Chapter 55 Question Session 1
Wu Siyuan entered the question-and-answer session without saying a few words.
The backstage staff will [randomly] select media accounts in the live broadcast room.
Of course there are particularities to this.
The first person drawn was CCTV reporter Yang Xiaobing.
Yang Xiaobing is also an old acquaintance.
Her voice sounded in the live broadcast room, with a bit of excitement in her tone. She said, "Hello, Director Wu, I am Xiaobing from CCTV. We just noticed that [Chaoqun Group] will invest in RMB 500 billion is being invested in scientific research, so I would like to ask, what fields does [Chaoqun Group] plan to invest in?”
"Goddess!" Some people surrounding Yang Xiaobing shouted in front of the screen.
Of course, Yang Xiaobing couldn't hear it. Like all the viewers in the live broadcast room, she was watching the too-young richest man in the world.
He raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "[Chaoqun Group]'s plan is to invest in the future, and will focus on [Quantum Computing], [Machine Learning], [Basic Algorithms], [Network Security], and [Visual Computing] , [Natural Language Processing], [Next Generation Human-Computer Interaction], [Chip Technology], [Sensor Technology], [Embedded Systems], [Virtual Imaging], [Anti-Gravity Technology], [Aviation Technology], [Gene Editing] Technology], [Biomedicine], these aspects cover artificial intelligence, aerospace development, Internet of Things, smart cities and other industrial fields. Of course, we will not be stingy in investing in basic science. Any science and technology that we think is beneficial to future development We will invest in every field.”
Wu Siyuan talked too much. Even if there were real-time subtitles in the live broadcast room, Yang Xiaobing was still confused by all kinds of high-sounding proper nouns.
But it doesn't matter, the live broadcast is already being recorded. Watch it a few times and you'll figure it out.
Yang Xiaobing's account went dark.
Another media account has been pulled out.
"Hello, Director Wu, I am the reporter consultant of People's Daily. I am honored to have this opportunity to ask questions. What I want to ask is, if [Chaoqun Group] chooses to invest in these cutting-edge technologies, in what way will it invest? Going out? Should [Chaoqun Group] build its own laboratory, or cooperate with outsiders?"
This is a male reporter with a deep voice and a mandarin standard that can earn him an A-level.
Wu Siyuan is also confident about this issue. After all, after he made this decision, [Chaoqun Group]'s Strategic Development Center made multiple detailed plans regarding this decision.
Wu Siyuan pondered for a moment and then said, "The power of a group company is limited, and [Chaoqun Group] still has this self-awareness. We will establish national laboratories belonging to [Chaoqun Group], and establish alliances with universities and scientific research units The research institute provides R&D funds, purchase of professional equipment, designated research directions and other support to jointly develop these cutting-edge technologies for mankind. After this press conference, we will launch an independent web page on the official website, and interested people can follow their respective abilities , choose a research topic or self-constructed topic, and apply for scientific research funds, our group will have specialized personnel to review it, and after passing the review, there will be a dedicated person to make the connection. "
There were many scientific research dogs watching this live broadcast.
Hearing Wu Siyuan's words, his eyes lit up, and he only had one thought in his mind, "The scientific research world finally has a big dog."
Because in China, scientific research funding has always been very tight.
In fact, China's investment in scientific research is increasing year by year.
In 2019, the country invested a total of 2.21436 billion yuan in research and experimental development, an increase of 246.57 billion yuan or 12.5% over the previous year; the intensity of research and experimental development funding was 2.23%, an increase of 0.09 percentage points over the previous year.
"The First Clan"
The per capita funding calculated based on the full-time workload of research and experimental development personnel was 461,000 yuan, an increase of 12,000 yuan over the previous year.
In terms of activity types, the national basic research funding was 133.56 billion yuan, an increase of 22.5% over the previous year; the applied research funding was 249.85 billion yuan.
An increase of 14.0%; experimental development funding was 1.83095 billion yuan, an increase of 11.7%. The proportions of basic research, applied research and experimental development funds are 6.0%, 11.3% and 82.7% respectively.
In terms of activity entities, the research and experimental development expenditures of various enterprises were 1,692.18 billion yuan, an increase of 11.1% over the previous year; the expenditures of government-affiliated research institutions were 308.08 billion yuan, an increase of 14.5%; the expenditures of colleges and universities were 179.66 billion yuan, an increase of 23.2% . The proportions of funding expenditures by enterprises, government-affiliated research institutions, and colleges and universities were 76.4%, 13.9%, and 8.1% respectively.
The country has invested more in scientific research, and logically speaking, scientific research funding should also become much more abundant.
But in fact, only a few powerful experts and scholars have sufficient funds, but more scientific research dogs have always been stretched thin in this regard.
Take basic researchers as an example.
Basic researchers generally face the problem of insufficient scientific research funding and lack of stable guarantees.
The 2020 survey on the time utilization of scientific and technological workers showed that 25.6% of basic researchers said that funding for scientific research activities was "not sufficient", 20.6% said that funding was "very tight", and 11.3% said "not at all".
Insufficient funding for basic research affects researchers' continued tracking of specific research directions and sufficient investment in research energy. The 2019 basic research talent team survey showed that 83.5% of basic researchers said that “it is difficult to obtain scientific research funding”, and 74.9% said that “due to the lack of stable funding support, uureading
It is difficult to focus on the research direction”, and 49.3% said that “due to the lack of stable funding support, they have to spend a lot of time and energy applying for funding.”
[Chaoqun Group] This 500 billion scientific research investment plan is tantamount to a blessing for the majority of scientific research dogs.
At the very least, there is one more channel to apply for funding!
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The male reporter's account went dark. Wu Siyuan signaled to the backstage, and another media account was extracted.
This time it was a woman who was drawn.
The voice sounded like that of a middle-aged woman.
"Hello, Chairman Wu! I noticed that you said that [Chaoqun Group]'s profit this year reached 300 billion yuan. An excellent company must have a corresponding sense of social responsibility."
Wu Siyuan's brows furrowed slightly. This is a moral high-hat, moral kidnapping!
The middle-aged woman still said, "So, what I want to ask is, in addition to investing in scientific research, does [Chaoqun Group] have any plans to invest in charity?"
"Of course! [Chaoqun Group] invests a lot in charity every year. We don't imitate celebrities' fraudulent donations. Of course, we think this is the responsibility of a successful company, and we have never publicized it. But...presumptuously May I ask, which social unit do you belong to?" Wu Siyuan said.
"Oh, Chairman Wu, I'm from zghszh. Our Cross Society needs..."
Before the middle-aged woman finished speaking, she saw Wu Siyuan in the live broadcast room and said expressionlessly, "Oh, next..."
(Thanks to byyouk for the tip.)