Drive high-quality development with scientific and technological innovation

  Innovation is the first driving force for development. Driving high-quality development with scientific and technological innovation is the key to implementing the new development concept and solving the outstanding contradictions and problems in current economic development, and it is also an important starting point for accelerating the transformation of development mode, optimizing economic structure and transforming growth momentum. Top-level design should be strengthened to create a good ecological environment for scientific and technological innovation; Promote the deep application of big data technology, promote the development of intelligent manufacturing with technological innovation, and adhere to the combination of technological innovation and industrial development, thus promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and the real economy; Guide scientific and technological innovation with the development concept of innovation, coordination, green, openness and sharing.

  高质量发展是满足人民日益增长的美好生活需要的发展,也是创新成为主要驱动力的发展。推动高质量发展是当前和今后一个时期确定发展思路、制定经济政策、实施宏观调控的根本要求。习近平同志强调,“科技创新是核心,抓住了科技创新就抓住了牵动我国发展全局的牛鼻子”。以科技创新驱动高质量发展,是贯彻新发展理念、破解当前经济发展中突出矛盾和问题的关键,也是加快转变发展方式、优化经济结构、转换增长动力的重要抓手,正在为经济发展注入新动力。我们要深化改革、破解难题,为实现建设世界科技强国的奋斗目标营造良好环境、提供制度保障,以科技创新驱动高质量发展。

  营造良好科技创新生态环境

  进入新时代,我国发展环境和条件发生了深刻变化,国内需求结构和消费结构快速升级,人民日益增长的美好生活需要对供给质量和水平提出了更高要求。习近平同志指出,“要推动以科技创新为核心的全面创新”“增强科技进步对经济增长的贡献度,形成新的增长动力源泉,推动经济持续健康发展”。为此,应加强顶层设计,为科技创新营造良好生态环境,让科技人才的创造活力竞相迸发。

  In-depth implementation of the talent priority development strategy. Talent is the first resource of scientific and technological innovation, and it is also the most active and positive factor in innovation activities. Without the support of a strong talent team, scientific and technological innovation is water without a source and a tree without a foundation. In accordance with the requirements of high-quality development, we should implement the strategy of giving priority to talent development, deepen the reform of the system and mechanism of talent development, strengthen the construction of talent team, and make good use of live talents. Therefore, we should establish and improve the talent management mechanism that meets the requirements and laws of scientific and technological innovation; Deepen the reform of educational system, innovate educational methods and improve the quality and level of personnel training; Guided by the national development goals and the development goals of science and technology itself, we will improve the talent evaluation system, establish and improve the evaluation system of scientific and technological talents oriented by innovation ability, quality and contribution, and provide a broad space for outstanding talents to display their talents.

  Optimize and innovate the market environment. Enterprises are the main body of technological innovation. In recent years, although the dominant position of enterprise innovation has been strengthened, it also faces problems such as insufficient innovation power and lack of innovation resources. We should release the innovation vitality of enterprises through measures such as decentralization and decentralization, and encourage enterprises to innovate boldly and bravely; Standardize government functions through deepening reform, improve a fair market environment, and give play to the leading role of innovative enterprises; Increase policy support, optimize services and promote the deep integration of Industry-University-Research; Sort out and summarize a number of good ideas, methods and experiences tried out in science and technology demonstration areas and pilot projects, and promote their implementation in a wider scope.

  Improve the evaluation system of scientific and technological innovation. While strengthening personnel training and optimizing the innovation market environment, we should improve the evaluation system of scientific and technological innovation, especially the evaluation system of high-quality development driven by scientific and technological innovation. For example, build an index system that can reflect input and output, quality and efficiency, basic motivation, people’s livelihood and welfare, economic risks and other fields, and give play to the important role of scientific and technological progress in high-quality development; Establish a standard system in which the government participates in design and the market forms independently, so as to provide technical reference for high-quality development; Draw lessons from international experience, design a standard statistical classification system, improve the sharing mechanism of statistical data, and vigorously improve statistical ability and service quality.

  Form a cultural atmosphere that encourages innovation. Constantly promoting scientific and technological innovation requires not only that the innovation subject must have certain innovation quality, but also that a cultural atmosphere to encourage innovation should be formed. The cultural atmosphere of encouraging innovation is conducive to stimulating the innovation vitality of innovation subjects. We should actively create a relaxed and tolerant cultural atmosphere, advocate being the first and daring to create in the whole society, advocate encouraging innovation and tolerating failure, and protect and mobilize the enthusiasm, initiative and creativity of innovative subjects.

  Promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and the real economy

  Revitalizing the real economy is the fundamental requirement for building a modern economic system and achieving high-quality development. The report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that "to build a modern economic system, we must focus on the real economy" and stressed the need to "promote the deep integration of the Internet, big data, artificial intelligence and the real economy". At present, a new generation of information technology, represented by the Internet, big data and artificial intelligence, is developing vigorously, giving birth to new industries, new formats and new models, which have a great and far-reaching impact on economic development, social progress and people’s lives. To drive high-quality development with scientific and technological innovation, we must promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and the real economy.

