ABSTRACT
This chapter designs the indicator system of regional innovation development to evaluate the innovation situation of the 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions. The results show that China has formed three key regional clusters of innovation: the Bohai Rim, the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, and the central and western regions have established several special zones with abundant Science and Technology (S&T) resources, such as Guanzhong, Chengyu, and Jianghan. The resources devoted to S&T are allocated by the government and the market, while the S&T infrastructure mainly depends on the government's investment. The agglomeration of innovation factors is determined by the market environment. The innovation capability is related with the income level, also the S&T accumulation and strong supports from the government. The Research and Development (R&D) intensity of eastern regions is generally higher than that of the central and western regions, while the central regions' R&D intensity generally is higher than that of the western regions.
