Shandong accelerates the conversion of old and new kinetic energy

        The report of the 11th Provincial Party Congress proposes that we must firmly grasp the main line of supply side structural reform, take accelerating the transformation of old and new driving forces as a major project to lead economic development, adhere to a global perspective, international standards, and Shandong's advantages, actively create a national comprehensive experimental zone for the transformation of old and new driving forces, achieve industrial intelligence, intelligent industrialization, cross-border integration, and high-end branding through the development of new technologies, new industries, new formats, and new models, cultivate and strengthen new driving forces, transform and enhance traditional driving forces, promote economic transformation and upgrading, and improve quality and efficiency.
　　To achieve a strategic transformation and accelerate the transition from old to new driving forces, information from the 11th Provincial Party Congress shows that Shandong has formed a consensus, and relevant work has been fully launched, gradually forming a clear work system.
　　The inevitable choice for a major economic province
　　Compared vertically, Shandong's development is full of confidence. In 2016, the total economic output of Shandong reached 6.7 trillion yuan, and the industrial structure achieved a historic transformation from "231" to "321", with a significant increase in service trade. At present, the agricultural output value of the province has long ranked first in the country, and industrial output accounts for 1/8 of the national total, highlighting the advantages of the real economy.
　　Looking at Shandong from a national perspective, the biggest problem we face is whether it is large or not strong. There is a certain gap in quality and efficiency, overall competitiveness, and overall level compared to advanced provinces and cities. The main leaders of the provincial government have repeatedly stated that Shandong's development has long been constrained by excessive reliance on low-end manufacturing, resource and energy consumption, competitive advantages in low labor prices, traditional markets including export markets, and habitual business and management models. Compared with the southern region, Shandong's economic development has five advantages: the proportion of traditional industries is the highest, accounting for 72%; State owned enterprises have the heaviest proportion; The task of industrial restructuring is the most arduous; The greatest difficulties faced by transformational development; The characteristic of being large but not strong is the most prominent.
　　Horizontally compared, Shandong has clearly felt tremendous pressure from sister provinces and cities in terms of development quality and efficiency. Since 2007, the total economic output of Guangdong, Jiangsu, and Shandong provinces has consistently ranked among the top three in the country. Last year, the total economic output of Jiangsu Province was 7.6 trillion yuan, more than 900 billion yuan more than Shandong, and the fiscal revenue was more than 226 billion yuan more than our province. In the first four months of this year, the fiscal revenue of Zhejiang Province has exceeded that of Shandong Province, and the proportion of tax revenue to fiscal revenue has reached about 90%, while that of Shandong Province is over 70%. In recent years, provinces such as Henan, Sichuan, Hubei, Hebei, and Guizhou have also achieved distinctive development. Wuhan, Chengdu, and Zhengzhou have been listed as national central cities, while Changsha and Hefei are at the forefront of the country in some aspects. Among them, Guizhou, a remote province, is vigorously building the country's first national level big data comprehensive experimental zone. On June 17th, Tencent Gui'an Seven Star Green Data Center started construction, and Tencent joined hands with Guizhou to build the safest big data center in the country.
　　The 11th Provincial Party Congress has defined what kind of "economically and culturally strong province" to build, which is to build an economically and culturally strong province with high development quality and efficiency, excellent ecological environment, prosperous people, and harmonious social civilization. This is the voice of over 99 million people in the province.
　　Real tricks for converting kinetic energy
　　Shandong is a strategic node for expanding opening up from south to north and developing in a gradient from east to west, and holds an important position in national development. On January 20th of this year, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Innovating Management, Optimizing Services, Cultivating and Strengthening New Driving Forces for Economic Development, Accelerating the Transition of Old and New Driving Forces", which requires accelerating the smooth transition of old and new driving forces, coordinating efforts, and promoting the vigorous development of the real economy covering the primary, secondary, and tertiary industries. Accelerating the transformation of old and new kinetic energy is not only an inevitable choice for Shandong to achieve strength, but more importantly, Shandong must play a key role in the national transformation of old and new kinetic energy.
