Ministry of Science and Technology： We will continue to focus on ＂four enhancements＂ to improve the main position of enterprises in scientific and technological innovation.

Cctv newsOn the morning of February 24th, the State Council Office held a press conference on "Deeply implementing the innovation-driven development strategy and accelerating the construction of a powerful country in science and technology". Wu Zhaohui, Vice Minister of Science and Technology, introduced at the meeting that in accordance with the deployment requirements of the central authorities, the Ministry of Science and Technology has been making continuous efforts in policies, elements and projects in recent years to support enterprises to improve their innovation capabilities. Specifically, we should increase support in innovation decision-making, R&D investment, scientific research organization and achievement transformation, and the next step is to continue to focus on "four enhancements" to improve the main position of scientific and technological innovation of enterprises.

First, strengthen the dominant position of enterprises in scientific and technological innovation decision-making. We continue to support enterprises to participate in the national scientific and technological innovation decision-making on a larger scale and in a deeper degree. Specific measures include attracting more scientific and technological experts from business circles into the national science and technology expert database, establishing a system of consultation and discussion meetings for entrepreneurs’ scientific and technological innovation, and guiding enterprises to carry out research and development around major national strategies.

The second is to strengthen the dominant position of enterprises in R&D investment. According to statistics, in 2022, the R&D investment of enterprises has accounted for more than 3/4 of the R&D investment of the whole society, which is a good trend. On the one hand, we continue to support enterprises to increase R&D investment, and continue to increase the implementation of policies such as adding and deducting R&D expenses of enterprises. At the same time, establish a working mechanism of financial support for enterprise innovation and open up the chain of science and technology, industry and finance.

The third is to strengthen the dominant position of enterprises in scientific research organizations. The proportion of enterprises participating in or taking the lead in the national key R&D plan is close to 80%. We should continue to do this work well, so that more enterprises can take the lead in organizing the national science and technology plan projects, and encourage more enterprises to put forward scientific and technological needs and give full play to the role of enterprise questioners, respondents and reviewers.

The fourth is to strengthen the dominant position of enterprises in the transformation of achievements. In 2022, the national technology contract turnover has reached 4.8 trillion, and enterprises have contributed more than 80% of technology absorption, which is a good signal. We should further optimize policies and support enterprises to improve their ability to absorb and transform results. At the same time, we promote the effective interaction between the technology trading market and technology transformation institutions, thus building a high-quality and high-standard technology factor market, so that all kinds of achievements can converge at the enterprise end.