【 Bright Forum 】 Young scientific and technological talents strive to sail at the right time | Youth | Forum
Guangming Forum
Author: Shen Zhengzheng, Jin Xuehui
Not long ago, the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued several measures to further strengthen the training and utilization of young scientific and technological talents, emphasizing the need to adhere to the comprehensive leadership of the Party in the work of young scientific and technological talents in the new era, and use the Party's original mission to inspire young scientific and technological talents. A series of "hard measures" were proposed around strengthening political guidance, highlighting bold use, and strengthening early career support, making specific arrangements to further support the growth and development of young scientific and technological talents.
Political guidance, providing a beacon for young scientific and technological talents. If the younger generation has ideals and responsibilities, the country has a future, and the nation has hope. The Several Measures prioritize strengthening the ideological and political guidance of patriotic dedication and scientific service to young scientific and technological talents, adhering to the comprehensive leadership of the Party in the work of young scientific and technological talents in the new era, and emphasizing the use of the Party's original aspiration and mission to inspire young scientific and technological talents. Party committees and governments at all levels should play a leading role in party building, educate and guide young scientific and technological talents to "combine virtue and talent", encourage and guide young scientific and technological talents to closely link their personal ideals with the development of the motherland and national rejuvenation, and let the improvement of innovation strength go hand in hand with the promotion of Chinese path to modernization. In specific practice, we can tell the story of the Party history and the story of scientists well through the publicity of typical figures and deeds, encourage and guide young scientific and technological talents to vigorously promote the spirit of scientists through the force of example, inherit the spirit of "two bombs and one star", take responsibility, innovate and seek truth, concentrate on research, and devote youth and wisdom in comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese path to modernization.
Bold use, adding burden to young technological talents. The "Several Measures" provide young scientific and technological talents with more opportunities to lead and stand out. One is to "pick the big beam". Provide more opportunities for young scientific and technological talents in major national scientific and technological tasks, such as the proportion of young scientific and technological talents under the age of 40 serving as project leaders and backbone should not be less than 50%. The second is to "re lead". National science and technology innovation bases should vigorously cultivate and utilize young scientific and technological talents, encourage various types of national science and technology innovation bases to independently establish scientific research projects for young scientific and technological talents, and the proportion of scientific and technological talents under the age of 40 leading the undertaking should not be less than 60% in principle; Encourage young scientific and technological talents to form teams across disciplines and fields to undertake disruptive technological innovation tasks. The third is "not framing". Breaking the traditional restrictions on young scientific and technological talents undertaking scientific research projects, we will deepen the implementation of the National Key R&D Program for Young Scientists. The age limit for responsible persons to apply can be relaxed to 40 years old, without any restrictions on professional titles or educational qualifications. The fourth is to "come up with ideas", support young scientific and technological talents to participate in scientific and technological decision-making, and contribute youth wisdom on major issues. According to regulations, the proportion of young scientific and technological talents under the age of 45 in the expert group for formulating national scientific and technological plans and other project guidelines, the evaluation expert group for scientific and technological plan projects, talent plans, scientific and technological awards, and the performance evaluation expert group for scientific research institutions, scientific and technological innovation bases should not be less than one-third; Support young scientific and technological talents to participate in international academic conferences, encourage young academic leaders to initiate and lead the organization of international academic conferences, and enhance the international activity and influence of young scientific and technological talents. To build a larger stage for young technological talents, they can unleash greater energy. The implementation of the "Several Measures" will undoubtedly provide more opportunities for outstanding young scientific and technological talents to shoulder the banner, take the lead, and become pioneers. They will also have more opportunities to experience wind and rain, gain knowledge, and enhance their abilities in important scientific research positions.
Early support, providing a ladder for young technological talents. Youth is the golden stage of scientific research, and it is also a difficult time to climb and overcome obstacles. "Several Measures" provide more concrete and practical assistance to young scientific and technological talents on their early growth path. For example, strengthening early career support, gradually expanding the funding scale of basic research business fees for young scientific and technological talents in central universities and public welfare research institutes. The focus of basic research business fees is to support young scientific and technological talents under the age of 35 to carry out independent research, and the proportion of support from units with conditions is gradually increased to no less than 50% of the annual budget. For example, the "lift style training" allows young talents to quickly "rise to the top", and the National Natural Science Foundation, National Key Research and Development Program, etc., expand the scale of support for early career young talents, strengthen early detection and key support for young scientific and technological talents, and explore mechanisms for young scientific and technological talents and strategic scientists to "lead horses and guide the way" for young talents. For example, in order to cultivate and enhance the independent research ability of postdoctoral fellows, postdoctoral stations and collaborating mentors should create conditions to support postdoctoral fellows in independently undertaking scientific research tasks, promote research institutions to provide career training for doctoral and postdoctoral fellows, and accelerate the transformation of doctoral and postdoctoral fellows from "students" to "scholars". Young people are at a critical stage of high energy, quick thinking, full of energy, and unlimited potential. Early career support for young technology talents can help them start early, exercise early, and grow early.
The way out for the country lies in innovation, and the future of innovation lies in youth.
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