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We have noticed that the draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan proposes a number of major projects aimed at driving the development of new quality productive forces, with the full integration between technological and industrial innovation as a key focus. What plans and arrangements are there in this regard? Thank you.

Zheng Bei:

I would like to invite my colleague, Mr. Bai, to answer this question.

Bai Jingyu:

Thank you for your question. Promoting the full integration between technological and industrial innovation is a key priority set out in the CPC Central Committee's recommendations and a fundamental path for cultivating and developing new quality productive forces. I will now provide a brief overview of the related content in the draft outline from three angles: the foundation, the key and the pathway for the full integration between technological and industrial innovation.

First, we will consolidate the foundation for full integration by expanding the availability of high-quality scientific and technological outputs. In terms of planning, we will target the global frontiers of scientific and technological development, and strengthen the strategic, forward-looking and systematic layout of basic research. We will proactively deploy major national science and technology projects oriented toward 2035 to produce more landmark original achievements. On the capacity-building front, we will coordinate the layout of the country's strategic scientific and technological resources, including national laboratories, national research institutions, top-tier research universities, and leading scientific and technological enterprises. We will also promote interaction and coordination among various innovation entities and resources to improve system-wide innovation capacity. On the supply-demand side, we will focus on strategically critical areas and weak links in industrial and supply chains, and drive decisive breakthroughs in core technologies across entire chains in key fields. The goal is to build a modern industrial system that is self-supporting and risk-resilient, secure and reliable, and highly competitive.

Second, we will reinforce the principal role of enterprises in technological innovation, which is the key to achieving full integration. We will support enterprises in taking the lead in setting the agenda for scientific and technological innovation, increasing their participation in major national technological innovation decision-making, and designating their needs for the key generic technologies as a priority direction for national scientific and technological program funding. We will support enterprises in taking on the role of orchestrators of innovation activities, urge them to play a greater role in major national science and technology programs, and encourage them to carry out joint scientific and technological research with universities and research institutes. We will support enterprises in serving as the evaluators of research outcomes, make enterprise assessments an important basis for the acceptance review of scientific and technological projects, and ensure that those who apply the results are the ones who assess them.

Third, we will promote better application of scientific and technological advances to open pathways for full integration. On the institutional front, we will optimize the environment for application of scientific and technological advances by establishing a system to place scientific and technological outputs produced on the job under separate management and deepening reforms to grant researchers corresponding rights over these outputs. In terms of building platforms, we will advance the development of technology transfer and scientific and technological service systems, and coordinate efforts to build platforms and bases for scientific and technological innovation. We will also establish generic technology platforms and pilot-scale testing platforms to serve as a stronger bridge for the application of scientific and technological advances. In terms of policy support, we will increase the provision of inclusive policies. We will also guide higher education institutions and research institutes in authorizing the use of their proprietary scientific and technological advances by micro, small, and medium enterprises on a "use first, pay later" basis. We will develop a financial system for scientific and technological innovation, and refine policies for supporting the investment in projects at the early stages, in small enterprises, over long time horizons, and in advanced and core technologies. In terms of cultivating talent, we will advance the integrated development of education, science, technology and human resources. Orienting talent cultivation toward technological innovation, industrial development, and national strategic needs, we will foster positive interplay between indigenous technological innovation and the training of homegrown talent. Thank you.