Our reporter Yuan Chuanxi
On March 4th, Zhou Yuan, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and founder of Zhihu, focused on improving the scientific literacy of the entire population. This year, he proposed a proposal to use high-level science popularization to help improve the scientific literacy of the entire population.
In the proposal on using high-level science popularization to help improve the scientific literacy of the whole nation, Zhou Yuan brings three analyses, establishing a comprehensive science popularization concept and strengthening the construction of the national science popularization capacity system; Deepen the supply side structural reform of science popularization resources and comprehensively improve the quality of science popularization products and services; Strengthen organizational leadership and provide strong support for science popularization work. Zhou Yuan believes that in the new era, science popularization work is of great significance in promoting the improvement of scientific literacy and technological innovation for the entire population through methods such as popularizing scientific knowledge, improving scientific and technological literacy, and cultivating innovative talents. It is an indispensable key link in the development of new productive forces.
In Zhou Yuan's view, scientific literacy is an important component of national quality, and scientific popularization is a key foundational work for achieving innovative development.
Therefore, Zhou Yuan suggested that we must comprehensively promote the popularization of science with a higher position, greater efforts, and more practical measures, build a new pattern of modern "big science popularization", use high-level science popularization to help improve the scientific literacy of the whole population, and provide solid support for the construction of a strong science and technology country.