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Promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into real productive forces at an accelerated pace
Chen Xiaohong
High-speed rail speeding, building bridges across the sea, taking electricity in the wind, and taking the moon in the sky...... In recent years, the mainland has made remarkable achievements in the development of science and technology. In 2023, the growth rate of R&D investment in Hunan Province will rank fifth in the country, and the province's technology contract turnover will be nearly 400 billion yuan, an increase of 50%, and the scientific and technological innovation achievements will be remarkable. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China emphasized that it is necessary to improve the level of transformation and industrialization of scientific and technological achievements. From March 18th to 21st, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized during his inspection in Hunan that it is necessary to accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into real productivity. To accelerate the construction of a scientific and technological power and promote Chinese-style modernization, it is necessary to empower high-quality development with the efficient transformation of scientific and technological achievements.
Deeply grasp the great significance of doing a good job in the transformation of scientific and technological achievements
Science and technology are the nation, and science and technology are strong, and the country is strong. The transformation of scientific and technological achievements is the key link to realize from science to technology and from technology to economy. If "from 0 to 1" is compared to the original breakthrough of scientific and technological innovation, then the transformation of scientific and technological achievements is the great leap of "from 1 to infinity". Therefore, the transformation of high-quality scientific and technological achievements is the source of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance, the only way to implement "science and technology are the primary productive forces", and the key link in promoting Chinese-style modernization with high-quality development.
General Secretary Xi Jinping has made a series of important expositions on promoting scientific and technological innovation and the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, pointing out that it is necessary to "make simultaneous efforts to promote scientific and technological innovation and the transformation of scientific and technological achievements", and emphasized that "only when scientific and technological achievements are combined with the needs of the country, the people, and the market demand, and the triple jump from scientific research, experimental development, and promotion and application can we truly realize the value of innovation and realize innovation-driven development". During his inspection in Hunan, General Secretary Xi Jinping specifically emphasized that greater efforts should be made to lead industrial innovation with scientific and technological innovation, take the initiative to connect with national strategic scientific and technological forces, actively introduce first-class R&D institutions at home and abroad, and improve the ability of independent innovation in key areas; General Secretary Xi Jinping's important exposition on the transformation of scientific and technological achievements provides a fundamental basis for the transformation of high-quality scientific and technological achievements and the acceleration of the development of new quality productivity.
Hunan is a major province of science and education, with many universities, scientific research institutes and a team of high-quality scientific research talents, and the transformation of scientific and technological achievements has achieved an unprecedented leap. At present, to help Changsha build a global R&D center city, fully realize the beautiful blueprint of "three highs and four new", and promote the rise of the central region, it is urgent to further do a good job in the transformation of scientific and technological achievements.
Promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements to a new stage of high-quality development
In the face of the new situation and new requirements, it is necessary to firmly grasp the "bull's nose" of the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, build an ecological system for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and support the continuous flow of scientific research achievements to real productivity with systematic strength.
Explore a new national system for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that it is necessary to integrate scientific and technological innovation resources, lead the development of strategic emerging industries and future industries, and accelerate the formation of new quality productivity. In our work, we should focus on three aspects: First, optimize the macroeconomic system and mechanism. We should build a transformation system that combines administrative-led scientific research with market-led experimental development, and pay attention to the leading role of national laboratories, the role of national scientific research institutions, and the role of high-level research universities and leading science and technology enterprises. Establish a joint conference system for the transformation of major scientific and technological achievements, support all localities to build pilot research and development bases and demonstration application scenarios for scientific and technological achievements, and lay out and build pilot areas for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. The second is to focus on key core areas. Support the research of key technologies and core equipment, support the acceleration of the transfer and transformation of key technology research achievements in major national scientific and technological infrastructure, organize major scientific research achievements to be promoted to venture capital funds and industrial funds, and cultivate and incubate a number of scientific and technological enterprises in the fields of major equipment and materials. The third is to build innovation alliances and platforms. Explore the formation of more high-quality industrial technology innovation alliances, build an innovation community for the integration of large and medium-sized enterprises, build an open and shared common technology innovation platform, effectively solve key common technical problems, and provide proof-of-concept centers, small-scale test platforms, pilot test platforms, mass production platforms and other support for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements.
