2011 Annual Report (PDF 9.19 MB) - Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Strategic Planning
In March , 2010, the State Council reviewed the CAS report on the 2020 leapfrog development of
the Knowledge Innovation Program (KIP) and approved the CAS to further implement the KIP. In
2010, the CAS, well fulfilled major targets of the KIP Phase III and initiated the “Innovation 2020”
Program, through scientific planning, systematic evaluation and step-by-step boost.
Planning the “Innovation 2020” Program
In scheming the “Innovation 2020” Program, the CAS first specified its strategic orientation, by taking
“three major breakthroughs solving basic forefront scientific problems and key core technologies
concerning the over-all and long-term development of the country, major scientific problems of public
welfare relevance, strategic issues of advanced technology development” as the tasks for realizing
the CAS fundamental, strategic and forward-looking strategic targets; refined development goals
in seven aspects, namely strategic fields, development of disciplines, research institutes, talented
teams, collaborations and technology transfers, the role of a think tank and international cooperation;
deeply understood the national strategic need and the law of innovation so as to enrich and improve