In order to actively cultivate science and technology innovation platforms of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, standardize construction and management, and enhance the capacity for science and technology innovation in the field of housing and urban-rural development, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development recently issued the Interim Measures for the Management of Science and Technology Innovation Platforms.
The main contents of the Interim Measures are as follows:
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1: In order to thoroughly implement the Several Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Deepening the Reform of Systems and Mechanisms and Accelerating the Implementation of the Innovation-Driven Development Strategy, actively cultivate science and technology innovation platforms of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (hereinafter referred to as Ministry science and technology innovation platforms), standardize the construction and management of Ministry science and technology innovation platforms, and enhance the capacity for science and technology innovation in the field of housing and urban-rural development, these Measures are formulated in accordance with the Science and Technology Progress Law, the Law on Promoting the Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements, and other relevant laws and regulations.
Article 2: Ministry science and technology innovation platforms are an important component of the science and technology innovation system in the field of housing and urban-rural development, and are important innovation carriers for supporting and leading the green development of urban and rural construction, implementing the goals and tasks of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, advancing people-centered new urbanization, and promoting high-quality development of housing and urban-rural development.
Article 3: These Measures apply to the management of application, construction, acceptance, operation, and performance evaluation of Ministry science and technology innovation platforms.
Article 4: The construction and operation of Ministry science and technology innovation platforms shall adhere to the principles of overall deployment, focus on key areas, collaborative innovation, and openness and sharing.
Article 5: Ministry science and technology innovation platforms are divided into two categories: key laboratories and engineering technology innovation centers.
Key laboratories focus on supporting and leading scientific research and enhancing the technological maturity of the industry, and mainly conduct applied basic research and frontier technology research.
Engineering technology innovation centers focus on technology integration innovation and the transformation and application of achievements, and mainly conduct research on major common key technologies of the industry, research and development of major technical equipment, engineering research on scientific and technological achievements, and system integration and application.
Article 6: The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development is responsible for the planning, layout, and comprehensive management of Ministry science and technology innovation platforms.
The provincial housing and urban-rural development authorities are responsible for the cultivation and recommendation of Ministry science and technology innovation platforms, and assist in platform construction and operation management.
Article 7: Ministry science and technology innovation platforms are non-legal-person entities, established on the basis of research institutes, backbone enterprises, and higher education institutions (hereinafter collectively referred to as supporting units) with strong research strength and prominent science and technology innovation advantages in relevant fields. The establishment of industry-university-research-application innovation consortia is encouraged.
Article 8: The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, centering on major national strategies, in light of the development needs and relevant plans of the housing and urban-rural development field, focusing on its primary responsibilities and main business, and following the principle of "few but refined, systematic," shall make overall arrangements for the construction of Ministry science and technology innovation platforms and clarify the key areas and directions of construction layout.
Chapter II Application Conditions and Procedures
Article 9: Applicants for Ministry science and technology innovation platforms shall meet the following basic conditions:
(1) The supporting unit has independent legal person status;
(2) The professional field conforms to the national and housing and urban-rural development development priorities and medium- and long-term development strategies;
(3) It has obvious advantages and strong representativeness in scientific research and development within the field;
(4) It has leading scientific and technological talents in the corresponding field and a high-level research team with a reasonable structure, and has designated a chief expert for the science and technology innovation platform;
(5) It has good technical research and development sites, sustained and stable funding sources, and other guarantee conditions;
(6) It has sound internal management systems and a good operating mechanism.
Article 10: Applicants for key laboratories shall comply with the provisions of Article 9 of these Measures and meet the following conditions:
(1) Long-term engagement in scientific research in relevant fields, with academic standards leading domestically;
(2) Good experimental conditions, with fixed experimental sites and domestically advanced experimental instruments and equipment.
Article 11: Applicants for engineering technology innovation centers shall comply with the provisions of Article 9 of these Measures and meet the following conditions:
(1) Strong capacity for technology integration innovation, having established a good operating mechanism for industry-university-research-application integration, and gathering research institutes, backbone enterprises, and higher education institutions with strong research strength in the field;
(2) Possession of scientific and technological achievements that are domestically leading, have good market prospects, and have independent intellectual property rights;
(3) Performance in using market mechanisms to promote technology transfer, transformation, and industrialization, as well as a team for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements.
Article 12: Backbone enterprises, research institutes, and higher education institutions in the field of housing and urban-rural development may, in light of their own advantages and specific circumstances, apply for Ministry science and technology innovation platforms and prepare construction plans. Among them, relevant local units shall be recommended to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development by the provincial housing and urban-rural development authorities after examination and approval; research institutes directly under the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, higher education institutions directly under relevant ministries and commissions, and relevant central enterprises shall apply directly to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
Article 13: Where relevant research institutes, higher education institutions, and enterprises and institutions jointly apply for Ministry science and technology innovation platforms, all units shall complement each other's advantages. Joint applicant units shall sign cooperation agreements, and the number shall not exceed 10.
Article 14: In principle, a researcher shall hold a position in only one Ministry science and technology innovation platform, and shall not hold positions in more than two science and technology innovation platforms (including national-level ones).
