Shanghai State-owned Capital Operation Research Institute Co., Ltd.

Shanghai State-owned Capital Operation Research Institute Co., Ltd. was founded in 2010. It is a new type of characteristic think tank initiated by Shanghai SASAC (State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission), co-sponsored by Shanghai Guosheng (Group) Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. In 2018, it underwent corporatization reform and established Shanghai State-owned Capital Operation Research Institute Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Shanghai State-owned Capital Institute"). In July 2020, the institute implemented capital increase and share expansion, taking the lead in mixed-ownership reform, successively introducing well-known state-owned enterprises from the Yangtze River Delta and the Greater Bay Area. Shanghai Guosheng Group, Shanghai International Group, Shanghai State Investment Company, Anhui State-owned Capital Control Group, Guangzhou Industrial Investment Group, and other companies became strategic investors, making the institute the first new-type think tank in Shanghai to complete mixed-ownership reform.
Since its establishment, the institute has always focused on providing intellectual support and decision-making consulting services for the reform and development of state-owned enterprises, becoming the most well-known state-owned capital think tank in China. In May 2020, it was rated by the Publicity Department of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee as one of the first batch of key cultivated think tanks in Shanghai; in December 2020, it became a vice president unit of the China Enterprise Reform and Development Research Society; in September 2022, it was approved to establish a postdoctoral innovation base; in January 2024, it was rated by the Publicity Department of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee as a key think tank in Shanghai.
The institute adheres to the principle of research-based development, continuously producing constructive, forward-looking, and independent research results. It took the lead in proposing innovative insights such as the "three-category" classification of state-owned enterprises, promoting the second round of mixed-ownership reform for state-owned enterprises, establishing pilot zones for state-owned enterprise reform, funding state-owned investment funds, and transforming state-owned capital from an urban investment era to a scientific innovation era, which have become important breakthroughs in the new round of state-owned asset reform.
Adhering to a platform-based approach, the institute is based in Shanghai, deeply rooted in the Yangtze River Delta, serving the whole country, and building a think tank platform for serving the reform and development of state-owned enterprises. It has completed more than 400 decision-making consulting projects, undertaken major research topics on state-owned enterprises commissioned by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the Ministry of Finance, and governments of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Fujian, etc. Its completed research reports, including "Exploration and Countermeasures for the Development of State-owned Capital Funds," "The Connotation and Path from Managing Enterprises to Managing Capital," "Analysis of Industrial Park Development Drivers and Characteristic Model Practices," "Optimizing State-owned Asset Layout, Accelerating Structural Adjustment," "Research on Innovative Optimization of Operation and Management Strategies for Local State-owned Capital Operation Companies," and "Research on Deepening Reform of Shanghai State-owned Capital Investment and Operation Platforms," respectively won the first prize for outstanding achievements in China's enterprise reform and development in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.
The institute adheres to platform thinking, integrating various high-quality resources to build a complete industrial chain service for state-owned enterprises, integrating consulting services, industrial research, state-owned enterprise training, forum activities, media information, and capital service docking, striving to become a comprehensive service provider for the reform and development of state-owned enterprises.