Following,Paralleling,and Overtaking are Still the Essential Paths for Scientific and Technological Self-Reliance:Re-Examining the Radical Innovation Going from"0 to 1"
Radical innovation that goes from"0 to 1"is worth pursuing,but it requires careful thought and action.Incremental innovation,going from"1 to 100",may be equally or even more important.An unrestricted emphasis on radical innovation by the public can mislead policy thinking or disrupt research and development activities.This paper aims to demonstrate that the public should correctly handle the dialectical relationship between incremental and radical innovation,advocating for public science and technology policy design that prioritizes incremental innovation while keeping original innovation as a vision.In short,the path of following,paralleling,and overtaking remains essential for achieving technological independence and strength.History repeatedly shows that the history of human technology is essentially a history of self-evolution and technological improvement.So-called technological revolutions are merely significant advancements in technology.Even Industrial Revolution giants like Watt improved rather than invented the steam engine which was first invented as a toy!The currently leading shield tunneling machine in China is a successful case of incremental innovation.Long-term accumulation through tracking,imitation,and continuous improvement can be just as important as winning the critical battle for core technologies.Radical innovation and improvement may differ only in degree.Sometimes,improvement itself is a form of originality.According to this paper,the distinction between radical innovation and incremental innovation is not important.What matter is the construction of an independent Chinese knowledge system.In short,both radical and incremental innovations are equally important,as are reflections on technological innovation and the philosophy of technological innovation.
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