高科技开发区是经济特区三种形式(贸易型、工贸型、科技型)之中最高级的发展形式,它以科技为先导,以生产技术密集型和知识密集型的产品为主,一般以高等院校和科研机构为依托,使生产要素自由流动的条件更加完善。高科技开发区对促进西部经济发展的作用体现在以下几个方面:一、有利于培养西部地区新的经济增长点西部地区有丰富的矿产资源、能量资源、生物资源、土地资源和旅游资源,有利于发展冶金工业、重化工业、煤化工业、盐化工业和石油化工。然而长期以来,西部地区产业结构层次低,资金不足、技术落后、人才短缺、创新能力不足等问题使西部地区未能发挥 High-tech development zones are the most advanced forms of development in the three special economic zones (trade type, industry and trade type, and science and technology type). They take science and technology as the leading factor and focus on the production of technology-intensive and knowledge-intensive products. Generally, Relying on colleges and universities and research institutes, the conditions for the free flow of factors of production are further improved. High-tech Development Zones to Promote the Economic Development in the West The role is reflected in the following aspects: First, conducive to cultivating new economic growth in the western region The western region is rich in mineral resources, energy resources, biological resources, land resources and tourism resources, Conducive to the development of metallurgical industry, heavy chemical industry, coal chemical industry, salinization industry and petrochemical industry. However, for a long time, the problems of low level of industrial structure, lack of funds, backward technology, shortage of talents and lack of innovation capability in the western region have not enabled the western region to play its role