China News Service, Hefei, April 8 (Reporter Wu Lan) The number of support directions has been optimized and integrated into 22, and the support intensity for a single project has increased to 4.695 million yuan, driving the project undertaking units to invest 6.56 billion yuan... Reporters from Anhui Provincial Science and Technology on the 8th The Department was informed that the province’s zero-based budget reform for science and technology research has achieved positive results, effectively changing the past situation of “small and scattered” science and technology projects and “spreading pepper” of science and technology funds.
In order to deepen the zero-based budget reform, Anhui will integrate multi-department science and technology research funds in 2023 and set up a special fund of 1 billion yuan for provincial science and technology innovation to focus on supporting the province's science and technology research. After a year of practice, the integration of funds has forced the integration of government work, forming a centralized and unified command system for scientific and technological research, and working together to carry out organized research.
In terms of support directions, the support directions for Anhui Province's major science and technology projects and provincial key R&D plans have been optimized and integrated from 40 in 2022 to 22 in 2023. In project selection, we pay close attention to the key areas of concern. In the "three new" fields such as new energy vehicles, we have arranged projects such as "car-grade power management chips" and "high nickel + silicon carbon material large cylindrical batteries"; in the field of modern agriculture, Projects such as “Breeding of Excellent New Rice Varieties” and “Breeding of New Strains for Wandong Beef” have been arranged.
In terms of support, after the reform, the funding for scientific and technological research has increased from 400 million yuan to 1 billion yuan per year, and the intensity of support for a single project has increased from an average of 817,000 yuan to 4.695 million yuan, an increase of 4.7 times. Provincial support for particularly major projects The capital can reach more than 100 million yuan.
At the same time, funds are used more efficiently and project management is more professional. According to reports, last year, the province’s scientific and technological innovation plan project arranged a total of 1.5 billion yuan in provincial financial support funds (allocated in three years, with 1 billion yuan allocated in 2023), guiding cities and counties to invest 1.59 billion yuan, and driving project undertaking units to invest 6.56 billion yuan. billion, with a driving ratio of approximately 1:5.4. At the same time, we will give full play to the role of funds, guarantees, and technology loan risk compensation fund pools to ensure the scientific research needs of technology companies through multiple channels.
"This reform measure solves the problem of funding support for scientific and technological project research and development, demonstrates the government's determination, and gives enterprises more confidence." He Guangwei, chairman of Hefei Medical Industry and Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., introduced that last year, the company "based on artificial intelligence and other multi-disciplinary The project "Integrated Discovery, Promotion and Development of Innovative Drugs Originating from Traditional Chinese Medicines Produced in Anhui Province" finally received special funding support of 18 million yuan. The special support funds have also brought more leveraging effects. Hefei City Finance has simultaneously provided 18 million yuan in supporting funds, and the company's own funds have also invested 90 million yuan. At the same time, it has also attracted investment institutions to "follow the investment."
In order to stimulate greater vitality of innovative entities, this special fund supports leading science and technology enterprises to take the lead in uniting upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain and universities and colleges to carry out large-scale coordinated research and breakthroughs in key core technologies throughout the chain and system. Adopt methods such as "owner system", "project manager system", "chief technical engineer responsibility system" and "cabinet system" to strengthen project management, implement a "contract system" for project funds, and give project units greater autonomy in the use of scientific research funds. (over)