must rely on the resource advantages of higher colleges and scientific research institutes, optimize
science and technology resources, strengthen production and research cooperation, promote the
transformation of scientific research, accelerate building regional technological innovation, occupy
technology and industry commanding heights, to comprehensively enhance the regional technological
innovation capabilities.
5Conclusion
Through comparing the differences of four regional technological innovation capability, we find
that the east region has always been the leading position of the economic development and its
technological innovation capability is much more higher than the middle region, west region and
north-east region. In order to decrease the gap of economic development between east and west region,
the middle region and the west region must increase technological innovation input, enhance the
capability of technology diffusion, Optimize the regional industrial structure, strive to undertake foreign
investment and industries transfer of the eastern region, improve regional technological innovation
capability comprehensively.
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