Abstract: With the in-depth implementation of innovation driven development strategy, technology innovation driven development has become a new mode of industrial revitalization in the new era. Aiming at the underdeveloped region “China selenium valley” under the background of innovation driven, this paper made an empirical analysis on the current situation and existing problems of the development of selenium rich industry driven by scientific and technological innovation through 10-year scientific and technological plan projects and development data of selenium-rich industry. The results show that, in recent years, the development of selenium-rich industry in “China selenium valley” has been on the rise, the value potential of selenium-rich industry has been highlighted, and breakthroughs have been made in key technologies. However, due to the lack of scientific and technological innovation capacity, limited scientific and technological resources and other reasons, the selenium-rich industry has not formed an innovation chain. It is suggested that the sustainable efforts should be made in the aspects of establishing a mechanism for the development of selenium-rich industry driven by scientific and technological innovation, improving the independent innovation ability of enterprises, strengthening the scientific and technological research and development of selenium-rich industry and the transformation of achievements, relying on scientific and technological innovation to promote the technological upgrading of selenium-rich industry, expanding the selenium-rich industry chain through the extension of scientific and technological innovation, and promoting the high-quality development of selenium-rich industry.

Key words: driven by scientific and technological innovation, selenium-rich industry, high-quality development, Ankang city