The State Council printed and distributed the 13th five year plan for national scientific and technological innovation

Source: Beijing, August 8, 2016, Xinhua news agency, www.gov.cn Approved by Premier Li Keqiang, the State Council recently printed and issued the 13th five year national science and technology innovation plan (hereinafter referred to as the plan), which clearly put forward the guiding ideology, overall requirements, strategic tasks and reform measures of National Science and technology innovation in the next five years The plan emphasizes that innovation is the first driving force to lead development, comprehensively deepen the reform of the scientific and technological system, vigorously promote the comprehensive innovation with scientific and technological innovation as the core, shape the leading development that relies more on innovation and gives full play to its first advantages, and ensure that it enters the innovative country on schedule We will lay a solid foundation for building a world power in science and technology The plan describes the blueprint for the development of science and technology innovation in the next five years, and establishes the overall goal of science and technology innovation in the 13th five year plan The country's scientific and technological strength and innovation capacity have jumped significantly The country's comprehensive innovation capacity ranks in the top 15 in the world, and it has entered the ranks of innovative countries Innovation driven development has achieved remarkable results Compared with 2015, the contribution rate of scientific and technological progress has increased from 55.3% to 60%, and the added value of knowledge intensive service industry has increased from 15.6% to 20% of GDP The technological innovation capacity has been significantly enhanced, and the number of patent applications submitted through the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) has doubled compared with 2015, and the intensity of R & D investment has reached 2.5% The plan proposes the construction of an efficient and coordinated national innovation system, and puts forward the overall requirements from six aspects, namely, the cultivation of dynamic innovation subjects, the systematic layout of high-level innovation bases, the creation of high-end leading innovation growth poles, the construction of an open and collaborative innovation network, the establishment of a modern innovation governance structure, and the creation of a good innovation ecology Efforts should be made to promote the collaborative interaction of all kinds of innovation subjects, smooth flow and efficient allocation of innovation elements, and form the practice carrier, institutional arrangement and environmental protection of innovation driven development Centering on supporting the major national strategies, the plan gives full play to the core leading role of scientific and technological innovation in promoting the industry to the middle and high end, adding new development momentum, expanding new space for development, and improving the quality and efficiency of development, and focuses on strengthening six aspects of task deployment First, we will focus on building the country's first mover advantage and strengthen a major strategic layout that takes into account both the current and the long-term The second is to cultivate important strategic innovation forces around enhancing the original innovation ability Third, we should focus on expanding the space for innovation and development and make overall plans for both domestic and international situations Fourth, build a good innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem around promoting mass entrepreneurship and innovation Fifthly, we will comprehensively deepen the reform of the science and technology system around removing the institutional barriers that constrain innovation and the transformation of achievements Sixth, we should strengthen the construction of science popularization and innovative culture around strengthening the mass and social foundation for innovation The plan puts forward safeguard measures from three aspects: implementation and improvement of innovation policies and regulations, improvement of investment mechanism of scientific and technological innovation, and strengthening of planning implementation and management It emphasizes the improvement of inclusive policy system supporting innovation, in-depth implementation of intellectual property strategy and technology standard strategy, and establishment of diversified scientific and technological investment system Links: full text