Building an innovative country can be carried out from the following aspects:
1. Implement the Scientific Outlook on Development.
2. Accelerate the transformation of economic development methods and promote the optimization and upgrading of industrial structure.
3. Improve the level of open economy, introduce advanced foreign technology and experience, and further leverage the role of foreign capital in promoting independent innovation.
4. Education is the foundation for developing science and technology and cultivating talents. To build an innovative country, we must vigorously develop education and rejuvenate the country through science and education.
5. We must adhere to the path of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics and implement the enhancement of independent innovation capabilities into all aspects of modernization.
As an innovative country, it should have the following four characteristics:
(1) Investment in innovation is high, and the country’s R&D investment, that is, the proportion of R&D (research and development) expenditures in GDP is average. More than 2%;
(2) The contribution rate of scientific and technological progress reaches more than 70%;
(3) The ability of independent innovation is strong, and the country’s foreign technology dependence index is usually 30% Below;
(4) Innovation output is high, and the number of invention patents held by about 20 innovative countries recognized in the world accounts for 99% of the world's total. Whether there is an efficient national innovation system is the main indicator that distinguishes innovative countries from non-innovative countries. People often use indicators related to innovation input and output to measure a country's level of innovation from one aspect.
Generally speaking, the comprehensive innovation index of innovative countries is significantly higher than that of other countries.