　　5月份，济南在加快新旧动能转换中先行一步，设立济南新旧动能转换先行区管理委员会(筹)，大力推进新旧动能转换先行区建设。济南确定，对先行区搞好定位，坚持“世界眼光、国际标准、泉城特色”，结合济南的大数据、量子通讯、智能制造等具有基础的高端产业做好产业发展规划，推动济南携河北跨。信息显示，在全省范围内，我省将大力推动泛济青烟新旧动能转换综合示范区建设。值得高度关注的是，“泛”在区域上表明山东的新旧动能转换不仅仅局限在济青烟范围之内，将是一个统领全省经济发展的重大工程；“综合示范区”的“综合”二字则显示，山东的新旧动能转换将涵盖经济、文化、环境建设等多个方面，是一个系统工程。
　　根据部署，山东加快新旧动能转换的中心任务是以“四新”促“四化”，即通过发展新技术、新产业、新业态、新模式，实现产业智慧化、智慧产业化、跨界融合化、品牌高端化。作为中心任务，全省的工作思路、措施、政策、保障等都将围绕着这个中心任务展开，做到聚焦聚力。同时，新旧动能转换重大工程不是一个筐，坚决避免穿新鞋走老路、新瓶装旧酒。
　　实体经济一直是山东的优势产业，加快新旧动能转换并不是抛弃传统产业。传统产业是山东的家底，要升级换代，实现“老树发新芽”。在产业动能上，山东将优先做强高端装备制造业、高端化工产业、数字经济等产业。
　　相关信息显示，山东在推进新旧动能转换上将采取实打实的举措，全力以赴推进项目落实。用工程的办法，列出时间表、施工图、项目库、责任状。省政府主要领导说，今后5年是我省经济转型升级的重要窗口期，机不可失、失不再来。加快新旧动能转换的过程，就是以优势补短板、将潜在优势转化为走在前列优势的过程，就是寻找发挥优势的路径、载体、抓手、机制的过程，就是创造性贯彻落实、落地见效的过程。
　　区域发展大统筹
　　省第十一次党代会报告提出，要深入实施区域发展战略。开展“两区一圈一带”提升行动，提升青岛西海岸新区辐射带动作用，提高省会城市首位度，积极推进黄河生态经济带建设，大力发展特色县域经济，全力支持雄安新区建设，深度对接京津冀协同发展等国家战略，进一步提升山东在全国发展格局中的地位。
　　区域发展战略是山东近年来的重要工作内容。省第十次党代会后，山东在全国率先实现区域战略的全省覆盖，“两区一圈一带”区域协调发展取得了显著成效。来自省政府的信息显示，山东将进一步统筹城乡、区域、陆海协调发展和节能减排，以优势补短板，形成倒逼转型升级的良性机制。
　　山东将突出强力统筹，跳出各自为战的局限，在省级层面聚集资源，集中有力，优化布局。“点”突破将是山东一个大动作。信息显示，苏州的崛起很大程度上受益于工业园区这个强点的突破。郑州能够入选国家中心城市，与空港物流、富士康带来的电子信息产业等几个强点有直接关系。对于山东来说，如何借鉴这些先进省市的经验，选准突破的点并加以大力推进，这将是各地下一步的工作重点。
　　山东的统筹发展将是有所为、有所不为。在区域统筹方面，相关信息显示，山东或将重点打造主体功能区。对全省的发展平台，山东将进行再定位，明确优先开发、重点开发、限制开发、禁止开发区域，在考核上作出调整，加大全省调控。同时，在海陆统筹发展上，山东或将对相关港口进行有机整合，统筹规划，合理分工，避免内耗，产生一体化协调发展综合效益。

(Source: Shandong Provincial Commission of Economy and Information Technology)