During the 10th Five-year period(2001-2005), the National 863 Program has led to the birth of a range of innovative key technologies, narrowing down China?痵 gaps with the internationally advanced level. The program also rolled out a line of strategic products and systems for technology integration and applications, and raised the competitiveness of China?痵 high tech industry. In the meantime, the program nurtured up a number of growth points for the high tech industry. In advancing the sustainable social development, it has landed core technology breakthroughs in energy, resources environment, farming, and biopharmaceuticals.
Well-organized R&D efforts in the field of information technology have made China one of the top ten high performance computer manufacturers in the world. The development of proprietary CPU series have laid a foundation and provided support for developing core technologies for China?痵 information industry. Chinese made Longxin and Zhongzhi chips have been massively produced. China also realized a ground-zero breakthrough in computer operating system and office software, and produced a line of products with some market share.
In the areas of biology and modern farming, China worked out the world first full rice genome chip, following its independent full sequence of indica rice genome and No. 4 chromosome of rice genome. The effort has confirmed China a leader in the area. The research effort has resulted in 22 new drug certificates, with 27 new products in the application process for the new drug certificates. In addition, 115 new products have entered clinical trials, with some 100 other innovative and promising candidates in pre-clinical studies.
China?痵 major full-solid red-green-blue laser products have reached an internationally advanced level. Chinese scientists have developed a man-like robot integrated with mechanisms, controllers, driving parts, sensors, and power source. A dozen sophisticated digital programmed machine tools have provided processing equipment needed by major projects such as west-to-east power transmission project. In the field of energy technology, Chinese scientists have landed technology breakthroughs in clean coal, renewable energy, nuclear energy, and hydrogen energy. Chinese made high temperature air-cooling reactor has been connected to grids in full capacity, which makes a key step towards the establishment of a nuclear power station for commercial demonstration purpose. |
