National Key Science and Technology Project

As China’s largest scientific and technological project of the 20th century since the reform and opening-up policies were introduced, the National Key Science and Technology Project was approved at the Fifth Meeting of the Fifth National People’s Congress on November 30, 1982. The project’s goal is to solve long-lasting problems of overall importance related to agriculture, electronic information, energy resources, transportation, materials, resources survey, environment protection, medical care and sanitation, etc., in national economic and social development. So far, it remains largest science and technology undertaking that produces the most widespread influence on the national economy.

The implementation of the Project has played a significant role in the sustainable development of China’s economy, science and technology, national defense and society. During the 10th Five-Year Plan (2001-2005) period, through the Project 210 important and significant items were arranged in the eight fields of agriculture, information, automation, materials, resources and transportation, resources and environment, medical care and sanitation, and public services. And during the period of the 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-2010), stress is given to the R&D of public service technology, key general technology, and enterprise participation to establish the mechanism of the integrating manufacturing with research; strong support is provided to industries in the fields of energy resources, natural resources, environment, agriculture, medicine and sanitation.