  Promote the in-depth application of big data technology. With the convergence of information technology and human production and life, global data presents the characteristics of explosive growth and massive aggregation. The depth and wide application of big data technology is conducive to eliminating the "island phenomenon" in scientific and technological innovation and further forming a new situation of information sharing and benign interaction in all aspects, links and channels. Relying on big data technology to establish a corresponding technology sharing database and encourage different subjects such as universities, research institutes and enterprises to realize technology sharing is conducive to promoting the deep application of big data technology in scientific and technological innovation and its deep integration with the real economy, and accelerating the process of innovation and development.

  Promoting the development of intelligent manufacturing with scientific and technological innovation. As the main body of the real economy, manufacturing industry is the foundation of building a country and strengthening a country, and it is the main force to promote industrialization and modernization, which determines a country’s comprehensive strength and international competitiveness. As the largest manufacturing country, China should take intelligent manufacturing as the main direction, promote scientific and technological innovation, especially the deep integration of artificial intelligence and manufacturing industry, promote the digitalization, networking and intelligence of China’s manufacturing industry, move towards the high end of the global value chain, and consolidate the foundation of building a manufacturing power.

  Adhere to the combination of scientific and technological innovation and industrial development. Promoting the transformation of scientific and technological innovation achievements is one of the important tasks to implement the innovation-driven development strategy, and it is also the key link to promote the close combination of science and technology and economy and drive high-quality development with scientific and technological innovation. We should give full play to the main role of enterprises in innovation, cultivate a number of innovative enterprises with outstanding core technical capabilities, strong integrated innovation capabilities and leading the development of important industries, and promote the real matching of scientific and technological innovation achievements with industrial chains; Accelerate the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with the real economy, improve the integration mechanism, improve the integrated innovation mechanism of Industry-University-Research with enterprises as the main body, and support enterprises to take the lead in implementing major scientific and technological projects; Promote the transformation and upgrading of national high-tech zones in the direction of developing high technology and cultivating new industries, carry out regional comprehensive innovation reform experiments, build innovative provinces and cities, cultivate emerging industrial clusters and growth poles, and enhance the radiation-driven function of innovation and development.

  把握科技创新的科学理念

  习近平同志指出:“当今世界,新科技革命和全球产业变革正在孕育兴起,新技术突破加速带动产业变革,对世界经济结构和竞争格局产生了重大影响。”这要求我们在推动科技创新时必须树立科学理念、把握时代脉搏,抓住机遇实现我国整体科技水平从跟跑向并行、领跑的战略性转变,进一步发挥科技创新对高质量发展的驱动作用。创新、协调、绿色、开放、共享的发展理念是实现我国发展全局深刻变革的科学指引,也是以科技创新驱动高质量发展的科学指引。

  以实现创新发展为目标推动科技创新。创新是引领发展的第一动力,科技创新是发挥创新第一动力作用的重要支撑。要培育发展新动力,构建促进创新的体制机制,优化劳动力、资本、土地、技术、管理等要素配置,激发创新创业活力,推动新技术、新产业、新业态蓬勃发展。深入研究和解决经济发展中的科技瓶颈问题,围绕促进转方式调结构、建设现代产业体系、培育战略性新兴产业、发展现代服务业等方面的需求推动科技成果转移转化,推动产业和产品向价值链中高端跃升,塑造更多依靠创新驱动、更多发挥先发优势的引领型发展。

  Promoting scientific and technological innovation with the goal of achieving coordinated development. Coordinated development is an important feature of high-quality development and an inherent requirement and an important goal to promote scientific and technological innovation. Adhering to the concept of coordinated development in scientific and technological innovation, on the one hand, we should promote the coordinated development of scientific and technological innovation itself, strengthen the construction of national innovation system, focus on solving key core technical problems, fill technical shortcomings, further tap the potential of scientific and technological innovation on the basis of consolidating the original technological advantages, and enhance the stamina of scientific and technological innovation. On the other hand, giving play to the positive role of scientific and technological innovation in promoting the coordinated development of economy and society and urban and rural areas will provide strong support for promoting the simultaneous development of new industrialization, informationization, urbanization and agricultural modernization.

  Promoting scientific and technological innovation with the goal of realizing green development. "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets". Green development is the proper meaning of high-quality development, and green technological innovation is an important driving force for green development. Scientific and technological innovation should give full play to the supporting role of green development, promote interdisciplinary integration, and carry out green and low-carbon technology research; Build a market-oriented green technology innovation system and strengthen the green management of product life cycle; Vigorously develop energy-saving and environmental protection industries, clean production industries and clean energy industries to boost high-quality economic development.

  Promoting scientific and technological innovation with the goal of realizing open development. Facing the great opportunity of the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, promoting scientific and technological innovation should proceed from the requirements of China’s high-quality development, strengthen independent innovation, integrate and make good use of global innovation resources, and grasp the initiative and discourse power in some frontier fields. Actively carry out international exchanges and cooperation, deeply participate in global scientific and technological innovation governance, actively set global innovation issues, actively participate in the formulation of major international scientific and technological cooperation rules, and jointly address global challenges such as food security, energy security, environmental pollution, climate change and public health.

  Promoting scientific and technological innovation with the goal of achieving shared development. It is the value orientation that scientific and technological innovation needs to uphold to let people share the fruits of reform and development and meet people’s needs for a better life. Scientific and technological innovation should adhere to the people-centered, promote the wide application of scientific and technological innovation achievements in the construction of economic, political, cultural, social and ecological civilization, meet the needs of people’s better life to the greatest extent, and better promote the all-round development of people and social progress. (Guo Guangsheng, Ren Xiaogang)