The assessment of innovation capacity of high-tech industries with the view of sustainable development: an empirical study in china

The development of high-tech industries is an effective way towards sustainable development, which in turn means that the high-tech industries should be run based on the carrying capacity of resources. Innovation of high-tech industries in China, however, has been paid much attention to from the perspective of technological aspects such as input-output ratio, ignoring the effect on the environment. Figuring out the level of energy saving as one of important basis of innovation, this paper sets up a new assessment system of innovation capacity. Using the factor analysis model it assesses the innovation capacity based on the initial data of 30 provinces and direct-controlled municipalities in China. It is shown that eastern China´s areas, especially Beijing, Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta present higher innovation capacity of high-tech industries, whereas mid-west areas of China are in the dilemma with lower innovation capacity and weaker carrying capacity of resources. The gap between them is growing increasingly.