Pragmatism and Diligence, Courageous Responsibility in the Great Province | Jiangsu: Striving for Every Second to Write Innovation Answers | Economy | Innovation | Answers
Jiangsu's total economic output has remained the second largest in the country for many consecutive years. Recently released statistics show that in the first half of this year, Jiangsu's economic growth ranked first in the country, with a total output exceeding 6 trillion yuan. If we look at the timeline longer, we will find an even more astonishing data. From 2018 when Jiangsu's GDP reached the 9 trillion yuan level, until 2022, Jiangsu's GDP has continuously crossed 4 trillion yuan levels throughout the year. What supports Jiangsu's high-quality development by leading by example? The answer is two words, innovation.
When interviewing innovation topics in Jiangsu, I have a particularly strong feeling, which is that wherever I go, I am working hard against time; Everyone they see has a light in their eyes, with a sense of urgency that cannot be waited for. Interviews with the technology department are highly likely to be arranged at night, as the daytime is filled with work and meetings. You can come to enterprises and research institutions to take photos at any time, as personnel rotate and production and research do not stop. So, why does Jiangsu place so much emphasis on innovation?
The innovative genes in the blood and the patriotism in the bones
Jiangsu carries the era proposition and responsibility mission of innovation driven development.
Jiangsu has been a prosperous place since ancient times, with a profound cultural heritage in China. In the new era, the innovation driven development strategy is placed at the core of the overall national development. As a major economic province, Jiangsu's manufacturing added value accounts for one seventh of the country's total, and its annual economic output of over 12 trillion yuan has exceeded that of countries such as Spain and Australia. Energy efficiency has shifted from scale expansion to innovation driven, highlighting its leading role in the country.
Since the beginning of this year, the international environment has been complex and complex, with a significant increase in unilateralism and protectionism.At the Suzhou Industrial Park, the General Secretary said, "In order for our country's economy to develop upwards, achieve high-quality development, and become an economic powerhouse, we must rely on science and technology. I once said that we must build Suzhou Industrial Park into a science and technology innovation center with international influence. You have undertaken such a historic mission, which is both significant and honorable." This is a higher requirement for the development of Jiangsu on the new journey, and it is also an unshirkable responsibility of Jiangsu as a major province.
Jiangsu has always had many responsible individuals.
From the philosopher Gu Yanwu who proposed "the rise and fall of the world, everyone has a responsibility", to Zhang Jian who advocated "saving the country through industry and education" in modern times, and then to Professor Wang Zeshan from Nanjing University of Technology who "only does one thing in his lifetime" and won the highest national science and technology award, generations of Jiangsu people, although living in different eras, all have the same courage, that is, when facing the needs of the country and the nation, they freely express themselves and give up who they are!
Time waits for no one, be a good innovator and explorer
Nantong, Jiangsu, is located on the north wing of the Yangtze River estuary and is known as the "gateway to the Yangtze River and the sea". Since modern times, ethnic industry has emerged here, which has also planted genes for the development of the real economy in Jiangsu. Nowadays, the real economy accounts for over 80% of Jiangsu's GDP.
At the China Merchants Industrial Haimen Base in Nantong, the office walls of the 180000 ton LNG ship project team are covered with a packed schedule. Project manager Lu Jinlong told reporters that they are undertaking the largest LNG ship in China at present, and the delivery date for the entire ship is agreed to be July 2026. Due to the core membrane tank breaking through foreign technology blockade and successfully achieving independent research and development, the completion time of the entire ship is expected to be the end of December 2025, which is more than half a year ahead of schedule.
If we cannot wait for the implementation of innovation strategies for a moment, then in the manufacturing sector, which accounts for more than one-third of the province's GDP, Jiangsu is accelerating the upward leap in industrial level and product quality on a per second basis.
