Engineers in smaller cities top innovation drive, says new study

Chinese engineers, especially those in second-tier cities, are increasingly taking to innovation, with creativity peaking among those aged 50 and above, an industry survey said.

TE Connectivity Ltd, a world leader in connectivity, which released the report on Tuesday, said about 87.8 percent of the respondent engineers in its survey had a favorable disposition toward innovation.

The study, which tracked Chinese engineers' situation, challenges and achievements in 2014, said most of the engineers are also favorably inclined to macroeconomic policies and the steps to foster an innovation environment.