Development Goals
While bearing in mind the long-term goals for 2035, the district, during the 14th Five-year Plan period, will speed up the construction of the global services bearing zone, innovation and entrepreneurship vigor zone, modern governance benchmarking area, core area of the international cultural metropolis, and good life experience area. The year 2025 will see enhanced city level and core competitiveness, improved comprehensive development services, greater comprehensive strength, more efficient urban governance, more brilliant cultural charm, and better life of the masses. By then, the “International Jing’an and Excellent Urban Area” will take the lead in achieving high-quality services, high-quality development, efficient governance, high-taste culture, high-quality life, and high-level participation, presenting itself as an excellent modern international urban area.
– Improved comprehensive development services. The Global Service Provider Program will be fully implemented, with the agglomeration of various high-end resources speeding up; the regional economy deeply integrated into the global service network; additional regional headquarters and other headquarters of multinational companies reaching 60; the effect of "gathering in Jing'an, operating in Shanghai, serving the whole country, and connecting the world" expand continuously; a new pattern of all-round opening up with the features of Jing'an in place; the core competitiveness of urban areas, investment attraction, radiation influence and functional carrying capacity significantly enhanced; and global service organizations reaching 80 in number. By then, it will become an important node for Shanghai to promote the major domestic circulation and connect the domestic and international circulations.
– Greater comprehensive strength. The district will rank among the top central urban areas in total revenue of the general public budget, at an annual growth rate of three to five percent, with its GDP growth rate aligning with that of the whole city. The innovation system will be improved with new breakthroughs made in the optimization and upgrading of the industrial structure, and the upgrading of the industrial base and modernization of the industrial chain will be significantly improved. Further, notable progress will be made in the construction of Jing'an International Innovation Corridor, with expanding new industries, new forms of business and new models that adapt to the "five centers" and "four functions" of Shanghai and conform to the district’s positioning; digital urban construction basically taking shape; emerging industries such as world-class big data and life and health gathering to produce scale effect; and a high-quality, efficient, dynamic, and more sustainable high-end modern service industry basically put in place.
– More efficient urban governance. "Government Online-Offline Shanghai” and “Unified Online-Offline Governance” will enter efficient operation, with urban area governance getting more scientific, refined and intelligent; urban renewal, spatial layout and ecological environment making new progress; reduction rate of energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions per unit of added value meeting the targets set by the city to rank forefront in appearance and environment and public satisfaction of the city, and enhance security and resilience significantly. Furthermore, the strengthened and innovative social governance with Jing'an characteristics, greater grass-roots and community vitality, and the basically-completed dynamic environment featuring joint contribution, joint governance and shared benefits will make the district one of the most orderly, safest and cleanest urban areas in Shanghai.
– More brilliant cultural charm. The red culture, Shanghai culture and Jiangnan culture will be better developed, protected and utilized, with public cultural service system and distribution of cultural and sports facilities improved, cultural and creative industries continuing to grow, international multicultural cooperation widened, Jing'an characteristic cultural brand exerting greater clout, residents and the urban area becoming more civilized, and cultural soft power and international influence further enhanced.
– A better life of the masses. The social security system will be further improved, with the digital, diversified, high-quality and personalized public services becoming more easily accessible; the provision of elderly care services getting more adequate, balanced and diversified; all renovation of buildings below old neighborhood of grade II completed; comprehensive and individual development ensured for students; and life expectancy higher than the city average. All this will turn Jing'an into a more charming, warm, high-quality and beautiful urban area appealing to everyone.