People’s Daily Commentator: Enhancing innovation, the first driving force for development-on studying and implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech at the symposium of scientists

　　People’s Daily Commentator: Enhancing innovation, the first driving force for development-on studying and implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech at the symposium of scientists

　　Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 12 -

——On the study and implementation of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the symposium of scientists

　　Innovation is the first driving force leading development.

To grasp innovation is to grasp development, and to seek innovation is to seek the future.

　　On September 11, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a symposium for scientists to listen to opinions and give an important speech on the development of my country's science and technology under the "14th Five-Year Plan" period.

Starting from the overall situation of the development of the party and the country, General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly elaborated on the major strategic significance of accelerating scientific and technological innovation, and encouraged scientists and scientific and technological workers to vigorously promote the spirit of scientists, shoulder historical responsibilities, and insist on facing the frontiers of world science and technology and facing the main economic battlefield. , Facing the major needs of the country, facing the people's life and health, and continuously marching toward the breadth and depth of science and technology.

　　Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has attached great importance to scientific and technological innovation, observed the general trend, planned the overall situation, deepened reforms, and made full efforts to promote historic achievements and historic changes in my country's scientific and technological undertakings.

Major innovations such as Tiangong, Jiaolong, Tianyan, Wukong, Mozi, Big Airplane, High-speed Railway, Beidou, etc. are competing to emerge. The momentum of scientific and technological innovation is strong. Some frontier fields have begun to enter the stage of parallel running and leading, and scientific and technological strength is moving from quantity accumulation to quality The leap forward from the point of breakthrough to the improvement of system capabilities.

In this fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the majority of scientific and technological workers have carried out scientific research in many important fields such as disease treatment, vaccine research and development, and epidemic prevention and control, providing strong support for the overall promotion of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development. Significant contribution.

　　The world today is undergoing major changes unseen in a century. The domestic and international environment facing my country's development has undergone profound and complex changes. my country's development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period and a longer period has put forward more urgent requirements for accelerating technological innovation.

We must fully realize that accelerating scientific and technological innovation is the need to promote high-quality development, to realize the people's high-quality life, to build a new development pattern, and to successfully start the new journey of building a modern socialist country.

Nowadays, my country's economic and social development and the improvement of people's livelihood require more scientific and technological solutions than ever in the past, and it is even more necessary to enhance the primary driving force of innovation.

At the same time, in the face of fierce international competition, against the background of rising unilateralism and protectionism, we must take a path of innovation that suits our national conditions, and in particular, we must put the improvement of original innovation capabilities in a more prominent position and strive to achieve more "From 0 to 1" breakthrough.

The situation is pressing, the challenge is pressing, and the mission is pressing.

The vast number of scientists and scientific and technological workers in our country must grasp the general trend, seize the first opportunity, face problems directly, face difficulties, aim at the frontiers of world science and technology, lead the direction of scientific and technological development, shoulder the important task of scientific and technological innovation given by history, and be the vanguard of scientific and technological innovation in the new era. .

　　Innovation is a major proposition of the current era. The new round of scientific and technological revolution and the accelerated evolution of industrial reforms have further highlighted the urgency of accelerating the improvement of my country's scientific and technological innovation capabilities.

my country has a large number of scientific and technological workers and large-scale R&D investment. The key is to improve the science and technology innovation ecology, stimulate innovation and creativity, set up a stage for scientists and science and technology workers to display their talents, and allow scientific and technological innovation results to emerge continuously.

Scientific achievements are inseparable from spiritual support. We must vigorously promote the patriotism of minding the motherland and serving the people, the innovative spirit of bravely climbing the peak and the courage to be the first, the truth-seeking spirit of pursuing truth and rigorous scholarship, the dedication spirit of indifferent to fame and fortune, and dedicated research. The collaborative spirit of intelligent research, unity and cooperation, the spirit of educating people willing to be a ladder and rewarding students, strive to be the creator of major scientific research achievements, the devotee of building a powerful science and technology country, the practitioner of lofty ideological character, and the leader of good social customs By.

Party committees and governments at all levels and leading cadres at all levels must earnestly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech and the Party Central Committee’s decision-making and deployment on technological innovation, implement innovation-driven development strategies, respect labor, respect knowledge, respect talents, and respect creation. Follow the laws of scientific development to promote more scientific and technological innovations and transform them into actual productivity.

　　"Fanshuang is all my hard work, sprinkled on Qianfeng Qiuye Dan." We firmly believe that the vast number of scientists and scientific and technological workers in my country have the confidence, will, and ability to climb scientific peaks and create technological miracles, in order to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Make due contributions to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.