Science And Technology Policy And International Competitiveness Discussion

It is an irreversible facts that Science and technology play a direct impact on the politics and economics of society. in the 21^st century; and that science and technology competitive drives economical competitive, as a focus in nova revolution of science and technology. The policy of science in many nations has experienced a profound change during the past two decades, it together with industry policy became the most important national strategy in promoting economical growth, lifting the comprehensive national strength, and reinforcing its competitiveness role in the world market. The world Economics Forum ( WEF ) and International Management Development Institution in Swizerland( IMD ) proposed that science and technology play a vital important role for a nation to shape and strengthen its international competitiveness. Both of the organizations introduced the science and technology index in their annual report,which are not only evaluating the distribution of science and technology for a nation's superiority in its international competition, but also expressing the nation's advancement in science and technology. What is more important would be on that the index shows weather the nation's science policy fitting with its economics development level or not, and this may guide the research on economical competitiveness.The paper discusses how to adjust science policy and deploy science resource based on the considerations shown above, as a means to promote our nation's science and technology competitiveness, to reinforce the national technology innovation and sustainable economical and society development, in order to make the science policy a main methodology to enforce our international competitiveness.The first chapter aims at a constitution of theoretic platform for both science policy and international competitiveness; the second discusses the impact for science policy to a nation's international competitiveness with a positivism method, referencing to some advanced nations in developing science; the third analyzes the background, both of science policy in China to promote its international competitiveness, and the present situation of the issue and its causations.The main conclusion of the paper: science and technology influence on every aspect of society more and more, devote an increasing part in economical growth, and play a vital role in shaping and reinforcing of international competitiveness.The economical competitiveness of China mainland in 2006 jumped to 19^th among the world, the reason may be the Chinese Government adjusting its financial system and reforming its enterprises management; in the meantime, the science and...