Introduction：On 21 November 2018, The 2018 Press Conference of the Book Series-Yellow Book of G20’s National Innovation Competitiveness, Yellow Book of World Innovation Competitiveness and Blue Book of City Innovation Competitiveness as well as the Seminar on Stimulating Innovation was held in Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).

On 21 November 2018, The 2018 Press Conference of the Book Series-Yellow Book of G20’s National Innovation Competitiveness, Yellow Book of World Innovation Competitiveness and Blue Book of City Innovation Competitiveness as well as the Seminar on Stimulating Innovation was held in Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). This conference was jointly sponsored by many organizations, such as China Science Center of International Eurasian Academy of Sciences (IEAS CHINA), China Science and Technology Exchange Center (CSTEC), Social Sciences Academic Press, The Institute for International Strategic Studies of the Central Party School of the CPC, The G20 Joint Research Centre, etc. Authors of these books were invited to introduce their Innovation achievements. Prof. Cai Fang, Vice President of the CASS, Mr. Lu Zhongyuan, former Deputy Director of Development Research Center of the State Council attended the conference. Prof. Zhang Jing’an, former Proprieter and Vice President of IEAS CHINA presented a written address. Prof. Li Minrong, President of the Council of China Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation and co-authors of the three books took the chair. Academician Dr. Zhao Xinli, Secretary General of IEAS CHINA and Mr. Liu Honghai, Executive Secretary General of IEAS CHINA also participated.

On his written address, Zhang Jing’an said, the world economy and industrial layout are undergoing profound changes, which bring about unprecedented opportunities for development. This is an era of innovation that calls for Innovation practices and models. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, General Secretary Xi Jinping has attached great importance to innovation-driven development. He has been emphasizing repeatedly on innovation in his many speeches, pointing out the need to promote innovation in science and technology, talents cultivating, literature and art, etc. Moreover, the 19th National Congress of the CPC has made it ever clear that China is ready to build herself to become an Innovation country. 

In the past ten years, Fujian Normal University, the CSTEC and other institutions have been jointly tackling key issues and focusing on the research of Innovation competitiveness, and released six Yellow Books of G20’s National Innovation Competitiveness, two Yellow Books of World Innovation Competitiveness and this year Blue Book of City Innovation Competitiveness is issued. These books evaluate and analyze the Innovation competitiveness from three different perspectives, such as the world, G20 countries and Chinese cities, and the studies were conducted on a classified, subject-matter and multi-perspective basis, which greatly broaden the research scope on innovation. This research is done on the basis of the latest innovation achievements and in line with the trend of innovation in different regions. It is so challenging that is hard to accomplish. Zhang also mentioned, at the first China International Import Expo, President Xi said in the global village of shared weal and woe, sharing Innovation achievements is the unanimous call and realistic choice of the international communities. We should seize the opportunities presented by the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation to strengthen cooperation in cutting-edge fields such as digital economy and nanotechnology, and jointly create new technologies, industries, business and models. The road lead to overall global economic recovery is long and hard. Only by driving innovation development, stimulating innovation competitiveness and enhancing innovation cooperation can we unleash our driving forces and potential. He called for a sustainable development on Innovation competitiveness research, and hopes that we make greater academic contributions to the transformation of the global economy, the building of an inclusive, Innovation and open world economy, and the building of a community of shared future and shared responsibility.

Academician Dr. Zhao Xinli, Secretary General of IEAS CHINA, researcher at the CSTEC and Ministerial Advisor of the Ministry of Science and Technology of P.R. China