290 Science and Technology Awards in a Year, 4 Winners Interpret on Site How Shandong's Science and Technology is Strong
On the morning of July 3rd, the Information Office of the People's Government of Shandong Province held a series of press conferences for science and technology workers under the theme of "Committed to Innovative Development and Building a Strong Science and Technology Province". Four science and technology workers who were commended at the provincial science and technology conference - Zhang Haixia, Dean of Shandong University Intelligent Communication Technology Research Institute, Shi Hongda, Professor of Ocean University of China, Director of Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Engineering, and Director of Laoshan Laboratory Marine Energy R&D and Testing Platform, Xin Guosheng, Vice Dean of Yantai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and Wang Qichao, Deputy General Manager of Qingdao Leice Chuangxin Technology Co., Ltd. - met with reporters together.
At the provincial science and technology conference held on June 27th, the 2024 Shandong Science and Technology Award was announced, with 290 projects (candidates) winning. Among them, Zhang Haixia, Shi Hongda, Xin Guosheng, and Wang Qichao are all first prize winners of the Technology Invention Award. They are typical representatives of Shandong's scientific and technological workers who are determined to tackle problems and climb the technological peak, with some common characteristics.
One is the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, closely focusing on the needs in production practice.
——Zhang Haixia's award-winning project "Research and Application of 5G Key Technologies for Industrial Internet of Things" aims to address the bottleneck problems of low latency and high reliability transmission of massive data, rapid access of large-scale heterogeneous devices, and real-time processing of diverse applications in industrial Internet of Things. It has developed a series of 5G communication key technologies with transmission, access, computing, and resource allocation as the core, aiming to promote the landing and application of 5G technology in industrial Internet of Things and enhance the level of industrial intelligent manufacturing.
——The award-winning project "Research and Application of Efficient and Highly Reliable Wave Energy Generation Technology" by Shi Hongda aims to address the problems of low wave energy flow density, poor efficiency of power generation devices, and long-term difficulties in survival at sea in China's offshore areas. The project has developed efficient and highly reliable wave energy generation technology, significantly improving energy capture and conversion efficiency, and ensuring the long-term survival ability of devices in harsh sea conditions.
——The award-winning project of Xin Guosheng, "Cultivation and Application of High Quality and Multi Resistance Edible Sweet Potato New Variety 'Yanshu 25'", is aimed at China, which is the world's largest sweet potato production country. The consumption of edible sweet potatoes continues to increase, but the industrial development faces problems such as a lack of excellent germplasm and insufficient new varieties. It has developed the first edible sweet potato new variety 'Yanshu 25' that combines multiple traits such as high quality, high yield, multi resistance, and good taste, and has been evaluated as' internationally leading 'by the Chinese Agricultural Society.
——Wang Qichao's award-winning project "Research and Application of High Spectral Resolution Laser Remote Sensing Technology Equipment" aims to address the current situation of China's high spectral resolution laser remote sensing technology being restricted by foreign monopolies. The project has developed a laser remote sensing core equipment with independent intellectual property rights, solving the bottleneck problems in areas such as meteorological environment monitoring and aviation safety.
Overall, in the 2024 Shandong Science and Technology Award winning projects, the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation has become a prominent highlight. Among the special and first prizes that reflect high-level technological innovation and industrialization capabilities, 27 are landmark industry chain achievements, accounting for 43%, covering 18 strategic areas such as artificial intelligence and big data, integrated circuits, industrial mother machines and industry equipment.
Secondly, we should attach importance to the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements, so that scientific research can continue to blossom and bear fruit.
——Zhang Haixia's research achievements have been implemented and applied in multiple units such as Qingdao Haier (Jiaozhou) Air Conditioner Co., Ltd., Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle, and Inspur K1 High end Equipment Manufacturing Base. The sales revenue of 5G core equipment reached 186 million yuan; Since its application, the 5G industrial IoT system solution has added 3.169 billion yuan in sales for enterprises.
——The technology of the Shihongda project has been promoted and applied in multiple fields, with a cumulative new production value of 145 million yuan and a profit and tax of 24.5533 million yuan in the past two years, promoting the development and application of marine energy.
——Xin Guosheng's scientific research achievement "Yan Shu 25" variety has been promoted nationwide, covering an area of 14.9582 million mu, ranking first in the promotion area of sweet potatoes in China for five consecutive years, with an added economic benefit of 35.808 billion yuan and significant economic, social, and ecological benefits.
——Wang Qichao's research results are used to develop industry standards for laser radar meteorology, new energy, and international IEC and IEA standards. The output value exceeds 400 million yuan, and the cost reduction and efficiency increase exceed 3 billion yuan. The achievement won one first prize and one second prize of Qingdao Technology Invention Award. The achievement supported enterprise has won honors such as the national level specialized and innovative "Little Giant" enterprise and the national intellectual property advantage enterprise.
