The National Award for Progress in Science and Technologyis one of the five major awards of the National Science and Technology Prize ((National Highest Prize in Science and Technology, National Natural Science Prize, National Prize for Technological Invention, National Prize for Progress in Science and Technology, and International Prize for Cooperation in Science and Technology)) established by the State Council of China, which was founded in September 1984.
The National Award for Progress in Science and Technology is mainly awarded to Chinese citizens and organizations that have made creative contributions in the process of technological research, technological development, technological innovation, popularization and application of advanced scientific and technological achievements, promotion of the industrialization of high and new technologies, as well as the completion of major scientific and technological projects and programs.
The scope of the National Science and Technology Progress Award involves all sectors of the national economy, and it is a science and technology award with wide coverage. In terms of the nature of the projects completed by the candidates and candidate units, it includes the development of new products and technologies, the promotion and application of new technologies, the industrialization of high and new technologies, the technological transformation and technological progress of enterprises, the introduction, digestion and absorption of new technologies from abroad in the construction of technological foundations and major projects, and the development of major equipment, or the independent development of innovative technologies, and so on.
National Science and Technology Progress AwardTypes of Awards
1,Technology Development.
In scientific research and technological development and other activities, the completion of significant market value and technological innovation of products, technologies, processes, materials, designs and biological varieties, as well as in promoting the transformation and popularization of new achievements and the industrialization of high-tech has made an important contribution to the creation of significant economic benefits.
2,Social Public Welfare Category
In the standards, metrology, scientific and technological information, scientific and technological archives, such as scientific and technological basic work and environmental protection, medical and health care, natural resources investigation and rational use, natural disaster monitoring and forecasting and prevention of Social public welfare science and technology undertakings to achieve significant results and their popularization and application, and create significant social benefits. Soft science research results and scientific and technological works are not included in the evaluation of the National Science and Technology Progress Award.
3,National Security
The scientific and technological achievements in military construction, national defense scientific research, national security and related activities, which are of great significance to the advancement of national defense modernization and construction, enhancement of the national defense strength and guarantee of national security. Achievements. Generic projects that are used in both national defense and national security fields as well as other national economic fields cannot be classified as national security projects.
4,Major projects
This refers to the major comprehensive capital construction projects, science and technology projects, and national defense projects included in the national economic and social development plan. The so-called comprehensive refers to the need for interdisciplinary, cross-specialty collaborative research, joint development, and economic construction, social development of strategic significance, the national scientific and technological strength, national defense strength of the overall improvement of the important impact.