Regional development strategy and its driving effect on economic growth between 2000 and 2015 in three national innovation demonstration zones, i. e., Zhongguancun in Beijing, Donghu in Wuhan, and Zhangjiang in Shanghai, was explained using principal component analysis method.Research results show that implementation of the regional development strategy in the three innovation demonstration zones improved the independent innovation capability, and played a significant role in driving the economic growth.The driving force of innovation resources,innovation environment and innovation output to e...