The scene of the symposium. Courtesy of the National Natural Science Commission.
China Youth Daily, Beijing, February 21 (China Youth Daily, China Youth Network reporter Zhang Qian) On February 21, 2024, on the first anniversary of the important speech delivered by the General Secretary at the third collective study of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China, the National Natural Science Commission organized a symposium for basic research scientists to further study and implement the spirit of the General Secretary's important speech, talk about the historical achievements of China's basic research and talent training in the new era, and discuss and exchange to continuously improve the efficiency of scientific funding. Strengthen the cultivation of high-level talents and promote the high-quality development of basic research. Dou Xiankang, Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Natural Science Committee, presided over the meeting, and 25 scientists from 13 universities and 7 scientific research institutes were invited to attend the meeting.
At the meeting, Dou Xiankang emphasized that after the general secretary delivered an important speech at the third collective study of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China, the Natural Science Committee immediately studied the spirit of the important speech, deeply understood the sacred mission of basic research in the new era, the characteristics and laws of development, the international situation faced and the strategic significance of strengthening the construction of talent team, accurately grasped the practical requirements of strengthening basic research in the new era, adhered to the "four aspects", adhered to the goal orientation and free exploration of the "two-legged walk", and insisted on education, science and technologyWe will strive to strengthen the forward-looking, strategic and systematic layout of basic research, build a systematic platform for the cultivation of high-level basic research talents, and implement a series of reform measures.
It is reported that Zhang Xi, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Pan Jianwei, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zheng Nanfeng, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yan Ning, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lin Zhongqin, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Zhang Rong, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Qiao Jie, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, respectively made key speeches at the meeting on their respective fields.
The participating scientists agreed that it is necessary to give full play to the basic and leading role of natural science, further strengthen the support for basic research, coordinate the deployment of strategically oriented systematic basic research, frontier-oriented exploratory basic research, and market-oriented applied basic research, strengthen the independent training of strategic leading talents in basic research, build an assessment and evaluation mechanism in line with the laws of basic research, cultivate a good innovation ecology conducive to scientific researchers' research, and increase the transformation of basic research results. We will promote the development of new productive forces, and make new and greater contributions to achieving high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance and building a world science and technology power.
It is reported that the main responsible comrades of various departments of the Natural Science Committee attended the symposium.
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