The National Science and Technology Conference opened at 9 a.m. on January 9 at the Great Hall of the People. Ye Duzheng, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and honorary director of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Wu Mengchao, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and director of the Oriental Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital of the Second Military Medical University of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, won the 2005 National Highest Science and Technology Award, with an award amount of 5 million yuan. .
Two octogenarian scientific figures deserve this honor. However, what is surprising is that the author noticed that many people did not pay attention to the difficulties and fruitful achievements of the two winners, but only talked about the 5 million prize money. One person thinks that the 5 million bonus is too small. Buses cost as much as 300 billion a year. Some entertainers open their mouths and walk around on the stage. It is easy to make millions every year. The other person thinks that the 5 million bonus is quite a lot. , compared with the Nobel Prize, it is not only not shabby but also very high. The views of the two parties are diametrically opposed, but whether they can identify Zichou Yinmao or not, it is thought-provoking: Has the beautiful and magical science lost its centripetal force, and is the only selling point that attracts the world the high bonuses?
This Science and Technology Conference is the fourth National Science and Technology Conference held by the Party Central Committee and the State Council following the Intellectuals Conference in 1956, the National Science Conference in 1978, and the National Science and Technology Conference in 1995. It is also the first held in the new century. A national science and technology conference. No one can deny that "rejuvenating the country through science and education" is becoming more and more popular from top to bottom; everyone should admit that only with the wings of science can a country take off steadily. Some media writers believe that the first of the four key words that have influenced China for a century is science: Science means careful planning or planning, and it means constructing a future based on feasibility, thereby getting rid of fate and randomness.
What cannot be avoided is that there was a time when some of us were obsessed with the four ancient inventions and were complacent and hesitated; we noticed that in 2004, my country’s science and technology investment accounted for 1.23% of GDP. , which is still far from the 1.5 stipulated in our country’s laws and regulations; we heard that on August 21 last year, Zhou Guangzhao, chairman of the Association for Science and Technology, denounced the phenomenon of scientific and technological workers’ enthusiasm for becoming officials: “If you want to engage in scientific research, don’t be an official. Just don’t engage in scientific research.” This shows that the official-oriented complex is quite popular among scientific workers; we have also seen that the ideal position of primary and secondary school students has long been transformed from scientists to civil servants, celebrities and bosses. And so on and so forth.
As we all know, "The essence of science is innovation. The ability to innovate and the ability to innovate are the decisive factors in economic and technological competition in the world today." But we regret to see that "foreign No matter how expensive it is, use it, and no matter how good the domestic product is, don’t use it." Independent products that lack the support of the policy environment are obviously a fatal blow to the promotion of independent innovation. Figures show that only three out of 10,000 companies in my country have core technologies with independent intellectual property rights, and many companies have seriously insufficient investment in scientific research, which will inevitably hinder innovation. In addition, there is a worrying impetuousness in the academic world. The plagiarism trend is getting stronger and stronger. Under the pressure of assessment, scientific researchers are exhausted. How can there be so much true knowledge and insights?
What is gratifying is that three pieces of good news came out of this science and technology conference: the age structure of the awardees is generally getting younger; more and more award-winning projects have obtained invention patents, and "patent" and "standard "The science and technology development strategy has achieved results; the number of award-winning projects in western and remote areas has increased, promoting the establishment and development of the regional innovation system. Prior to this, Deng Zhonghan, Chairman of Vimicroelectronics Co., Ltd., received the CCTV Economic Person of the Year Award. The message reflected was thought-provoking. As he himself said: "I won this award on behalf of young people who take independent innovation and national rejuvenation as their own mission." Award. "In the future, strengthening independent innovation, increasing investment in science and technology and changing the fame and fortune habits of academia are undoubtedly necessary to build an innovative country and create a new situation in the development of science and technology.
Finally, let’s go back to the battle for the 5 million yuan bonus. In fact, it is understandable that the public pays attention to the amount of bonuses. At present, our task should be to guide them from paying attention to bonuses to getting close to scientists and then falling in love with science.
Because, for us, a huge country that once led the way in science, it is even more urgent to cultivate the scientific interest of young people and create an atmosphere for the healthy development of science in the entire society.