The role of regional innovation platform in building smart cities

The infrastructure of smart city is divided into three levels, including the mass base, the regional innovation system, and the strategic decision-making. Given to the importance of regional innovation platform in promoting the well operation of regional innovation system, the case study of Zhejiang Modern Textile Technology and Equipment Innovation Service Platform is taken to explore the mechanism of regional innovation platform in promoting the construction of smart city. Findings are as follows: 1) providing industrial generic technologies and key technologies to promote the transformation and upgrading of industry; 2) bridging enterprises, universities, research institutes and financial institutions to facilitate the transfer and diffusion of knowledge, information and resources. With the utilization of modern information and communications technologies, the operational efficiency of regional innovation platform is increased.