Strengthen the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation-State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council

During the 11th collective study in the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader emphasized that "scientific and technological innovation can give birth to new industries, new models and new kinetic energy, which is the core element of developing new quality productive forces" and "it is necessary to apply scientific and technological innovation achievements to specific industries and industrial chains in time, transform and upgrade traditional industries, cultivate and expand emerging industries, lay out and build future industries, and improve the modern industrial system"; During the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation at the Second Session of the 14th National People’s Congress, it was emphasized that "the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation should be strengthened". These important expositions clarify the internal development logic of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and point out the important significance and practical path of deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation. Strengthening the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation is an inevitable choice for the transition of productive forces, which is related to the efficiency, kinetic energy and advantages of China’s high-quality development.

Strengthening the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation is the essential requirement for developing new quality productivity.

Scientific and technological innovation is the endogenous power of industrial innovation. Industrial innovation is usually based on a key technological innovation to revolutionize the industry or form a new industry. In this process, scientific and technological innovation is the source of living water. As the primary productive force, scientific and technological innovation, on the one hand, crosses the technical threshold of key fields from the beginning of scientific research chain through basic research innovation, generally improves the basic technical level that affects economic and social development, and lays a solid foundation for industrial innovation; On the other hand, through applied research and innovation, the specific scientific and technological innovation achievements are connected with the core technological breakthroughs of specific industries, which directly promotes industrial upgrading and even transformation, and transforms scientific and technological strength into industrial competitive advantage. Historically, scientific and technological innovation and industrial transformation have always complemented each other. Facing the new situation of global industrial chain reconstruction, we must strengthen the leading role of scientific and technological innovation in industrial innovation and promote China’s industry to move towards the middle and high end of the global value chain.

Industrial innovation is the fundamental way to realize the value of scientific and technological innovation. Only when the achievements of scientific and technological innovation are transformed into real productive forces and the industrial system is optimized and upgraded can they reflect their value and have sustainable capabilities. Playing the leading role of scientific and technological innovation in traditional industries will promote the deep integration of digital intelligence technology and traditional industries, improve production efficiency and product quality, promote the intelligent, high-end and green transformation of traditional industries, and consolidate the "basic disk" status of traditional industries; Giving play to the leading role of scientific and technological innovation in emerging industries will promote the leap-forward development of important scientific and technological fields, accelerate the deep integration of innovation chain’s industrial chain capital chain talent chain, realize the independent control of key core technologies, further enhance the original innovation capability, create more new breakthroughs from 0 to 1, and strengthen the new kinetic energy of emerging industries; Giving play to the leading role of scientific and technological innovation in the future industry will accelerate the original and subversive technological innovation, lead the future industry development with cutting-edge technological breakthroughs, create an important source of the world’s future industry, and cultivate new competitive advantages in the future industry.

The deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation can promote the development of new quality productivity. Scientific and technological innovation is the core element of developing new quality productivity, and industry is the main carrier of developing new quality productivity. The deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation will improve the innovation ability of enterprises, improve the innovation system, stimulate innovation vitality, and strengthen the division of labor and cooperation of various enterprises in the fields of industrial chain innovation chain integration, scientific research and transformation of scientific and technological achievements; It will help the research and development of original and subversive technologies, speed up the solution of the "stuck neck" problem, achieve industrial leap-forward development with breakthroughs in important areas and key links, and enhance the resilience of the industrial chain and supply chain; We will improve the matching efficiency between the supply of science and technology resources and market demand, break through the "blocking point" between scientific research achievements and industrialization with the scene application of new technologies, improve the reform of the incentive mechanism for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, optimize the allocation of scientific and technological resources, enhance the efficiency of scientific and technological investment, realize the deep integration of the capital chain and talent chain of innovation chain industrial chain, and accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological innovation achievements into new quality productivity.

China has achieved remarkable results in promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation.

The deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation helps transform and upgrade traditional industries. Traditional industry is the base of modern industrial system, and its transformation and upgrading are related to the overall situation of modern industrial system construction. Scientific and technological innovation is conducive to promoting the process reengineering of traditional industries, accelerating equipment renewal, process upgrading and management innovation, and improving the high-end, intelligent and green level of traditional industries. With the continuous increase of investment in technological transformation, advanced technologies in steel, petrochemical, cement, electrolytic aluminum and other industries are gradually popularized, which promotes the high-end development of traditional industries. In 2023, the investment in technological transformation of China’s manufacturing industry increased by 3.8%, and the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 4.6% over the previous year. The proportion of equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing in the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size has further increased, reaching 33.6% and 15.7% respectively. The R&D and industrialization of key technologies such as 5G, edge computing, industrial Internet and general artificial intelligence are accelerating, which promotes the digital transformation and intelligent transformation of traditional industries. In 2023, nearly 8,000 digital workshops and smart factories have been built nationwide, and the scale of the core industry of industrial Internet has exceeded 1.2 trillion yuan, the product development cycle has been significantly shortened, and the production efficiency has been significantly improved. Green development is implanted into the "gene" of industrial development to promote the green transformation of traditional industries. In 2023, the green investment of industrial enterprises in China increased rapidly, and the purchase of environmental protection management services increased by 17.7% year-on-year; Compared with 2022, the sales revenue of high energy-consuming manufacturing industry accounted for 1.5 percentage points lower.

The deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation focuses on cultivating and expanding emerging industries. Strategic emerging industries are one of the main positions to develop new quality productivity. In recent years, the investment in strategic emerging industries in China has been increasing, and breakthroughs have been made in invention patents in key areas. In 2023, the investment in high-tech industries, mainly strategic emerging industries such as new generation communication technology, biotechnology, new energy and new materials, increased by 10.3% year-on-year, 7.3 percentage points faster than the total investment. The effective invention patents in the fields of information technology management methods, computer technology and basic communication programs grew rapidly, with year-on-year growth of 59.4%, 39.3% and 30.8% respectively, far higher than the domestic average growth level. Scientific and technological innovation has also pushed strategic emerging industries to expand scale, optimize layout and improve quality, and new growth poles have emerged constantly. From the perspective of key industries, in 2023, the output of new energy vehicles in China increased by 30.3%, solar cells increased by 54.0%, service robots increased by 23.3%, and 3D printing equipment increased by 36.2%. At the same time, the operating income of strategic emerging service enterprises increased by 7.7% over the previous year, and the added value of information transmission, software and information technology services increased by 11.9%.

Deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, making efforts to lay out and build future industries. The future industry represents the future development direction of science and technology and industry, is the strategic focus of competition among big countries, and is also the key force to reshape the world pattern. China’s investment scale in future industries continues to expand, and breakthroughs have been made in some future industrial segments. The development of the future industry is inseparable from the solid promotion of basic scientific research. The updating iteration of general basic technology will empower the whole industrial chain and provide technical support for seizing the commanding heights of future industrial development. With the scientific and technological innovation and research and development of frontier industries such as quantum information, deep-sea aerospace development, life science, metauniverse and humanoid robot, it will vigorously promote new industrialization and form new advantages.

Strengthen the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and build new advantages for high-quality development.

Promote the synergy and mutual promotion of basic research and applied research, and lay a solid foundation for the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation. The study of basic theories and principles can solve key technologies from the source and the bottom, and is the cornerstone to achieve breakthrough technological innovation. Carry out basic research in key technical fields, from applied research to basic research, systematically promote the focus on key scientific issues, and carry out frontier-oriented exploration research and market-oriented applied basic research. Strengthen the integration of basic research and applied research, constantly optimize the layout of basic and applied disciplines, deepen the reform of institutional mechanisms and incentive policies, and enhance China’s original innovation ability. In view of the key technologies of industrial transformation and upgrading, we will accelerate the implementation of industrial base reconstruction projects, strengthen the synergy between basic technologies and common technologies, major key technologies and future frontier technologies, lay a solid battle for key core technologies, and cultivate new kinetic energy for developing new quality productivity.

Promote the interaction between scientific and technological innovation and market application, and set up a stage for the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation. Grasp the global scientific and technological innovation trends, accurately identify the frontier trends of technology, build a future industrial observatory, predict and evaluate the breakthrough points and opportunities of scientific and technological development in key areas, and match, analyze and screen the points where science and technology meet the market demand with the help of artificial intelligence and big data mining, so as to provide scientific guidance for the rational transformation of technology. Publish the promotion catalogue of cutting-edge technology applications, build an "online publishing hall" for future industrial achievements, expand the promotion and application of innovative products, and promote the demonstration and application of the first set, the first batch and the first edition. Create a deep docking platform for technical requirements and application scenarios, and accelerate the landing and iterative application of major technological achievements. Give full play to China’s super-large-scale market advantages, expand domestic and foreign markets, and create market space for new technologies and new products.

Promote the exchange of scientific and technological talents and industrial talents, and build a solid foundation for the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation. Adhere to the "four orientations", vigorously cultivate leading entrepreneurs and scientists, train and use strategic scientists, and build a large number of scientific and technological innovation teams and outstanding engineers. We will improve the development channels for the exchange and interaction between scientific and technological talents and industrial talents, highlight the innovation-oriented scientific and technological evaluation system and incentive mechanism, and further stimulate the innovation vitality and potential of talents. Break down the barriers of disciplines and specialties in colleges and universities, set up a training system for compound talents in science and technology industry, reform the training mode for compound talents, establish a guiding mechanism for interdisciplinary development, and train high-level and multi-level compound talents. We will implement a more active and effective policy of introducing compound talents in science and technology industry to attract high-level compound leading talents in science and technology industry around the world.

Promote the coordination and complementarity between science and technology policies and industrial policies, and strengthen the guarantee of deep integration of science and technology innovation and industrial innovation. Strengthen the construction of science and technology extension service system, build a number of pilot platforms and concept verification centers, and successfully build a bridge from "experimental line" to "production line" for product innovation. Build a number of innovative enterprise incubation bases, support the rapid development of new R&D institutions, and improve the transformation efficiency of scientific and technological achievements. Guide enterprises to integrate independent intellectual property rights with technical standards and strengthen the construction of independent intellectual property rights system in key areas. Improve the investment and financing mechanism of scientific and technological innovation, and take effective measures to guide financial institutions to help transform and apply scientific and technological innovation achievements. Optimize the ecology of innovation and development, implement inclusive and prudent supervision of emerging fields, and promote the rational and effective allocation of scientific and technological innovation resources and industrial factor resources. Through the mutual promotion and support of science and technology innovation policy and industrial innovation policy, the sustainable emergence and rapid development of new quality productivity can be empowered.

[Editor: Yu Qian]