NorwegianScholar:InnovationDrivingHigh-QualityEconomicGrowthinChina_GuangmingOnlineBeijing-CarlFey,professorofstrategyatBINorwegianBusinessSchool,recentlypraisedChina'sachievementsintechnologicalinnovationandemphasizedthecrucialroleofinnovationinChina'spursuitofhigh-qualitydevelopmentduringaninterviewwithGuangmingOnline.CarlFeypointedoutthatinnovationiscriticalforChinesecompaniesandChinaasacountry.Inordertomeetpeople'saspirationsforabetterlifeandraisetheincomelevelsofemployees,Chinesecompaniesmustincreasetheaddedvalueoftheirproducts,whichrequirescontinuoustechnologicalinnovation.China'sinnovationjourneyhasbeennothingshortofremarkable,accordingtoCarlFey.Adecadeago,thecountryranked35thintheGlobalInnovationIndex.However,inthepastyear,itsurgedtotheeleventhposition,showcasingsignificantimprovement.Now,Chinaplacesgreateremphasisonhigh-qualityeconomicgrowth,whichCarlFeybelievessignifiesChina'sdesiretotransitionfrombeingthe"world'sfactory"tothe"world'sinnovationfactory”.Thistransitionrequiresthedevelopmentofintellectualproperty,advancedtechnologies,andsophisticatedproducts.CarlFeyhighlightedthatthekeytoprovidingatalentbaseforhigh-qualitygrowthliesineducation.Creatinganeducationalenvironmentthatfosterscreativethinkinganddiverseproblem-solvingapproachesisessentialfornurturinginnovativetalents.FeyrecognizedChina'seffortsinreformingK-12educationandexpressedoptimismforfurtherimprovements.Hestated,"AsChinaplacesagreateremphasisonhigh-qualitygrowth,whichreliesoninnovation,creativethinkingbecomesevenmorecrucial."Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.