The reporter learned from the Ministry of science and technology on the 10th that the Ministry of science and technology recently issued the notice on supporting the construction of innovative cities in a new batch of cities (hereinafter referred to as the notice), which will support the construction of innovative cities in 25 cities such as Baoding City, Hebei Province. So far, there are 103 innovative cities in China. The new batch of cities carrying out the construction of innovative cities are widely distributed. Among them, the eastern region includes Baoding, Handan, Suqian, Huai'an, Wenzhou, Taizhou, Zibo, Weihai, Rizhao, Linyi, Dezhou and Shantou; The central region includes Changzhi City, Chuzhou City, Bengbu City, Tongling City, Xinyu City, Xinxiang City, Jingmen City, Huangshi City and Xiangtan City; The western region includes Liuzhou City, Mianyang City and Deyang City; There is Yingkou City in Northeast China. The Ministry of science and technology requires relevant cities to focus on implementing the innovation driven development strategy, accelerate the implementation of key tasks of construction plans, continuously deepen the reform of systems and mechanisms, optimize the innovation and entrepreneurship ecology, create a talent highland, expand opening-up cooperation, enhance the ability of independent innovation, provide high-quality science and technology supply, promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and cultivate and expand new industries, new forms and new models, Provide support for building a modern economic system, improving people's quality of life, building a new development pattern and realizing high-quality development. In addition, the circular also pointed out that all relevant local science and technology management departments should continue to strengthen guidance and support for the construction of innovative cities. Cities should take innovative cities as the starting point for the implementation of innovation driven development strategy, further strengthen top-level design and planning layout, strengthen organization and leadership, improve working mechanism, and accelerate the improvement of urban scientific and technological innovation ability and high-quality development level. Innovative city refers to a city that relies on innovative elements such as science and technology, knowledge, talents, system and culture to drive its development. In 2010, the Ministry of science and Technology launched the work of innovative cities. Since 2016, the Ministry of science and technology has continuously strengthened its layout and construction, supporting 78 cities to build national innovative cities. In practice, innovative cities put scientific and technological innovation at the core of the overall situation of urban development, made great strides on the road of exploring innovative development with different characteristics, and a number of benchmark cities such as Nanjing, Xi'an, Chengdu and Wuhan have emerged. In the view of industry experts, the country should take innovative cities as the strategic fulcrum to achieve scientific and technological self-reliance and accelerate the construction of an innovative country and a powerful scientific and technological country in the future. Innovative cities should combine their own conditions, give full play to the long board effect of scientific and technological innovation, and make a good chapter and layout in improving the original innovation ability, strengthening the transformation and application of advanced and applicable technologies, improving people's well-being, continuously deepening reform and strengthening opening-up cooperation. (outlook new era)