第二十八篇 科教興國

我們要實施科教興國的戰略。科技進步是經濟發展的決定性因素，發展教育是科技進步的基礎。世界范圍內日趨激烈的經濟競爭和綜合國力的較量，歸根結底是科技和人才的競爭。我國只有大力發展教育和科技事業，把經濟發展切實轉到依靠科技進步和提高勞動者素質的軌道上來，才能加快現代化進程，縮小與發達國家的差距。

We should implement the strategy of developing the country by relying on science and education. Scientific and technological progress is a decisive factor in economic development, and educational development is the foundation of scientific and technological progress. The increasingly acute worldwide economic competition and overall competition between nations are, in the final analysis, competition in science and technology and for competent people. Only by vigorously developing education and science and technology and really setting forth on the path of developing our economy by relying on scientific and technological advancements and improving the quality of our laborers can we accelerate the process of modernization and narrow the gap between China and the developed countries.

科教工作的根本任務，是提高全民族的思想道德素質、科學文化素質和創新能力。這是我國現代化事業進一步發展的需要，也是適應世界科技革命和經濟競爭新形勢的需要。

The fundamental task of our work in science and education is to elevate the ideological and ethical standards, the scientific and cultural level of the entire nation and its creative capabilities. This is an imperative task which is dictated by China’s need to further its modernization drive, to meet the requirements of the world’s emerging scientific and technological revolution and to compete well economically in the world market.

科技工作要注重在社會生產、流通、消費和環境保護等領域，大力推廣先進適用技術。促進科技成果尤其是信息技術成果的商品化，完善社會化科技服務體系，使科技進步更好地為經濟和社會服務，為人民生活服務。大力推進高等教育管理體制改革，合理配置和充分利用教育資源，提高教學質量和辦學效益。實施全面素質教育，加強思想品德教育和美育，改革教學內容、課程設置和教學方法，以適應社會對各類人才的需要。

In our work in science and technology, we should strive to promote the use of applicable advanced technologies in the fields of production, distribution, consumption, environmental protection and other fields. We should also promote the commercialization of scientific and technological achievements, and especially advances in information technology. We should improve the system of socialized scientific and technological services so that achievements in science and technology will, in turn, better serve economic and social development and the well-being of the people. We should vigorously promote the reform of management of higher education by means of judicious allocation and full use of educational resources so as to improve the quality of education and efficiency in school management. Emphasis should be laid on the improvement of ideological, moral and aesthetic education. Reforms should be carried out in school course contents, curriculum and teaching methods, in order to satisfy the society’s need for all types of qualified personnel.