In 2013, Gaogang District’s contribution rate to scientific and technological progress reached 65.5%. The number of patent applications throughout the year reached 2,759, including 642 invention patents; the number of invention patents owned by 10,000 people in Gaogang District reached 5.18. 56 new industry-university-research cooperation agreements were signed throughout the year, and 16 new industry-university-research consortiums were established to solve major technological problems. 6 difficult problems, 12 newly transformed scientific and technological achievements, and 2 newly built pilot bases for scientific and technological achievements.
In 2013, Gaogang District was approved for 6 high-tech enterprises, 14 provincial reserve high-tech enterprises, and 50 newly recognized provincial high-tech products. The output value of high-tech industries for the whole year was 58.311 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 28.8%. Organized and implemented 7 national Torch Plans, 6 National Spark Plans, 1 national science and technology support plan, 2 national science and technology small and medium-sized enterprise innovation fund projects; 2 provincial science and technology support plans, and provincial intellectual property strategic plan projects 1 item; 1 newly recognized national key new product and 50 provincial high-tech products; 2 people were included in the provincial enterprise doctorate concentration plan; Yangzijiang Pharmaceutical Group won 1 provincial third-class scientific and technological progress award; newly added provincially recognized private enterprises 20 technology-based enterprises. In 2013, the per capita disposable income of urban residents in Gaogang District reached 30,069 yuan, an increase of 9.5% over the previous year; the per capita net income of rural residents reached 14,976 yuan, an increase of 11.4% over the previous year. There are 5 new entrepreneurship training bases and 3 entrepreneurship incubation bases in Gaogang District; 11,086 new jobs have been created, with a net increase of 8,100 jobs, and 2,786 unemployed people have been reemployed; the urban registered unemployment rate is 1.87%. The pace of universal security has accelerated. The number of urban employees covered by pension and medical insurance in Gaogang District has reached 45,400 and 56,600 respectively, with insurance coverage rates reaching 99% and 99.1% respectively. The total number of urban and rural residents covered by basic pension insurance is 92,651. The insurance coverage rate reaches 99.8%.