In July, 2006, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions launched a pilot project to build an "innovative enterprise" to promote enterprises to enhance their independent innovation capability, improve the internal mechanism conducive to independent innovation, formulate correct technological innovation strategies, and promote enterprises to become the main body of technological innovation. There are 287 pilot enterprises identified by the three departments in two batches. The so-called "innovative enterprise" refers to an enterprise with independent intellectual property rights and well-known brands, which has strong international competitiveness and relies on technological innovation to gain market competitive advantage and sustainable development.
According to the person in charge of the Ministry of Science and Technology, in the two years since the pilot project of building an "innovative enterprise", the dependence of the pilot enterprises on technological innovation has been continuously improved, and the investment in research and development has increased substantially. Statistics show that the R&D expenditure of these enterprises increased from 54.5 billion yuan in 2005 to 82.9 billion yuan in 2007, an increase of 52.65438 0%, accounting for about a quarter of the total R&D investment. The average R&D expenditure of pilot enterprises accounts for 6.74% of sales revenue, which is much higher than the average level of 0.77% of large and medium-sized industrial enterprises in China in 2006.
In addition, the innovation ability of pilot enterprises has been significantly strengthened. The total number of R&D personnel increased from 174600 in 2005 to 220 100 in 2007, an increase of 26.4%. Among them, 57 enterprises have established R&D institutions such as national key laboratories, technology centers and engineering centers, and half of them have established joint laboratories with universities and research institutes. These enterprises have also mastered more and more independent intellectual property rights, and the number of invention patent applications has increased from 9300 in 2005 to 17 180 in 2007, an increase of 84.7%; The number of software copyrights and other authorizations has increased from 638 to 437 1 piece, a surge of nearly 6 times.
The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Science and Technology said that at present, China has formed a mechanism for the central and local governments to jointly promote the pilot work of building "innovative enterprises", and nearly 2,000 enterprises are carrying out pilot projects at different levels. The Ministry of Science and Technology, in conjunction with relevant departments, will continue to give support according to the different needs of "innovative enterprises" and pilot enterprises, guide all kinds of innovative elements to gather in them, and strive to build the top 500 "innovative enterprises" in China with international competitiveness.