30 reform measures for promoting the construction of a national science and technology innovation center in Beijing, 20 application scenario construction projects in central enterprises, 25 measures for promoting the innovative development of the pharmaceutical and medical device industry in Zhongguancun, and 14 policies for promoting the development of intellectual property pledge financing in Zhongguancun were published. Major projects such as Varian China R&D Center, AI tactile sensing chips, etc. were launched in Beijing. Kunpeng Joint Innovation Center was inaugurated…

On the afternoon of Oct. 18, the Major Achievements Release Conference was held at ZGC Forum 2019, where 5 major scientific and technological innovation policies and application needs were released centrally, 9 important innovation exchange and cooperation projects were signed centrally, and 4 major innovation platform projects were unveiled centrally, showing the phased achievements of high-quality construction of a science and technology innovation center with global influence in Beijing and the work initiatives in the next phase.

Favorable policies to help the construction of science and technology innovation center

In terms of major scientific and technological innovation policies and application needs, Several Policies and Measures on Deepening the Reform of Scientific and Technological System to Accelerate the Construction of the National science and technology innovation center in the New Era, issued by Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission, proposes 30 major reform measures focusing on the key fields and key links of technological innovation of the whole city. Highlights include: First, building consensus to form joint force for innovation. At the national level, the coordinating role of Beijing office should be given full play to. At the municipal level, the leadership and coordination mechanism for promoting the construction of the science and technology innovation center should be established and key tasks should be focused on. Second, empowering incentives to enhance the impetus for innovation. The autonomy of talent selection and appointment, the autonomy of use of funds, the autonomy of management and operation and the authorization extent to transform achievements should be expanded. Third, talent first to get rid of system barriers. The training mechanism, the evaluation mechanism, the approval mechanism for going abroad on business and the foreign talent introduction and service mechanism should be optimized. Fourth, reducing burden to enhance the sense of gain. The project declaration process, evaluation and examination process, instrument and equipment procurement process and procedures for customs clearance of imported samples should be simplified. Fifth, optimizing services to stimulate the vitality of innovative subjects. The impetus for innovation in state-owned enterprises should be stimulated, the cultivation of new and high technology enterprises should be strengthened, more support should be given to medium, small and micro enterprises and their entrepreneurship teams, and the level of market access facilitation for key industries should be improved. Sixth, fulfilling responsibilities and implementing policies. Major tasks should be broken down. Responsible organizations should perform their own duties in a coordinated manner, so as to ensure that reforms are linked together and implemented effectively.

Several Measures on Promoting the Innovation and Development of the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industry in Zhongguancun National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone, released by The Administrative Committee of Zhongguancun Science Park, includes 25 articles and gives all-around support in six aspects, namely, technology innovation of pharmaceutical and medical devices, construction of professional platforms, market development of enterprises, optimization of innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems, internationalized development and construction of characteristic parks. These include drugs that enter clinical trials, complete Phase II clinical trials and obtain new drug licenses, or medical devices that pass the special examination for innovative medical devices and obtain the registration certificates of Class II and Class III medical devices, which will be given a maximum financial support of 10 million yuan per year. The construction of professional R&D and production service organizations such as CRO and CMO as well as the platforms such as inspection and testing service platform and center for transformation of medical achievements is supported, which will be given a maximum financial support of 10 million yuan per year. Enterprise restructuring, listing and mergers and acquisitions and international research and development layout are supported, which will be given a financial support of not more than RMB 3 million yuan.

The Administrative Committee of Zhongguancun Science Park also issued Several Measures on Further Promoting the Development of Intellectual Property Pledge Financing in Zhongguancun. Problem orientation shall be adhered to the policy. The fundamental role of the market in allocating resources and realizing the value of intellectual property shall be given full play to. The characteristics of Zhongguancun Demonstration Zone should be highlighted by learning from the experience of developed countries such as the United States. Financial institutions, professional intellectual property organizations and science and technology innovation enterprises shall be guided to establish a market-oriented system featuring multi-participation and benefits and responsibilities sharing from four aspects, namely, “strengthening management innovation”, “guiding the innovation of products and services”, “improving the assessment and incentive and risk management mechanism” and “strengthening safeguard mechanism”. A number of innovation policies are firstly proposed in China: for example, financial institutions or professional intellectual property organizations are encouraged to develop product innovation such as “pledge (guarantee) of usufruct of intellectual property rights”, “performance guarantee for intellectual property transactions”, “approval for acquisition of high-value patents”, etc. in allusion to the characteristics of science and technology innovation enterprises, thus playing a positive role in effectively improving the scale of intellectual property pledge financing in Zhongguancun and alleviating the problem of “financing difficult and financing expensive” for science-and-technology enterprises.

