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Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Award Conference Held
Updated:2021.03.19

  On March 17, the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and the People's Government of Sichuan Province convened the Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Award Conference in Chengdu to solemnly commend the scientists and technicians who have made outstanding contributions to the scientific and technological innovation of the province. Peng Qinghua, Secretary of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee, attended the conference; Huang Qiang, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and Governor of the People's Government of Sichuan Province, delivered a speech; Deng Xiaogang, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee, presided over the conference and put forward requirements on implementing the spirit of the conference.

  At the conference, Li Gang, Vice Governor of the People's Government of Sichuan Province, read out the provincial government's decision on Sichuan provincial science and technology awards of 2020. In warm applause, Peng Qinghua presented the provincial award for outstanding contribution to science and technology to Feng Xiaoming, professor of Sichuan University and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Subsequently, provincial officials Peng Qinghua, Huang Qiang and Deng Xiaogang presented the provincial award for scientific and technological progress to the representatives of the winners. Feng Xiaoming made a speech for exchange.

  Huang Qiang, on behalf of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and the People's Government of Sichuan Province, extended congratulations to all the award winners in the speech. He said that General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to scientific and technological innovation, placing it at the core of the country's overall development and elevating it to an unprecedented height, and has put forward a series of new ideas, arguments and requirements, which have pointed out the direction and provided guidance for us to follow. As a major province in science and education, Sichuan has the responsibility, capability and confidence to shoulder the historic task and make greater contributions to the country through efforts to "make Chinese chips, unite all in one common dream, and inspire national confidence".

  Huang Qiang stressed that we will move faster to resolutely build Sichuan into a leading province in innovation-driven development in the country under the guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions. In accordance with the requirement that "the scientific and technological development must target the global science frontiers, serve the main economic battlefield, strive to fulfill the significant needs of the country and benefit people's lives and health", we will focus on building a science and technology innovation center with nationwide influence, vigorously push forward with independent innovation, deeply implement the innovation-driven development strategy, cultivate more pioneers pursuing innovation-driven development and leveraging first-mover advantages, and promote the leapfrogging development of the major province into a strong one in science and education. It is necessary to strengthen the important support of scientific and technological innovation and continuously cultivate new advantages. We will accelerate the construction of high-level innovation platforms, better leverage the leading role of Chengdu and Mianyang, formulate and implement the construction plan of the Western China Science City, create a national comprehensive science center, and plan and promote the construction of Tianfu Laboratory with a high starting point and high standards to strive for a national laboratory; strengthen the development of science and technology for people's livelihood, promote the technological R&D in health and biomedicine, consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation through science and technology, and carry out industry demonstration in rural revitalization. Efforts will be intensified to break through the bottleneck of key and core technologies and make industrial chains independent and controllable. We will continue to strengthen basic research and basic research for application, and provide policy support to fruitful scientific research institutes and enterprises. We will implement major science and technology programs with the focus on integrated circuit, new display, aviation and gas turbine, actively participate in major national science and technology tasks, and make Sichuan's contributions to advanced equipment for the country. We will speed up breakthroughs on core and key industrial technologies, deploy the innovation chain around the industrial chain, which will be laid out around the former, and spur industrial transformation and upgrading through scientific and technological innovation. We should vigorously carry forward the spirit of scientists and make more original and valuable achievements in science and technology. We should inherit and promote the merits of the older generation of scientists, carry forward the spirit of "atomic and hydrogen bombs and man-made satellite", and strive to win honor for the country. We need to optimize the ecosystem for science and technology innovation and create a favorable environment for innovation and creativity. We will deepen the reforms to streamline administration and delegate powers, improve regulation, and upgrade services in the field of science and technology, test a lump-sum funding scheme for research projects and the open competition mechanism to select the best candidates to undertake key research projects, and systematically promote the reform of research personnel's ownership or long-term use right of scientific and technological achievements; further advance the improvement of enterprise innovation capability, and cultivate more unicorn, gazelle as well as outstanding small- and medium-sized enterprises; vigorously implement the talent training programs for scientific and technological innovation leaders as well as Tianfu Science and Technology Talents, gather first-class talents in the world, create a strong atmosphere of respecting knowledge, advocating innovation, respecting talents, loving science and contributing to science in the whole society, accelerate the construction of a science and technology innovation center with national influence, strive to achieve high-level self-reliance and self-improvement, make new greater contributions to the comprehensive construction of socialist modern Sichuan, and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Party with outstanding achievements.

  The conference was attended by provincial officials Qu Xinyong, Wang Yihong, Yu Lijun, Chen Wenhua and Chen Fang, heads of relevant provincial departments, relevant officials of the Party committees or governments of cities (prefectures), heads of some research institutions, higher education institutions, state-owned enterprises and private enterprises, as well as representatives of award winners.

 
 
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