Wim Wu / Shanghai Daliy News

The Shanghai government plans to cultivate innovative talents over the next three years, the Shanghai Morning Post reported today.
According to the Shanghai Municipla Labour & Social Security Bureau, the local government has given priority to the project for training innovation. The first group of innovative talents will be developed mainly in six fields, such as advertising, construction, digital media, artwork, design and culture.
In recent years, the innovation industry has seen a considerable growth in the world. For example, in Britain, the output of the innovation industry, including advertising, construction, exchanges of the artwork and antiques, films, acting and publishing, was 3 percent of its GDP last year. It is predicted by some experts that innovative talents will play a growing decisive role in a country's over-all competence in the near future.
Presently, the Shanghai government is focusing increased attention on the development of a local innovation industry. By the end of this year, a practical lab for cultivating talent will have been set up. Next year, some famous foreign training institutions will also be brought, the industry noted.