Notice on Printing and Distributing the "Further Improving Shanghai Municipal Financial Research Project Funding "Contract System" Pilot Program"
Shanghai Kehe [2023] No. 5
All relevant units:
In order to implement the "Several Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Reforming and Improving the Management of Central Financial Research Funds" (Guobanfa [2021] No. 32) and "Opinions on Further Deepening the Reform of the Science and Technology System and Mechanism and Enhancing the Source Capacity of Science and Technology Innovation Centers" (Shanghai Committee Banfa [2019] No. 78) and other documents to accelerate the pilot work of the "contract system" of financial scientific research project funds in this city. The "Pilot Program" is now officially issued, please follow and implement it.
Shanghai Science and Technology Commission
Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Finance
May 9, 2023
Further improve the pilot plan of the "contract system" of financial scientific research project funds in Shanghai
In order to implement the spirit of the Party Central Committee, the State Council, the Municipal Party Committee, and the Municipal Government on deepening the reform of financial scientific research project funding, further explore a funding management mechanism that is more in line with scientific research laws, and give scientific researchers greater autonomy in the use of funds, according to the "Reform of the General Office of the State Council Several Opinions on Improving the Management of Scientific Research Funds of the Central Government" (Guo Ban Fa [2021] No. 32) and "Opinions on Further Deepening the Reform of Science and Technology System and Mechanisms and Enhancing the Source Ability of Science and Technology Innovation Centers" (Shanghai Wei Ban Fa [2019] No. 78) , "Shanghai Municipal Financial Research Project Special Fund Management Measures" (Shanghai Caifa [2023] No. 4) and other documents, combined with the actual implementation of the city's early pilot work, Shanghai Science and Technology Commission (hereinafter referred to as "Science and Technology Commission"), The Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Finance (hereinafter referred to as the "Municipal Finance Bureau") jointly formulated a pilot plan for further improving the "contract system" of financial scientific research project funds as follows:
1. Work objectives
The "contract system" of financial scientific research project funds is one of the important measures to expand the autonomy of scientific research project funding management. Pilot the lump-sum system of scientific research funds for Natural Science Foundation of China projects, carry out pilot projects of the lump-sum system of funds in the "Venus", "Excellent Academic Leader" projects and soft science projects, and explore independent legal person institutions engaged in basic, cutting-edge, and public welfare research Carry out the pilot project of "contract system" of funds, give scientific research units and innovation teams greater autonomy in the use of scientific research funds, establish a fund management system that is more in line with the laws of scientific and technological innovation, effectively reduce the burden on scientific research personnel, mobilize the enthusiasm of scientific research personnel, and stimulate the vitality of social innovation. Improve the efficiency of the use of financial funds and provide strong support for the construction of a scientific and technological innovation center with global influence.
2. Basic principles
(1) Adhere to people-oriented. Taking incentives and trust as the starting point, the management links in the use of funds are simplified to the greatest extent, giving full trust to scientific researchers, and enhancing their sense of accomplishment and gain.
(2) Persist in classified implementation. According to the characteristics of different project types, different innovation subjects and the rules of scientific and technological innovation work, classified pilot projects will ensure that the "contract system" will play an effective role.
(3) Adhere to performance orientation. Explore the establishment of an institutional system that coordinates scientific research funding management, performance management, and integrity system construction, strengthen performance target management, and give play to the guiding role of performance evaluation in the use of financial research funding.