The Work Plan on Promoting the Development of the Artificial Intelligence Industry through Opening Data to the Public, issued by Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology, makes a complete plan for the goals on promoting the development of the artificial intelligence industry through opening data to the public in three phases from 2019 to 2022, and deploys specific tasks from five aspects. First, we should ensure the orderly implementation of opening data to the public through level-by-level and classified management. Second, we should promote the unconditional opening of general public data and provide inclusive data for the development of the artificial intelligence industry. Third, we should build a public data opening and innovation base and open the data conditionally to AI enterprises in a specific way. Fourth, we should apply artificial intelligence in 7 key application scenarios in the field of urban management and 5 key application scenarios in the field of public services. Fifth, we should build an artificial intelligence ecosystem and create an environment for the healthy development of AI big data. Meanwhile, the safeguard measures for the plan are made clear.

In order to deepen the collaborative innovation between the central and local governments and the collaborative innovation of civil-military science and technology between the central and local governments, the Bureau of Technology Innovation and Social Responsibility of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council and Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission have widely recruited application scenario construction projects from 76 central enterprise headquarters and all levels of companies and selected the first 20 scenario projects with leading technology and strong demonstration and driving effect and release them to the public. With a total investment of more than 11.3 billion yuan, the 20 projects mainly involve technologies in the fields of 5G, AI, intelligent equipment, energy saving and environmental protection, etc. and application scenarios in the fields of urban operation and management, development of high-tech industries and improvement of people’s livelihood, etc., including “5G Smart Park of Lize Financial Business District”, “comprehensive application demonstration project of Winter Olympics Smart Park”, “demonstration application of Winter Olympics Smart Venue”, etc.

Building the platform for whole-chain support of innovation

With respect to the projects for joint construction of major scientific and technological innovation platforms, 4 major innovation support platforms covering the whole industry chain were unveiled at the release conference around innovation research of intelligent manufacturing system, operating system and new financial incubation center, etc.

Jointly constructed by Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology and the Chaoyang District Government together with Huawei, the project of “Beijing Kunpeng Joint Innovation Center” will create a binary ecosystem coexisting with X86 system and build an open and win-win industry ecology, including but not limited to CPU processor, AI processor, complete machine, operating system, database, cloud, big data, etc. Focusing on building such key core products as chips, operating systems, databases, etc., it is expected to solve the problem of “l(fā)ack of chips and shortage of operating systems” existing in China’s electronic information industry for a long period of time, thereby promoting the development of the whole domestic informatization industry.

National Institute of Intelligent Manufacturing System Innovation project is jointly established by Tsinghua University, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, Institute of comprehensive technology and economics of apparatus and instruments for mechanical industry, SinoMach Intelligence Technology Research Institute, CETC Electronics Equipment Group Co., Ltd. and CISDI Information Technology Co., Ltd. in Haidian District. It will focus on the generic technology of intelligent manufacturing and the development and engineering application of core critical equipment and standards. And it will be built into a national innovation center of manufacturing industry and a public service platform for intelligent manufacturing in 2-3 years.

“Jianyin Science and Innovation Incubation Center of China Construction Bank” is jointly built by Haidian District and Bank of China Beijing Branch. It will rely on the respective advantages of China Construction Bank and Haidian District, and be committed to building a scientific innovation incubation platform with global influence and characteristics of financial technology. The center will make an innovation of the loan linkage mechanism in cooperation with government departments, well-known colleges and universities, research institutes, investment organizations, leading enterprises, etc. in order to provide science and technology innovation enterprises with panoramic, all-factor and whole-life-cycle “one-stop” financial and non-financial service supports.

Foreign affairs legal service station in Zhongguancun is jointly established by the Administrative Committee of Zhongguancun Science Park and the Corporate Rights Protection Center of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the Beijing Branch of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, aimed at actively assisting Zhongguancun enterprises in coping with the legal issues of overseas development and effectively safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of Zhongguancun enterprises. The service station is composed of five professional groups, including legal service, customs service, anti-monopoly, foreign-related cooperation and compliance service. The working mechanism of "public service + market service" is established to safeguard Zhongguancun enterprises to go global.

Implementation of projects - promoting innovation, exchange and cooperation

In terms of important innovation, exchange and cooperation projects, 9 international and domestic regional contracts of collaboration, innovation and cooperation or implementation projects have been signed in the conference collectively. For example, the Management Committee of Zhongguancun has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Japan Science and Technology Agency and Japan-China Economic Association on strengthening innovation and cooperation, and establishing a normal communication and docking mechanism. Focused on biop-harmaceuticals, AI tactile sensor chips, next generation air traffic control systems, industrial Internet, cyberspace security and other fields, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Manchester, French Thales and China Academy of Information and Communications Technology have implemented a number of major projects in Beijing respectively.

