In 2023,Hengyang City saw a net increase of 217 high-tech enterprises,bringing the total number to over 1,000.The added value of high-tech industries reached 71.671 billion yuan,with a growth rate of 5.5%.The number of science and technology small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs)reached 2,095,a year-on-year increase of 72%.The city has consecutively made it to the list of the top 100 innovative cities in China for two years. The city added two national-level talent projects,15 provincial"Three Peaks"innovation talent projects, two Hunan High-Level Talent Aggregation projects,five provincial outstanding young and excellent young projects, seven science and technology talent support projects,and two provincial enterprise innovation and entrepreneurship teams under the Furong Plan.There are a total of eight legal metrology verification institutions and 11 special equipment inspection institutions in the city. A total of 856 regular industrial product quality supervision spot checks were organized, with a pass rate of 94.3% for regular spot checks of industrial products.Thirty-eight industrial product production licenses and 35 food-related product production licenses were issued. The city participated in the formulation of 15 national standards and organized the formulation of eight local standards.