Boosting the Technological Innovation Capacity of SMEs: Ten Ministries Issue a Directive to Launch a Special Campaign

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2023-05-26

　　BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) — A reporter learned on the 26th from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology that the ministry, together with nine other departments, has jointly issued the “Special Action Plan for Empowering Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises with Scientific and Technological Achievements (2023–2025).” The plan sets out to, by 2025, establish a robust database of technological achievements and a database of enterprise needs, facilitate the transfer and application of a batch of advanced, practical scientific and technological results within SMEs, encourage SMEs to generate more high-quality scientific and technological outcomes, and guide an increasing number of SMEs along the path of specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative development.

　　The special campaign specifies that, with a focus on enhancing the core technological capabilities of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), it will prioritize the effective dissemination and application of scientific and technological achievements, accelerate their aggregation within SMEs, and strengthen the coordinated implementation of industrial, science-and‑technology, and SME‑development policies. This will foster integrated innovation among industry, academia, and research institutions, as well as across the upstream and downstream segments of industrial chains and among large, medium, and small enterprises.

　　The special campaign focuses on three key tasks: institutionalizing the outcomes of its deployment and implementation; achieving precision in matching supply with demand; and accelerating the systematic development of service frameworks. Notably, it specifies that, in response to the innovation needs of SMEs, a tiered, sector‑specific repository of scientific and technological achievements will be established, providing SMEs with access to technologies that are affordable, readily applicable, and highly effective. Furthermore, the initiative will strengthen industry‑driven demand and expand the supply of advanced, practical technologies.

　　In addition, the special campaign proposes encouraging large enterprises to open up their instruments, equipment, and laboratories to small and medium-sized enterprises. It also supports SMEs in publicly posting challenges related to technological bottlenecks and specialized technical problems, while universities and research institutes take on these challenges, thereby establishing new collaborative, order‑based models for technology R&D.

[Editor-in-charge: Xue Tao]

Source: Xinhua Net

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