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China to give more support to innovation of enterprises
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-02-09 10:29
China will urge large enterprises to set up research and development
(R&D) institutes and welcome enterprises to share the state's R&D tasks
in the next 15 years, according to a national guideline.
Chinese enterprises are playing a more important role in the reform and
opening-up progress. The country will encourage enterprises to become the main
body of R&D through economic and scientific policies, says the National
Guideline on Medium- and Long- Term Program for Science and Technology
Development (2006-2020) issued by the State Council on Thursday.
According to the guideline, China will push enterprises to spend more on
research and development, and establish state-level engineering labs and various
industrial engineering centers with joint R&D groups from enterprises,
universities and scientific institutes.
Meanwhile, the country will support enterprises to take part in national
R&D tasks. The national science development program will also incorporate
more scientific and technological demands of enterprises.
Innovation capability should be a key indicator of qualification evaluation
of state-owned enterprises, says the guideline, and regulations and policies
should be made to encourage innovation of small and medium sized enterprises
which are vigorous but fragile to risks.
The guideline also lists a few preferential tax policies and vows to
encourage enterprises to set up special funds for research and
development.
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