Technological innovation accelerates the transformation of old and new driving forces
In the journey of building an innovative country, China's scientific and technological innovation capabilities continue to improve, and innovation, as the primary driving force, is accelerating the transformation and development of the Chinese economy.
What potential does innovation drive bring to the Chinese economy? We can see clues from the latest quarterly statistical data.
Zhang Weihua, Deputy Director of the Industry Department of the National Bureau of Statistics, introduced that in the first quarter, China's new industrial momentum maintained rapid growth. This is manifested in two aspects. Firstly, high-tech industries and strategic emerging industries have grown rapidly: in the first quarter, the added value of high-tech industries increased by 7.8% year-on-year, with a growth rate 1.3 percentage points higher than that of all industries above designated size; Strategic emerging industries grew by 6.7% year-on-year, with a growth rate 0.2 percentage points higher than that of all industries above designated size. The second is the rapid growth in production of industrial new products with high technological content and added value. In the first quarter, products such as 3D printing equipment, graphene, urban rail vehicles, new energy vehicles, and solar cells grew rapidly, with year-on-year growth of 339.3%, 55.6%, 54.1%, 48.2%, and 18.2%, respectively.
As the most dynamic and growth potential component of the economic system, emerging industries have continued to exert efforts to promote stable economic growth since the beginning of this year, "said Zhao Tonglu, Director of the National Economic Accounting Department of the National Bureau of Statistics. From January to February, the operating income of strategic emerging service industry enterprises above designated size increased by 13.0% compared to the same period last year, the operating income of technology service industry enterprises above designated size increased by 12.4% compared to the same period last year, and the operating income of high-tech service industry enterprises above designated size increased by 12.4% compared to the same period last year, which were 2.1, 1.5, and 1.5 percentage points higher than the growth rate of operating income of all service industry enterprises above designated size, respectively.
Other statistical data also confirm this trend.
According to data from the Torch Center of the Ministry of Science and Technology, from January to February this year, 168 national high-tech zone enterprises in China achieved a revenue of 4.9 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.3%; In fact, taxes and fees paid amounted to 290.96 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.4%; Operating revenue profit margin of 6.1%; The number of newly registered enterprises in the park is 46000, a year-on-year increase of 11.6%, and innovation and entrepreneurship continue to be active. By the end of February, fixed assets investment in the National High tech Zone had reached 441.96 billion yuan, up 7.4% year on year, 1.3 percentage points higher than the national growth rate.
Beijing Zhongguancun National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone also had a good start in the first quarter of this year: high-tech enterprises above designated size achieved a total revenue of 1.3 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.9%. The technology revenue has grown rapidly, achieving a technology revenue of 217.16 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.7%; Key high-tech fields such as electronics and information, advanced manufacturing, new materials, and application technologies have shown good growth, with year-on-year increases of 17.4%, 11.4%, and 11.3%, respectively.
Why can innovation drive bring such potential to the Chinese economy? We can also look for answers from the latest quarterly statistical data.
We are increasing our investment in technology research and development.
最新数据显示：2018年，我国研究与试验发展（R&D）支出达到19657亿元，投入强度（R&D经费与国内生产总值的比值）为2.18%。此前如何呢？2013年至2016年间，我国研发经费年均增长11.1%，增速世界领先。2017年我国研发经费投入总量超1.76万亿元，同比增长12.3%，R&D经费投入强度达到2.13%。不断增长的研发经费、持续向好的研发投入结构，正在为创新能力的提升培本筑基。
我们在深化科技体制改革。
今年的《政府工作报告》提出，要在推动科技体制改革举措落地见效上下功夫，决不能让改革政策停留在口头上、纸面上。报告中提出的进一步提高基础研究项目间接经费占比，开展项目经费使用“包干制”改革试点等措施，赢得了广大科研人员的拥护和支持。
今年正式启动的科创板，为科技创新型企业开辟了新的融资渠道。截至5月8日，科创板已受理企业达到103家，总拟募资金额突破1000亿元。资本市场对创新型经济的支持，正在为企业创新提供动力。
我们正在加强知识产权保护。
前不久全国人大常委会审议通过商标法修改决定，明确将恶意侵犯商标专用权的赔偿数额，由修改前的三倍以下，提高到五倍以下，并将法定赔偿额上限从三百万元，提高到五百万元，修改条款自今年11月1日起施行。这样的惩罚性赔偿额度在国际上都是比较高的，充分彰显了我国加强知识产权保护的坚定决心。今年，全国人大还将修改专利法，重点是完善侵权惩罚性赔偿制度。在全国人大常委会审议的专利法修正案中，规定了对故意侵犯专利权，情节严重的，可处以一倍以上五倍以下的惩罚性赔偿。
中国为保护知识产权所做的努力，得到了各方面的高度评价。世界知识产权组织发布的《2018年全球创新指数报告》显示，中国名列第17位，较2017年又上升5位。世界银行发布的《2019年营商环境报告》显示，中国营商环境在全球的排名从2017年的第78位大幅跃升至2018年的第46位。
我们在收获更多科技创新成果。
今年1月至3月，我国发明专利申请34.1万件，授权11.6万件；实用新型专利申请50.3万件，授权37.5万件；外观设计专利申请15.7万件，授权11.9万件。其中，发明和实用新型专利的授权量和拥有量均比去年同期有不同程度的增长。
在今年4月举办的“科技成果直通车上海站·生物医药专场”现场路演活动中，科技部火炬中心副主任李有平表示，火炬中心将致力于把科技成果直通车打造成一个具有全国影响力的科技成果转化公共服务品牌。希望上海在建设全球科技创新中心的进程中，积极探索科技成果转移转化的新机制、新模式，为全国科技成果转化工作积累宝贵经验。
科技是国之利器，国家赖之以强，企业赖之以赢，人民生活赖之以好。随着各类创新主体的创新意愿持续高涨，我国在建设创新型国家的征程中，各项创新能力不断提高，越来越多的科技成果将继续源源不断地转化为经济生产力。
Information source: Chinese government website
