“There are many experts participating in the results review, the procedure looks fair, and the date, location, and participants are unknown. When I saw the secret residence, the entire hotel was full of review objects! I participated in several online review of other provinces. Just accepted the invitation of the other party’s Science and Technology Department, and the phone of the unfamiliar review object came one after another! The informed person informed: Give the clerks, even typists 1,000 yuan, all the information is immediately available! “
During this year’s National Two Sessions, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference told his personal experience in this way.
In fact, it is an undisclosed fact that technology “tackling key issues” becomes technology “public relations”.
Recently, Xing Xinhui, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People ’s Political Consultative Conference and a professor of the Department of Chemical Engineering of Tsinghua University, pointed out in a joint discussion of the CPPCC ’s science and technology sector: In the project, the phenomenon of ‘finding people’ is frequently found, and even leaders take the lead to find relationships collectively! There is a rising trend of valuing relationships less than level and ‘political leadership’, which seriously affects the fairness of scientific research project reviews and inhibits scientific research. The enthusiasm of the personnel. “
Xing Xinhui proposed that the” 863 “plan occupies an important position in the development of science and technology in China. To change the current problems, the” 863 “plan should be changed first.
Xing Xinhui said that since the establishment of the “863” plan, it has supported a large number of scientific and technological projects, which has played an important role in improving the level of scientific research and industrial development in China. However, there are deficiencies in the system and management, which lead to problems such as project establishment, review, execution, and acceptance, such as large project non-review, small project review, interference in interpersonal or administrative relationships, insufficient indirect funding, and goals during project execution. Deviations, inefficiencies, and waste of resources.
Among them, review experts play an important role. Academician Li Banghe, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, cites an example: young researchers spent a long time preparing materials and participating in the review of an award. As a result, the judges only judged the award based on how many awards it has received in the past. Workers hurt their money and waste time.
Academician Yang Wencai, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, also expressed his confusion: some bold, innovative and forward-looking ideas were not recognized. He himself applied for a cutting-edge subject, but because the review team did not understand it, the result score was extremely low, and there was no chance to discuss it.
Xing Xinhui said that in the “863” plan, the projectThe project proposal and project establishment are also completed by a limited number of designated scientists. It is difficult to avoid limitations, and sometimes even affect the project’s cutting edge, innovation, and even the necessity of project establishment.
He suggested perfecting the scientific nature of project proposal and project establishment. Set up relatively detached organizations such as advisory committees to screen the project’s project establishment and implementation, form top-level designs under the advice of the advisory committee, and then combine it with the widely solicited expert opinions to put an end to the platter of project establishment issues.
In addition, because many projects have project evaluation, mid-term assessment and subject acceptance conducted by different experts, they lack understanding and grasp of the subject as a whole, and different standards often appear, even The indicators in the project guide have different understandings.
Xing Xinhui hopes that a certain percentage of review experts will participate in the whole process. At the same time, we should not only pay attention to the project evaluation, but also pay attention to the mid-term inspection and acceptance of the project, avoid formalism, and improve the efficiency of fund use. At the same time, based on the results of the mid-term inspection, a project elimination system was established to avoid waste of funds.
In addition, Xing Xinhui also proposed that the current management level and ability of the management department on large topics and projects still need to be improved. I hope to strengthen the communication between the departments of project management and fund allocation, and prevent the occurrence of problems that the project funds have been accounted and the project has not signed the mission statement and other management procedures.
In terms of indirect fund management, he suggested revising the management methods to increase the personnel budget, such as the use of indirect funds in major national projects.
Xing Xinhui said that a sound research culture has played an important role in technological innovation. At present, China’s scientific and technological innovation has entered a turning point. The “863” plan and other large scientific plans should shoulder the mission of reform, create an advanced scientific research culture, and produce a large number of original results.