Science and technology service industry refers to a new industry that provides intellectual services to the society by using modern scientific and technological knowledge, modern technology, analytical research methods, experience and information, mainly including scientific research, professional technical services, technology promotion, scientific and technological information exchange, scientific and technological training, technical consultation, technology incubation, technology market, intellectual property services, scientific and technological evaluation and scientific and technological certification. Science and technology service industry is an important part of modern service industry and a key industry to promote the upgrading and optimization of industrial structure.
Society is used to linking science and technology together, collectively referred to as "science and technology". In fact, there are both close ties and important differences between them. Science solves theoretical problems and technology solves practical problems. The problem to be solved by science is to discover the relationship between facts and phenomena in nature and establish a theory linking facts and phenomena; The task of technology is to apply scientific achievements to practical problems. Science mainly deals with unknown fields, and its progress, especially major breakthroughs, is unpredictable; Technology works in a relatively mature field and can make more accurate planning.