Do a good job of popular science work in the new era

Recently, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Central Propaganda Department, and the Chinese Association of Science and Technology jointly issued the "Fourteenth Five -Year Plan" National Science and Technology Popularization and Development Plan, and proposed that "by 2025, citizens have a scientific quality ratio exceeding 15%".

my country attaches great importance to the popularization of science and technology. Since its entering the 21st century, the level of citizens 'scientific quality has been greatly improved. The proportion of citizens' scientific quality has increased from 1.44%in 2001 to 10.56%in 2020. Human resources foundation.但与此同时，第11次中国公民科学素质抽样调查显示，2020年我国公民科学素质水平的城乡差距达7.3个百分点，东西部地区差距为4.83个百分点，40至49岁、50至59岁和The scientific quality levels of citizens at the age of 60 to 69 are 8.42%, 5.48%, and 3.52%, respectively.

For the new era, my country must realize the level of citizen's scientific quality from 10.56%to 15%. The popularization of science and technology must further focus on key groups, adapt to the characteristics of the times, innovate communication methods, and collaborate.

Focus on key groups. The scientific quality of the aging group should be further paid attention to, especially the new challenges brought by digital technology, intelligent technology, the continuous expansion and improvement of the breadth, depth, speed, and precision. Improve the universal application of intelligent technology with the differentiated design of end products, improve the risk recognition ability of the elderly with the popularization of scientific knowledge, and prevent the dangers of personal property security such as data theft, privacy leakage, algorithm discrimination, etc. Help it across knowledge gaps, digital gaps, and intelligent gaps, move towards the era of intelligence, and integrate into a digital society.

To adapt to the characteristics of the times. At present, open science has become the mainstream trends and high -end forms of science and technology development. Copy global challenges that are related to the common destiny of human beings in response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic and global climate change. Especially in the face of the global popularity of the new crown pneumonia, open exchanges are urgently needed to build open exchanges. Platform, promote the sharing of knowledge and information, and accelerate the application of emerging technology, spread advanced epidemic prevention and anti -epidemic experience and knowledge as "public products" to the public, and realize the availability and nature of scientific knowledge, methods, and concepts, especially in the public, Affordability provides a systematic and high -quality solution for the whole society.

To innovate the way of spreading. Every time the natural phenomenon, public events, and large -scale activities that have attracted widespread concern in society often contain an opportunity for science popularization with unlimited potential, which can often inspire the scientific dreams of a generation and inspire the scientific pursuit of a generation. It should be explored to establish a social hot science popularization response mechanism, combine the changing popular science demand with the continuous popularization of popular science supply, combine static popular science resources with dynamic science popularization actions, and combine the knowledge of scientific and technological innovation with the elements of cultural and creative elements, and use science to use science Knowledge, scientific spirit, scientific thought, and scientific methods carry the symbolic meaning of patriotism and cultural self -confidence, leading our nation to "look up at the starry sky".

Need to synergize multiple subjects. The popularization of science and technology requires the extensive participation of the whole society. All kinds of professional society must lead the majority of scientists, engineering and technical staff and literary and art workers to focus on the forefront of science and technology development, and work together to create high -quality popular science works. For major scientific and technological infrastructure and other platform carriers, related platform companies should further open their own computing power, algorithms, data resources, and diversified application scenarios. Various popular science websites and science popularization platforms should actively guide and support the development of public science popularization for online public science, and then then Form a benign science popular science ecosystem with the popularity of scientific knowledge, scientific and technological diffusion, and integration of science and culture.

(Author: Dong Yang, an associate researcher at the Innovation Strategic Research Institute of the Chinese Association of Science and Technology)

【Edit: Fangjialiang】

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