The 13th Five Year Plan of Shaanxi Province: Take the Lead in Building Innovative Province

Report of Sn. people. com.cn on Jan. 24 (Ma Li) At 9 a.m., the Fourth Session of the 12th People's Congress of Shaanxi Province had a grand opening. Provincial governor Lou Qinjian made a report on the government’s work. In this report, he summarized the missions made in the Third Session of the 12th People's Congress of Shaanxi Province and the performance of the 12th Five Year Plan, and put forward the basic thoughts and overall goals of the 13th Five Year Plan, as well as the main work of 2016.

Shaanxi’s development goal during the 13th Five Year Plan period is to realize economic growth exceeding national average level on basis of improving quality and efficiency. By 2020, it is prospected to realize GDP reaches RMB three trillion, GDP per capital exceeds USD ten thousand, income of urban and rural residents surpasses national average level, all rural poor population get rid of poverty under current standard, realizes equalization of public services, people’s living standard and quality is further improved, becomes qualified for building a comprehensive well-off society, and reaches higher level in developing “rich Shaanxi, harmonious Shaanxi, and beautiful Shaanxi”

According to the 13th Five Year Plan, Shaanxi will take the opportunity of constructing innovative province, Xi’an Overall Innovation and Reform Test Area, and Xi'an Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone Self-dependent Innovation Demonstration Area to support construction of country's key laboratories, strengthen intellectual property protection and application, promote collaborative innovation of enterprise, university, and scientific research institution, implement “Made In China 2015” and “Internet +” action plans, drive science and technology achievement transformation, and build a modern industrial system with Shaanxi’s characters and embodying innovation leading character. By 2020, the contribution ratio of science and technology is prospected to reach 60%, and the number of Chinese Famous Brands will increase a lot.