The specific projects signed include the joint construction of “Institute of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine” by Beijing and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the memorandum of strategic cooperation between the Management Committee of Zhongguancun and JST on strengthening scientific and technological innovation and cooperation, the joint construction of “Varian-China R&D Center” by the Administrative Committee of Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area and Varian, the joint construction of innovative ecology project in aviation field by Haidian District and Thales, the strategic cooperation agreement between the Tongzhou District Government and China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, a memorandum of strategic cooperation between the Management Committee of Zhongguancun and Japan-China Economic Association on strengthening industrial innovation and cooperation, a strategic cooperation agreement between the Chaoyang District Government and China Academy of Industrial Internet, a cooperation agreement between the Tongzhou District Government and Northwestern Polytechnical University on integration of production and education, and a cooperation project of AI tactile sensor chip between Beijing Tashan Technology Co., Ltd. and University of Manchester. The execution of these projects will play an important role in promoting the construction of Beijing’s high-tech economic structure.

For example, the project “Institute of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine” co-constructed by Beijing and the Chinese Academy of Sciences will face major cutting-edge scientific issues and common key technical requirements in the field of stem cell and regenerative medicine, and build itself into an international first-class stem cell and regenerative medicine research institution through forward-looking scientific research layout, distinctive multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary crossing, as well as flexible management innovation in system, mechanism and operation mode.

In the project “Varian-China R&D Center” jointly built by the Administrative Committee of Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area and Varian, Varian Medical plans to introduce the world’s highest-end radiotherapy product production line in 2020 and build an R&D and production base for the most complete product line of Varian in the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area. The “Varian-China Innovation Center” will be set up in the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area to carry out R&D and clinical application of AI, big data and industrial IOT technologies to improve the intelligence level of cancer treatment.

Gratifying achievements: show four features

In general, the release conference of achievements has four major features:

I. Highlight policy innovation to unleash the power of innovation, and fully demonstrate Beijing’s determination to accelerate the construction of a national science and technology innovation center at high level. For example, the scientific and technological innovation policies such as the Several Policies and Measures of Beijing on Deepening the Reform of Science and Technology System in the New Era and Accelerating the Construction of National Science and Technology Innovation Center and the Several Measures on Promoting the Innovation and Development of Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industry in Zhongguancun National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone will further enhance the momentum of Beijing in science and technology innovation and promote innovation-driven high-quality development.

II. Focus on the high-tech projects and fully demonstrate Beijing’s new development concept of promoting through innovation and accelerating the construction of a modern economic system. The released projects involve big data and industrial Internet, bio-medicine, 5G technology and applications, AI, chip and system design, air traffic control system, etc., focusing on Beijing’s “Top-10 High-tech” projects.

III. Fully demonstrate Beijing’s determination and measures to expand opening up and innovation and strengthen collaborative innovation with the international community. For example, the Administrative Committee of Zhongguancun Science Park has strengthened innovative cooperation and established a cooperation mechanism with Japan Science and Technology Agency and Japan-China Economic Association; Haidian District and French Thales will jointly build the innovative ecology in aviation field; the Administrative Committee of Zhongguancun Science Park and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade will jointly build a legal service station for enterprises involved in foreign affairs, which will further speed up the pace of Beijing’s innovation and internationalization and promote the construction of Beijing Science and Technology Innovation Center.

IV. Fully demonstrate Beijing’s determination to strengthen the consolidation and innovation between the central-local and Beijing-local regions, and give full play to the demonstration and inspiration. For example, the project “Institute of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine” to be jointly established by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beijing, 20 application scenarios for Beijing released by 12 central enterprises including China Telecom, and a research institute to be jointly established by the Tongzhou District Government and Northwestern Polytechnical University, etc., all these will further strengthen Beijing’s advantages in science, technology and talents, and serve the demands of major national institutes, central enterprises and local development on innovation.

The Major Achievements Release Conference has drawn a satisfactory end to the 2019 ZGC Forum. In the last three days, the 2019 ZGC Forum has focused on the theme of “Frontier Technology and Future Industries” and made a brand-new appearance in the form of “Conference + Exhibition + Release”, with fruitful results. Dozens of well-known scientists, hundreds of investors, more than 1,000 entrepreneurs and tens of thousands of the general public participated in the forums and the exhibition. The Forum has not only the exchange and discussion of ideas and theories, but also the intuitive experience of scientific and technological achievements, not only the release of major policies, but also the implementation of major projects, which fully reflects the combination of the virtual and the actual, theory and practice, technology and industry.

Next, the ZGC Forum will further enhance the internationalization of the Forum, promote open cooperation with greater efforts, and continuously expand its functions of discussion, display, release and trading. The ZGC Forum will be built into a comprehensive, open and high-end international forum for global innovation and entrepreneurship. It will make new contributions to strengthen international scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation, promote the sharing of scientific and technological achievements, boost global innovation, and build a community of human destiny.