Extraordinary decade| in-depth implementation of innovation-driven development strategy Innovation China unlimited vitality

Innovative China, ten years across.

Chinese entered his own space station, and the "Strivers" dived 10,000 meters to the bottom of the sea... Exploring the unknown, space and the deep sea leaving more and more "Chinese footprints";

Without relying on plant photosynthesis to directly synthesize starch, "China Tianyan" found a continuously active repetitive rapid radio burst... "From 0 to 1", the original breakthrough continues to provide source living water for scientific and technological innovation;

"Hualong-1" demonstration project shines the third generation of independent nuclear power technology, Beidou navigation satellite global networking... Unremitting research, independent innovation to firmly grasp the lifeblood of science and technology in their own hands;

"Unveiling the commander- and hanging commander" does not ask the hero's provenance, and the talent evaluation system is continuously optimized... The reform of the scientific and technological system will further release the potential of innovation and stimulate the vitality of innovation.

General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: "We must completely, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, deeply implement the innovation-driven development strategy, firmly grasp the lifeblood of science and technology in our own hands, make greater progress in scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement, continuously enhance the independence, autonomy and safety of the mainland's development, give birth to more new technologies and new industries, open up new fields and new tracks for economic development, and form new advantages in international competition." ”

This is a decade in which the concept of innovation and development has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the innovation-driven development strategy has taken root and borne fruitful results in the land of Shenzhou;

This is a decade of accelerating the pace of innovation and development, with scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement delivering wonderful answers and continuous improvement of scientific and technological strategic support capabilities;

This is a decade of innovative development achievements gushing out, and scientific and technological innovation has promoted the giant ship of China's economy to break the waves in the direction of high-quality development.

The mainland's scientific and technological undertakings have undergone historic, integrated and structural major changes, and have successfully entered the ranks of innovative countries

In July this year, the Wentian Experimental Module was successfully launched. This is a microcosm of the mainland's in-depth implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy and the emergence of major innovation achievements.

Innovation is the first driving force leading development, and as one of the core strategies of China's development, innovation-driven development strategy effectively responds to the issue of the times of building a new development pattern and promoting high-quality development.

This decade is the period when the mainland's scientific and technological progress has been the greatest and the scientific and technological strength has been improved the fastest-

Look at the general trend of science and technology, leapfrog development. The mainland's science and technology industry has undergone historic, holistic and structural major changes, and has successfully entered the ranks of innovative countries, and the global innovation index ranking has risen from 34th in 2012 to 12th in 2021.

Look at the investment in science and technology, full of strength. The R&D investment of the whole society increased from 1.03 trillion yuan in 2012 to 2.79 trillion yuan in 2021, and the basic research funding increased to 3.4 times that of ten years ago.

Looking at the output of science and technology, the quantity and quality have risen together. The contribution rate of scientific and technological progress exceeds 60%, the number of highly cited papers ranks among the top in the world, the number of pct international patent applications ranks first in the world, and a number of large countries such as "artificial sun" and Shanghai light source have laid a solid foundation for world-class research.

Looking at the potential of science and technology, the future can be expected. The construction of the national laboratory system with Chinese characteristics has been accelerated, the scientific research capabilities of high-level research universities and national research institutes have been continuously improved, a number of internationally competitive science and technology enterprises have grown and expanded, and a strategic scientific and technological force with a systematic and mission-oriented mission has been built, and the national innovation system has become more efficient and smooth.

It has developed a path of independent innovation and development from strong talents and strong science and technology to strong industry, strong economy and strong country; Formed an overall layout of scientific and technological innovation that adheres to the "four aspects" and comprehensively supports development and ensures safety; It has created a whole chain of scientific and technological innovation that strengthens innovative activities such as basic research, technological innovation, achievement transformation and industrialization... This decade has witnessed the footprint of the in-depth implementation of innovation-driven development strategies.

The innovation-driven development strategy has installed a new engine for high-quality development, and the development of new kinetic energy has been continuously injected

A few days ago, 6 test aircraft of C919 large passenger aircraft developed by the mainland and with independent intellectual property rights successfully completed all the test flight tasks. The take-off of the C919 is not only the take-off of an airplane, but also the take-off of the dream of a national big plane.

Domestic large passenger aircraft are steadily moving towards the global aviation market; The field of advanced nuclear energy technology has completed the leap from following to leading the world... The innovation-driven development strategy has installed a new engine for high-quality development, and the development of new kinetic energy has been continuously injected.

The quality of development is higher.

