Abstract
The high-quality development of national high-tech zones is a matter of great concern for both the government and scholars as it serves as an important base for realizing scientific and technological innovation and industrialization of achievements. This paper constructs a conceptual model of the national high-tech zone innovation system by breaking it down into two subsystems: the innovation R&D subsystem and the innovation incubation subsystem. Through the use of a two-phase Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model, the innovation efficiency of each subsystem is measured for the 42 national high-tech zones in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, and Pearl River Delta urban agglomerations. The research conclusion indicates that the majority of the high-tech zones in China are high in both research and development (R&D) efficiency and achievement conversion rate, indicating generally high overall innovation efficiency. However, there is a gap between the three urban agglomerations in terms of innovation resources and transformation environment, with Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei High-tech Zone having low transformation efficiency, and some areas of Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta having low efficiency in technology R&D. Furthermore, the study finds that the innovation modes and paths of high-tech zones within urban agglomerations are quite different in the process of coordinated development of innovation. Therefore, the paper proposes two innovative development paths: the endogenous growth path and the exogenous driving path. The research results provide a tool for more objective evaluation of the innovation efficiency of national high-tech zones in different urban agglomerations in China, and provide a decision-making basis for different regions to implement corresponding innovative development paths.
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