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Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Keywords

Two-Wings Theory, academic‑oriented science popularization, decision-oriented science popularization, industry-oriented science popularization, public-oriented science popularization, paradigm shift

Abstract

The “Two-Wings Theory”, put forward by President Xi Jinping, asserts that “scientific and technological innovation and dissemination of science are the two wings to propel our innovation-driven development. The latter should be considered as important as the former,” and thereby establishes the fundamental position of science popularization in the national strategy. Existing theoretical interpretations, however, are largely confined to the distant association perspective of traditional public science popularization, giving rise to a structural tension between the strategic positioning of science popularization and its practical effectiveness. This study reveals the deep theoretical mechanism underlying equal importance and demonstrates that academic-oriented science popularization, as the key form for realizing this goal, drives a paradigm shift of science popularization from distant association to close association through a deep exchange mechanism of five cross—interdisciplinary, cross-professional, cross-industry, cross-domain, and cross-generation. It systematically elaborates the theoretical framework of academic‑oriented science popularization, proposing its three-dimensional value system featuring innovation catalysis, coupling transformation, and radiating leadership. On this basis, it constructs a new science popularization system in which four categories—academic-oriented science popularization; decision-oriented science popularization; industry-oriented science popularization; and public-oriented science popularization—operate in linked synergy, and thoroughly demonstrates its core role in serving national strategies such as enhancing the systematic capability to tackle key problems in scientific and technological innovation, promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation, and vigorously cultivating outstanding young scientific and technological talents. The study further proposes a working mechanism of four-category linkage and category-based responsibility, so that science popularization can truly become an integral part of the national innovation system.

First page

2116

Last Page

2129

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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