Daxing Airport "Phoenix Spreads Its Wings", the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge flying frame in three places, the Fuxing high-speed railway runs in all directions, and the UHV transmission project spans thousands of mountains and rivers... Intelligent robots, additive manufacturing and other technologies to accelerate breakthroughs, effectively promote the upgrading and development of manufacturing industry; The scale of industries such as digital economy, new energy vehicles, solar photovoltaics, new displays, and advanced energy storage has leapt to the forefront of the world. In the past ten years, the mainland has promoted the industry to the middle and high-end with key technological breakthroughs, and the integration of the industrial chain and the innovation chain is deeper and more efficient.

There are more tracks for development.

Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, and quantum communication have accelerated their applications, and cultivated new products and new formats such as intelligent terminals, online education, and telemedicine; New technologies and models such as mobile payment and online shopping allow people to experience the happiness of "technology makes life better"... In the past ten years, new areas and new tracks of economic development have been continuously opened up, and more new momentum for growth has been continuously explored.

The vitality of development is more sufficient.

The number of high-tech enterprises increased from 49,000 to 330,000, and in 2021, 683 enterprises entered the top 2,500 global enterprises with R&D investment; the three major international science and technology innovation centers in Beijing, Shanghai and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area ranked among the top ten global science and technology innovation clusters, and 173 high-tech zones gathered more than 1/3 of the country's high-tech enterprises... In the past ten years, the main position of enterprise innovation has been further strengthened, and the high-tech industry has a larger volume, better quality and a stronger foundation.

Greater emphasis has been placed on integrated development and security.

Organize national forces to carry out scientific research on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and provide scientific and technological guarantees for disease prevention and control and public health; New progress has been made in exploration technologies such as deep-sea oil and gas and shale gas, and in the clean and efficient utilization of coal; The independent breeding varieties of major crops have reached more than 95%, and the grain yield has increased from 357 kg per mu to 387 kg per mu in 2021... In the past ten years, scientific and technological innovation has become an important starting point to support people's life and health safety, energy security, food security, overall development and security, and grasp the initiative of economic development.

Like a tidal wave, like a drizzle, innovative elements are flowing on every inch of china's vibrant land.

Responding to changes, cultivating new machines, opening a new situation, scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement will surely hand over more wonderful answers

The world's unprecedented major changes in a century are accelerating evolution, and the response bureau, cultivating new machines, and opening up new situations need to give full play to the supporting and leading role of scientific and technological innovation; To achieve high-quality development, it is necessary for scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement to provide stronger and stronger strategic support capabilities.

Energetic, energetic and full of potential, innovative China faces the world with self-confidence and self-improvement.

Innovative self-confidence is more determined——

Issued the "Outline of the National Innovation-driven Development Strategy", prepared the national medium- and long-term science and technology development plan for 2021-2035, and formulated the "14th Five-Year Plan" for scientific and technological innovation... The complete system of guiding ideology, strategic deployment and major actions provides a strong traction for scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement.

"Chang'e 5" realizes the return of extraterrestrial object samples, "Tianwen-1" starts the journey to Mars, and the Beijing Winter Olympics will achieve 100% green power supply for all venues for the first time in the history of the Olympic Games... In the past ten years, the engine of independent innovation has roared and spewed out one exciting achievement after another, reflecting the rapid improvement of China's independent innovation capabilities.

The foundation of innovation is thicker——

From the top-level design to draw a strategic blueprint for reform, to the subtle solutions to the troubles of researchers... A series of important strategic deployments to deepen the reform of the scientific and technological system, and a series of major measures have been intensively implemented, so that the innovative wisdom of all kinds of talents can burst forth.

Chinese astronauts account for 80% of scientific researchers under the age of 35, which is a veritable "youth team"; To strengthen the supply of intelligence, the scientific research team of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has transformed about 110,000 scientific and technological achievements into the society... In the past ten years, the structure and quality of scientific and technological innovation talents have been continuously optimized, leading talents and innovation teams have accelerated their emergence, and the total number of R&D personnel has ranked first in the world for many years.

The field of innovation is more vast -

In March this year, COFCO's Wuhan Division of COFCO Engineering received a thank-you letter from the China office of the United Nations World Food Programme. The letter thanked Xie Jian, a senior technical expert of COFCO Engineering, for his strong support for the "South-South cooperation" work and for his outstanding contribution to consolidating china-Africa rice value chain cooperation.

Established scientific and technological cooperation with more than 160 countries and regions; Actively participate in major scientific projects such as the International Thermonuclear Fusion Experimental Reactor and the Square Kilometer Array Radio Telescope... Over the past ten years, China has adhered to open innovation, and in the global innovation map, it is not only an important participant in international cutting-edge innovation, but also an important contributor to jointly solving global problems.

To grasp innovation is to grasp development, and to seek innovation is to seek the future. Standing at a new historical starting point and striding forward, continuing to implement the innovation-driven development strategy, unswervingly taking the road of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics, and vigorously building an innovative country and a scientific and technological power, the mainland's high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement will surely hand over more wonderful answers!

Source: People's Daily