Multiple member units have been awarded the "2023 Shandong Science and Technology Award" to further highlight their status as the main body of enterprise scientific and technological innovation

At the recently held "Provincial Science and Technology Conference", according to the "Shandong Province Science and Technology Award Measures", after evaluation by the Provincial Science and Technology Award Review Committee, approval by the Provincial Science and Technology Award Committee, and review by the Provincial Department of Science and Technology, the provincial government has decided that among the 282 projects (candidates) to be awarded the Shandong Province Science and Technology Award in 2023, several member units of the Shandong Equipment Manufacturing Association are prominently listed:

CRRC Qingdao Sifang Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co., Ltd., Weichai Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd., Shantui Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd., Jinan Heavy Industry Group Co., Ltd., Yankuang Donghua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., Shandong Kaitai Shot Blasting Machinery Co., Ltd., Shandong University of Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Dezhou Continental Shelf Petroleum Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., Dongying Baihua Petroleum Technology Development Co., Ltd., Qingdao Gaoce Technology Co., Ltd., Shandong Swan Cotton Industry Machinery Co., Ltd., Shandong Pacific Environmental Protection Co., Ltd., Shandong Xinma Pharmaceutical Equipment Co., Ltd., Zibo Xianglong Measurement and Control Technology Co., LtdNearly 20 member companies have won awards, with some universities and enterprises winning multiple technology invention awards and scientific and technological progress awards.

Through sorting out the award-winning projects, this year's Science and Technology Progress Award has the following characteristics:

Firstly, the dominant position of enterprises in technological innovation has been further highlighted.In recent years, Shandong has fully supported enterprises in leading major scientific and technological research and development tasks, striving to expand the scale of technology-based enterprises. A series of policies supporting enterprise scientific and technological innovation have been further strengthened by provincial departments such as industry, information technology, and science and technology, and efforts have been made to break through and strengthen the main force of innovation. Enterprise R&D funding has been further increased, R&D capabilities have been further improved, and R&D costs have been further reduced. The proportion of provincial-level major science and technology projects led by enterprises exceeds 90%. In the process of developing new quality productivity, innovation has brought inexhaustible impetus to the development of enterprises.

Secondly, as a traditional source and accelerator of technological innovation in Shandong, universities continue to provide new impetus for the province's innovation driven development.Shandong University, Ocean University of China, China University of Petroleum, Fudan University, Southern University of Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), Shandong University of Science and Technology, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) and dozens of other key universities both inside and outside the province have pressed the "fast forward button" in scientific and technological innovation, winning 49 "2023 Shandong Provincial Natural Science Award winning projects" and independently or leading the completion of multiple technology invention awards and scientific and technological progress awards.

Thirdly, there have been fruitful achievements in collaborative innovation between industry, academia, and research. Technological innovation is not about going it alone, but about collaborative innovation and joint research and development among industry, academia, and research institutions.产业出题目、高校担课题，企业与高校、科研机构密切合作，面向产业需求联合开展科研攻关，推动企业主导的产学研融通创新，共促科技成果转化应用。在今年的科学技术进步奖获奖项目中，高校和科研院所与企业合作完成的项目达154项，占比超85%；技术发明奖获奖项目中，高校和科研院所参与的项目26项，占比约93%。高校、院所和企业同向发力，优势创新资源加速整合，合作优势逐渐显现，有力促进科技成果在企业转化。

四是重点产业创新能力突出。新一代信息技术、高端装备、生物医药、新能源新材料、高端化工、医养健康六大产业表现出较强的创新实力，获奖项目数量占比超60%。以荣获科技进步特等奖的济南二机床“大型高速智能全伺服冲压生产线关键技术与产业化应用”、山东能源集团的“深部厚煤层智能开采关键技术与高端装备研发应用”和青岛海尔的“面向大规模个性化定制的工业互联网平台关键技术及应用”为例，这些项目经济效益巨大，社会效益明显，有力支撑了我省能源矿产、先进制造、高端装备产业高质量发展。

五是获奖人员年轻化趋势明显。人才强则科技强、创新强、产业强、经济强。山东省近年来通过实施“人才兴鲁”“技能兴鲁”战略，构建起具有山东特色的新时代人才集聚高地，提升科技创新能力，全方位培养用好本土人才，积极引才，推动人才“柔性”聚集，让更多的拔尖人才脱颖而出，激发了人才创新创造活力。据有关报道：获奖项目完成人40岁以下30人、占比达10.8%，数量为历年之最。

丰富的人才资源、坚实的工业基础和完善的工业体系，是山东在科技创新方面的先天优势，“2023年山东省科学技术进步奖”充分发挥这一天然禀赋，因地制宜发展新质生产力，推进了科技创新与产业创新深度融合——即将于近日开始评选的“2024年度山东省装备制造业科技创新奖”，将聚焦我省高端装备、绿色制造以及传统制造业数智化升级，积极服务国家战略需求，赋能山东装备制造业高质量发展，欢迎大家及时关注。

文：郭广礼整理

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