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Invest Shanghai
A delegation of leading enterprises, investment institution representatives, and industry experts from the intelligent information sector across China took part in a tour to inspect the intelligent information industry in Putuo District on March 16.
The event serves both as a significant extension of the recently concluded 2026 Shanghai Global Investment Promotion Conference and as a prelude to the upcoming 2026 Putuo Investment Promotion Conference scheduled on March 23.
The tour provided participants with a comprehensive panorama of Putuo's intelligent information industry capabilities and business environment. The delegation visited three key sites: the Shanghai Trusted Industrial Control Platform, Shanghai Electrical Apparatus Research Institute (Group) Co Ltd, and the Collaborative Innovation Center along the Shanghai-Nanjing Belt.
These three locations, spanning core industrial software technology development, national-level testing and certification services, and cross-regional collaborative innovation platforms, collectively illustrated Putuo's integrated innovation chain combining research, education, and industry application.
Statistics show that Putuo's intelligent information industry exceeded 100 billion yuan (US$14.51 billion) in revenue in 2025, gathering over 5,000 related enterprises, including 805 high-tech companies. The district has cultivated four core tracks, namely digital lifestyle, cybersecurity, integrated circuit R&D and design, and online gaming and the metaverse.
At the district level, Putuo has introduced a "1+4" technology industry policy system, increasing support for open competition initiatives in areas such as cybersecurity and integrated circuits. Changzheng Town, Putuo's economic powerhouse, has launched the city's first regular roadshow hall for the Shanghai Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition.
The 2026 Putuo Investment Promotion Conference will showcase the district's "1+2+3" modern industrial system: building a trillion-yuan platform for bulk commodity trade centered on non-ferrous metals; cultivating two 100-billion-yuan leading industrial clusters in intelligent information and digital health; and positioning three 10-billion-yuan emerging tracks in digital advertising, technology services, and technology finance—while coordinating efforts to promote traditional industry upgrades and nurture future industries.