China to Advance Deep Integration of Sci-tech Innovation and Industrial Innovation

The General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council have recently published the Opinions on Promoting the Deep Integration of Scientific and Technological Innovation and Industrial Innovation (the "Opinions").

The Opinions call for thoroughly implementing the innovation-driven development strategy, pursuing the goals of developing new quality productive forces and building a modern industrial system; focusing on building an integrated innovation system in which enterprises take the lead, with universities, research institutes and downstream industries working in concert, realizing linkage throughout the entire chain, coverage across all fields, integration of all factors, safeguards at all fronts, fostering a new pattern in which sci-tech innovation and industrial innovation are well integrated and benefit each other, and translating scientific and technological strength into industrial and economic strength and greater national strength, thereby providing support for accelerating high-level self-reliance and strength in science and technology, achieving high-quality development, and building a great modern socialist country. To this end, the Opinions outline concrete measures in six areas: (1) promoting seamless connection between innovation chains and industrial chains; (2) supporting the development of a modern industrial system through high-quality scientific and technological supply; (3) strengthening enterprise-led integrated innovation among enterprises, universities, and research institutions; (4) raising the efficiency of coordinated allocation of innovation resources; (5) fostering a favorable ecosystem for deep integration; and (6) expanding the development opportunities for deep integration.



(Source: https://www.gov.cn/yaowen/liebiao/202610/content_7083929.htm)

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