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Regional Innovation

Regional Innovation Synergy Under the Expansion of the Interna⁃ tional Center for Science & Technology Innovation: A Sixdimensional Framework Based on Beijing-Tianjin 

Wang Mengyao, Ma Huzhao, Wang Fang, Zhang Siyue 

(Tianjin Academy of Science and Technology for Development, Tianjin 300011, China)

Abstract: The construction of the International Center for Science & Technology Innovation  is a core carrier for implementing the innovation-driven development strategy and seizing the  commanding heights of science and technology competition in the new era. Against the backdrop  of its expansion, this paper examines the paradigm shift in its strategic logic, develops a sixdimensional framework, and diagnoses the Beijing-Tianjin dyad to propose countermeasures for  strengthening its innovation synergy during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, offering theoretical support and policy references for regional innovation synergy in this context. ①Expansion is not  merely geographical enlargement but embodies triple connotations consisting of spatial restructuring, functional extension, and governance upgrading. Spatial restructuring drives a transition  from the growth pole paradigm to a network synergy paradigm. Functional extension requires the  innovation chain to reach downstream pilot-scale testing, achievement transfer, and industrialization, forming a closed loop. Governance upgrading resolves the tension between rigid administrative boundaries and cross-regional factor mobility through institutional innovation, building a  multi-agent governance network of government, market, and nodal organizations. Mutually reinforcing and progressively nested, these connotations jointly constitute the theoretical premise of  regional innovation synergy under expansion. ②Regional innovation synergy comprises six core  elements, namely relative comparative advantages, regional development consensus, dual-drive  governance, key node synergy, science and technology achievement transfer, and precision integration of innovation and industrial chains. A correlation matrix maps their correspondences to  the triple connotations, further forming a six-dimensional framework. Mechanistically, the first  three form an orientation layer providing direction, rules, and institutional guarantees, while the  latter three form an operational layer offering concrete levers and carriers. The framework establishes a continuous interactive loop of orientation guidance, operational implementation, practical feedback, and orientation optimization, offering an actionable diagnostic instrument for regional innovation synergy under expansion. ③A diagnosis of the Beijing-Tianjin dyad reveals  shortcomings across all three dimensions. Four suggestions are proposed. First, strengthen regional top-level design, leverage comparative advantages, consolidate development consensus, and advance coordinated legislation and central-local coordination. Second, enhance innovation  corridor connectivity, refine node functional division, and establish regular linkage and benefitsharing regimes. Third, improve the regional innovation system, promote achievement transfer  and dual-chain integration, launch joint regional research programs, and upgrade cross-regional  services of industrial public technology platforms. Fourth, build a collaborative governance system, uphold dual-drive governance, and refine benefit-sharing, mutual qualification recognition, and multi-agent co-governance mechanisms. 

Key words: International Center for Science & Technology Innovation; regional innovation; collaborative governance; the Beijing-Tianjin dyad; six-dimensional framework; new-quality  productivity; science and technology innovation; transformation of scientific and technological  achievements