Shou Xiaoli:

There are two reporters with their hands raised. Last two questions, please.

Science and Technology Daily:

We have noticed that science and technology has been playing an increasingly important role in the protection and utilization of cultural relics in recent years. What measures will the NCHA adopt next to advance sci-tech innovation for cultural relics? Thank you.

Guan Qiang:

I would like to invite Mr. Luo Jing to answer this question.

Luo Jing:

Thank you for your question. It can be said that significant progress has been made in the scientific and technological work for cultural relics in recent years. The NCHA and 12 other departments jointly issued the Opinions on Strengthening Sci-Tech Innovation for Cultural Relics, making arrangements for comprehensively deepening reform of science and technology for cultural relics. We have arranged and implemented a number of major science and technology programs, such as the project to trace the origins of Chinese civilization, and strengthened the application of science and technology in typical scenarios such as preventing cultural relics from natural and man-made damage, ensuring their integrity and safety, studying their values, managing their preservation and storage, and properly utilizing them. Over the past three years, we have obtained 289 new technologies and methods and 235 patents under the national key research and development programs alone. Compared with other countries, it can be said that China is among the world's leaders in terms of protection technologies such as earthen sites protection, mural protection and textile protection.

This year, we have made a major breakthrough in international standardization. The technical committee on cultural heritage protection of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was established and its secretariat was set up in China. The NCHA has built 40 key scientific research bases, with 125 workstations, and the layout of the industry's system for scientific and technological innovation has been further optimized. Next, we will thoroughly implement the tasks and arrangements made by the third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and give priority to the following aspects:

First, in terms of optimizing the layout of scientific and technological innovation tasks, we will actively promote the establishment of key special projects in the field of cultural relics in the national key research and development programs. We will focus on the preservation, continuation, interpretation, management and utilization of the value of cultural relics, optimize the layout of sci-tech innovation and conduct key technological research, so as to effectively increase the supply of science and technology for cultural relics.

Second, in terms of strengthening the construction of bases and platforms, we will actively promote the establishment of national innovation platforms, including national key laboratories and national technology innovation centers, and create hubs for technology and talent. At the same time, we will improve the layout of key scientific research bases of the NCHA, serve important areas and key needs, accelerate the construction of cultural relic and archaeological specimen resource libraries and cultural relic protection science and technology data centers, and achieve the joint construction and sharing of sci-tech resources.

Third, in terms of strengthening the building of scientific and technological innovation talent, we will improve the system of academic disciplines in the field of cultural relics, promote the integration of industry and education, and develop the system of reserve talent. At the same time, we will actively promote the implementation of the national plan to cultivate archaeological talent, and strengthen the cultivation of high-caliber talent. Thank you.