The National Science and Technology Work Conference was held in Beijing on the 13th. Ding Xuexiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and Director of the Central Science and Technology Commission, attended the conference and delivered a speech.

Ding Xuexiang pointed out that the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly proposed to build a strong science and technology country by 2035. General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the National Science and Technology Conference, making important arrangements for science and technology work in the new era and new journey. We should deeply understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments", strengthen the "Four Consciousnesses", firm up the "Four Spheres of Confidence", and resolutely safeguard General Secretary Xi Jinping's core position in the Party Central Committee and the whole Party, and safeguard the authority and centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee. We should further unify our thoughts, understandings, and actions, and steadily promote the construction of a strong science and technology country, turning the grand blueprint into reality step by step.

Ding Xuexiang said that we should accurately grasp the overall pattern of China's science and technology work, adhere to the "overall national chessboard", and strengthen overall planning in aspects such as strategic planning, policy measures, major tasks, scientific research forces, resource platforms, and regional innovation. Strengthen the division - of - responsibility management of major science and technology projects, do a good job in task layout, supervision and evaluation, and dynamic adjustment. Fully empower the responsible units in project management to ensure that they can take on and manage well. Strengthen the tackling of key and core technologies through the new system of mobilizing national resources, optimize the organizational model and operation mechanism of scientific and technological research, give full play to the advantages of the super - large - scale market, and promote the coordination of industry, academia, research, and application, as well as cooperation between upstream and downstream. Strengthen the guidance of planning and enhance the systematicness, integrity, and synergy of work promotion.

Ding Xuexiang emphasized that we should go all out to promote the organization and implementation of the approved major science and technology tasks, condense a number of new projects, and strengthen organized basic research. Strengthen the construction of national strategic scientific and technological forces, further clarify the functional positioning, strengthen the overall deployment with major science and technology tasks and scientific and technological infrastructure, and enhance the systematic research - tackling ability. Promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, strengthen the demand - orientation, improve the multi - level science and technology financial service system, and open up the channel for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into real productive forces. Coordinate and promote the integrated reform of the education, science and technology, and talent systems and mechanisms, improve the scientific and technological evaluation mechanism, vigorously carry forward the spirit of scientists, and resolutely break down the ideological concepts and institutional barriers that restrict scientific and technological innovation. Strengthen the coordination between the central government and local governments, guide local science and technology work to better serve national needs, and build international and regional science and technology innovation centers at a high level. Deepen opening - up and cooperation in science and technology, build a mutually beneficial and win - win scientific and technological partnership, and strengthen the construction of an international scientific research environment. Cadres in science and technology management should improve their political capabilities, enhance their professional levels, improve their work styles, combine their enthusiasm for work with a scientific attitude, and creatively implement the decision - making and deployment of the Party Central Committee.

Responsible comrades in charge of science and technology work from all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, relevant departments and units of the central and state organs, and representatives from the scientific and technological community attended the meeting.（Outlook New Era）