In January and February this year, the industry production in Foshan has reached 58.848 billion yuan, a rise of 5.4%. Fixed assets investment of 24.34 billion yuan has been received, which is 13.2% increase. The retail sales of goods is 48.382 billion yuan in total, which is 11.4% growth. As the first year of the 13th Five-Year Plan, Foshan has showed increasingly good momentum of development.

　　In the recent innovation driven development conference and the supply side structural reform work conference, developing high-tech enterprises and innovation would be crucial strategy. This is the same standpoint as raised in the Foshan innovation development strategy in 2016. The goal is that 1000 high-tech enterprises to be built in Foshan and 529 high-tech technology enterprises established in the cultivation Library.

　　Moreover, innovation model zone is to be built in Pearl River Delta. In the “1+1+7”plan, Foshan will try to be the leader. Foshan is to build the independent innovation demonstration area to fulfill the work plan.

　　To improve the system of Internet Plus and intelligent manufacturing, 10 thousand robots will be put into use this year. The "workhorses" type of equipment manufacturing industry as breakthrough, together with intelligent equipment, energy saving and environmental protection equipment, new energy equipment, automobile manufacturing and producer service industry as key layout, Foshan strives to create total 1 trillion yuan output by 2020.