Chinas Emerging Science and Technology Landscape

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Chinas Emerging Science and Technology Landscape

• Jin Xiaoming
• April 29-may 1, 2004

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Transforming Institutions in Global China
Past Lessons, Future Challenges
Paper Presented at
Sponsored by

• Institute for Global Chinese Affairs (IGCA)
• Office of International Programs (OIP)
• University of Maryland, College Park
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Chinas Science and Technology
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Organization of Chinas Science, Technology, and
Education System
I Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
II Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)
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Organization of Chinas Science, Technology, and
Education System, 2001
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Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)

• Some of the key functions of MOST include
• Formulating strategies and policies for ST
  development
• Conducting research on major ST issues related
  to economic and social development      

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Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) --
(Cond)

• Organizing and coordinating major national ST
  programs
• Administering national technological industry
  development zones
• Promoting international ST cooperation and
  exchanges and
• Managing and publishing ST information.

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Organizational Chart of Chinese Academy of
Sciences(CAS)
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National Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

• Funding peer-reviewed basic and applied research
  in natural science fields such as physics,
  mathematics, and chemical and life sciences
• Managing the National Natural Science Fund and
• Giving help and support to other Chinese
  foundations in natural sciences
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National RD
I Expenditure
II Percentage of GDP
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National RD Expenditure
Calculated by GDP deflator                       
         Calculated on a comparable
basis Source China Science and Technology
Statistics. Data Books for 2002 and 2003.
Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST).
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RD as a Percentage of GDP by Country
US 100 million
Sources OECD, Main Science Technology
Indicators 2003/1, except the data on China,
Brazil and India.
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RD as a Percentage of GDP by Country (Cond)
US 100 million
Sources OECD, Main Science Technology
Indicators 2003/1, except the data on China,
Brazil and India.
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RD Expenditure by Sector of Performance for 2002

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RD Expenditure by character of Work for 2002

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RD Expenditure in Selected Countries by Sector
of Performance

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RD Expenditure in Selected Countries by
Character of work

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National RD Personnel Indicators(19972002)
Source China Science Technology Statistics Data
Book 2003. MOST
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National ST Output Indicators
SCI-Science Citation Index,ISTP-Index to
Scientific and Technical Proceedings,EI-Engineerin
g Index Source China Science Technology
Statistics Data Book 2003. MOST  
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ST papers of selected countries catalogued by
SCI, EI and ISTP as a whole and SCI
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ST papers of selected countries catalogued by
SCI, EI and ISTP as a whole and SCI (Cond)
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NSFC Budget
Source National Natural Science Foundation of
China.
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Average Award Size
Source National Natural Science Foundation of
China.
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NSFC Individual Free Projects FY 1999 to FY
2001 (Millions of RMB)
Source NSFC. Guide to Programs, Fiscal Year
2001.
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