25.7%, which is currently the top level in mass production of photovoltaic cells of the same type worldwide, and the goal of R&D personnel is to increase it by another 0.3 percentage points by the end of the year. In Funing, Yancheng, Wang Xusheng, the head of a photovoltaic cell enterprise, told reporters that in order to achieve this small 0.3%, 15 new processes need to be stacked, and this requires the joint efforts of upstream and downstream enterprises and research institutions in the industry chain. In Fengqiao Street, Suzhou, the newly developed 16 second speed component production line by the company at the beginning of the year is still in production, and 80% of the new 13 second speed production line has already been developed. By shortening the time by 3 seconds, a photovoltaic module production line can increase its daily production capacity by 6000 pieces.
Race against time and accelerate your run. But innovation is also a slow variable. Improving technological innovation capabilities and achieving high-level technological self-reliance and self-improvement require the arduous journey of building a foundation into a tower, and more importantly, the perseverance and perseverance to achieve long-term success.
At a depth of one hundred meters underground in Woniushan, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, researchers at the Yunlong Lake Laboratory are advancing towards breaking through cutting-edge scientific and technological challenges in the field of deep land development and solving the resource space constraints of national development. Wang Bo, a professor at China University of Mining and Technology and an outstanding scholar at the Yunlong Lake Laboratory, said, "To truly engage in scientific research, one must sit on the bench. Those who engage in deep underground basic research like us may spend five to ten years in such underground laboratories. However, for the country and for a deeper understanding of the Earth, it is very meaningful.". More than half of Wang Bo's team are born in the 1990s. Zeng Linfeng, a doctoral student at China University of Mining and Technology, said that his dream is to become a scientist, and he was already prepared to work for a long time when he chose.
In order to ensure that scholars and experts in basic scientific research can sit on the cold bench, Jiangsu has provided support to more than 50 selected teams of top global scientists, with funding starting from 20 million for five consecutive years and continuing to develop according to project progress. At present, nearly 1000 people in Jiangsu have received support from the National Outstanding Youth Science Fund and the Excellent Youth Science Fund, and nearly 6000 people have undertaken or participated in the National Science and Technology Plan projects. And throughout Jiangsu, the R&D investment intensity of the whole society has reached the moderate level of an innovative country, which is also the confidence that Jiangsu dares to explore and take responsibility.
Accelerate towards higher goals
As night fell, many offices in the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Science and Technology were still illuminated, and some staff were working overtime. Deputy Director Liu Bo said, "On March 7th, after General Secretary delivered an important speech at the Jiangsu Youth League, we held a special party group meeting in the conference room of the hall, striving to come up with a practical and effective implementation plan with the fastest speed and highest quality. At that time, we called it 'map hanging combat', and the longest meeting time in this conference room was until 4am."
Compared to the major requirements of leading and demonstrating, Jiangsu conducts a calm analysis of other provinces and advanced regions in China, identifies gaps and shortcomings in the field of innovation, and formulates innovative development strategies.
——Focusing on the strategic positioning of "frontier positions", we will fully promote the construction of major scientific and technological innovation platforms such as Suzhou Laboratory and Zijinshan Laboratory, and introduce and cultivate talents from all aspects.
——Focusing on 30 key directions such as high-end equipment, biopharmaceuticals, and integrated circuits, we will promote core technology research and development, create a modern industrial innovation ecosystem, and achieve a historic transformation of manufacturing in Jiangsu from large to strong.
——Focusing on the construction goals of industrial technology innovation centers and formulating a "roadmap": by 2025, the construction of industrial technology innovation centers with global influence is becoming effective; By 2030, establish a core function of an industrial technology innovation center with global influence; By 2035, a globally influential industrial technology innovation center will be fully established, with major technological innovation indicators reaching the forefront of innovative countries and regions.
At the recent Fourth Plenary Session of the 14th Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, the main person in charge of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee stated, "Promoting technological self-reliance and self-improvement, industrial technological innovation is our main direction of attack, and national highlands and global influence are our goal positioning. We must shoulder the major mission entrusted to Jiangsu by General Secretary with high self-awareness, patience, and perseverance."
Integrate the spirit of the Jianghuai River and reach the vastness of the Yellow Sea. In today's Jiangsu, both the bold northern Jiangsu and the gentle southern Jiangsu have formed the greatest consensus on innovation. I believe that under the leadership of innovation, Jiangsu will continuously create new miracles that make people blurt out "I'm obedient" one after another!
