【摘要】 中国基础研究经费投入占全社会研发投入(R&D)总经费的比例低是一个热点问题,且存在歧义。作者围绕基础研究的内涵、主要国家对基础研究投入统计的比较、提高我国基础研究投入比例的可行性等三个方面开展研究,结论是:中国的R&D经费支出中基础研究占比确实偏低,这可能与中国的社会经济发展阶段有关。中国的目标是2020年进入创新型国家行列、2030年跻身创新型国家前列,而雄厚的基础研究是科技强国的基本特征。为实质性地强化对基础研究的支持,作者提出若干建议。更多还原

【Abstract】 In China,low proportion of basic research in R&D expenditure has caused long time debate. Some addressed that the low investment on basic research is not conducive to original innovation,but others doubted the data accuracy.The controversial may lead to difficulties in resource allocation of the public funding. To clarify the issue,we carried out a systematic investigation on three aspects: the definition and connotation of basic research; comparison of the R&D statistical methods in major countries; and the feasibility of increasing the proportion of basic research investment in China. We conclude that there are various reasons for the low proportion of basic research in R&D in China,mainly because that development stage of China’s social economy in the past decades is still in industrialization,it should not be a surprise that expending economy has been the top priority of the country. Nevertheless,China has identified innovationdriven as its development strategy,strengthening the basic research can substantially enhance the national innovation capacity. Therefore,we put forward several measures for strengthening the investment in basic research in China.更多还原