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With the support of scientific and technological innovation, we will lead the advanced manufacturing industry to become bigger and stronger
Zhu Wan
Manufacturing is the foundation of the country, the instrument of rejuvenation, and the foundation of a strong country. From March 18th to 21st, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized during his inspection in Hunan that it is necessary to focus on advantageous industries, strengthen industrial base reengineering and major technical equipment research, continue to expand and strengthen the advanced manufacturing industry, promote the high-end, intelligent and green development of the industry, and build a national industrial cluster. General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech and important instructions have pointed out the direction of progress and provided fundamental guidance for us to adhere to leading industrial innovation with scientific and technological innovation and supporting advanced manufacturing industry to become bigger and stronger.
To promote the development of advanced manufacturing industry, scientific and technological innovation is the driving force
Leading the advanced manufacturing industry to become bigger and stronger with the support of scientific and technological innovation is the key to seizing the opportunity of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation. At present, the world is undergoing major changes unseen in a century, and scientific and technological innovation has increasingly become the main position of the great power game and the core driving force of industrial development. The combination of the Internet, big data, artificial intelligence and traditional physics, chemistry, machinery and other disciplines (disciplines), and the deepening of the integration of a new generation of information technology, new energy, advanced materials and manufacturing industry have effectively promoted the high-end, intelligent and green transformation of advanced manufacturing products, equipment, industry and services. The deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation is becoming a key force in reorganizing the production factor resources of the global manufacturing industry and changing the layout of the global supply chain.
Leading the advanced manufacturing industry to become bigger and stronger with the support of scientific and technological innovation is a must to seize the commanding heights of future development. At present, the world's major countries have taken manufacturing innovation as the core force to drive economic transformation and development, and strive to maintain or strive for the leading position of industrial manufacturing in the context of global value chain restructuring and international division of labor pattern adjustment. For example, the United States once again updated the "National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing", emphasizing that the United States should lead the future of intelligent manufacturing. Germany launched the "Industry 4.0 Strategy", aiming to apply new technologies such as the Internet of Things and intelligence to improve the level of manufacturing. The mainland issued the first ten-year action plan for the implementation of the manufacturing power strategy, which clearly put innovation at the core of the overall development of the manufacturing industry.
Leading the advanced manufacturing industry to become bigger and stronger with the support of scientific and technological innovation is the essential requirement for accelerating the development of new quality productivity. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the 11th collective study of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee that scientific and technological innovation can give birth to new industries, new models and new kinetic energy, and is the core element of the development of new quality productivity. In 2023, the export of the mainland's "new three" products will exceed the trillion yuan mark for the first time, demonstrating that new advantages in the high-quality development of China's manufacturing are constantly forming. Grasping the opportunity of paradigm change in science and technology and industrial development brought about by scenario-driven innovation and general artificial intelligence revolution, activating scientific and technological innovation as the "core element" of the development of new quality productivity, and giving full play to the "leading role" of innovation in the development of new quality productivity, will accelerate the formation of surging momentum for the development of advanced manufacturing industry, open up new fields and new tracks for development, and continuously shape new development momentum and new advantages.
To promote the development of advanced manufacturing industry, scientific and technological innovation is the support
In recent years, Hunan has adhered to the problem and demand-oriented approach to accelerate the high-end, intelligent and green development of the manufacturing industry. In 2022, the added value of the manufacturing industry accounted for 28.2% of GDP, and four national advanced manufacturing clusters were cultivated, ranking third in the country and first in the central and western regions. Advanced manufacturing has become the main battlefield of scientific and technological innovation, and it is the field with the most concentrated innovation elements, the most abundant innovation achievements, and the strongest innovation spillover effect.
Agglomeration of innovative elements. At present, the province's science and technology system has built 19 national (national) key laboratories, of which 16 are in the field of advanced manufacturing, which has effectively consolidated the scientific research "foundation" for the development of advanced manufacturing industry. The manufacturing innovation system of "1 national + 11 provincial" manufacturing innovation centers and "62 national + 1000 provincial" enterprise technology centers has been built, which has become the biggest confidence for the manufacturing industry to move towards the middle and high-end. It has established 1 national independent innovation demonstration zone and 55 high-tech zones at or above the provincial level, which has become an important force leading and driving industrial scientific and technological innovation and the development of high-tech industries. Since 2022, 46 projects have been approved by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and the National Science Fund for Outstanding Young Scholars, of which the manufacturing sector accounts for more than 90%.
