Ministry of Science and Technology: Support Chongqing to build Chongqing National Science and Technology Achievement Transfer and Transformation Demonstration Zone

On January 8, the "Letter from the Ministry of Science and Technology on Supporting the Construction of Chongqing National Science and Technology Achievements Transfer and Transformation Demonstration Zone" was made public, supporting Chongqing City in building the Chongqing National Science and Technology Achievements Transfer and Transformation Demonstration Zone (hereinafter referred to as the "Demonstration Zone").

The above letter pointed out that the construction of the demonstration zone should focus on the requirements of the national innovation-driven development strategy and the urgent needs of Chongqing's economic and social development, explore the transformation mechanism and model of scientific and technological achievements with local characteristics, promote the transfer and transformation of major innovative achievements, build a coordinated, open and shared pattern of achievement transfer and transformation, promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and economic and social development, and play an active role in achieving scientific and technological self-reliance and decisive victory in advancing into the ranks of innovative countries. By 2025, we will strive to build an important support area for the high-quality development of the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities Economic Circle and become an important carrier and radiation source for the transfer and transformation of scientific and technological achievements in the western region.

The letter made it clear that the demonstration zone is built with Chongqing National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone, National High-tech Industrial Development Zone, etc. as the main body. By deepening the reform of the science and technology system, exploring the innovation of the transformation model of scientific and technological achievements, creating a policy and institutional environment conducive to the transfer and transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and improving the efficiency and level of scientific and technological achievements transformation. Actively build a system for the transfer and transformation of scientific and technological achievements, accelerate the development of the innovation ecosystem around universities, accelerate the construction of technology transfer institutions, and continuously expand the team of technology transfer talents. Actively promote the regional coordinated transformation of scientific and technological achievements, build the Western (Chongqing) Science City at a high level, create the Liangjiang Collaborative Innovation Zone with high standards, and build an integrated technology trading market. Taking the generation, transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements as the main starting point, accelerate the iterative upgrading of industries, and continuously promote the high-quality development of industries enabled by scientific and technological achievements, and help Chongqing move from a "manufacturing town" to a "smart manufacturing town" and a "smart city".