At present, Shanghai continues to consolidate and enhance its leading position in the new-generation electronic information industry and has established a more complete, efficient and internationally competitive industry ecosystem.

Achievements in 2025

​Industry Support

Accelerated Development in Key Areas

• The overall scale of the intelligent terminal industry is expected to surpass 300 billion yuan ($44.8 billion) by 2027;
• The next-generation display industry will focus on frontier areas such as holographic displays, electronic paper, and quantum dot displays;
• The scale of the ultra-high-definition audiovisual industry is expected to surpass 600 billion yuan and the core competitiveness of critical links in the 8K industry chain will be enhanced by 2030.

Robust Innovation Momentum

• A national leader in basic software, industrial software, industrial internet, and cybersecurity;
• 13 Shanghai-based enterprises listed in China's Top 100 Internet Enterprises;
• Promoting a self-reliant and controllable industry chain by leveraging the Technical Service Platform for IC Testing and the Shanghai Open Source Governance Technology Public Service Platform.

All-round Service Support

• No 1 in China in broadband download speed;
• No 1 in China in 5G base station density;
• Deployed more than 80,000 outdoor base stations in total;
• Deployed more than 470,000 indoor small cells in total;
• Home to 32 industrial internet platforms and more than 100 service providers across various segments;
• Home to 50 software and information services industry bases and more than 80,000 registered enterprises and supporting service institutions.

Highlight Elements

Industry Associations: Shanghai Communication Industry Association (SCIA), Shanghai Information Security Trade Association (SISA), Shanghai Software Industry Association (SSIA), etc.

Conventions & Exhibitions: Global Developer Conference, RISC-V Summit China, Appliance & Electronics World Expo (AWE), etc.

Industry Platforms: Future Ultra-High Definition Technologies International Innovation Center, "Shanghai Silicon Alley" Science and Technology Innovation Ecological Collaborative Innovation Platform, Integrated Circuit Application Innovation Concept Verification Center, etc.

Industry Policies

Action Plan for High-quality Development of Shanghai's Smart Terminal Industry (2026-27)

Measures of Shanghai Municipality for Promoting the High-Quality Development of the Software and Information Services Industry

Measures to Support the Development of the Cradle of YRD G60 S&T Innovation Valley

• Encouraging the introduction and incubation of key projects such as smart terminal products and key components manufacturing;
• Encouraging enterprises to increase investment in commercial cryptographic applications and the R&D of proprietary software and hardware products.

Exemplary Case

In 2025, Shanghai was approved as a pilot city for the expanded opening-up of value-added telecommunications services, allowing foreign-invested enterprises to wholly own and operate telecommunications services such as Internet data centers (IDCs), online data processing, and transaction processing in pilot areas. Six foreign-invested enterprises, including Siemens Healthineers Digital Technology, received pilot approvals, covering emerging fields such as digital healthcare, fintech, and new-type human resources services.

Industry Map

During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, Shanghai will focus on developing its new-generation electronic information industry in Pudong, Songjiang, Qingpu and Jing'an by accelerating the development of smart terminals, new communications equipment, next-generation displays and ultra-high-definition audiovisual technology.

Spatial Layout of the New-generation Electronic Information Industry in Shanghai

IC (including automotive electronics): "Main Body, Two Wings"

• Next-generation communications equipment: Jinqiao and Zhangjiang of Pudong, Caohejing of Xuhui, Songjiang G60 S&T Innovation Valley, Huawei R&D Center in Qingpu

New display and ultra-high-definition video: "2 + 2"

• The first "2" refers to Jinshan and Lin-gang, which focus on AMOLED and micro-displays, respectively
• The second "2" refers to Jing'an and Jinqiao in Pudong, which are dedicated to fostering clusters for ultra-high-definition audio-visual technology

Intelligent terminal: "1 + 1"

• Pudong and Songjiang focusing on intelligent terminals and Qingpu focusing on new-generation IT

Software and information service: "1 + 3 + N"

• "1" refers to downtown Shanghai
• "3" refers to the three online new economy ecological parks – "Changyang Show Belt", "Zhangjiang Online", and "Source of Hongqiao"
• "N" refers to a number of parks including Shanghai West Software Information Park, Shibei Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai Pudong Software Park, Zizhu Hi-Tech Park, and Caohejing Hi-Tech Park

Smart sensor: Shanghai Smart Sensor Industry Park

Source: 2026 Shanghai Foreign Investment Guide