Eight departments including the Ministry of Science and Technology have proposed a reform pilot plan to break through the "Four Unifications" and establish new standards
The evaluation of technological talents has once again received heavy news! On November 9th, the Ministry of Science and Technology, together with seven other departments including the Ministry of Education, jointly held a kickoff meeting for the pilot reform of scientific and technological talent evaluation, deploying and promoting the "Work Plan for Carrying out the Pilot Reform of Scientific and Technological Talent Evaluation" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan").
The Plan focuses on the effective utilization of talents in national scientific and technological tasks, with the emphasis on "what to evaluate, who to evaluate, how to evaluate, and how to use", the breakthrough point of "breaking the four limitations" and "setting new standards", the guarantee of deepening reform and policy coordination, and the construction of a science and technology talent evaluation system guided by innovation value, ability, and contribution according to the type of innovation activities, providing strong talent support for achieving high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and building a world science and technology power.
The 'Plan' clearly states that we will adhere to problem oriented, classified promotion, use of traction, and collaborative implementation. The relevant person in charge of the Science and Technology Talent and Science Popularization Department of the Ministry of Science and Technology said, "We will promote the implementation and effectiveness of talent evaluation reform in major national innovation activities such as major scientific and technological tasks and the construction of major innovation bases, and strive to overcome the tendency of 'only focusing on papers, only on professional titles, only on education, and only on awards'. The reform highlights the national goals and mission orientation, adheres to the principle of' who uses, who evaluates', and uses evaluation results scientifically.
The reporter learned that the two-year pilot reform of scientific and technological talent evaluation will be carried out in 12 scientific research institutes, including the Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai Institute of Microsystems and Information Technology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Computing Technology, the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, 9 universities, including Tsinghua University, Peking University, Zhejiang University, and 6 places in Shanghai, Shandong Province.
List of pilot units and localities for reforming the evaluation of scientific and technological talents
Facing the difficulties in implementing talent evaluation reform
The Party Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to the evaluation of scientific and technological talents. In 2018, the General Office of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council respectively issued the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Reform of Talent Evaluation Mechanism by Classification" and the "Opinions on Deepening the Reform of Project Evaluation, Talent Evaluation, and Institutional Evaluation", making systematic arrangements for improving evaluation standards by classification and promoting the "three evaluations" reform.
The various regions and relevant departments have earnestly implemented the central requirements, introduced a series of reform measures such as' breaking the four barriers', and made positive progress in the reform of scientific and technological talent evaluation. However, compared with the demands of the vast number of scientific researchers and the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance, there are still difficulties and inadequate implementation in the reform of scientific and technological talent evaluation, and the sense of achievement of scientific and technological talents is not strong.
In response to prominent issues such as the establishment of new standards, innovation in evaluation methods, and inadequate construction of evaluation systems for employers after the "Four Unifications" in talent evaluation, the "Plan" clarifies the roadmap for the reform pilot of scientific and technological talent evaluation, and systematically deploys it from both internal and external environments of the unit.
单位内部主要根据不同科技创新活动类型探索新的评价指标、方式、周期、内部制度等进行系统设计；外部环境主要从有关部门推动“三评”改革联动、构建行业特色的人才评价体系等方面部署任务，通过内外协同联动，探索形成有利于潜心研究的科技人才评价体系。
“通过2年试点，探索形成不同创新活动类型的科技人才分类评价指标和评价方式，科技人才发现、培养、使用、激励的评价机制更加完善，形成可操作可复制可推广的经验做法。”上述负责人说。
聚焦国家使命分类开展试点
值得关注的是，试点任务把品德作为科技人才评价的首要内容，突出国家使命导向，按照国家重大攻关、基础研究、应用研究和技术开发、社会公益研究4类创新活动部署试点任务。
具体而言，承担国家重大攻关任务的科技人才评价以支撑服务国家重大战略需求为导向，建立体现支撑国家安全、突破关键核心技术、解决经济社会发展重大问题的实际贡献和创新价值的评价指标；
基础研究类人才的评价以学术贡献和创新价值为导向，着力破除“唯论文”数量倾向，避免数论文数量和看影响因子高低等，探索低频次、长周期的考核机制；
应用研究和技术开发类人才的评价以技术突破和产业贡献为导向，重点评价产学研和团队合作、技术创新与集成能力、科技成果应用和市场价值实现、对经济社会发展贡献等方面的成效，避免以发表论文为评价硬杠杠，不能数专利数量和国家项目经费数量；
社会公益研究类人才的评价主要以服务支撑能力和社会贡献为导向，客观反映长期在艰苦边远地区、高危岗位、基层一线和从事科研基础性工作科研人员的贡献，不得设立硬性经济效益。
不仅如此，《方案》还对地方开展科技人才评价改革综合试点提出明确要求，突出区域科技创新和人才发展特色，加强体制机制改革、政策创新和资源集成，对地方人才评价改革进行系统设计，推进综合改革试验。
“人才评价改革是一项系统工程，复杂程度高、改革难度大，关乎科研人员切身利益，试点工作的顺利开展和取得实效，离不开有关部门和地方的指导监督、服务保障，也离不开试点单位的主动担当和狠抓落实。”相关负责人表示。
为此，《方案》对有关部门、试点地方和单位分别提出要求，比如，教育部、工信部等六部门作为试点单位的主管部门，要加强对试点单位指导、服务和政策支持，构建本行业的人才评价体系等。作为主责部门，科技部将肩负起组织推动责任并率先改革，如在科技计划项目评审、科研机构绩效评价、科技人才计划评选中破除“四唯”，突出创新价值、能力、贡献导向，并及时总结凝练、固化成果。
Information source: Science and Technology Daily
