Science and Technology System Reform Focuses on the Repurchase and Idleness of Scientific Instruments

"This reform is to further implement the medium and long-term plans for scientific and technological development, highlighting the strengthening of the corporate body, strengthening collaborative innovation, reforming science and technology management, perfecting talent development mechanisms, and creating a good environment." On the 10th, learning and implementing national standards in the capital science and technology community. At the Spiritual Report Conference of the Science and Technology Innovation Conference, Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang disclosed the key tasks and corresponding policies for deepening the reform of the science and technology system.

Wan Gang introduced the basic situation of the "Opinions of the Central Committee and the State Council on Deepening the Reform of the Science and Technology System and Accelerating the Construction of a National Innovation System" (hereinafter referred to as "Opinions"). He said that the key to promoting close integration between science and technology and economic and social development lies in strengthening the dominant position of technological innovation in enterprises, promoting cooperation between industry, universities and research institutes, and strengthening the linkage and interaction between industry, universities, and research institutes, and promoting different innovative entities to learn from each other's strengths and achieve their own goals. All their strengths and their best efforts. He said that on the whole, Chinese companies have weak capabilities for independent R&D and technology integration. Therefore, it is necessary to support enterprises in building technology research and development institutions. Conditional enterprises should take the lead in implementing major scientific and technological projects with clear industrial targets; deepen cooperation between industry, universities, and research institutes, and promote the flow of innovative elements such as technology and human resources to enterprises; encourage scientific and technological personnel to establish science and technology enterprises.

When it comes to creating a level playing field for all types of companies, Wan Gang places special emphasis on supporting SMEs and micro enterprises. In terms of improving the implementation of policies, it is necessary to intensify and improve policies on the deduction of R&D expenses, accelerated depreciation of R&D equipment, recognition of high-tech enterprises, and government procurement, and increase support to make enterprises become technological innovation decisions, R&D inputs, scientific research organizations, and achievements. The main body of the application. At the same time, to improve the ability of scientific research institutes and colleges to serve the economic and social development, we must guide and support the development of privately-owned scientific research institutions in terms of tax incentives, talent introduction, and national science and technology tasks. It is necessary to improve science and technology to support the development of strategic emerging industries and the upgrading of traditional industries, deploy innovation chains around industrial needs, and at the same time promote agricultural development and livelihood improvement.

In particular, he pointed out that it is necessary to encourage and guide enterprises with strong capabilities and conditions to participate in the forefront of research, and to add new impetus to China’s fundamental research and original innovation.

Wan Gang introduced that in terms of innovation system construction, we must promote the coordinated development of the innovation system, and plan the construction of five systems including technological innovation, knowledge innovation, national defense science and technology innovation, regional innovation and science and technology intermediary services, strengthen collaborative innovation, and establish basic research and applied research. Technological innovation and transformation of results into a mechanism that closely integrates and coordinates development. It is necessary to improve regional innovation and development mechanisms, give play to local leading roles, strengthen classified guidance, accelerate the construction of distinctive regional innovation systems, and strengthen regional cooperation in science and technology. In addition, we must also strengthen the openness and sharing of scientific and technological resources. Wan Gang revealed that China will establish scientific research institutes, universities, and enterprises to open up the rational operation mechanism of scientific research facilities and a unified science and technology reporting system; establish and improve the state inspection mechanism and joint review mechanism for the purchase of scientific research instruments and equipment by state finance funds to prevent large scientific research instruments Duplicate purchases and idle waste of equipment.

"Improving the management of science and technology and improving the input-output efficiency of scientific and technological resources are a major and urgent task for accelerating the development of science and technology reform." Wan Gang said that to study and grasp the laws and regulations of science and technology management, the first is to strengthen macroeconomic overall planning. We will improve the overall decision-making and coordination macro-policy system and improve the coordination mechanism between the central and local governments and between various departments. Actively explore a new nationwide system, improve the organization of major strategic scientific and technological tasks, and establish an operational mechanism for decision-making, implementation, evaluation, and separation and mutual supervision. The second is to promote the management reform of science and technology projects. It emphasizes openness, transparency, fairness and fairness, and scientific evaluation, and strengthens reforms from such key links as demand collection, evaluation and project establishment, process management, and supervision and evaluation. The third is to improve the science and technology funds management system. Establish a coordinated input mechanism for competitive funding and stability funding, improve the indirect cost compensation mechanism for projects, strengthen the supervision of the use of funds, and improve the accountability mechanism. The fourth is to deepen the reform of science and technology evaluation and reward system. According to the characteristics of different types of scientific and technological activities, strengthen the classification evaluation and supervision and evaluation. We will improve the scientific and technological reward system for public nomination, scientific review, practical inspection, and high credibility.

In the aspect of improving the talent development mechanism, Wan Gang said that various types of innovative talents will be co-ordinated to develop and improve the talent incentive system. Adhere to the combination of training and introduction, and strengthen the training and use of high-level leading talents and young scientific and technological talents, especially young people under the age of 35, while actively introducing overseas talents, especially top talents. Improve the evaluation criteria, and change the one-sided approach of linking thesis, projects, funds, and patents directly with the evaluation and promotion of scientific and technical personnel. We will improve the mechanism for the flow of talents, improve the salary system for talents for innovation and the incentive mechanism for distribution. It is necessary to strengthen the construction of scientific ethics and innovative culture. Emphasis must be placed on guaranteeing academic freedom and improving academic atmosphere that is lenient and inclusive. We will improve the scientific research integrity system, strengthen self-discipline and supervision of integrity, purify academic atmosphere, and develop innovative culture.

Wan Gang pointed out in the report that, in addition to grasping the policies for implementing existing policies and trials and for summarizing, improving, and promoting good environment, a new policy and new measures will be proposed based on the new situation. For instance, the Opinions specifically proposes to establish a scientific and technical report. Institutional, financially supported scientific and technological research projects shall be announced to the whole society, improve the allocation and use efficiency of scientific and technological resources, establish a national innovation investigation system, and strengthen the monitoring and evaluation of the national innovation system construction.

It is learnt that the policies and measures specifically emphasized in the Opinions include: further implementing and improving policies and measures for the gradual increase of research and development funds of the whole society; improving the system of investment in science and technology; improving the preferential taxation of income taxes; the purchase and ordering of innovative products; incentives and rewards of equity options; Policies such as distribution, accelerating the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements; increasing the integration of technology and finance from aspects such as buyer’s credit, seller’s credit, financial leasing, venture capital, capital markets, and science and technology insurance; fully implement the national intellectual property strategy and improve the rights protection mechanism, Strengthen the creation, protection, use and management of intellectual property; conscientiously implement relevant laws and regulations on science and technology, increase legal protection for innovation, create a good environment for the rule of law, make full use of international scientific and technological resources, and expand open cooperation in science and technology.