China encourages leading enterprises to form 27 innovation consortiums: The strategy of building a strong country in science and technology is accelerated again
Recently, the Ministry of Science and Technology of China jointly issued major policies with multiple departments, clearly encouraging leading enterprises to take the lead in forming 27 innovation consortiums, covering key areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum information, integrated circuits, and biomedicine. This measure is regarded as an important deployment to implement the "strengthening national strategic scientific and technological strength" in the "14th Five-Year Plan" and is also a key action to deal with international scientific and technological competition.
1. Policy background and strategic significance
Against the backdrop of intensifying global technological competition, China is accelerating the research and development of key core technologies. The establishment of the innovation consortium aims to break down industry barriers, integrate "production, education, research and application" resources, and form an innovation ecosystem with "leading enterprises leading + university and research support + upstream and downstream enterprises collaborating". According to official data, my country's R&D funding investment in 2023 has exceeded 3.2 trillion yuan, maintaining double-digit growth for seven consecutive years.
2. Distribution of key areas of 27 innovation consortiums
| Field classification | Specific direction | Representatives of participating companies |
|---|---|---|
| New generation of information technology | Artificial intelligence chips, 6G communications, quantum computing | Huawei, ZTE, Baidu |
| High-end equipment manufacturing | Industrial mother aircraft, aerospace engine | COMAC and Shenyang Machine Tools |
| Biomedicine | mRNA vaccine, cell therapy | Sinovac, WuXi AppTec |
| New materials | High temperature superconducting, graphene | CATL, China Baowu |
3. Innovate the operation mechanism of the consortium
These consortiums will adopt the "listing and taking charge" mechanism to determine the leading units through competitive selection. The government will provide three aspects of support:
| Support Types | Specific measures | Funding scale |
|---|---|---|
| Financial support | Targeted funding for the National Key R&D Program | A maximum of RMB 500 million per project |
| Policy support | Tax preferential and intellectual property sharing | The additional deduction ratio of R&D expenses is increased to 120% |
| Platform construction | National Laboratory Support | 27 national innovation platforms |
4. Recent hot technology breakthrough cases
In light of the past 10 days of scientific and technological hot spots, some consortiums have made significant progress in the direction of:
| time | Technical breakthrough | Related companies |
|---|---|---|
| 2024.3.5 | The world's first photonic chip pilot line is put into production | SMIC, Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| 2024.3.8 | Quantum computer "Benyuan Wukong" realizes ten thousand operations | Original quantum |
| 2024.3.10 | Release of alternatives for independent and controllable industrial software MATLAB | Huawei, Zhejiang University |
5. Expert views and industry impact
Director of the Technology Innovation Research Center of Tsinghua University pointed out: "This organizational model can effectively solve the 'isolation effect' in the research and development of 'bottleneck' technology, and is expected to shorten the technology industrialization cycle by more than 30%. The capital market has responded quickly, and the average increase of concept stocks related to the Science and Technology Innovation Board has reached 12.7% in the past week.
It is worth noting that the policy emphasizes "open innovation" in particular, requiring each consortium to contain at least 1-2 international partners. At present, multinational companies such as AstraZeneca and Siemens have participated in some projects, demonstrating the openness of China's scientific and technological cooperation.
6. Future prospects
According to the plan, by 2025, these 27 consortiums will achieve three major goals: breaking through 50 key core technologies, formulating 200 international standards, and cultivating 100 technology-based listed companies. This strategic layout will not only reshape China's science and technology innovation system, but will also provide a "Chinese solution" for global science and technology governance.
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