Hangzhou set for national innovation, entrepreneurship week

All is ready at the themed exhibition area for the national mass entrepreneurship and innovation week in Hangzhou Future Sci-Tech Park, in Zhejiang province [Photo/zjol.com.cn]

Preparations for national mass entrepreneurship and innovation week have entered the final stages in the host city of Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, local media reported.

Running from June 13 to 19, the weeklong event will stage over 200 featured activities including competitions, exhibitions and forums for entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and university students.

Dream Town, a cluster for startups located in Hangzhou Future Sci-Tech Park, is the main venue for this year's event.

"The entrepreneurship and innovation activities are expected to create a more relaxed, energetic and supportive atmosphere for Hangzhou," said Ma Jun, vice director of the Hangzhou Development and Reform Commission.

The official website for mass entrepreneurship and innovation week was launched on June 10.

A shared work space for startups in Gongshu district in Hangzhou, in Zhejiang province [Photo/zjol.com.cn]

Over the years, Hangzhou has been promoting entrepreneurship and innovation as a key driver of the city's development by optimizing its business environment and rolling out a series of preferential policies to foster top-class talent.

Opened in 2015, Dream Town is now home to 17,000 professionals, 1,800 startup projects and over 50 incubators. In 2018, Hangzhou saw its largest influx of high-caliber talents and internet engineers from overseas.