In 2008，the spending on Guangzhou’s science and technology grows fast，top-level talents cultivation in science and technology gains effective achievements，the quality of science and technology output has been improved significantly，high tech industries developed rapidly，the climate for indigenous innovation becomes better and better. Meanwhile，some weaknesses still post obstacles against Guangzhou’s science and technology development，such as low investment of innovation capital，insufficient of innovation output，the lagging of science and technology investment and financing system，enterprises as the dominant role in innovation still need to be established.

Meanwhile，Guangzhou’s international economic situation is still critical，domestic situation seems far from optimistic. Generally speaking，the situation in domestic and abroad challenges Guangzhou’s science and technology development，but also offers opportunities for it. The favorable turn of Guangzhou economic situation and the formulation of a series of policies and regulations greatly promote Guangzhou’s science and technology development. This report suggests Guangzhou to put more investment in indigenous innovation，strengthen the introduction and absorption and re-innovation of foreign technology，improve indigenous innovation products procurement system，implement intellectual property strategy and propel the construction of innovative city.