Three departments issued a document: There is no restriction on the distribution of cash rewards for scientific researchers
Solving the "difficulty in realizing" the transformation of technological achievements
"The issuance of the document proposes detailed guidelines for the operation and distribution of cash rewards for the conversion of scientific and technological achievements in public institutions, so that the personnel management departments of public institutions are'regulated and enforceable.' Not only the "Law of the People's Republic of China on Promoting the Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements"' regarding cash rewards The implementation of the requirements of scientific and technological innovation also allows researchers to truly feel the actual benefits brought by scientific and technological innovation."
The document mentioned by Cao Peng, the legal adviser of Xike Holdings and the senior partner of Jiaxuan Law Firm, is the "On the Incorporation of Cash Rewards for the Conversion of Scientific and Technological Achievements of Institutional Scientific Researchers into Performance" issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Science and Technology. Notice on Issues Related to Salary Management (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice").
"Removing the institutional barriers that restrict the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and increasing incentives for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements of public institutions, including the vast number of research and development institutions, universities and colleges, has become an important policy engine for the in-depth implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy." China Science and Technology Ding Minglei, deputy director and researcher of the Institute of Comprehensive Development of the Development Strategy Research Institute, said that the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China pointed out that it is necessary to "significantly improve the effectiveness of the transfer and transformation of scientific and technological achievements." An important starting point for productivity transformation.
Break the deadlock and let scientific researchers stand up "not bad for money"
The "Notice" clarified that the cash rewards for conversion of scientific and technological achievements obtained by scientific researchers are included in the total performance wages of the unit in the current year, but are not limited by the total amount, and are not included in the total base.
"This means that the cash rewards for scientific research personnel in public institutions will not be restricted by the total performance salary, and to a certain extent, some institutional barriers that restrict the transformation of scientific and technological achievements will be broken." Minglei Ding explained, which will further stimulate scientific research institutes in universities and colleges. And the innovation enthusiasm of the majority of scientific researchers.
In fact, the 2015 revised "Law of the People's Republic of China on Promoting the Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements" raised the minimum standard for rewards and remuneration for scientific and technological achievements from 20% to 50%.
The "Notice of the State Council on Several Measures for Optimizing Scientific Research Management and Improving Scientific Research Performance" stipulates that the cash rewards for conversion of scientific and technological achievements obtained by scientific researchers are included in the unit's total performance salary for the year, but are not limited by the total amount and not included in the total base.
"Because public institutions are subject to the cross-management of various policies such as current human resources, finance, scientific research, etc. in the calculation of the total salary and salary base of the personnel, compared with other scientific and technological funds, the actual cash income from the conversion of scientific and technological achievements is small and the procedures are complicated. The constraints of the human resources and finance departments have less attention.” Liu Qunyan, an associate researcher at the Advanced Industrial Technology Research Institute of Shanghai Jiaotong University, said bluntly, this has led to a cash reward policy for people who have completed achievements and those who have made important contributions to the transformation of results. There are large practical obstacles in specific operation and landing.
The "Notice" issued this time gives specific operating methods.
Cao Peng, who has more than ten years of experience in the transformation of scientific and technological achievements in colleges and universities, believes that it is once again clear that the cash rewards for the transformation of job scientific and technological achievements are not restricted by the total performance salary, which truly reflects the distribution mechanism oriented to increase the value of knowledge, and guarantees scientific research. People can obtain actual benefits that match the value they create.
Achievements "monetization" system engineering still needs to be fully considered
The "Notice" also emphasizes that cash rewards are not used as the base for human resources and social security and financial departments to determine the total performance wages for the next year, and not as the base for social insurance contributions.
Cao Peng told the reporter of Science and Technology Daily that the notion of "not serving as the base of social insurance payment" dispelled the doubt that public institutions would increase their insurance base due to the implementation of incentives for transforming scientific and technological achievements, thereby increasing their social insurance payment fees and unit management costs.
However, Liu Qunyan also expressed concern.
The transformation income of scientific and technological achievements in the form of technology development, technical consulting, and technical services has been included in the "horizontal funding" management system of public institutions for a long time. There is no basis for "halving taxation" and the original horizontal funding policy for horizontal funding. Under the inherent concept of accruing performance, managers will think that there is no need to withdraw cash benefits based on the conversion of results.
"If public institutions do not start from the reform of the internal system and mechanism, innovate management concepts, formulate specific operating rules, there are still certain difficulties and pain points in the implementation of good policies." Liu Qunyan said.
"Implementing the conversion of cash rewards for scientific and technological achievements in public institutions into performance salary management and promoting the effective use of financial aid for scientific and technological achievements is a systematic project related to laws, financial systems and scientific and technological systems." Ding Minglei pointed out that this requires the national level. Systematic policy and system design. On the one hand, reform the management of technical intangible assets and other systems, further clarify the rights and responsibilities of each subject in the transfer and transformation of results, and conduct differentiated management of technical intangible assets; on the other hand, strengthen relevant policies Coordinate and promote the supporting reforms of the scientific and technological system and fiscal, taxation and finance, intellectual property rights, and state-owned assets management to truly release policy dividends and reform dividends.
For this reason, Ding Minglei suggested that the next step should be problem-oriented, reform and innovation as the driving force, systematic planning, multi-point advancement, promoting the large-scale application of new technology industrialization, and striving to transform my country’s scientific and technological resource advantages into industrial competitive advantages and economic society. Advantages.
Cao Peng also mentioned that the "Notice" is only for scientific research personnel in public institutions, and the next step is that the competent authority should clarify the implementation methods and operational guidelines for state-owned technology enterprises to issue cash rewards for the conversion of job achievements.
In Liu Qunyan’s view, in practice, there is no problem in “transforming” the performance of horizontal funding provisioning into results conversion income. For horizontal projects that use scientific and technological achievements to carry out technological research and development, consulting and services, the conversion of scientific and technological achievements is "embedded" in contract management. The content can be managed in accordance with the achievement transformation contract.
(Technology Daily, Beijing, April 1st)
Our reporter Liu Yin