In response to questions from reporters at a press conference of the State Council Information Office on July 20th, Xu Wei, Director of the Strategic Planning Department of the Ministry of Science and Technology, said that the Ministry of Science and Technology has thoroughly implemented the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and strongly supported Pudong New Area to become an era of independent innovation and development. Benchmarking, enhancing independent innovation capabilities, enhancing global influence, and accelerating the construction of the core area of Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Center. Generally speaking, there are four measures:
The first is to support Zhangjiang National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone to play its role as a “head goose” and enhance regional innovation capabilities. The Ministry of Science and Technology will focus on integrated circuits, life sciences, artificial intelligence and other fields, accelerate the construction and operation of national laboratories, lead the building of national strategic science and technology forces, strengthen the construction of incubation bases for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and build the Yangtze River Delta National Technology Innovation Center. Build a number of engineering technology research centers and national clinical medicine research centers, relying on major national scientific and technological infrastructure and major scientific and technological innovation bases to strengthen the construction of Zhangjiang Comprehensive National Science Center.
The second is to give full play to Pudong’s leading role in innovation in Shanghai, the Yangtze River and the Yangtze River Delta. Support Pudong New Area to take the lead in establishing a regional joint research mechanism. The Ministry of Science and Technology will support various innovation entities in the Yangtze River Delta to jointly carry out key core technology research in several strategic areas, build and improve the coordinated research mechanism of the Yangtze River Delta Science and Technology Innovation Community, strengthen regional division of labor and cooperation, break through a number of key technologies, and launch a number of high-end products. Form a batch of Chinese standards. Pudong will be supported to play a leading role in the construction of the national new generation of artificial intelligence innovation and development experimental zone, improve the source of artificial intelligence innovation, carry out artificial intelligence innovation applications and industrial incubation experiments, and create an artificial intelligence highland with global influence. At the same time, continue to support Pudong to host the World Artificial Intelligence Conference.
The third is to support the creation of a high-level international technology exchange platform. Initiate an international big science plan in the field of brain science, and explore effective models for organizing international big science plans and big science projects. Continue to support the Shanghai Pujiang Innovation Forum and the World‘s Top Scientists Forum to create a platform for the exchange and innovation cooperation of top scientific and technological talents with global influence.
The fourth is to deepen the reform of the science and technology system, and support the Pudong New Area to take the lead in pilot projects. Support and promote the establishment of national R&D institutions in Pudong to try out the relevant provisions of Shanghai’s scientific research system and mechanism innovation policy, support new-type R&D institutions in Pudong New Area to implement management models based on charter management, comprehensive budget management and performance evaluation, and support universities and research institutes The establishment of a professional technology transfer organization to carry out a pilot project to grant scientific research personnel the ownership of their job results or long-term use rights, and to give Pudong greater autonomy in the review and management of foreign scientific and technical personnel coming to Shanghai.
(Source: Shanghai Securities News·China Securities Net)
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