To give full play to S&T demo counties approved in 2004, MOST organizes mid-term evaluation on the counties.

The evaluation was carried out in an open, impartial and fair approach on S&T input and output, industrial technological progress, high-tech development, and contribution of S&T to socio-economic development.

Based on the Provisions on S&T Counties Management and expert review, 65 counties were ranked as excellent, 13 were up to standards and two were disqualified.