Deepen the integration of production and education in the field of new generation information technology to help realize high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement

"The integration of industry and education is a brand-new ecosystem with deep cooperation and mutual integration between industry and education. It can promote the organic connection between education chain, talent chain and industrial chain and innovation chain, accelerate the mutual transformation and support of various resource elements in education and industry, effectively improve the quality of education, promote industrial transformation and upgrading, and help science and technology stand on its own feet." At this year’s National People’s Congress, Yang Jie, deputy to the National People’s Congress and chairman of China Mobile, put forward the proposal of "deepening the integration of production and education in the new generation of information technology to help realize high-level scientific and technological self-reliance".  In an interview with People’s Posts and Telecommunications, Yang Jie said that deepening the integration of production and education in the new generation of information technology is not only conducive to meeting the urgent needs of both production and education, but also conducive to promoting the self-reliance of science and technology and promoting the high-quality development of education.The new generation of information technology urgently needs to deepen the integration of production and education.  On the one hand, it is fertile ground for theoretical research and personnel training, on the other hand, it is the frontier of scientific and technological innovation and value creation. In the digital age, education and industry need not only effective convergence, but also deep integration and development. The party and the state attach great importance to the integration of production and education, and the report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly put forward the major reform task of deepening the integration of production and education.  Yang Jie said: "The new generation of information technology has become the strategic commanding height of global scientific and technological competition. Deepening the integration of production and education in the new generation of information technology is of great strategic significance for implementing the major decision-making arrangements of the national integration of production and education, accelerating the innovation and application breakthrough of the new generation of information technology, and promoting economic and social transformation and development. "  In terms of industry, the development of information and communication industry has encountered theoretical bottlenecks, "shannon theory" and "Moore’s Law" tend to the theoretical limit, and the "stuck neck" problems such as high-end chips and independent operating systems are still outstanding. The original innovation ability of cutting-edge technologies such as programmable blockchain and brain-computer interface is insufficient, which urgently needs to be deeply integrated with various disciplines of education to promote theoretical innovation and technological breakthrough of the new generation of information technology.  In education, the efficient circulation of data elements can dig out the "fourth paradigm" knowledge beyond the cognitive limit of human beings, which is conducive to breaking the traditional paradigm and path dependence that restrict innovation, and promoting the emergence of new ideas, new theories, new knowledge and new technologies. As an important subject of data production, storage and operation, enterprises not only have massive data that universities do not have, but also master industry-leading technical means and equipment resources. It can be said that colleges and universities also urgently need deep integration with industry enterprises, realize data resource sharing, and promote the wide application of a new generation of information technology in various disciplines.  The reporter learned that in recent years, especially in the process of implementing the three-year reform of state-owned enterprises, China Mobile has been exploring new joint R&D modes with universities and innovative enterprises in science and technology, releasing the "Joint Innovation" plan, drawing the "R&D cooperation capability map", building a "partner library", and building a total of 12 joint R&D carriers of universities and 8 joint laboratories of enterprises to gradually build an open cooperation highland.The integration of production and education in the new generation of information technology faces three major problems.  After years of exploration and practice, China has achieved initial results in the integration of production and education in the field of new generation information technology, but it still faces some problems and challenges in the process of deepening. Through long-term practice, visits and research, Yang Jie believes that these problems mainly focus on three aspects.  First of all, the top-level design and supporting measures for the integration of production and education are not perfect, which restricts the enthusiasm and initiative of both schools and enterprises to participate in cooperation in depth. First, in terms of policy implementation, in recent years, China has issued a number of policy documents on the integration of production and education, and the top-level design of the integration of production and education has been basically established. However, due to the large number of units involved in the policy and the large span of levels, the responsibility for overall planning and coordination across units and levels is not clear, which makes it difficult for some policies to land. Second, in terms of management system, although the responsibilities and rights of all parties in the integration of production and education were clearly defined in the previous policy, in the actual promotion process, due to the lack of rigid constraints of relevant systems and regulations, the participation of all parties was different, and it was difficult to effectively protect the related rights and interests such as technological innovation and achievement transformation. Third, in terms of supporting measures, the previous policy of integration of production and education has covered supporting incentives such as finance, finance, land and credit. However, due to the lack of specific implementation rules, it is difficult for local governments to promote implementation, which to some extent inhibits the willingness and enthusiasm of all parties concerned to participate in the integration of production and education.  Secondly, the supply of talent training in colleges and universities does not match the demand of industrial development, and the breadth and depth of the precise docking of production and education need to be improved. First, in terms of personnel training, the information communication between schools and enterprises is still not smooth, and there is still a big gap between the types, levels and quality of personnel training in colleges and universities and the needs of enterprises. Such as communications, mathematics, computers, integrated circuits and other interdisciplinary high-end talents are scarce. Second, in terms of curriculum system, classroom teaching is still based on theoretical knowledge, the experimental practice curriculum arrangement is relatively insufficient, and the content of teaching materials such as communication engineering and artificial intelligence lags behind the industrial development, which leads to the lack of students’ in-depth research and practical ability, and it is difficult to directly qualify for enterprise posts. Third, in terms of teaching staff, the theoretical research ability of college teachers is generally strong, but their professional practice ability is relatively weak, and their ability to transform theory into technology and further into practical productivity is insufficient. Fourth, in terms of teaching resources, the experimental equipment and training environment in colleges and universities lag behind the industrial development, and there is a clear gap with the leading enterprises in the industry. It is difficult for students to get in touch with the cutting-edge technology, advanced technology and equipment in the industry.  