Innovations are abundant. The technology in the field of rail transit and construction machinery is at the forefront of the world, and it has developed the world's first variable-diameter inclined shaft rock tunnel boring machine "Tianyue" and the world's largest tower crane, and has achieved a series of major achievements in the "first" and "most" grades; Carbon fiber materials have achieved import substitution, high-precision Beidou chips, 8-inch integrated circuit complete sets of equipment, and UHV power transmission and transformation equipment technology have achieved national leadership, and the "two cores and one ecology" technology system has supported the backbone of the national information and innovation industry.
Strong innovation spillovers. In 2023, the province's R&D investment will increase by 14.2% and exceed 110 billion yuan, of which the R&D investment in the manufacturing industry will account for more than 70%. The number of high-tech enterprises exceeded 16,000, and the total number of technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises exceeded 33,000, of which the number of manufacturing enterprises accounted for more than 60%. There are 16 companies listed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board, and 15 are manufacturing enterprises. The province's technology contract turnover was nearly 400 billion yuan, an increase of 50%, ranking fifth in the country in terms of growth rate, of which manufacturing enterprises contributed more than 80%, which strongly supported the construction of a national important advanced manufacturing highland and a scientific and technological innovation highland with core competitiveness.
To promote the development of advanced manufacturing industry, scientific and technological innovation is the direction
General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech during the inspection in Hunan pointed out the direction and gathered strength, and the province's science and technology front will keep in mind the entrustment, seize the opportunity, focus on the "4×4" modern industrial system, promote the deep integration of the innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, and talent chain, empower the high-end, intelligent and green development of advanced manufacturing industry, and develop new quality productivity according to local conditions.
With major scientific and technological breakthroughs as a breakthrough point, we will promote the quality and upgrading of advanced manufacturing industry. The first is to highlight the precise targeting layout. Adhere to the deployment of the innovation chain around the industrial chain, grasp the development trend of advanced manufacturing industry, focus on key industries, compile the industrial chain innovation map, comprehensively sort out key technical issues, technical research lists, etc., to provide accurate guidance for the condensed layout of the project and make up for the weak links in industrial development. The second is to highlight the collaborative research of the system. Adhere to the combination of national strategic goal orientation and the major needs of Hunan's industrial development, explore the Hunan model of a new national system, implement models such as "unveiling the leader" and "horse racing system", and strengthen cross-field and interdisciplinary collaborative research. Promote the research of key common technologies in the industry, and achieve a number of original and leading achievements. Third, it is necessary to give prominence to strengthening basic research. Adhere to the combination of goal-oriented and free exploration, implement strategic basic research projects, and promote strategically oriented systematic basic research, frontier-oriented exploratory basic research, and market-oriented applied basic research in an organized manner, so as to solve the key technical problems of manufacturing development from the source and bottom.
The key point is to strengthen the main position of enterprises in scientific and technological innovation, and strengthen the main body of advanced manufacturing innovation. The first is to vigorously cultivate and expand science and technology enterprises. We will further implement the gradient cultivation project of science and technology enterprises, improve the basic database of science and technology enterprises by stratification and classification, establish a full-cycle service system, and further enhance the overlap between industrial enterprises and high-tech enterprises above the designated size. Released the list of "Top 100" high-tech enterprises, and focused on cultivating a number of science and technology leading enterprises with core competitiveness and ecological dominance. With innovation and entrepreneurship competitions and disruptive technology competitions as carriers, we will explore and cultivate more technology-based small, medium and micro enterprises in the seed stage and start-up stage. The second is to focus on building an enterprise-led industry-university-research integration innovation system. Adhere to market orientation and demand traction, give full play to the role of science and technology leading enterprises as "question makers", "organizers" and "graders", support science and technology leading enterprises to take the lead in forming innovation consortia, and drive the coordinated development of upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain. Support the construction of new R&D institutions, drive collaborative innovation among universities, scientific research institutes and upstream, midstream and downstream enterprises, improve the supply and demand docking mechanism for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and promote the acceleration of the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into real productivity. The third is to make every effort to create a policy environment conducive to the innovation and development of enterprises. We will continue to increase financial investment in science and technology, strengthen policy guidance, promote inclusive policies such as the "20 Measures for Steady Growth" and the additional deduction of R&D expenses, and improve the R&D reward and subsidy policies for enterprises. Increase the "three-tip" innovative talent project to support science and technology enterprises, make good use of the special re-lending policy for scientific and technological innovation and technological transformation, encourage enterprises to increase investment in innovation, and promote the agglomeration of various innovation elements to enterprises.
