As a result of the reform in national S&T management systems over the past decade — part of the overall reform in China — our work force in the field of S&T is in a better shape and position to serve the needs of the rapid socioeconomic development of the country. [...] The success of this project owes much to the active support and par- ticipation of many organizations in the S&T sector and of other institu- tions, such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the China Association for Science and Technology, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the local Science and Technology Commissions of Beijing and Shanghai munic [...] Yours sincerely, Geoffrey Oldham Head IDRC / SSTC Science and Technology Review Mission to China xii INTRODUCTION The origins of this particular review of China's experience in the reform of its science and technology (S&T) system go back to a conversation between the Chair of the State Science and Technology Commission (SSTC), Song Jian, and the President of the International Development Research [...] They noted that 1995 would be both the 10th Anniversary of some of the major S&T reforms in China and the 15th Anniversary of cooperation between SSTC and 1DRC in the financing and management of a program of research and development (R&D) in support of China's development. [...] To mark the dual anniversary, they decided to jointly commission a review of the Chinese experience of S&T reform, particularly in the last decade, and agreed that the methodology best suited to the task would be one devel- oped by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris for reviewing the S&T policies of industrialized countries.
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Foreword 10
- Letter of Transmittal 12
- Introduction 14
- PART I. MAIN REPORT OF THE MISSION 18
- Chapter 1. General Findings 20
- S&T reforms 20
- The problems of implementation 22
- The overall process of reform in China 22
- International factors impinging on China's reform process 23
- The lack of clarity — even ambiguity — in some policy pronouncements 24
- Chapter 2. S&T Policy Issues Currently Debated in China 26
- The problem of duplication and lack of coordination 26
- Issues related to industrial technology 27
- Issues related to basic research 33
- Issues related to resource use 39
- Issues related to the financing of S&T activities 46
- Chapter 3. Emerging Issues 48
- Policy advice 48
- Need for policy integration 48
- Setting research priorities 49
- A national system of innovation 51
- Models of R&D and innovation 52
- Role of national key laboratories, ERCs, and national research centres 53
- Human-resource issues 56
- Some benefits and costs of the S&T reforms for research institutions 57
- Some final observations 58
- PART II. DETAILED OBSERVATIONS OF THE MISSION 60
- Chapter 4. General Observations on the Reform Process 62
- Evolution of the reform process 62
- Role of ministries in S&T decision-making 69
- Central—local relations 71
- Chapter 5. Innovation and a National System of Innovation 74
- Concept of a national system of innovation and its use as a policy framework 75
- Stakeholders in China's NSI 75
- Roles of stakeholders in the functions of China's NSI 80
- Chapter 6. Policies for Basic Research in China 88
- Current policy in China 88
- Observations from the Mission 91
- Some reflections on international experience and practice 95
- Chapter 7. The High-technology Sector 100
- Background to the reform process 100
- Role of CAS in promoting high technology 103
- The Torch Program and high-technology development zones 105
- NTEs and TVEs 106
- The 863 Program 111
- Chapter 8. State-owned Enterprises 114
- The SOE sector 114
- S&T reforms and the SOE 119
- Issues for the future 124
- Chapter 9. Agricultural Research and Rural Development 126
- Policy agenda for agriculture 126
- Progress in implementing S&T reforms in agricultural R&D 127
- Factors constraining the implementation of the S&T policy reforms 132
- Research funding 137
- Chapter 10. Environmental and Social Development 140
- S&T reform policies and environmental development 140
- Progress and difficulties in meeting S&T reform goals 141
- Deepening the S&T reform process for the environmental sector 148
- PART III. ACCOUNT OF FINAL MEETINGS IN BEIJING, SHENYANG, XI'AN, AND SHANGHAI 150
- Chapter 11. Review of China's S8T Policies 152
- Discussions in Beijing 152
- Discussions in Shenyang, Xi'an, and Shanghai 169
- Postscript 170
- Appendix 1. Team of Experts 172
- Appendix 2. Acronyms and Abbreviations 174
- Bibliography 176
