1.2 trillion yuan of scientific research funds transformed only 10%

Near the end of the year, reimbursement became a “nightmare” for many people, but it also became a “dream” for others. The reporters found in a number of surveys that in recent years, scientific research funds have been misappropriated, and technology “hackers” and “tourists” have caused a large amount of research funding to be lost. At the same time, the scientific research atmosphere has become “imminent”, project applications have been “administrative”, and funding has been “utilitarianized,” resulting in very low conversion rates for research inputs. For example, in 2013, China’s total R&D investment reached 1.2 trillion yuan. Among them, the financial research fund is 500 billion yuan, ranking the top in the world, and the conversion rate of scientific and technological achievements is only 10%!

Serious loss of research funds

In some universities and research institutes, a large amount of scientific research funds are not used for scientific research. However, they are almost omnipotent. They are big enough to pay wages and benefits, small enough to charge rice cards, and pay telephone bills. ".

One is to divert misappropriation. With the increase in research funding, some people have used scientific research funds as "Tang Yao Rouo" to find ways to help themselves. Li Ning, a professor at the China Agricultural University, was arrested on suspicion of transferring major national science and technology funds to his company. Chen Yingxu, dean of the School of Water Environment of Zhejiang University, was transferred to the two purses opened by the company for 10 years... ...

The second is to expand use. Some organizations’ attitudes on the management of scientific research funds are basically who will be responsible for the funds they receive. After getting research funding, the unit extracts a portion of the management fee. The remainder of the research, funding allocation, reimbursement, etc., is often the subject person in charge. Some units “eat and drink Lazard and sleep on it, all rely on funds”. Research funds are used to pay wages and benefits, go abroad for inspections, eat, buy cars, transport, build houses, decorate, buy furniture, etc. Some funds may even be unclear. Where did you spend?

The third is fraud. Some people have come up with all kinds of tricks to obtain scientific research funds, and they have created numerous titles and dazzling. Such as fabricating a list of laborers or using student ID badges to procure “service fees”, issuing false invoices in the name of travel expenses, office expenses, etc., creating false contracts, and preparing false accounts.

At the same time, many units have loopholes in the financial reimbursement process. A financial officer at a research unit said that they only audit the validity of the invoice, regardless of the invoice's reasonableness.

Insufficient accountability mechanisms and inadequate punishment also encourage reimbursement of expenses. Although some colleges and universities and research institutes have formulated measures for the management of funds, many of them are easy to implement in implementation. Some of the violations of fund management regulations are only "internal notifications", while others require the return of illegal funds.

"Technology hackers" chaos

With the sharp increase in scientific research investment, some scientific researchers have used policy gaps and loopholes to create strange phenomena such as “hackers”, “tourists” and “bosses” of technology.

“A technology hacker recently appeared in the technology market and collaborated with the company to obtain funding for scientific research and then withdraw the deduction.” said a chairman of an artificial turf enterprise in Jiangsu province. “Not long ago, a person familiar with the operation of technology projects came to the door. It means that the funds for the science and technology projects that can win the relevant departments can reach 10 million yuan. If the companies are willing to cooperate with the reported projects, and after winning the funds, the two parties will each share 5 million yuan. I refused this request on the spot."

A cadre from a forestry system in a county in northeast China said that a scientific research project submitted by his department this year has received 500,000 yuan. The funds were "cut a knife" at the provincial level, and were "cut a knife" at the municipal level, leaving only 170,000 yuan in the county. This summer, he received an inspection team from a higher-level authority on grants. This inspection team "inspected" for a week, which was essentially tourism summer. In order to receive them, the last 170,000 yuan did not have much left.

In some places, funding resources are concentrated too much in the hands of a few "students" and "students." The allocation of research funds from the top to the bottom has become a breeding ground for corruption. Professor Jiang Daming, a director of the China Finance Association and a professor at the Nanjing Institute of Auditors, believes that the allocation of administrative leading funds has led to confusion in the reporting mechanism for scientific research topics and an opportunity for corruption. "Put the subject, first sow," "Run the Ministry of questions," in fact, is to send. The small issue of several hundred thousand yuan, a large project a few million dollars, small money for big money, do not run can not get the subject.

A college teacher said that the university had applied for a project with a sum of 1 million yuan. The introduction fee would be 600,000 yuan, and the remaining 400,000 yuan would be divided by two cooperative teachers.

"Technology bubble" must be squeezed

At present, the distribution of China's scientific research funds has led to a serious phenomenon of reiterating the importance of light management and re-applying for light acceptance. As long as the project is set up, funds will be available. The management of scientific research processes and the evaluation of scientific research results are loose, and it is difficult to guarantee the efficiency of the output of scientific research funds. A large number of scientific research projects “have passed away”, or simply stay in the thesis, and the results cannot be converted and the funds are lost.

Ru Daokui, chairman of the China Robotics Industry Alliance and president of Xinsong Robotics, has experienced some so-called “innovation projects”: In the project declaration stage, universities and research institutes have long been talking about how to divide the money; in the implementation process, no one oversees. No one really engages in innovation; at the acceptance stage, a group of research institutions and university professors are familiar with the "experts" to share the money. There are problems in the three stages of declaration, implementation, and acceptance. A lot of money has done useless work.

At the same time, issues such as the “improvement” of the scientific research atmosphere, the “administration” of project applications, and the “utilization of funds” in the implementation of funds have greatly affected the effectiveness of China’s scientific research activities. According to statistics from the China Academy of Science and Technology Development Strategy, China has more than 3.2 million R&D personnel, ranking first in the world, but its scientific and technological innovation capability ranks only 19th in the world; the number of international scientific papers in China ranks second in the world. The number of patent applications and grants ranks first and second in the world respectively, but few people can “make money”, and the conversion rate of scientific and technological achievements is only about 10%.

According to Wang Hongguang, vice president of the China Academy of Science and Technology Development Strategy, taking the textile and garment industry as an example, China’s patents account for 80% of the world’s total, but none of the top 20 patents are profitable. In the pharmaceutical industry, 90% of our country is a generic drug. From 1949 to 2008, the profits of generic drugs in 50 years are not as good as the profits of a new drug abroad.

A professor from Nanjing University of Technology stated that in the past few years, many papers and scientific research results were made out of money. However, there are not really many major ones. There are not many real tests in the market. Such “scientific research bubble” must be squeezed out.