According to the Report on the Demonstration Platforms at Provincial Level in 2015, five incubators in Qingdao were identified as demonstration platforms?at provincial level, totaling 8 platforms?at provincial level in Qingdao added with three identified ones: college students' innovation incubation center of Qingdao city, cartoon base of South District of Qingdao city and innovation square in Licang District, Qingdao city.

Shandong province had identified 35 startup demonstration platforms?at provincial level after first trail, oral defense, review on the spot and publicity.

These five platforms are: high-level talents innovation center, Jimo fashion incubator center (these two were identified as startup incubation demonstration base of Shandong province), Haier maker platform, family service employment and startup square in north of Qingdao city (these two were identified as startup demonstration park of Shandong Province), and college students' innovation incubation base of Shandong University of Science and Technology (this was identified as college students' innovation incubation demonstration base of Shandong Province).

These incubation bases will be awarded by Qingdao personnel department and fiscal department.