With the construction of major science and technology platforms as the support point, we will promote the continuous innovation of advanced manufacturing industry. The first is to build a high-level national scientific and technological innovation platform system. Give full play to the leading role of the manufacturing technology innovation platform, and strive to achieve breakthroughs in key core technologies. Coordinate the construction of scientific and technological innovation platforms in various departments, with the goal of creating a national innovation platform, formulate special support policies, entrust major scientific research tasks, promote the integrated layout of projects, talents and platforms, and continuously strengthen the platform, gather talents, create achievements and promote transformation. The second is to optimize and improve the laboratory system. Accelerate the construction of Yuelu Mountain Industrial Innovation Center (Laboratory) and four important node laboratories, integrate and gather more than 1,000 manufacturing innovation platforms in the province, build a systematic innovation network from horizontal to edge and vertical to the end, and serve the development of the industry around the five links of the industrial "five basics". "One room, one policy" to do a good job in the construction of the national key laboratory in Hunan and the reorganization of the national key laboratory, to build an important force to support the advanced manufacturing industry to become bigger and stronger. The third is to speed up the construction of major scientific installations. Jointly promote the construction and operation of the "four major scientific devices" such as the National Supercomputing Center in Changsha, the Large Aircraft Ground Dynamics Test Platform, the Power Energy Experimental Device, and the Aero Engine Ice Wind Tunnel Device, and select and cultivate a number of major scientific and technological innovation bases and major scientific and technological infrastructure with high standards, so as to provide strategic basic support for the development of advanced manufacturing industry.
To improve the service system for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements as the starting point, to enhance the innovation efficiency of advanced manufacturing industry. The first is to create a service carrier for the transformation of achievements. Relying on manufacturing enterprises, we will set up pilot test verification bases, common technology platforms, technology transfer demonstration institutions, innovation consortia, etc., further improve the layout of Xiaoxiang science and technology elements market workstations, build multi-level transfer and transformation carriers, and continuously strengthen the dominant position of enterprise achievement transformation. Establish a normalized docking mechanism between high-tech zones and colleges and universities, and promote the joint construction of a number of university science and technology parks. The second is to deepen the reform of the system and mechanism for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. The "Several Measures for Accelerating the Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements in Colleges and Universities in Hunan Province" was introduced to deepen the reform of the empowerment of scientific and technological achievements and equity incentives in colleges and universities, establish and improve the due diligence and exemption system, promote the annual performance appraisal of the transformation of scientific and technological achievements in colleges and universities, and solve the problems of "unable to transfer", "dare not transfer" and "unwilling to transfer". The third is to promote the deep integration of science and technology and finance. Implement relevant policies and lay out a number of science and technology financial service sub-centers. Expand the quality and efficiency of credit loans for the knowledge value of science and technology enterprises, promote the establishment of Hunan Province angel investment equity guidance fund, explore science and technology guarantees, science and technology insurance and other pilots, enrich related products, and guide social capital to invest early, small, and hard technology. Establish the Shanghai Stock Exchange's Science and Technology Innovation Board Enterprise Incubation Center (Central Region), and increase the guidance and cultivation of enterprises to be listed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board.
To stimulate the vitality of open innovation in the whole region as the combination point, to create an advanced manufacturing innovation ecology. The first is to create a core tipping point for innovation in Changzhutan. Coordinate and promote the construction of Changsha as a global R&D center city, implement the action plan for improving the quality and upgrading of Changsha-Zhuzhou-Tan National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone, give better play to its advantages, further release the demonstration and driving effect of "independent innovation Changsha-Zhuzhou-Zhuzhou-Tan New Phenomenon", accelerate the gathering of high-end innovation resources, create a new model of mutual promotion between scientific and technological innovation and advanced manufacturing, and form a major landmark achievement of building "three highlands". The second is to create an important growth pole for regional innovation. Xiangjiang Science City will be built with high standards, and Yuelu Mountain University Science and Technology City will be better played as a source of innovation, so as to build an important national innovation hub. Actively coordinate and promote the creation of national high-tech zones in Yueyang Lingang, Xiangxi Prefecture and Loudi, actively create national innovative cities and national innovative counties and cities, lay out and build a number of provincial-level high-tech zones and innovative counties and cities, create regional innovation-driven growth poles, and form a global innovation pattern. The third is to play a good "game of chess" to strengthen the province with science and technology. Taking institutional reform as an opportunity, we will further strengthen organizational leadership and macro co-ordination, consolidate the responsibilities of cities, states and industry departments, establish a unified R&D management platform for major key common technologies in the province, support cities and states to build pilot bases, broaden application scenarios, increase supporting investment, and promote R&D research and achievement transformation in an integrated manner, so as to form a strong joint force to promote scientific and technological innovation. (The author is director of the Hunan Provincial Department of Science and Technology)
Selected from "Xinxiang Review" Issue 8, 2024
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