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The 2016 Global Innovation Index was released on August 15th in Geneva, Switzerland. The index shows that China is among the top 25 most innovative economies in the world for the first time and ranks first among middle-income economies. This news has aroused great attention from the international community. Foreign experts and scholars have positively evaluated China's innovation and development strategies and achievements, and believe that China's emphasis on innovation is worth learning.

        China ranks first in the world in 10 evaluation indicators

        The Global Innovation Index was jointly released by the World Intellectual Property Organization, Cornell University, and the British International Business School. This year is the ninth edition, covering a total of 82 specific evaluation indicators. According to the assessment, China ranks the 25th in the world's most innovative economy, up 4 places from last year.

        This is the first time that China has ranked among the top 25 and the middle-income economy has entered the top 25 for the first time. Of the top 25 innovative economies in the global innovation index this year, 15 are from Europe, and Switzerland has topped the list for six consecutive years, followed by Sweden and the United Kingdom. Singapore, South Korea and Hong Kong in Asia ranked sixth, eleventh and fourteenth respectively. The global innovation index released last September showed that among the 141 economies in the world, the top 25 are all high-income economies, and China ranked 29th, unchanged from the previous year.

        According to the World Intellectual Property Organization, highly developed economies have dominated the global innovation index in the past nine years in surveys of innovation capabilities in more than 100 countries and regions around the world. China’s entry into the top 25 marks the first time that middle-income countries have joined. A highly developed economy.

        WIPO Director-General Gao Rui said at a press conference held in Geneva on the 15th that this year's global innovation index ranking reflects China's performance in this area, which is also consistent with China's recent development, including China's innovation. As a driving force, it is an important factor in the transformation from “Made in China” to “Created in China”.

        It is reported that among the 82 specific evaluation indicators, China ranks first in the world in terms of high-tech export ratio, knowledge workers, 15-year-old youth ability (reading, mathematics and science) assessment, and company training; The advantages of input, knowledge and technological output, and intangible assets are significant. However, China ranks lower in the regulatory environment, higher education, and the contribution of unit energy to GDP. WIPO experts believe that since the initial release of the Global Innovation Index, China's innovation has been systematically improved in all areas.

        "Until 1800, China's science and technology is still in an excellent position, (the progress of China's innovation) is a revival." Gao Rui said that from a historical perspective, China's wide-ranging innovation is not surprising.

        Towards a modern big country is inseparable from the improvement of innovation ability

        The continuous improvement of China's ability to innovate has aroused widespread concern in the international community. Not long ago, the British "Economist" magazine published a cover article that China and the West have entered the stage of "innovation and mutual learning" in the field of science and technology. The British "Financial Times" article also said that investors are optimistic about Chinese technology surpassing the potential of the United States. The rise of China in the ranking of the innovation index has also excited foreign experts.

        Gu Qingyang, an associate professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, said that China’s participation in the top 25 of the world’s most innovative economies for the first time is an exciting and good news, and a key turning point for China’s innovation and development. The result of innovation. He believes that China is currently in a critical period of development, getting rid of the "middle income trap" and moving towards a modern power, are inseparable from the improvement of innovation capabilities. China has always defined innovation as a core strategy, emphasizing the continuous development of innovation through innovation in fierce international competition, and has a high understanding of the importance of innovation.

        Gu Qingyang believes that China is very far-sighted in terms of innovation layout. It not only promotes the development of innovation systems with traditional advantages, but also encourages the development of market-oriented enterprise innovation systems in the reform process. The two innovation systems complement each other. On August 8, the State Council of China issued the "13th Five-Year National Science and Technology Innovation Plan", which is of great significance to China's scientific and technological innovation in the next five years. In the past, innovation was defined as the transformation of the achievements of high-tech technology. Now in China, innovation has entered the private sector from the “higher”, and the era of mass entrepreneurship and innovation has arrived.

        Somitra Duta, a co-editor of the 2016 Global Innovation Index Report and a professor at Cornell University in the United States, said that China has invested heavily in education, and the number of outstanding university graduates has increased significantly. At the same time, many investments have also been invested in innovative institutions and organizations. . “China has shifted its strategic focus to innovation, and innovation has long been an important part of the five-year plan. This is a very correct move.”

        Prokogobio, professor of international relations at the University of Brasilia, said in an interview with this reporter that China has continuously innovated technology in the economic development process for more than 30 years. Developing Latin American countries should strive to study and study China's new development ideas driven by technological innovation. Many of China's technologies meet the development level of Latin American countries. Latin America needs to develop a longer-term science and technology cooperation plan with China and work with China to gain important development experience from innovation cooperation.

        China is no longer just following the footsteps of scientific research in other countries.

        On August 16, China successfully launched a quantum satellite, which will realize quantum communication between satellite and ground for the first time. This major scientific and technological progress has attracted worldwide attention. AFP said that China launched the world's first quantum science experimental satellite "Mozi". For China, this is a breakthrough in cutting-edge technology, marking that China is no longer just following the research of other countries in scientific research. . The AFP report also said that China is one of the few countries in the world that is developing a "quantum computer". The calculation speed of "quantum computer" is much higher than that of current computers. France's "Le Figaro" said that China has once again proved its technological ambition by launching the world's first quantum satellite.

        The US "Wall Street Journal" reported that launching quantum satellites is not only the latest advancement in China's science and technology, but also a huge technological breakthrough for the world. After China successfully launched the quantum satellite, the Brazilian Space Agency website listed this as the headline news, and pointed out in the comments that China launched the world's first quantum satellite, which is another important sign of China's scientific and technological progress. China has invested heavily in cutting-edge science and has made significant achievements.

        CNN reported that innovation is the main driver of the Chinese economy. The Chinese government has consistently supported innovation for many years and has invested heavily. Chinese companies' annual R&D spending is increasing at a rate of 20%, while US companies are only 1% to 4%. "China is becoming a country full of innovative products and innovative ideas." The Washington Post reported that China’s technological innovation capabilities are booming and affecting people around the world. These achievements were obtained in just a few decades. The Chinese government's strategic planning, financial support, and system construction for scientific and technological innovation are worth learning.

        The director of the Investment Promotion Agency of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, told this reporter that China's science and technology is developing so rapidly that many scientific and technological achievements can be put into use very quickly. China is not only a major economic and trade country, but also a country of technological innovation. “I went to China to visit many companies and understand their R&D process. Germany has a lot of scientific and technological achievements, and China has a vast field of practice, which can quickly turn the theory into practical application.” She believes that the power of China’s independent research and development is coming. The stronger it is, the more it is cultivating its own technological innovation capabilities. In particular, in the field of information technology, Huawei, ZTE, Alibaba and Xiaomi are making great strides in the international market.

Source: People's Daily