China News Service, June 6th, Wang Zhigang, Minister of Science and Technology, said on the 6th that the number of high-tech enterprises in the country has increased from 49,000 more than a decade ago to 330,000 in 2021, and R&D investment accounts for 70% of the national enterprise investment. The amount of tax paid has increased from 0.8 trillion in 2012 to 2.3 trillion in 2021.
Among the companies listed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Beijing Stock Exchange, high-tech companies account for more than 90%.
On the 6th, the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a press conference on the "implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy to build a strong country in science and technology".
Wang Zhigang made the above statement when answering questions from reporters.
Wang Zhigang pointed out that an important indicator of high-quality development is from factor-driven to innovation-driven, which is one of the most important characteristics of high-quality development.
How does technology support high-quality development?
Science and technology should play a role in industries, enterprises, regions, major projects, and talent team building.
It is necessary to give full play to the penetrating, diffusing and subversive role of science and technology, and provide more source supply, technological support and new growth space for high-quality development.
Technology has the function of "creating something out of nothing", and when new technology comes out, it will drive new industries.
First, technology leads the development of emerging industries.
The application of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, and quantum communication has accelerated, and new products and new formats such as smart terminals, telemedicine, and online education have been cultivated.
The scale of my country's digital economy ranks second in the world. Technological breakthroughs have opened up some blocking points in my country's emerging industries. The scale of solar photovoltaic, wind power, new display, semiconductor lighting, advanced energy storage and other industries also ranks in the forefront of the world.
Second, technology boosts the upgrading of traditional industries.
With more than 20 years of "three horizontal and three vertical" technology research and development, it has formed a relatively complete innovative layout of my country's new energy vehicles, and its production and sales have ranked first in the world for seven consecutive years.
Based on my country's coal-dominated energy endowment, accelerate the research and development of efficient and clean utilization of coal.
For 15 consecutive years, it has deployed and developed million-kilowatt ultra-supercritical high-efficiency power generation technology.
At present, the technology and demonstration projects have been promoted nationwide, accounting for 26% of the total installed capacity of coal-fired power.
Third, science and technology support the construction of major projects.
The UHV power transmission project, the global networking of Beidou navigation satellites, and the putting into operation of the Fuxing high-speed train are all driven by major technological breakthroughs.
The successful development of the "Deep Sea No. 1" drilling platform and its official production marked the entry of my country's offshore oil exploration and development into the 1,500-meter ultra-deep water era.
Fourth, technology enhances the competitiveness of enterprises.
The scientific and technological investment of enterprises has continued to increase, accounting for more than 76% of the total R&D investment in the whole society. The ratio of deduction of enterprise R&D expenses has increased from 50% in 2012 and 75% in 2018 to the current technology-based SMEs and manufacturing enterprises. 100%.
The number of high-tech enterprises in the country has increased from 49,000 more than a decade ago to 330,000 in 2021. R&D investment accounts for 70% of the national enterprise investment, and the amount of tax paid has increased from 0.8 trillion in 2012 to 2021. 2.3 trillion.
Among the companies listed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Beijing Stock Exchange, high-tech companies account for more than 90%.
Fifth, science and technology promote regional innovation and development.
Beijing, Shanghai, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area have an increasingly strong role in leading and radiating innovation. The R&D investment in the three places accounts for more than 30% of the country's total. Of the technology transaction contract value in Beijing and Shanghai, 70% and 50% respectively are exported to other places. This is the central radiation. lead by example.
The 169 high-tech zones are home to more than one-third of the country's high-tech enterprises. The per capita labor productivity is 2.7 times the national average, and the number of employed university graduates accounts for 9.2% of the country's total.
From January to April this year, the operating income of the national high-tech zone was 13.7 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.8%, showing a good growth momentum.
Sixth, cultivate high-level scientific and technological talents.
Strong talents and strong technology are the prerequisites for a strong industry, a strong economy, and a strong country. They are the most lasting driving force and the most important leading force for high-quality development.
We pay more attention to the role of talents as the first resource, and discover, train and cultivate talents in innovative practice. A large number of outstanding scientific and technological workers are determined to work together to overcome a number of key core technologies such as manned spaceflight, satellite navigation, and deep-sea exploration. , Shenzhou 14 was successfully launched just now, and the construction of our space station will usher in a new era.
It has also founded a group of leading scientific and technological enterprises with international competitiveness, making important contributions to solving key scientific problems and bottleneck constraints in economic and social development.
"In the next step, we will accelerate the integration of basic research, application development and technological innovation, further strengthen the main position of corporate innovation, create more new advantages for development, and create a new engine for high-quality development." Wang Zhigang said.