Yin Hong, secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and director of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress, presented the award to Sun Wancang, a hero of gansu science and technology. New Gansu Gansu Daily reporter Meng Jie
The Gansu Provincial Science and Technology (Patent) Award Conference was held in Lanzhou on October 11, solemnly commending the collectives and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the province's scientific and technological progress and economic and social development. The meeting stressed that it is necessary to thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on scientific and technological innovation and talent work, always put innovation in the core position of the overall modernization construction, adhere to the "four aspects" strategic orientation, continue to enhance the overall strength and comprehensive competitiveness of scientific and technological innovation, and inject magnificent strength and provide solid support for writing a magnificent chapter in Gansu's comprehensive construction of socialist modernization.
Yin Hong, secretary of the provincial party committee and director of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress, attended the meeting and made a speech, and Ren Zhenhe, deputy secretary of the provincial party committee and governor of the province, presided over the meeting. Provincial leaders Sun Wei, Li Yuanping, Wang Jiayi, Wu Mingming, Guo Tiankang, and Yan Chunhua, president of Lanzhou University, attended the meeting. Vice Governor Zhang Shizhen read out the award decision.
The participating leaders presented awards to the winners of the Provincial Science and Technology Meritorious Award and the representatives of the winners of the 2020 Provincial Science and Technology Award and Patent Award. On behalf of the provincial party committee and the provincial government, Yin Hong expressed warm congratulations to the commended collectives and individuals, and expressed high respect to the scientific and technological workers in the province.
In his speech, Yin Hong stressed that based on the new development stage, implementing the new development concept, building a new development pattern, and promoting high-quality development, we must take innovation as the first driving force, take talents as the first resource, and strive to create a new highland for innovation-driven development in the western region. All aspects at all levels should improve their positions, accurately grasp the situation, and always take strengthening the strategic support of science and technology and promoting innovation-driven development as a political task. It is necessary to focus on the national strategic needs, take the initiative to undertake the heavy responsibility of scientific and technological research, and seek greater breakthroughs in basic research and applied research. It is necessary to focus on industrial transformation and upgrading, continuously improve the ability of independent innovation, and accelerate the development of traditional industries, ecological industries and emerging industries. It is necessary to form a more advantageous innovation alliance around promoting collaborative innovation and promote the deep integration of production, education and research. It is necessary to focus on stimulating the vitality of enterprises and strengthening policy support, so that enterprises can truly become the main body of technological innovation, research and development investment, and achievement transformation. It is necessary to focus on helping people's livelihood improve, so that scientific and technological innovation can be better integrated into rural revitalization, public safety, social governance and other fields, and comprehensively improve the efficiency of science and technology to benefit the people. It is necessary to make full use of innovative talents, strengthen the introduction of talents, improve incentive policies, and create conditions for scientific and technological workers to fully release their potential. Party committees and governments at all levels should earnestly fulfill their responsibilities, increase investment through multiple channels, and create a good atmosphere for innovation. The vast number of scientific and technological workers should vigorously carry forward the spirit of scientists, tenaciously tackle key problems, bravely climb the peak, and make more contributions to the construction of innovative Gansu.
In his speech, Ren Zhenhe stressed that it is necessary to pay close attention to the goals and tasks of the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan", implement the scientific and technological innovation plan, implement the talent service guarantee policy, increase the intensity of scientific and technological research in key areas and key links, accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, continue to stimulate the vitality of innovation and creation in the whole society, and strive to promote the development of Gansu's scientific and technological innovation to a new level.
Before the meeting, Yin Hong, Ren Zhenhe and others met with the award-winning representatives and took a group photo with everyone. (New Gansu Gansu Daily reporter Zhang Fugui)