The Spatial and Temporal Evolution of Innovative Function of Science and Technology of Beijing Based on the Analysis of Enterprise Data

Abstract

With the orientation of the capital’s four functions defined as political center, cultural center, international communication center, and innovative center of science and technology, the development of innovative ability of science and technology in Beijing has been upgraded to a national strategy. This chapter analyzes the spatial evolution of Beijing’s high-tech industry based on enterprise data and further explains how government policies influence the spatial evolution. Results show that spatial distribution of high-tech industries in Beijing spread from city center to the periphery gradually under the guidance of government policies, which demonstrates that top-down policies play a key role in the innovation-driven stage of city development. According to the concept mode of spatial evolution of Beijing’s high-tech industry, future strategy should focus on fostering multiple leading cores to guide the cooperation among all districts, further integrating them into a well-collaborative network, in order to improve the comprehensive ability in the innovation of science and technology.