The process and results of specialization, refinement, and innovation from declaration to identification
1. The significance and conditions of specialization, refinement, and innovation
The recognition of specialization, refinement, and innovation refers to the identification of qualified small and medium-sized enterprises by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in accordance with the Interim Measures for the Management of Gradient Cultivation of High-quality Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Enterprise No. 63 2022) and other relevant regulations, and includes them in the national specialized, special and new "little giant" enterprise cultivation bank, and enjoys relevant policy support and services. The recognition of specialization, refinement, and innovation is an important policy implemented by the state to promote the high-quality development of small and medium-sized enterprises, aiming to cultivate a group of specialized, refined, specialized, and novel small and medium-sized enterprises, enhance their innovation capabilities and market competitiveness, and provide strong support for promoting high-quality economic development and building a new development pattern.
The conditions for the recognition of specialization, refinement, and innovation include basic conditions, special conditions, and classification conditions. The basic conditions refer to the basic requirements that the applicant must meet, including industrial and commercial registration in the territory of the People's Republic of China, continuous operation for more than 3 years, independent legal personality, in line with the classification standards for small and medium-sized enterprises, and belonging to the provincial competent department of small and medium-sized enterprises identified or focused on cultivating "specialized, special and new" small and medium-sized enterprises or other small and medium-sized enterprises with strong innovation ability and outstanding market competitive advantage. The special conditions refer to the specific requirements of the applicant in terms of economic benefits, specialization, innovation ability and operation and management, including the average growth rate of main business income or net profit in the past two years, the share and popularity of leading products in market segments, the number of effective invention patents or other intellectual property rights, the setting and proportion of R&D institutions and R&D personnel, the application and certification of information systems and management systems, etc. The classification conditions refer to the classification according to the operating income and R&D intensity of the declared enterprise, which are divided into three categories, corresponding to different requirements such as the total amount of R&D expenses, the proportion of R&D expenses in operating income and the amount of equity financing.
2. The application process and review standards for specialized, special and new identification
The application process for specialization, refinement, and innovation generally includes the following steps:
a) Recommendation and initial verification. The competent departments of small and medium-sized enterprises of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and cities specifically designated in the state plan, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps are responsible for organizing the recommendation and preliminary verification work, and in accordance with the principle of preferring shortage to abuse, adhere to standards and strict control, and the total number of recommended submissions shall not exceed 200, of which the number of enterprises with operating income of less than 50 million yuan in the previous year shall not exceed 10. Focus on selecting the best organizations from the provincial-level recognized "specialized, special and new" small and medium-sized enterprises to fill in the "Third Batch of Specialized, Specialized and New 'Little Giant' Enterprise Applications", and refer to the "Supporting Materials" for preliminary review and recommendations.
2) Review and publication. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology organizes a review of the recommended materials submitted by various localities. According to the results of the audit, determine and release the list of specialized, special and new "little giant" enterprises.
3) How to declare. The declaration adopts a combination of online filling and paper submission. The applicant enterprise needs to first register in the gradient cultivation platform for high-quality small and medium-sized enterprises (ZJTXmiit.gov.CN) to complete the digital level assessment, and then apply online on the platform, you need to fill in the "Application Form for Specialized, Specialized and New 'Little Giant' Enterprises", and upload supporting materials in a package.
The review criteria for the recognition of specialization, refinement, and innovation mainly include the following aspects:
a) Eligible The applicant must meet the basic conditions, special conditions and classification conditions for the recognition of specialization, refinement, and innovation, otherwise they will be directly eliminated.
2) Authenticity and validity. The application form and supporting materials provided by the reporting enterprise must be true, valid and complete, and if it is found that there is a false declaration or there are violations of laws and regulations, it will be revoked immediately once it is verified.
3) Comprehensive evaluation. A comprehensive evaluation will be carried out on the degree of specialization, innovation ability, market competitiveness, development potential and other aspects of the declared enterprise, focusing on the status and influence of the enterprise's leading products in the market segment, as well as the innovation achievements and contributions of the enterprise.
4) The best of the best. According to the number and quality of enterprises recommended by various places, the best of the best will be selected according to a certain proportion to ensure the quality and level of specialized and new "little giant" enterprises.
3. Policy support and service measures for specialization, refinement, and innovation
The policy support and service measures for the recognition of specialization, refinement, and innovation mainly include the following aspects:
1) Strengthen gradient cultivation. All localities should focus on improving the innovation ability and professional level of small and medium-sized enterprises, continuously incubate innovative small and medium-sized enterprises through in-depth development of small and medium-sized enterprises, increase the cultivation of provincial-level "specialized, special and new" small and medium-sized enterprises, and promote their development to specialized, special and new "little giant" enterprises. Establish and improve the cultivation library of "specialized, special and new" enterprises, establish phased work objectives, tasks and measures to ensure that the cultivation work achieves practical results.
2) Strengthen policy support. Improve the support policies for "specialized, special and new" small and medium-sized enterprises and "little giant" enterprises, and establish a working mechanism for departmental coordination and joint promotion. Implement the spirit of the reform of the market-oriented allocation system of factors, and promote the agglomeration of factor resources such as technology, talents, and data to "specialized, special and new" enterprises. Combined with the local reality, formulate and implement preferential policies for "specialized, special and new" enterprises in terms of taxation, finance, land, talents, and procurement, so as to create a good environment for their development.
3) To provide professional services. Strengthen professional services for "specialized, special and new" enterprises, and improve service quality and efficiency. Establish and improve the "specialized, special and new" enterprise service platform, and provide policy consultation, information release, project docking, technical exchanges, training guidance, evaluation and monitoring and other services. Strengthen cooperation with industry associations, social organizations, and professional institutions, and give full play to their role in serving "specialized, special and new" enterprises. Increase the publicity and promotion of "specialized, special and new" enterprises to enhance their social awareness and influence.
4) Strengthen supervision and management. Establish and improve the dynamic management mechanism of "specialized, special and new" enterprises, regularly track and monitor and evaluate them, timely grasp their development status and existing problems, and provide a basis for policy formulation and service. For the "specialized, special and new" enterprises that do not meet the conditions or have poor development, they will be adjusted or withdrawn in a timely manner. "Specialized, refined, special and new" enterprises that violate laws and regulations or harm national interests shall be dealt with in accordance with laws and regulations.
Conclusion
The identification of specialization, refinement, special and new is an important policy implemented by the state to promote the high-quality development of small and medium-sized enterprises, which is of great significance and value for cultivating a number of specialized, refined, characteristic and novel small and medium-sized enterprises, and enhancing their innovation ability and market competitiveness. This article introduces the basic conditions, special conditions and classification conditions for the recognition of specialization, refinement, and innovation, and analyzes the application process and review standards for the recognition of specialization, refinement, and innovation, as well as the policy support and service measures for the recognition of specialization, refinement, and innovation. This article also takes a consulting company as an example to introduce its experience and harvest in applying for specialized, refined, special and new certification, as well as the positive impact of specialized and special new certification on its development.