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Emerging Technology Opportunities for the Tianjin Binhai New Area (TBNA) and the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA)
 
By: Richard Silberglitt, Anny Wong, S. R. Bohandy, Brian G. Chow, Noreen Clancy, Scott Hassell, David R. Howell, Gregory S. Jones, Eric Landree, Parry Norling

 

In 2007, the Tianjin Binhai New Area (TBNA) and one of its administrative zones, the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), in northeast China commissioned the RAND Corporation to perform a technology-foresight study to help them develop and implement a strategic vision and plan for economic growth through technological innovation. The principal objectives were to identify the most-promising emerging technology applications for TBNA and TEDA to pursue as part of their plan for growth, to analyze the drivers and barriers they would face in each case, and to recommend action plans for each technology application (TA). Seven TAs should form a pivotal part of TBNA's comprehensive strategic plan: cheap solar energy; advanced mobile communications and radio-frequency identification; rapid bioassays; membranes, filters, and catalysts for water purification; molecular-scale drug design, development, and delivery; electric and hybrid vehicles; and green manufacturing. The specific action plans can be integrated into an overarching strategic plan that rests on three legs: building a state-of-the-art R&D program; updating and expanding TBNA and TEDA's manufacturing base; and positioning TBNA and TEDA for the global marketplace. The plan offers TBNA a wealth of opportunities that will position it for the future development it envisions, and each TA emerges from one or more of TEDA's current pillar industries, making for a fluid transition that builds on existing strengths.

 

 

 

This book summarizes the results of a study performed for the Tianjin Binhai New area (TBNA) and the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) within the municipality of Tianjin in northeast China. In 2006, China’s State Council gave TBNA a mandate to become the country’s next regional engine for economic growth, as well as a center for leading-edge research and development (R&D) and technology innovation and modern manufacturing. TEDA, established in 1984, is TBNA’s industrial and manufacturing base.

To support their strategic planning for economic development through technological innovation, TBNA and TEDA managers asked RAND to conduct a foresight study to identify promising technology applications (TAs), identify capacity needs to implement these TAs, develop a strategy and action plan for each TA, and provide guidance concerning the nclusion of these TAs into their overarching strategic plan.

This book describes the selected TAs, the process used to select them, and each TA’s capacity needs, drivers, barriers, and suggested implementation strategy. It also discusses their inclusion into an overarching strategic plan. The detailed action plans for each TA are described in the full report of the study (Silberglitt and Wong, 2009).