中國國務院成立國家科技領導小組

The General Office of the State Council of China last Wednesday announced that the name of the National Science, Technology and Education Leading Group has been changed to the National Science and Technology Leading Group.

國務院辦公廳上週三宣佈，國家科技教育領導小組正式更名爲國家科技領導小組。

It will be headed by Premier Li Keqiang and Vice-Premier Liu He will serve as the deputy director.

國務院總理李克強和副總理劉鶴將分別擔任組長和副組長。

The major responsibilities of the group will include studying and reviewing national strategies, plans and major policies for sci-tech development; deliberating major national scientific tasks and projects, and coordinating major sci-tech affairs among ministries, departments and local authorities.

該小組的主要職責將包括研究和審查國家科技發展戰略、計劃以及主要政策；審議國家重大科學任務和項目，協調各部委和地方政府間重大科技事務。

The other 14 group members are mainly heads from ministries and departments in relevant fields, such as the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Science and Technology.

其他14名成員主要來自國家發展和改革委員會、教育部、科技部等相關領域的部委領導。

The office of the leading group will be set up in the Ministry of Science and Technology and undertake the routine work of the group. Wang Zhigang, minister of science and technology and a member of the group, will be the director of the office.

領導小組辦公室將設在科技部，承擔小組的日常工作。科技部部長兼該小組成員王志剛將擔任辦公室主任。

The National Science, Technology and Education Leading Group was first established in June 1998 in a bid to advance the level of the country's science and technology and education, and promote the development of economic and social undertakings.

國家科技教育領導小組成立於1998年6月，旨在提高國家科技教育水平，促進經濟社會事業的發展。