Recently, Jiangsu Province issued the "Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Development of Blockchain Technology and Industrial Innovation", which also means that after Beijing, Hunan, Guizhou, Hainan, and Hebei, Jiangsu has become the sixth country to introduce blockchain industry development. Provinces with special policies.
The guidance pointed out that within three years, the growth rate of the blockchain industry in the province will not be less than 10%, and 2-3 provincial-level blockchain industrial parks will be built with high standards.
Suzhou is a demonstration base for the development of the blockchain industry in Jiangsu Province. As early as 2017, Suzhou took the lead in promulgating the "Su Nine Articles", and was one of the first places in China to issue blockchain support policies.
After that, Suzhou's blockchain industry developed rapidly and became a pilot area for the central bank's digital currency DC/EP.
In March of this year, Xiangcheng District of Suzhou City released the "Implementation Opinions of Xiangcheng District on Accelerating the Development of Blockchain Industry Agglomeration" to boost and empower industrial development and innovation. In May, Xiangcheng District became the only approved blockchain industry development cluster in Jiangsu Province.
At present, Xiangcheng District of Suzhou City has released "Several Supporting Policies for Blockchain Industry Agglomeration Development in Xiangcheng District of Suzhou City" (May 2020), known as "Su Jiutiao 2.0 Version".
Suzhou’s special policy stipulates that a special guidance fund for blockchain in Xiangcheng District will be established, with a total scale of 1 billion yuan, and generous rewards and subsidies will be given to settled companies.
Among them, the registered capital subsidy can be given up to 2 million yuan, the maximum reward for marketization can be 5 million yuan, the patent reward can be given up to 700,000 yuan, and the successful listing reward can be given up to 8 million yuan. The maximum reward can be 2 million yuan, the maximum reward can be given to 2 million yuan for national projects, and the maximum 3 million yuan settlement subsidy can be given to leading talents...
If you and your company are good enough, you can get all the above subsidies and rewards totaling 22.7 million yuan. This is full of temptation for entrepreneurs in the industrial blockchain, right?
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2. Su Jiutiao Version 2.0
At present, Suzhou City has formed about 40 typical application scenarios in the fields of supply chain finance, government services, Internet of Things, and digital assets.
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3. Central bank digital currency DC/EP pilot
Suzhou is also one of the four pilot areas for the central bank's digital currency DC/EP, and the other three pilot areas are Shenzhen, Chengdu, and Xiong'an.
In May of this year, the central bank's legal digital currency (DC/EP) landed in Xiangcheng District, Suzhou, and distributed it to employees of local district-level agencies, institutions, and directly affiliated enterprises as a form of transportation subsidy.
The cooperation between Suzhou City and the central bank has long been traced. On March 1, 2019, the Yangtze River Delta Financial Technology Co., Ltd. was established with a registered address in Suzhou High-speed Railway New Town, a registered capital of 50 million yuan, and the legal representative is Di Gang, deputy director of the Central Bank's Digital Currency Research Institute.
Enterprise search information shows that among them, Shenzhen Financial Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Central Bank Digital Currency Research Institute, accounts for 55% of the shares, while Suzhou High-speed Railway New City Innovation and Venture Capital Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Suzhou High-speed Rail New City Management Committee, accounts for 45% of the shares.
In February 2020, Xiangcheng District of Suzhou City formulated the "2020 Xiangcheng District Science and Technology Finance Industry Development Plan". The plan pointed out that in 2020, Xiangcheng District will accelerate the promotion of technology and financial characteristic industries in terms of attracting financial institutions, accelerating the gathering of equity investment institutions, strengthening the research and development and application of digital currency and blockchain, improving direct financing channels, and strengthening regional financial risk prevention and control. Innovation highland construction.
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4. Strong support from local decision-makers
The industrial policy of a region has a great relationship with the vision of the ruler.
According to people familiar with the matter, Lan Shaomin, the current secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee, Li Yaping, the mayor, and Gu Haidong, the secretary of the Xiangcheng District Party Committee, all hold a relatively enlightened and open attitude towards the blockchain and encourage the innovation and development of the blockchain industry.
According to public information, the current Secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee, Lan Shaomin, went to Suzhou to perform his duties in September 2019. Before that, from January 2018 to August 2019, Lan Shaomin served as the deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, mayor and administrator of Jiangbei New District in Nanjing. The director of the committee, and the Jiangbei New District of Nanjing is the key area of the blockchain layout in Nanjing.
In July 2018, at the first "Industrial Public Chain (Nanjing) Summit and Blockchain Technology Development CTO Forum" co-sponsored by Nanjing Jiangbei New District Management Committee, Nanjing Financial Office, and Zhongguancun Blockchain Industry Alliance, Nanjing launched the "Ten Billion Level Nanjing Public Chain Community Innovation Investment Fund", launched a blockchain investment fund with a scale of 10 billion yuan, and landed a blockchain training base.
The current deputy secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee and mayor Li Yaping has participated in the planning and layout of the Suzhou blockchain industry since 2017. According to the information published on the official website of the Suzhou Municipal People's Government, Li Yaping was transferred from the director and party secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Water Resources Department to Suzhou as the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee and acting mayor in March 2017. In January 2018, Li Yaping became the deputy secretary and mayor of Suzhou Municipal Committee, and has continued to this day.
That is to say, Li Yaping was also one of the core decision-makers when Suzhou’s "Blockchain Industry Development Support Policy" (also known as "Blockchain Su 9 Articles") was released in December 2017.
On June 16, when Li Yaping conducted a special survey on the development of the city's blockchain industry, he emphasized the need to accelerate the development of blockchain technology and industrial innovation, and rely on blockchain technology to empower high-quality economic and social development. It is necessary to give full play to the demonstration and driving role of leading enterprises, increase government coordination, support key enterprises to create a number of typical cases that can be replicated and promoted, and create a highland for the development of the blockchain industry. It is necessary to use the financial field as a breakthrough to create a digital currency pioneer zone.
It is reported that Gu Haidong, secretary of the Xiangcheng District Party Committee of Suzhou City, is a staunch supporter of the development of the blockchain industry. Before being transferred to Xiangcheng District, Gu Haidong served as the director of the Suzhou Municipal Development and Reform Commission, secretary of the party group, and director of the Municipal Service Industry Development Office. He knows more about emerging industries such as blockchain.
In February 2017, Gu Haidong was transferred to the deputy secretary of the Xiangcheng District Committee of Suzhou City, the acting district mayor, and the deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee of Xiangcheng Economic and Technological Development Zone, and became the Secretary of the Xiangcheng District Committee in July 2017. Also starting in 2017, Xiangcheng District has become the forefront of the development of the blockchain industry in Suzhou.
In addition, the above-mentioned people familiar with the matter also revealed that Suzhou’s goal is to build Xiangcheng District into a national blockchain industry demonstration zone. Next, Suzhou will focus on three aspects: enhancing its influence, discovering the output value of the blockchain industry, and building a blockchain talent training system.
To sum up, Suzhou's support and friendly attitude towards industrial blockchain are second to none in China, and it is a pilot area for DC/EP, which is undoubtedly good news for blockchain start-ups.
