Performing the national R & D funding: "100 billion clubs" expanded to 11, Shandong needs to grasp the "cattle nose" of scientific and technological innovation

Fengkou Finance Reporter Shi Bingbing

R & D funding is the core indicator of scientific and technological innovation capabilities, which focuses on the overall scale and development level of science and technology investment, and it is also an important basis for measuring regional competitiveness.

On August 31, the National Bureau of Statistics, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Finance jointly released the "Statistics of the National Science and Technology Investment Investment in 2021" (hereinafter referred to as the "Bulletin"). "The Gazette" shows that in 2021, my country's research and experimental development (R & D) has invested 11 provinces (cities) with a funding investment of more than 100 billion yuan, an increase of 3 from the previous year. Guangdong, Jiangsu, Beijing, Zhejiang, Shandong, Shanghai In the top 6, of which, Guangdong exceeded the 400 billion yuan mark.

From the perspective of research and development funding investment structure, the biggest change is that the level of basic research in 2021 has increased significantly. At the same time, local fiscal scientific and technological expenditures reached a high of 697.18 billion yuan, an increase of 10.0%over the previous year.

In recent years, the bulletin investment of science and technology funds has attracted much attention. The main reason is that scientific and technological innovation in seeking high -quality development is an important driving force. With the announcement of the "Bulletin" this year, R & D funding investment has also shown a lot of highlights.

Hunan, Yu, Anhui group

"100 billion Club" expanded to 11

Due to the differences in resources, geographical conditions, and policy orientation of various provinces, the problems of imbalance in the development of regional innovation capabilities in my country are prominent. From the perspective of the "Bulletin", the leading advantage of the eastern region is still obvious, and the head effect is becoming more and more.

In 2021, there were 11 provinces (cities) with R & D funding for more than 100 billion yuan. Guangdong followed the first horse for 400.22 billion yuan, and Jiangsu followed closely, reaching 343.86 billion yuan. 215.77 billion yuan, 194.47 billion yuan, and 181.98 billion yuan ranked 3rd to 6th.

As an active economic development area in China, the investment in R & D expenditure in Guangdong, Jiangsu, Beijing, and Zhejiang has invested more than 200 billion yuan, and the scale is close to or even more than some developed countries in Europe and the United States.

In addition, the R & D investment in Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, Henan, and Anhui has also ranked among the "100 billion provinces". Compared with 2020, the number of provinces of R & D expenses exceeded 100 billion yuan last year, and Hunan, Henan and Anhui provinces entered the "100 billion Club" for the first time. R & D funding reached 102.89 billion yuan, 101.88 billion yuan, and 100.61 billion yuan, respectively.

Although this data has a large disparity with R & D expenses in the head of the head province (city), it can also be pushed into the leopard to explore the efforts of the central province in science and technology innovation. In addition, due to the different economic and quality of each province, the scale of R & D's funding is simply compared, and it cannot fully reflect the enthusiasm of a region for science and technology innovation.

Another indicator to measure local scientific and technological innovation capabilities is R & D funding intensity, that is, the ratio of R & D funding input to regional GDP. Compared with the scale of R & D funding, this indicator can see the emphasis on research and development in a region.

Data show that there are 6 provinces (cities) with R & D funding intensity exceeding the national average, namely Beijing (6.53%), Shanghai (4.21%), Tianjin (3.66%), Guangdong (3.22%), Jiangsu (2.95%) (2.95%) ) And Zhejiang (2.94%).

The three major international scientific and technological innovation centers in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area are the core areas representing China to participate in global scientific and technological innovation competition. The investment intensity of R & D funds in Beijing leads the country, and it also demonstrates the leading role of the three international science and technology innovation centers.

Taking Beijing as an example, as a city with the highest investment in R & D funding in the country, in 2021, Beijing's fiscal science and technology expenditure expenditure was 44.94 billion yuan, which was 2.2 times in 2012, accounting for 6.2%of the general public budget expenditure, which was increased from 2012, which was increased by 2012, which is increased by 2012, which is increased by 2012, which is increased. 0.8 percentage points.

From the key factor of talent, in 2021, the master's degree in the Zhongguancun Demonstration Zone and the doctoral degree or above reached 423,000. 44.6%of the enterprises carried out research and development activities, 900,000 R & D personnel were developed, with a total of 471.44 billion yuan in research and development expenses, and the proportion of R & D expenses accounted for 4.9%of operating income.

