Innovation drives rely on talents, technological progress depends on talents
Human resources are the basis for promoting the country's high-quality development and high-tech self-reliance. Looking at the world, in order to grasp the initiative and dominance of scientific and technological development, countries have introduced new measures in recent years, aiming at strengthening the construction of their own scientific and technological talents, and there are many things we can learn from.
Russia
The Russian Science Foundation announced that it will continue to limit the age of team members in competitive research projects from 2021 to 2024, and clearly requires half of the "intersecting research projects" (team size ≤ 25 people, duration of 4 years, can be extended for 3 years) The above members must not be over 39 years old, and more than 40% of the members in the "Outstanding Scientist Project" (team size ≤ 30 people, period of 4 years, can be extended for 3 years) must not be over 39 years old. In order to help young scientists start their careers, the Russian government will also provide comprehensive support for young scientists through the national "Science and Universities" framework program, including projects, funds, housing, laboratories, etc., and plans to build more than 900 by 2024 A laboratory equipped with the latest experimental equipment dedicated to supporting young scientists The program will also support young scientists with projects, funding, housing, laboratories, etc. through the national "Science and Universities" framework programme.
South Korea
South Korea clearly stated in the "Fourth Basic Plan for Supporting the Cultivation of Scientific and Technological Talents (2021-2025)" that it will continue to expand the types and quantities of projects that support the growth of young scientific and technological talents, and allow doctoral students to freely use laboratories as needed during the project undertaking period To ensure the smooth completion of scientific research projects on schedule. In addition, in the implementation process of the "Fourth Batch of Comprehensive Revitalization of Basic Research Plan (2021-2025)", it is stipulated that scientists with good reputation can be flexibly allocated according to actual needs on the premise that the total amount of project funds and the implementation period do not exceed and use of funds. When uncontrollable changes occur in the research environment, scientists can temporarily adjust the established research topics, goals and cycles.
U.S.
On the basis of direct support, tax relief, etc., the United States promotes the establishment of the International Headhunting Industry Association, supports headhunting companies to enter the international high-end talent market, and accurately attracts talents according to the needs of national innovation entities.
Germany
The German Federal Labor Office is monitoring high-end talents in the international market by investing in shares or directly setting up personnel agencies. At the same time, the German government has also established a "German Scholars Organization" abroad to increase the attractiveness of German talents returning home.
Singapore
Singapore has established "Connect Singapore" to assist government departments to strengthen overseas recruitment and liaison work, and to explore employment and education opportunities for the world's elite, especially Singapore talents overseas.
France
In order to cope with the difficulty of attracting top international talents, in 2016, the French National Agency for Scientific Research adjusted its talent attraction strategy and launched the "European Research Council-Springboard" plan. "Discover potential talents. The scheme aims to identify potential talent from among the "lost candidates" who applied for European Research Council projects but were not selected.
Japan
The Institute of Science and Technology Policy (ISTP) under the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology launched a survey on the combination of humanities and social sciences and natural sciences, with the purpose of accumulating experience for setting up innovative human resource evaluation mechanisms and indicators. This year, the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JSTA) has also increased its support for compound human resources by adding a competitive research project to the Strategic Creation Research Promotion Program to support the growth of compound human resources.
European Union
In an effort to free scientists from excessive reporting approvals, the European Commission, in its implementation of the third Horizon 2020, piloted a mechanism to control the total amount of funding for research projects according to the reputation and credibility of scientists and their affiliates . Depending on the pilot, scientists in good standing are not required to submit proof of process to program management and are not required to strictly adhere to funding timelines. At the same time, management will not conduct a post-audit of the funds executed.
To sum up, the talent policies of countries around the world have several things in common, that is, attaching importance to the cultivation and growth of young talents, closely tracking and accurately introducing overseas high-level talents, and establishing a scientific research project supervision mechanism based on talent credit records. China's talent policy can also be used as a reference, take its essence, seize opportunities, and open its doors to recruit talents with a more pragmatic, flexible, open, and inclusive attitude.
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Edit: Xiaoyi