Abstract:Taking technology innovation as driving force, future industries aim to meet the new needs of human and social development, with the potential to expand human understanding, enhance human capacity, and promote sustainable development of society. The forward-looking layout of future industries is an important measure to build modern industrial system, cultivate new driving force of development, and promote high-quality economic development in China. Based on the description of the concept and characteristics of future industries, this paper reviews the development trends of global industry in the future, and the present situation and foundation of China's future industry development. It also puts forward policy suggestions for the future industry development from the perspectives of accelerating the basic research, incubation of industrial ecology, and strengthening talent training.