Recently, the Department of Hi-tech Development and Industrialization of MOST organized in Beijing the “Symposium on Promoting Local Economic Development with High and New Technologies”. Vice Minister CAO Jianlin addressed the meeting.

At the meeting, the Department introduced the arrangements on the 863 Program and the National Key Technologies R&DProgramin the 11th FYP and the support given to provinces and municipalities and also the initial results of a major study on the “Support of Science and Technology for Better and Faster Economic Development”. The representatives from various provinces and municipalities briefed on their own work arrangements for the 11th FYP and also proposed suggestions on the support to the local work in science and technology.

CAO gave full recognition to the local work and made specific requirements on the further development and industrialization of hi-techs.