From "0 to 1"

Basic R & D investment running acceleration

We all know that funds should be served around human creative activities.

According to the "Bulletin", from the perspective of research and development funding, the biggest change last year is that the level of basic research input has increased significantly. In 2021, my country's basic research funding was 181.70 billion yuan, an increase of 23.9%over the previous year, especially since 2016, basic research funds have increased at an average annual rate of 17.2%.

The three major subjects of R & D funds include enterprises, government research institutions and colleges of high schools. However, due to various reasons such as the transformation of basic research into real productivity cycle and high failure rate, domestic enterprises have insufficient investment in basic research.

In this regard, the Bulletin pointed out that colleges and universities are the first subject of basic research funding. In 2021, the basic research funding for colleges and universities in the country was 90.45 billion yuan, and the contribution rate for the growth of basic research funding for the whole society reached 51.3%, which became a key force to drive the rapid growth of basic research in the whole society. In fact, the role of basic research on national scientific and technological innovation is getting attention to the country--

In 2021, the Central Economic Work Conference proposed to formulate and implement basic research ten -year planning. In 2022, the government work report once again emphasized that "the implementation of basic research on basic research, strengthen long -term stable support, and increase the proportion of basic research funds in the whole society."

At the National Two Conferences of the country this year, the Minister of Science and Technology Wang Zhigang said that we must continue to increase the investment in basic research. "

The "China Ten Years" series of theme press conferences held in June this year- "Implementing innovation -driven development strategic construction of science and technology power", Wang Zhigang said that he must focus on increasing support for basic research, because basic research is never known to never be known. It is known that the process of reducing uncertainty and increasing certainty, and strengthening basic research is to find the laws, methods, and technical paths in it.

In other words, only by increasing the investment in basic research can we go wider and wider from the "road of 0 to 1".

For a long time

Shandong wants to seize scientific and technological innovation "cattle nose"

In 2021, Shandong ranked fifth in the country with R & D funding of 19.47 billion yuan. From the perspective of R & D funds in 2.34%, Shandong ranked eighth in the country. Compared with Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other economic provinces, Shandong's investment in R & D is slightly insufficient, and the issue of incompleteness of R & D investment intensity and economic province is also more prominent.

R & D funding is the most intuitive standard for research and development in regional research and development. The higher the area, the higher the area, and it will undoubtedly have greater potential in promoting the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and industrial transformation and upgrading.

Fengkou Finance combed the "National Science and Technology Investment Bulletin" released by the Bureau of Statistics in the five years of 2017-2021.

In 2017, the investment in R & D of Shandong at that time exceeded Beijing, Zhejiang and Shanghai, ranking third in the country. Although the R & D funding in Guangdong and Jiangsu invested more than Shandong, it also only made 59.06 billion yuan and 50.71 billion yuan than Shandong.

But in 2021, Shandong's R & D funding was only half of Guangdong and 57%of Jiangsu. In 2017, R & D funding was invested less than 48.67 billion yuan in Zhejiang, and in 2019, it exceeded 17.51 ​​billion yuan in Shandong. In 2021, Zhejiang R & D investment has increased by 21.3 billion yuan in Shandong.

In fact, the momentum of economic development will also affect R & D investment. Anyone who is familiar with the national economic pattern knows that Zhejiang has been struggling to catch up with Shandong. In terms of development level, prosperity, and people's rich strength, Zhejiang does not even lose Jiangsu and Guangdong.

In 2017, the gap between Zhejiang and Shandong's economic aggregate was around 2 trillion yuan. This data was reduced to about 850 billion yuan in 2020. However, in 2021, Shandong expanded the gap between the two to more than 900 billion yuan. In the first half of this year, this year Shandong's leading advantage continued to expand, more than 110 billion yuan more than the same period last year.

Earlier this year, Shandong Province ’s work mobilization conference in 2022, taking the strengthening of scientific and technological research and development innovation as the first“ top ten innovations ”, and proposed to create an important source of independent innovation and the main source of original innovation, and strive to increase investment in research and development in the whole society by more than 10%or more. , High -tech enterprises have reached 23,000, and the construction of high -level innovative provinces has achieved comprehensive momentum.

Let innovation a high -quality development inner motivation, without shortcuts, requires perseverance for a long time. The comprehensive Shandong seized the innovation of scientific and technological research and development, and seized the "cattle nose" that enhanced economic and social development.

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