Finally, school-enterprise cooperation is still at a shallow level, and the long-term mechanism of mutual benefit and win-win integration of production and education has not been fully established. First, in terms of cooperation, the current school-enterprise cooperation is still dominated by written agreements, lectures, student internships and "peer-to-peer" cooperation in running schools, and deep cooperation such as two-way flow of talents, collaborative education between schools and enterprises, and transformation of scientific and technological achievements is still insufficient. Second, in terms of mechanism, because the integration of production and education involves the government, industries, enterprises, universities and other parties, and the interests of all parties are quite different, under the existing cooperation mode, enterprises have to bear a lot of extra costs such as talent training and resource investment, which leads to the widespread phenomenon of "school fever and cold", and a multi-party mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation mechanism has not yet been formed.Take measures to deepen the integration of production and education in the field of new generation information technology  In view of the above-mentioned problems and shortcomings, Yang Jie suggested further strengthening the top-level design, optimizing and perfecting the related discipline construction and personnel training system, exploring the establishment of a cooperative education mechanism between schools and enterprises, and realizing the high-quality development of education and the self-reliance of science and technology.  Strengthen the top-level design and improve the management system and supporting measures for the integration of production and education. First, it is suggested to study and formulate guiding opinions on deepening the integration of production and education in the field of information technology in the early stage, accelerate the in-depth cooperation between information and communication enterprises and universities, and set a demonstration benchmark for the integration of production and education in other fields. Second, it is suggested to promote the formulation of management measures for the integration of production and education, clarify the main responsibilities of all parties in the integration of production and education, and clearly define the rights and interests of personnel training, intellectual property rights, technological innovation and achievement transformation in the process of cooperation. Third, it is suggested to promote the establishment of a normalized communication mechanism among the government, industry, enterprises and universities, and hold regular matchmaking meetings on the integration of production and education to effectively solve practical problems and ensure the effective connection between industrial demand and education supply. Fourth, it is suggested to increase policy support for enterprises and universities deeply involved in the integration of production and education in finance, finance, land, credit and other aspects, and study and formulate detailed rules for the implementation of incentive measures to create a good policy environment for deepening the integration of production and education.  Strengthen discipline construction and speed up the training of talents at all levels needed by the state and enterprises. It is suggested that enterprises should be encouraged and guided to actively participate in the construction of discipline system and talent training plan in colleges and universities, and based on the industrial development trend, joint colleges and universities should formulate discipline system and talent training objectives in line with the evolution direction of the new generation of information technology. Facing basic research, we will further strengthen the construction of basic disciplines such as mathematics and physics, promote the next generation of basic theoretical research such as information theory, cybernetics and system theory, and cultivate talent soil for breaking through the "deep water area" and "no man’s land" in the field of information and communication. Facing the transformation of digital intelligence in all walks of life, we will further expand the scale of personnel training in information technology disciplines such as communication, artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing and information security around the transformation and upgrading of the real economy. Facing the frontier of information and communication technology, facing the key requirements of the next generation network such as 6G and computing network, we will strengthen the interdisciplinary construction of communication and artificial intelligence, quantum information, new materials, new energy and aerospace technology. Facing the problem of chip "sticking", we will increase the training of talents in integrated circuits and related software and hardware such as chip design, packaging and testing.  Optimize the curriculum system and improve students’ practical ability with the guidance of industrial demand. First, it is suggested to encourage and guide enterprises to actively support the construction of curriculum system in colleges and universities, give full play to the advantages of basic theory and enterprise practice resources in colleges and universities, jointly create excellent courses, incorporate the latest industry standards, production processes, product development and other industrial practice knowledge into college courses, increase the number of professional practice courses, and establish an all-round and whole-process curriculum system from basic theory to practical application. Second, it is suggested that colleges and universities should be encouraged and guided to take the practical scientific research projects and technical topics of enterprises as important topics for college students’ graduation projects, and increase the proportion of practical graduation projects. Third, it is suggested to encourage and guide enterprises to conditionally open non-confidential data, knowledge base, development capabilities and other resources to universities to help universities accelerate the development of information technology and related disciplines.  Create a double-qualified team and establish a long-term mechanism for collaborative education between school and enterprise personnel. First, it is suggested to encourage academicians, Changjiang scholars, Jie Qing and other top experts and scholars to work in enterprises, and technical backbones and outstanding experts of enterprises to teach part-time in colleges and universities, so as to smooth the two-way flow of high-end talents between schools and enterprises. Second, it is suggested that colleges and universities set up flexible personnel training and personnel management systems, such as clarifying the training mode of "three-year school-one-year enterprise", so as to consolidate the basic theoretical knowledge, improve students’ practical ability, and incorporate students’ internship results into graduation evaluation. Third, it is suggested that enterprises set up talent exchange stations to provide research topics closely related to productive scientific research for Ben Shuobo, provide cash rewards for research results that effectively solve the production and operation problems of enterprises, and give priority to students with outstanding performance. Fourth, it is suggested that colleges and universities should improve the teacher classification assessment system, and take the exchange of posts, scientific and technological innovation and achievement transformation as an important basis for talent evaluation, job title evaluation, achievement award and income distribution, so as to fully stimulate and release the innovative potential of technical talents.  Improve the practice platform, strengthen the co-construction of training bases and explore the cooperation mode. First, it is suggested that schools and enterprises build a number of laboratories, joint innovation centers and other bases, and carry out immersive real-life teaching based on the real data, scenes and platforms of enterprises to enhance students’ industrial cognition and practical application ability. Second, it is suggested that relying on the patents, papers, reports and other achievements produced by the base, the path exploration such as achievement transformation and application promotion should be carried out, so that more achievements can be quickly transformed into real productive forces. Third, it is suggested to encourage and guide universities, industries, enterprises, scientific research institutions and other relevant parties to form an integration alliance of production and education, to form a complete chain of basic research, application development, transformation of scientific and technological achievements and industrialization, and to help upgrade the industrial base and modernize the industrial chain.