Article 15: The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development is responsible for organizing experts to demonstrate the science and technology innovation platform construction plans prepared by applicant units. Taking near- and long-term research content and expected research results as important aspects of review, it shall select the science and technology innovation platforms to be constructed on the basis of merit and make them public. Where there is no objection after public announcement, after being determined by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development as Ministry science and technology innovation platforms, platform construction work may be carried out in accordance with the construction plans.
Article 16: Ministry science and technology innovation platforms shall be uniformly named "Key Laboratory of ××× of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development" and "Engineering Technology Innovation Center of ××× of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development."
The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development shall uniformly issue plaques to the lead applicant units for approved Ministry science and technology innovation platforms; other applicant units shall not display plaques.
Article 17: Construction funds for Ministry science and technology innovation platforms shall be raised by the supporting units themselves. Supporting units shall provide sufficient guarantee conditions such as talent, sites, and funds for platform construction.
Chapter III Construction and Acceptance
Article 18: The construction period of Ministry science and technology innovation platforms shall generally not exceed 3 years. Where a platform cannot complete construction tasks and achieve construction goals on schedule, it may apply in writing to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development for an extension of the construction period; the extension shall not exceed 1 year and may be granted only once.
Article 19: Where a Ministry science and technology innovation platform needs to adjust its construction plan, it shall promptly report to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
Article 20: Where a Ministry science and technology innovation platform experiences major matters affecting the completion of construction tasks and the achievement of goals, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development shall terminate its construction.
Article 21: After a Ministry science and technology innovation platform has achieved the development goals specified in the construction plan, it shall prepare a construction summary report and submit an acceptance application to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
Article 22: The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development shall organize experts to carry out acceptance of science and technology innovation platforms. Those that pass acceptance shall formally enter the operation period; those requiring rectification shall complete rectification within 6 months and reapply for acceptance; those that fail to submit acceptance applications on schedule or fail acceptance shall have their science and technology innovation platform construction terminated.
Chapter IV Operation and Performance Evaluation
Article 23: Ministry science and technology innovation platforms shall actively carry out major scientific and technological breakthroughs and technical research in the field of housing and urban-rural development. Support shall be given to Ministry science and technology innovation platforms in undertaking national and provincial/ministerial major scientific research tasks and capacity-building projects, and in participating in the research and preparation of relevant policies, standards, and specifications.
Article 24: Ministry science and technology innovation platforms shall, before the end of December each year, submit to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development an annual construction progress report (except those applying for construction in the current year) or an annual operation report and work plan for the following year.
Article 25: Where a Ministry science and technology innovation platform needs to change its name, person in charge, or other matters during operation, it shall submit a written application and file it with the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
Article 26: The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development shall periodically implement performance evaluations in accordance with the science and technology innovation platform construction plans, focusing on assessing the completion of near- and long-term research content and expected research results. A three-year period constitutes one assessment cycle. Where a platform fails the annual assessment once during the assessment period, a warning shall be given; where it fails the annual assessment twice, the naming of the Ministry science and technology innovation platform shall be revoked.
Article 27: For approved Ministry science and technology innovation platforms, priority support shall be given in undertaking scientific research projects, awards and commendations, and pilot demonstrations, and priority shall be given to recommending them for application as national-level science and technology innovation platforms.
Article 28: Under any of the following circumstances, a platform shall no longer be recognized as a Ministry science and technology innovation platform, and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development shall revoke its naming and make it public:
(1) Engaging in activities inconsistent with the functional positioning of Ministry science and technology innovation platforms and causing adverse effects;
(2) Failing to participate in performance evaluation or providing false materials;
(3) Failing performance evaluation;
(4) Applying for revocation on its own;
(5) Having serious illegal and dishonest conduct;
(6) Being terminated in accordance with laws and regulations.
Article 29: Units whose naming has been revoked shall not reapply within two years and shall not continue to carry out work in the name of Ministry science and technology innovation platforms.
Article 30: Where a platform is upgraded or integrated into a national-level platform, the naming of the Ministry science and technology innovation platform shall no longer be retained.
Chapter V Supplementary Provisions
Article 31: Ministry science and technology innovation platforms shall not engrave seals and may use the seals of the supporting units on their behalf.
Article 32: Provincial housing and urban-rural development authorities may, in accordance with these Measures, formulate management provisions for science and technology innovation platforms in their regions and carry out related work such as the construction and management of science and technology innovation platforms.
Article 33: Housing and urban-rural development authorities at all levels and their staff shall perform their duties in accordance with the law in the management of science and technology innovation platforms and strictly observe integrity and discipline. Those who derelict their duties, engage in favoritism and malpractice, or abuse their powers in their work shall be dealt with in accordance with laws and regulations.
Article 34: These Measures shall be interpreted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. These Measures shall come into force on the date of issuance, and the Interim Measures for the Management of National Urban and Rural Construction Science and Technology Innovation Platforms (Jian Biao [2022] No. 9) shall be repealed simultaneously.
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