China News Service, June 6th. The Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a series of press conferences on the theme of "China's Decade" on the 6th, introducing the "implementation of innovation-driven development strategy to build a strong country in science and technology". Minister of Science and Technology Wang Zhigang introduced at the meeting, my country has successfully entered the ranks of innovative countries. According to the Global Innovation Index released by the World Intellectual Property Organization, China has risen from 34th in 2012 to 12th in 2021.

  Wang Zhigang introduced that in the past ten years, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee and the joint efforts of the national science and technology community and the vast number of scientific and technological workers, my country's scientific and technological undertakings have undergone historic, overall and structural changes, successfully entering the ranks of innovative countries, and stepping out of It has created a development path from strong talents and strong technology to strong industry, strong economy and strong country.

The R&D investment of the whole society has increased from 1.03 trillion yuan in 2012 to 2.79 trillion yuan in 2021, and the R&D investment intensity has increased from 1.91% to 2.44%. According to the Global Innovation Index released by the World Intellectual Property Organization, China is ranked 34th in 2012. up to 12th in 2021.

New changes have taken place in China's position and role in the global innovation landscape.

China is not only an important participant in international frontier innovation, but also an important contributor to jointly solving global problems.

  Wang Zhigang said that in the past ten years, all localities, departments and the majority of scientific and technological workers in the country have thoroughly implemented the strategic deployment of the Party Central Committee, the central and local governments have coordinated and linked, the east, the middle and the west have coordinated innovation, and the financial integration and development of the technology industry has supported development, deepened reform, and expanded The overall promotion of opening up has brought together a majestic force that is united and innovated across the country.

  "We adhere to the 'four aspects' and form a new strategic pattern of technological innovation and development that supports development and guarantees security." Wang Zhigang said, facing the world's technological frontier, we adhere to goal orientation and free exploration and walk on two legs. A number of original achievements with international influence have been achieved in stem cell and brain science.

Facing the main economic battlefield, we will drive the industry to the mid-to-high end with high-quality technology supply, and ensure the safety and stability of the industrial chain and supply chain.

The application of emerging technologies such as supercomputing, artificial intelligence, big data, and blockchain will be accelerated, and new industries and new formats such as the digital economy will be vigorously developed.

Facing the country's major needs, we will speed up the research on key core technologies, make up for shortcomings and strengthen our capabilities in strategically contested areas, and support the smooth implementation of a number of major projects such as the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and the Sichuan-Tibet Railway.

Clean and efficient utilization of deep-sea oil and gas and coal, and new nuclear power technologies provide a strong guarantee for national energy security.

Facing the life and health of the people, we have organized national elite forces to carry out emergency scientific research on epidemic prevention and control, and achieved a number of scientific and technological innovations in vaccines, drugs, and testing reagents, which have strongly supported the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic.

Innovative drugs, domestic high-end medical devices, and advanced diagnosis and treatment technologies allow the people to enjoy more high-quality innovations.

  Wang Zhigang pointed out that we insist on promoting innovation through reform, and maximize the enthusiasm and creativity of various innovative subjects and researchers.

People are the most critical factor in scientific and technological innovation. The reform of the scientific and technological system in the past ten years has been carried out around people, and the systems and mechanisms of talent training, use, evaluation, incentives, and introduction have become more perfect.

The reform of science and technology plans and the management of scientific research funds has eased the burden of scientific research personnel, the construction of scientific research integrity has created a good innovation ecology, the capacity building of innovative entities has been strengthened, the construction of a national laboratory system with Chinese characteristics has been accelerated, and the scientific research capabilities of high-level research universities and research institutes. With continuous improvement, a number of internationally competitive technology-based enterprises have grown and expanded, and the national innovation system has become more efficient and smooth.

  "We insist on expanding opening up, and have formed a new pattern of all-round, multi-level and wide-ranging international scientific and technological cooperation." Wang Zhigang said that open cooperation is an inherent requirement for science and technology to support development, and it is also an inevitable requirement to cope with global challenges.

Over the past ten years, we have implemented an international science and technology cooperation strategy of openness, inclusiveness, mutual benefit and sharing, and our scientific and technological cooperation relations with 161 countries and regions have continued to develop.

The "Belt and Road" innovation road has been paved at a faster pace.

Joint research with countries around the world has achieved fruitful results in the fields of climate change, food security, and human life and health.

In the future, the door of China's scientific and technological opening will be opened wider and wider. We are willing to exchange and cooperate with scientific and technological counterparts in more countries, and strive to make more Chinese scientific and technological contributions to the world's scientific and technological progress and sustainable development.

  "At the same time, we are also clearly aware that my country's scientific and technological innovation still has many shortcomings in terms of originality, high-end talents, and key core technologies. We must seize important development opportunities and deal with a series of risks and challenges." Wang Zhigang Say.