What is the national spark plan?

Spark Plan is the first plan approved by China government to promote rural economic development by relying on science and technology. An important part of China's national economic and technological development plan.

1985 In May, the State Science and Technology Commission put forward a request to the State Council to "pay close attention to a number of short, flat and fast scientific and technological projects and promote the revitalization of local economy", and quoted a proverb of China, "A single spark can start a prairie fire", so it was called "Spark Plan", which means that a single spark of science and technology will surely burn all rural land in China.

Goal of struggle

Accelerate the process of industrialization, modernization and urbanization in rural areas, improve the quality of life of farmers, promote the early realization of a well-off society in rural areas, and move towards the goal of a more affluent and civilized modern countryside.

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Spark plan background

1, late 1970s

China's economic system reform was first carried out in rural areas. The establishment of the household contract responsibility system has stimulated the enthusiasm of hundreds of millions of farmers to get rich through labor, which has greatly changed the rural production relations in China.

2. After entering the 1980s.

Township industries are developing rapidly, and the agricultural economy is unprecedentedly active. The specialization and commercialization of agricultural production make farmers more and more aware of the importance of science and technology, thus making rural areas generally have a demand and desire for science. 1in March, 1985, the government of China carried out a nationwide reform of the science and technology system, which further clarified that "economic construction must rely on science and technology.

1985 In May, the State Science and Technology Commission asked the State Council to "pay close attention to a number of short, flat and fast scientific and technological projects to promote the revitalization of local economy", and quoted a proverb of China, "A single spark can start a prairie fire", and named it "Spark Plan". A single spark, which means science and technology, will surely burn all over the rural land of China. At the beginning of 1986, the government of China approved the implementation of the plan.

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