Create an all-round support system for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. In order to achieve high-quality transformation of scientific and technological achievements, it is necessary to promote the process of transformation of scientific and technological achievements to be smoother, more accurate matching, and more diversified models. First, it is necessary to form a "whole chain" of the service system for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. Build a comprehensive service system with leading science and technology enterprises as the main body, universities and related scientific research institutions as the backing, and market-oriented technology transfer operation teams as the link. Strengthen the construction of the technology trading market, set up angel funds such as the "Special Fund for New R&D Institutions", and guide social insurance to provide long-term supply of lithography machines, chips, new materials, quantum technology, etc. Second, it is necessary to build a "full cycle" of scientific and technological achievements transformation project services. In the front-end, high-value patent cultivation actions are implemented with achievements as the core, market-oriented professional institutions and pilot test platforms for the incubation and transformation of achievements are built in the middle, and self-certification of scientific and technological achievements is completed, and an achievement amplification platform represented by the Industrial Technology Research Institute is established in the back-end. Third, we must strengthen the "full type" of key links in the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. We will build a database and information sharing platform for scientific and technological achievements, promote the integrated operation of intellectual property rights and technology transfer, and strengthen the disclosure of information on scientific and technological achievements. Explore crowdsourcing and crowdfunding, individual co-investment, etc., and encourage more social capital to participate in the transformation of achievements through mechanisms such as excess return transfer and risk compensation.
Optimize the supporting system and mechanism for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: "We must resolutely remove the institutional obstacles that affect the improvement of scientific and technological innovation capabilities, effectively open up the channels for the transfer and transformation of science and technology and the economy, optimize the supply of science and technology policies, and improve the science and technology evaluation system." To implement this requirement, we must first build an innovation network system for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. To adapt to the evolution of scientific and technological innovation from complex to ultra-complex, "linear" innovation to "network" innovation, etc., we will timely introduce precise and effective supporting policies in terms of market-oriented team hiring, financing support for various achievement transformation funds, tax deferral, promotion of empowerment reform pilots, and additional pre-management of intellectual property rights. Second, we must build a professional talent system for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. Integrate the cultivation of a talent system of "technical officials, strategic scientists, hard technology entrepreneurs, hard technology investors, high-end engineers, and technical managers". Actively build a professional team of technology brokers who understand technology, transformation and market, and build a bridge between technology, capital and market. Third, we must optimize the scientific and technological evaluation and performance incentive system. Adhere to the evaluation principles of quality, performance, and contribution as the core, optimize the special evaluation methods for talents for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and add a series of professional titles for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements in the evaluation of professional titles for full-time scientific research posts. Establish an incentive mechanism that links the performance of achievement transformation with the income distribution of full-time personnel.
Strengthen the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and empower new advantages of universities. Colleges and universities are an important force in the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and there is an urgent need to promote the scientific research achievements of colleges and universities from the "bookshelf" to the "shelf" of the market, and effectively transform them into new quality productivity. First, we must improve and strengthen new advantages through institutional mechanisms. Further refine the implementation measures such as the evaluation of scientific and technological achievements, the reform of the ownership of achievements, and the exemption from liability. Refine and implement the cost-sharing mechanism for the transformation of achievements, clearly define the principle of benefit distribution of "key contributors", and scientifically determine the proportion of retained units and the share of achievement transformation services. Accelerate the establishment of standards and norms for the classification and evaluation of scientific and technological achievements. Second, we must strengthen new advantages through the supply of high-quality results. The effectiveness of the transformation of scientific and technological achievements is regarded as an important measurement indicator for the allocation of scientific and technological resources. Encourage colleges and universities to set up national university science and technology parks, with professional functional entities such as technology transfer and venture capital, and build a full-chain park service system of "achievement transformation + business incubation + venture capital". Third, we must improve the effectiveness of achievement transformation and strengthen new advantages. In the evaluation of scientific research personnel's titles, job promotions, assessment and rewards and other related indicators, appropriately increase the weight of the performance of the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. Promote the implementation of third-party evaluation of scientific and technological achievements, and form a virtuous circle of "demand-oriented, market recognition, and efficient transformation". Establish a "fund pool" of horizontal surplus funds, and allow scientific researchers to transfer the surplus funds into the fund pool and use them in accordance with regulations. (The author is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Secretary of the Party Committee of Hunan University of Technology and Business, and director of Xiangjiang Laboratory)
Selected from "Xinxiang Review" Issue 8, 2024
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