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BEIJING, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

A news report from chinadaily.com.cn:

The Beijing Daxing International Airport Economic Zone (BDIAEZ) launched an

innovation competition to explore cities of the future as it aspires to become

a world-class "aerotropolis" -- an urban area centered around an airport --

over the next few decades.

The "Future City" Explorer Global Innovation Competition began on May 27 and

will last until late August.

Focusing on four themes of green and low-carbon development, cultural

inclusivity, new consumption and smart tech, the event is designed to collect

proposals for urban development, spur innovation in policy, technology and

business models, and assist resource allocation and matching, said the BDIAEZ

administrative committee, the competition's organizer.

The smart tech sector, for example, looks for cutting-edge technologies, models

and proposals that improve the zone's management and services and help build a

smart city.

Young scholars, students and research institutes as well as tech enterprises

and startups from home and abroad are welcome to pitch their ideas and projects.

Centering around Beijing Daxing International Airport, the BDIAEZ in Beijing's

Daxing district will serve as an experimental field and provide support for top

contestants, advancing their projects' industrialization and launches, the

organizer said.

In addition to prizes, they will be recommended to investors and receive

guidance from industry leaders and renowned academics, the organizer added.

The competition is part of events held by the BDIAEZ recently as it is calling

for plans and designs for the development of the International C&E and

Consumption Hub. The project is aimed at promoting convention and exhibition

businesses, as well as spurring consumption.

The BDIAEZ's core area covers about 150 square kilometers, comprising 50 sq km

in Beijing and the rest in the city's neighboring Hebei province. The

International C&E and Consumption Hub will be positioned at the eastern area of

the Beijing section.

The State Council approved the establishment of the economic zone in 2016, with

the strategic goals of developing it into a function-carrier area for

international exchange, a leading area for national aviation technology, and a

demonstration area for the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and

Hebei province, according to the administrative committee.

By taking advantage of the airport and preferential policies of functional

zones, the BDIAEZ is building a center where global resources are gathered as

well as a new driving force for regional economic growth.

The BDIAEZ's comprehensive industrial pattern has taken shape, with the life

and health industry as the lead, high-end services and aviation security as the

foundation, as well as new-generation information technologies and advanced

equipment as the reserve.

Six major industrial parks have been launched, including an innovation service

center of the free trade zone, a medical equipment intelligent manufacturing

park, a biomedical incubator and an international business complex.

The BDIAEZ is the only area in Beijing that adopts favorable policies of the

free trade zone and Zhongguancun Science Park, a high-tech demonstration zone

in the capital, while following the city's strategies for opening up its

services sector.

The BDIAEZ administrative committee now has 80 administrative rights, with 49

delegated from the Daxing district government and 31 from municipal authorities.

Marked progress has been made in creating a business-friendly environment with

approval procedures streamlined and services optimized.

The BDIAEZ also provides one-on-one aid to enterprises with difficulties, while

establishing an online service platform to enhance the efficiency of approvals.

The economic zone plans to sign 20 megaprojects and put six of them into

production this year, according to the administrative committee.

It will continue to move forward with reforms, cultivate export-oriented

industries and help ensure the airport's smooth operation.

By 2035, a modern, smart and eco-friendly economic zone will have been built.

It will play a vital role in promoting regional high-quality development,

according to the zone's development plan.

Beijing Daxing International Airport is expected to become an international

aviation hub by that point, with an annual passenger throughput of up to 100

million.

The "Future City" Explorer Global Innovation Competition is now open for

registration.

Please click on the following link to sign up:

https://www.wenjuan.com/s/YRN32a8/

Source: chinadaily.com.cn

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Daxing International Airport Economic Zone