At this year's annual sessions of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, NPC deputies and CPPCC National Committee members from Guangdong province put forward proposals for an accelerated transformation of productivity driven by technological innovation toward a new qualitative leap, consolidating the foundation of the real economy with the manufacturing industry as its pillar, and stepping up the high-quality construction of Guangdong into a province with manufacturing expertise, enhancing the "hard power" of the province's high-quality development.

The development of industries can create a favorable environment for the industrial application of technological innovation achievements, while technological innovation is also the inherent driving force for the formation of new quality productive forces and the high-quality development of industries. It is necessary to steadfastly promote technological innovation and industrial transformation and upgrading, take the development of China's new energy vehicles and intelligent connected vehicles as the main front for developing new quality productive forces, and thus further encourage the high-quality development of the automotive industry.

Feng Xingya, an NPC deputy and general manager of GAC Group

The high-quality development of the manufacturing industry relies on the continuous impetus of new quality productive forces. It is necessary to further encourage more enterprises to promote industrial innovation through technological innovation, continuously shaping new dynamics and advantages, and maintaining a leading position in the global manufacturing industry. Starting as a television manufacturer and transforming into a smart technology industry group, TCL has invested heavily in research and development, achieving a number of leading achievements in key technologies. I suggest driving development through innovation, and promoting the R&D of basic technologies and materials, in a bid to accelerate the industrial transformation and upgrading in the manufacturing industry, moving up the industry chain.

Li Dongsheng, an NPC deputy and TCL Electronics founder and chairman

Entrepreneurial achievements are created by a team of talents, and innovative talents are also crucial in the process of industrial development. It is important to value and leverage the strengths of industrial experts. Within the existing national expert database, we should establish a specific industrial expert think tank or increase the proportion of industry experts in the current industry expert database, to make better use of the positive role of the industry in shaping innovation policies and allocating innovation resources.

Yuan Yuyu, an NPC deputy and chairman of Medprin Regenerative Medical Technologies

For manufacturing enterprises to move toward the mid-to-high end of the value chain, it is important to value building proprietary brands. On the one hand, manufacturing enterprises should make full use of policy advantages and actively engage in technological innovation and brand building. On the other hand, they should increase their investment in publicity for brand building, so as to enhance consumer awareness and trust in brand enterprises. Exploring cooperation with international institutions to jointly promote the globalization of brand certification will help more made-in-China products set sail and go global.

Li Jihui, an NPC deputy and general manager of Yangjiang Shibazi Group

Higher education institutions are the main force that drives innovation and creation. To promote mutual reinforcement of industry and technology, it is necessary to increase the commercialization of scientific and technological achievements by universities. It is suggested to establish a research project approval mechanism with the commercialization of research results as the goal, using the commercialization performance as an assessment indicator for project acceptance. Among other suggestions, an information service platform for the commercialization of scientific and technological achievements from universities should be established, a database and information sharing platform for sci-tech achievements should be built, and the integrated operation of intellectual property rights and technology transfer should be promoted.

Xiong Shuilong, a CPPCC National Committee member and deputy head of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang

The development of the manufacturing industry cannot do without the support of talent. Efforts should be made to improve the quality of vocational education, establish a coordinated network of vocational education teacher training platforms that include high-quality vocational colleges and industry-education integrated enterprises, and jointly carry out the training of vocational education faculty teams.

Luo Dan, a CPPCC National Committee member and vice-president of Shunde Polytechnic