An Environmental Approach to Cultivating Science and Technology Talents in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

Abstract

In order to construct a structural equation model for developing the science and technology talents in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), this paper first explains the connotation of science and technology talents, and then proposes hypotheses based on the interaction between the environmental factors and their interrelationships. An online questionnaire survey is carried out with 205 participants based in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, trying to provide relevant data to support the main arguments in the paper. The results show that the regional economic environment has no significant effect on the development of science and technology talents, while other factors such as regional science and technology (RST), regional education(RED), regional social living(RSL) and regional innovation culture (RIC) have positive and significant effects. Such findings can provide guidance and reference not only for improving the environment for the development of science and technology talents, but also for optimizing the innovation of entrepreneurship in GBA. This will have great implications for the related organizations and institutions in China to well manage, cultivate and develop the science and technology talents.