Improve the quality of development with characteristic towns

Interlocutor:

He Dingding, People's Daily commentator

Zhang Yonggui, commentator of Zhejiang Daily

He Dingding: "characteristic town" is definitely a hot word in Zhejiang. Zhejiang ranks first in the number of the first batch of towns with Chinese characteristics, and Zhejiang itself has launched two batches of 79 towns with Chinese characteristics. With a little understanding, it is not difficult to find that "gathering" and "characteristics" have always been the symbol of Zhejiang. For more than 30 years, the block economy and industries with regional characteristics have developed significantly; more than 300 listed enterprises are the leading enterprises in various industries. It can be said that the skeleton of "characteristics" has always been there. Strategically speaking, where is the special town with characteristics?

Zhang Yonggui: adapting to and leading the new economic normal is the biggest original intention for Zhejiang to develop small towns with characteristics. The competitiveness of the traditional block economy and industries with regional characteristics is declining, and the characteristic town is precisely to solve this problem, let "made in Zhejiang" climb to both ends of the "smile curve", solve the problem of insufficient supply, and cultivate new momentum for future development. also let the industry, environment, culture, government affairs and other aspects to form a complete ecological circle, at the same time, gather entrepreneurs, venture capital, incubators and other high-end elements to strengthen the supporting functions of life. Become a new type of open and shared space for mass innovation.

He Dingding: if you look carefully, there is still a slight difference between the national level and the characteristic towns in Zhejiang. The former is a town, while the latter is not a town, but an industrial development area strictly limited to about 3 square kilometers. However, the definition may be different, and the core is still the same: "characteristics" must be highlighted.

Zhang Yonggui: the characteristic is the DNA of the town, the key is to find the right characteristics, highlight the characteristics, enlarge the characteristics. From the point of view of Zhejiang, since we want to develop characteristic towns, we should pursue "special and strong", focus on the characteristic industries with the most foundation and advantages, and should not compete with one side of a hundred towns and homogeneous competition; we should implement "gathering together", reject the platter, and focus on the integration and development of the cultural core, which is eye-catching; we should also emphasize "fine and beautiful", realize the style of one town, and create a "good appearance". In addition, we should also "live and be new", respect the laws of the market, and play the role of the main body of the market. The main purpose of the government is to build a platform and provide services.

He Dingding: that is to say, without good industrial development, the town will be hollow.

Zhang Yonggui: that's right. At the top of the list is industry. If there is no industrial frame beam and pillar, the development of a characteristic town is tantamount to begging for fish and knocking on ice for fire. The industry of characteristic towns must be the most basic, distinctive and potential, such as information economy, environmental protection, health, tourism, fashion, finance, high-end equipment, etc., which is also the "first square" of Zhejiang's future economic development. Only in this way can characteristic towns become a new engine for expanding effective investment, a new model for improving the quality of development, a new stage for "mass entrepreneurship and innovation", and a new carrier for the transformation and development of traditional industries.

He Dingding: since the beginning of the special town, there has been a "negative list". The most important thing is that the characteristic town should not press the "copy button" to come out. It is not the result of changing signboards or blunt planning, but the gestation of guidance. Once the government does everything and blindly build towns, there will be not only a waste of resources, but also a huge space for rent-seeking, and goodwill will bear bad consequences.

Zhang Yonggui: yes, the cake is in front of us, and someone is always looking forward to taking a bite. Fortunately, not anyone who wants to bite can bite. Zhejiang has established a characteristic town with a set of strict and complete evaluation system. For example, "leniency and strict determination", adhere to "strict conditions, select the best"; uncertain indicators, mature batch published a batch, put an end to "wearing new shoes to follow the old path"; also refused to balance face to face, Zhejiang's 11 prefectures and cities, not every region; regardless of the field, mainly depends on the soft and hard power of the town, as long as it can become a leader in an industry, there is hope.

He Dingding: the characteristic town can actually be understood as a high-quality production and life complex. To develop a small town, industry and capital are indispensable, but the most important thing is "people". If the rise of Shannan Fund Town and Dream Town in Hangzhou is easier to attract talents because of its geographical advantages, will there be development difficulties in places with poor initial conditions?

Zhang Yonggui: everything is man-made. Take Dream Town as an example, there were not so many people at the beginning. In order to "build nests and attract Phoenix", the government implemented customized services and intimate management, built a youth entrepreneurial community, and attracted a large number of pan-college students. Nowadays, there are many young entrepreneurs who have dreams, passion and creativity, but have no capital, no experience and no support. They are really willing to build a platform for them to provide beautiful scenery, livable environment and entrepreneurial atmosphere that people yearn for. Why should they not come? I believe that in the near future, working and living in a characteristic town must be an enviable living condition.