The second China Youth Daily client, Beijing, June 6 (China Youth Daily·China Youth Daily reporter Ye Yuting) The reporter learned at a press conference held by the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee today that in the past ten years, my country’s investment in science and technology has increased significantly. The total social R&D expenditure has increased from 1.03 trillion yuan to 2.79 trillion yuan, ranking second in the world; R&D intensity has increased from 1.91 to 2.44, close to the average level of OECD countries; basic research Funding is 3.4 times that of ten years ago, reaching a record high.
In addition, my country’s scientific and technological talent team continues to grow. The total number of R&D personnel in 2021 is expected to be 5.62 million people-years, 1.7 times that of 2012, ranking first in the world; among every 10,000 employed people, The number of R&D personnel is expected to increase from 42.6 person-years in 2012 to 75.3 person-years. The quantity and quality of scientific and technological output have increased. In 2021, the number of highly cited papers was 42,920, ranking second in the world, 5.4 times that of 2012, accounting for 24.8 of the world's share, an increase of 17.5 percentage points from 2012; inventions per 10,000 people The number of patents owned increased from 3.2 in 2012 to 19.1 in 2021; the number of PCT patent applications increased from 19,000 in 2012 to 69,500 in 2021, ranking first in the world for three consecutive years; technology contract turnover in 2021 Reaching 3,729.4 billion yuan, 5.8 times that of 2012, accounting for 3.26 of GDP. In terms of strengthening the popularization of science and technology, the proportion of citizens with scientific literacy increased from 3.27 in 2010 to 10.56 in 2020.
Wang Zhigang, Minister of Science and Technology, said, “In the next step, we will accelerate the strengthening of the integrated layout of basic research, application development and technological innovation, further strengthen the main position of enterprises in innovation, create more new development advantages, and create high-quality Develop new engines."