In 2024, the number of high-tech enterprises in Hengyang maintained a high growth rate for four consecutive years. A total of 559 enterprises were organized and recommended for recognition throughout the year, hitting a record high. The added value of the high-tech industry achieved rapid growth with a year-on-year increase of 17.3%, up 11.8 percentage points from the previous year.

    A total of 23 talents from the city were selected into the 2024 Hunan Provincial "Sanjian" Innovative Talent Program, including 2 leading talents in scientific and technological innovation, 3 leading talents in sci-tech entrepreneurship, 14 emerging young outstanding talents, 3 Hunan Gathering Talents, and 1 talent under the Hunan Wisdom Revitalization Initiative. The credit loans based on intellectual property value for technology-based enterprises reached 1.365 billion yuan.

  The city has 8 legal metrological verification institutions and 9 special equipment inspection institutions. A total of 822 regular quality supervision spot checks on industrial products were conducted, with a qualified rate of 93.9% for sampled industrial products. Thirty-seven production licenses for industrial products and 38 production licenses for food-related products were issued. The city participated in formulating 12 national standards and organized the formulation of 3 local standards.