Common prosperity is the essential requirement of socialism and an important feature of Chinese-style modernization.

Entering a new stage of development, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core puts the realization of the common prosperity of all the people in a more important position.

The Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made it clearer that by 2035, "more obvious and substantial progress will be made in the all-round development of people and the common prosperity of all people".

In the new journey of building a powerful modern socialist country, scientific and technological innovation should be the "safety valve" for national development, the "engine" for high-quality development, and the "jack" for coordinated development, so as to effectively promote the common prosperity of all people at an early date.

　　1. Common prosperity has rich connotations, and the focus of scientific and technological innovation is to make the cake bigger and better

　　Common prosperity is a more advanced form of society.

First of all, based on the premise of affluence, at the economic level, it is reflected in the material wealth of residents' income and assets; at the development level, it is reflected in high-quality spiritual wealth and comprehensive development.

Secondly, taking the whole people as the scope, it is manifested as a common prosperity that narrows the gap between people, regions and regions, and towns and villages.

Third, from the perspective of changing times, the standard of common prosperity will be adjusted over time. It must be viewed from the perspective of dynamic development. Common prosperity is not simultaneous prosperity, and cannot go hand in hand.

Finally, the task of realizing common prosperity is long-term, arduous and complicated.

The common prosperity of developing countries requires more common struggle, which cannot be achieved overnight, much less naturally.

At the Central Economic Work Conference in December 2021, Xi Jinping emphasized that "first, we must make the 'cake' bigger and better through the joint efforts of the people of the whole country, and then cut and divide the 'cake' through reasonable institutional arrangements."

On the whole, it is necessary to give full play to the characteristics and advantages of technological innovation in terms of leadership, diffusion and penetration of the economy and society, and focus on continuing to make the cake bigger and better.

　　2. Give full play to the key role of technological innovation in promoting common prosperity

　　1. Safety valve for national development: The self-reliance and self-improvement of science and technology lays a solid foundation for national development and common prosperity of the people.

　　Science and technology are the cornerstone of the rise of great powers, and common prosperity is the concentrated expression of the rise of China and the realization of the dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

In the future with increasingly fierce and complex international competition environment, the control of key core technologies by people is still the biggest hidden danger of our development.

To break through the containment barriers of established powers against emerging powers and avoid the "Thucydides Trap", we must firmly promote high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance.

More importantly, firmly grasp the initiative of science and technology, initiative of innovation and initiative of development, and grasping the "bull nose" of scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement is the way to win and the foundation of building a country.

Establish the understanding that scientific and technological innovation is the first "safety valve" to achieve common prosperity, effectively enhance my country's original innovation capabilities and independent innovation capabilities, prevent and resolve all kinds of major risks, ensure scientific and technological security, industrial security, economic security, and avoid technological hegemony, Military hegemony affects the development of a country and truly lays the foundation for us to move towards common prosperity.

　　2. The engine of high-quality development: "Technology to create wealth" provides a source of power for successfully crossing the "middle-income trap".

　　Common prosperity is common prosperity of high-quality development, not low-level common prosperity.

Judging from international experience, when a country's per capita GDP reaches 10,000 US dollars and suffers from labor shortage due to aging, it is easy to fall into the "middle-income trap".

Latin American countries such as Mexico and Argentina are trapped in the low-end lock-in of international division of labor, which has become a lesson for the past, while South Korea and Japan have set a positive example by relying on technological progress to build competitive advantages.

In 2021, my country's total GDP will reach 17.72 trillion US dollars, and its per capita GDP will reach 12,551 US dollars. The material foundation for common prosperity will continue to be consolidated, but to become a high-income country, it is necessary to continuously increase the added value of industries.

"Technology is the primary productive force", a technological breakthrough may create a new segment of the industry.

The deep integration of science and technology with the real economy will improve the wealth creation capability of the whole society, cultivate more new industries and new formats with high added value, create more high-quality jobs, and make the "cake" of social development bigger.

At the same time, relying on scientific and technological innovation to achieve quality change, efficiency change and dynamic change, promote the "steady improvement in quality" of the economy, expand the proportion of middle-income groups, and make a "cake" of high-quality development.

In a word, technological innovation will provide an inexhaustible source of power for my country's high-quality development and the realization of common prosperity.

　　3. The jack of coordinated development: people-centered science and technology to enrich the people and forge the strategic fulcrum to promote the common prosperity of all the people.

　　"The rich people in the country care about enriching the people." Common prosperity is a lively practice and exploration that adheres to the fundamental position of putting people at the center.

Adhere to the people-centered development philosophy, continuously satisfy all the people's yearning for a better life, promote the all-round and coordinated development of all the people, truly achieve a balanced development of the 1.412 billion people and all provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions), and speed up my country's It will transform and develop into an olive-shaped society with "big in the middle and small at both ends".

Specifically, to leverage more regions and a wider range of technology to enrich the people, we must grasp three strategic fulcrums.

　　People's livelihood technology can promote inclusive development.

People's livelihood technology is the most direct way for science and technology to benefit the people.

The ultimate goal of scientific and technological innovation is to serve production, life and social development centered on the people.

The benefits of scientific and technological innovation to people's livelihood have penetrated into all aspects of the people's concerns, such as population health, transportation, ecological environment, and food safety.

In recent years, the number of projects and investment in the field of social and people's livelihood in my country's key R&D plans have reached 42% and 40% respectively.

By designing a long-term support mechanism for people's livelihood science and technology, relying on science and technology to solve more problems in the field of people's livelihood, and improve the social well-being of all people.

In the new era, we must continue to expand the application scenarios of new technologies in the field of people's livelihood, so that technology can empower people with high-quality material life and high-quality spiritual life.

　　Collaborative innovation can promote coordinated development.

Collaborative innovation promotes the free flow of innovation elements and in-depth cross-regional cooperation.

On the one hand, technological diffusion and transfer accelerate the radiation-driven effect of technological innovation and promote coordinated regional development.

At present, new technologies in the fields of manufacturing, information, energy, materials, and biology are emerging in groups, and scientific and technological achievements are more concentrated in the eastern coastal areas with outstanding scientific and educational resources. Improve the technological content and competitiveness of the industry in the region.

In 2019, 58% and 50% of Beijing's technology trading contracts flowed out to other provinces and cities, respectively. Technology diffusion has driven the whole society to improve quality and efficiency.

At the same time, my country has continuously strengthened the cooperation in science and technology innovation between the east and the west, and carried out more extensive collaborative innovation of regional urban agglomerations. New achievements can benefit people in various regions more quickly, extensively and fairly, and shorten the development gap between regions and between urban and rural areas.

　　Inclusive innovation fosters shared development.

Inclusive innovation aims to promote the use of technology and innovation know-how among a wider range of people, create more equal opportunities for the underprivileged and disadvantaged in society, and bridge the wealth gap between groups.

Inclusive innovation increases the opportunities for the bottom groups to participate in innovation and entrepreneurship by meeting the needs of the relatively poor and low-income groups for technological innovation.

Inclusive innovation attracts a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises and farmers to participate in the national innovation system, allowing more residents to share development.

　　(The author is a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Science and Technology Development Strategy)