Why is Shandong's scientific research and innovation capability so strong with 290 science and technology awards in a year? The Science and Technology Conference has become an opportunity for Shandong to summarize and deploy the stage of building a first-class innovation ecosystem. According to statistics, in 2024, the output value of high-tech industries above designated size in Shandong will account for 53.32% of the total output value of industrial enterprises above designated size, an increase of 1.97 percentage points from the previous year and exceeding the target of the 14th Five Year Plan by 3.3 percentage points, laying a solid foundation for innovative ecological construction. This time, four technology workers came forward to share their experiences, providing us with an opportunity to explore the mysteries of scientific research achievements.
Scientific research and breakthroughs cannot be achieved without the determination and wisdom of high-tech talents. The 290 Shandong Province Science and Technology Awards for 2024 are scientific and technological achievements that have emerged in the process of serving the country and strengthening the province through science and technology. They are the crystallization of the wisdom and sweat of scientific and technological workers. The meeting between four technology workers and reporters increased everyone's intuitive understanding of scientific research work. As Zhang Haixia said, "At that time, we thought 'the road that our predecessors had not walked often hides scenery.' The key is to dare to think and take the first step. After countless days and nights of setbacks and honing, the team's first STCNet solution finally stood out, and its prediction accuracy achieved a recognized leap in academia. The results have also been published in top journals in the field of communication. Technology workers are aware of difficulties but not afraid of them. Their hard work and outstanding contributions are worth learning from, and we congratulate them.
Scientific research and development cannot be separated from the soil environment where roots and sprouts take root. The 290 Shandong Provincial Science and Technology Awards for 2024 are the achievements of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee and Government in actively implementing central requirements, coordinating planning, and providing support. In recent years, Shandong has implemented an innovation driven development strategy, focusing on strengthening the construction of high-level platforms, tackling key core technologies, cultivating innovative entities, and attracting high-level talents. The policy environment and material guarantees for the development of science and technology in the province have been continuously optimized.
On March 3rd of this year, the Provincial Government Information Office held a series of press conferences on the theme of "grasping reform and innovation to promote high-quality development", introducing three strong technological supports provided to promote green, low-carbon and high-quality development in the province.
One is to strengthen the supply of high-quality technology and empower the construction of a modern industrial system.Since the beginning of this year, Shandong has focused on key industries such as artificial intelligence, new energy, biomedicine, and biological breeding, and has deployed around 120 provincial-level major scientific and technological research projects with high standards, striving to break through core technological bottlenecks such as AI big models, advanced chips, high-efficiency perovskite solar cells, and sulfide solid-state batteries, cultivate more than 20 breakthrough agricultural new varieties, and newly approved 1-2 Class 1 new drugs.
The second is to strengthen the dominant position of enterprises in technological innovation and strengthen the "main force" of technological innovation.Since the beginning of this year, Shandong has established a mechanism to cultivate and strengthen leading technology enterprises, dynamically tracking and supporting "one enterprise, one policy" to enhance the core competitiveness of enterprises. Strengthen enterprise led integration of industry, academia and research innovation, with over 80% of major science and technology projects in the province undertaken by enterprises in collaboration with universities and institutes. Strengthen platform support, complete the restructuring of 300 provincial key laboratories within the year, rely on "chain owners" enterprises to build strong provincial technology innovation centers, and create a number of benchmark innovation platforms.
The third is to strengthen the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements, and accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into practical productivity.By accelerating the formulation of supporting implementation rules for 16 measures for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, selecting a group of universities and colleges to carry out separate management of scientific and technological achievements, empowerment reform, and "use first, pay later" measures, optimizing the service system for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, improving the operation mechanism of Shandong's science and technology market, and promoting precise docking between achievements and enterprises.
As the saying goes, 'those who share the same aspirations win', Shandong is increasingly improving its scientific research system and mechanism. The evaluation of scientific and technological achievements has shifted from 'only focusing on papers and titles' to' focusing on contributions and practical results'. The vitality of scientific researchers has burst forth, and a number of major scientific discoveries and fundamental theoretical innovations have emerged from scratch, achieving significant breakthroughs in key core technology fields. For example, Shengli Oilfield, which won the special prize of the Science and Technology Progress Award this time, has built the first million ton CCUS demonstration project in China, providing key technical support for the implementation of the "dual carbon" strategy and green low-carbon transformation; The first high-performance broadband signal analyzer developed by China Electronics Technology Corporation (CETC), which also won the Science and Technology Special Award, has solved the high-precision measurement problem of high-order signals such as 5G and 6G. It has been applied in major national projects such as lunar exploration and manned spaceflight.
The '290 Science and Technology Awards per year' is a new achievement of Shandong's scientific and technological innovation, and also a 'surging new momentum' for Shandong's high-quality development. Technology is the primary productive force, talent is the primary resource, and innovation is the primary driving force. Currently, we are in a critical period of the conclusion of the 14th Five Year Plan and the planning of the 15th Five Year Plan. We must firmly shoulder the mission of "leading the way and shouldering the big beam" and accurately grasp the phased requirements of the 15th Five Year Plan period. All of these require us to accelerate the construction of a strong province in science and technology with a higher position and more practical measures, and make every effort to build a science and technology innovation center and innovation source with important influence in the country, constantly shaping new driving forces and advantages for development.
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