The 2016 National Mass Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week opened in the Beijing Economic-development area on Oct 12. The theme of the event was "developing new economy, training new skills”. As the "1+2+N" week’s venue, E-Town itself was themed on "connecting Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei province, wonderful entrepreneurship", with a special focus on industrial innovation. E-Town launched 26 events on industrial innovation, parks, platforms, enterprises, talents, and skills to promote international communication, entrepreneurship competition, innovation and entrepreneurship. In addition, there were training classes, forums and road shows and investment meetings. More than 100 investment organizations and 10,000 entrepreneurs were in attendance.