Measurement,evolution and international comparison of national science and technology competitiveness
The measurement of national science and technology competitiveness helps to describe the international competition pattern,and to provide decision-making reference for future-oriented science and technology policy and strategy formulation.From the perspective of input-process-output,the study proposes a three-dimensional measurement framework of potential-efficiency-strength for national science and technology competitiveness and realizes a multi-dimensional comprehensive measurement of national science and technology competitiveness,which takes the differences in both scale and efficiency into account.Based on The Report on National Science and Technology Competitiveness 2023,the study measures the national science and technology competitiveness of 34 major countries in the world and focuses on the evolution trend of national science and technology competitiveness of 11 countries including China from 2011 to 2022.On this basis,the science and technology competitiveness of 34 countries is further classified and analyzed from the three dimensions of science and technology competitiveness potential,science and technology competitiveness effectiveness,and science and technology competitiveness strength,so as to describe the technological competition pattern of 34 countries and reveal the status quo of China's science and technology competitiveness.The research has found that the growth rate of China's science and technology competitiveness has gradually slowed down in recent years,shifting towards a stage of steady growth.However,there is still significant room for improvement compared to leading countries.Among them,the level of China's science and technology competitiveness strength is relatively high,but the indicators that reflect the quality of China's technological output are still far from those of major technological powers.China's science and technology competitiveness potential has improved but the level of intensity indicators is still lower than those of main technological powers.The significant decrease in the science and technology competitiveness effectiveness compared to major technological powers is the main factor restricting the improvement of China's science and technology competitiveness.Finally,this study puts forward suggestions to improve China's science and technology competitiveness.
national science and technology competitivenessmulti-dimensional comprehensive measurementinternational comparison