The opening ceremony for a new sci-tech innovation park – called the North Qichuan Science and Technology Innovation Park – was held on March 18 in Hondlon district of Baotou city, located in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

At the same time, the Baotou digital economy and network security high-end seminar was held there.

At the seminar, the Baotou Digital Technology Research Institute, the Baotou "Innovation China" Innovation and Entrepreneurship 100-youth Committee, as well as the Inner Mongolia Network Information Security Joint Laboratory were conferred with awards.

Furthermore, the Hondlon district-level government signed project contracts with the heads of six companies, including the Baotou Branch of the Anshan Metallurgical Design and Research Institute of the China Metallurgical Mining Industry.

The new sci-tech innovation park is located in the political, cultural, trade, science and education center of Hondlon district.

It is home to important bodies, including the College of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the International Talent Science and Innovation Center and the Institute of Digital Technology.

According to a spokesman, the park will aim to create an ecosystem for a "sci-tech service platform plus convenient government services" – to provide enterprises with sci-tech services across the entire supply chain. 

By 2024, the park is expected to have more than 100 enterprises, six universities and research institutes, 30 sci-tech service organizations and will have an estimated 1,500 employees.