The "Opportunity City 2022" report released Ningbo for the first time to rank among the top ten

Ningbo night view. Data picture

A few days ago, the China Development Research Foundation (founded by the State Council Development Research Center) and PricewaterhouseCoopers China released "City of Opportunities 2022" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report"), from economic influence, technology and innovation, urban toughness, transportation, transportation Ten major dimensions such as urban planning, sustainable development, and business environment have comprehensively evaluated 47 cities. Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou rank among the top 4. Followed by Hangzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu, Ningbo, Suzhou, Wuhan.

Ningbo ranked among the top ten of the "Opportunity City" (8th) in the country for the first time. Among them, Ningbo's "Sustainable Development" indicators ranked first in the country, ranking fifth in "transportation and urban planning", and performed well in "technology and innovation" should be commercial environment ".

Economy "hard power" foundation strong

When it comes to urban development opportunities, it is impossible to turn the economic strength. According to the "Report", Ningbo's "economic influence" comprehensive score ranks 12th in the country, which is equivalent to its GDP in the country. Among them, the number of well -known enterprises, the size of the deposit of financial institutions, and the GDP per capita are all the bonus points of Ningbo. Behind this, Ningbo's good industrial foundation and digital level support.

At present, Ningbo has 110 A -share listed companies, and in 2021, Ningbo per capita GDP reached 153,900 yuan. There are more high -quality employment in residents, and "money bags" are getting more and more drums. As of the end of June this year, the balance of local and foreign currency deposits of Ningbo financial institutions reached 2.94 trillion yuan, a growth rate of 2 percentage points in the country.

The "Report" pointed out that "technology and innovation" is an important driving force to promote the optimization and upgrading of the industrial structure and enhance the core competitiveness of the city. Ningbo ranks 8th in this dimension. Advantage.

Ningbo has its own popularity in the manufacturing industry and has the largest national "single champion" in the country. Enterprises generally attach importance to R & D innovation and intellectual property protection. In 2021, Ningbo's patent authorization volume reached 723,900, a year -on -year increase of 19.5%. Ningbo is also the first batch of "double Gigabit" (Gigabit 5G, Gigabit Light Network) cities in the country, and has established a digital base for smart manufacturing and smart life.

At present, Ningbo is building a global capital of innovation and sounding the horn of promoting the high -quality leapfrog development of the service industry. Driven by the advanced manufacturing and modern service industry, one of Ningbo is from the province outside of the province. More and more New Ningbo people are here to share development opportunities.

Livable "soft environment" is full of charm

Ningbo not only has a strong "family bottom", but also the "soft environment" of livable and livable.

In the context of the "double carbon", as the core of the national strategy, sustainable development is an important dimension to measure the potential of urban development. According to the "Report", Ningbo won the national champion of this dimension, which has achieved remarkable results in the construction of ecological civilization.

"Green water and green mountains are Jinshan Yinshan." In 2021, the environmental air quality integrated index of Ningbo's central urban area was 3.25, and the excellent air quality excellence in December last year reached 100%. At present, the city has 52 national green factories, and continuously adheres to "dirt -cut carbon reduction coordination and efficiency" to protect the blue sky and white clouds.

"Transportation and Urban Planning" is also a highlight of Ningbo, ranking fifth in the country. The "Report" pointed out that "Ningbo relies on rail transit to establish a public transportation system of 'four vehicles" to effectively alleviate road traffic pressure. " Ningbo is one of the least congested "new first -line" cities at get off work and leisure for the citizens' life experience.

Because of this, Ningbo people have emerged as a sense of happiness and gain. Last year, Ningbo won the "six consecutive championships in the national civilized city" and was selected as "China's most happy city" for the 12th.

It is worth mentioning that the "Report" shows that Ningbo's "affiliated environment" ranks 6th in the country. Ningbo people can "live" and "fun".

The "Report" pointed out that the "suitable business environment" reflects the ability of a city to attract investors and incubate venture capital companies, reflects economic vitality and potential.

On the five major indicators of entrepreneurial vitality, foreign trade dependence, express logistics, balance of revenue and expenditure, and business environment, Ningbo has a good performance -as the 6th "city of trillion foreign trade" in China, "Gangtong World" Ningbo has trade with more than 200 countries and regions around the world. The sword refers to the capital of the international open hub; the Ningbo Land Director of the Triangle "Free Shipping District" has hundreds of millions of courier parts distributed here every year, in the "dual cycle" Playing an important role ... The open and inclusive environment allows the slogan "Choosing Ningbo is the future".

"Intellectual Capital" shortcomings need to be supplemented

However, opportunities always coexist with challenges. Ningbo, as a "city of opportunities", has great room for improvement in intellectual capital, important cities, tough cities, and costs. Among them, the most obvious shortcomings are still always talked about science and education resources, medical resources, and urban energy levels.

Through the "intellectual capital" dimension, the "Report" measures the supporting role of science and education talents in the long -term development of cities. Among them, the scale of higher education, national key laboratories, and cultural level are important sub -indicators. However, compared with the brothers cities with the same economic strength, Ningbo has obvious weak links in these fields -at present, Ningbo has only 14 universities. Ningbo 9.4043 million, the population of only 1.6775 million people has a college degree or above ... to improve the level of science and education and the quality of the population. From the perspective of "important cities in the region", Ningbo's urban hub also needs to be improved -the number of aircraft take -off and landing flights is only about 30th; in the "tough city" dimension, only Ningbo, which only has 9 three hospitals, medical resources It also needs to be enriched.

Fortunately, Ningbo has made up the determination to face the challenge. According to Ningbo's "Fourteenth Five -Year Plan" plan, by 2025, Ningbo will strive to build a total of more than 100 industrial and technical research institutes. In addition, Ningbo is still building a biomedical industry cluster, "promotion" is an international portal hub city, and continuously enhances the city's energy level.

Reporter Yan Jin

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