Pick up Generals and Deploy Soldiers & Major Breakthrough: Allocation Mode for Innovation Resources in National Strategic S&T Areas postprint

Abstract: Talents, projects, and resources are the necessary elements for scientific and technological innovation. The effective allocation of various elements is an important issue in the practice and research of scientific and technological policy. Reviewing the organization and development process of China’s “Two Bombs and One Satellite” project and other major science and technology projects, a new model can be found as the Pick up Generals and Deploy Soldiers (dianjiang peibing) model. This study proposes that the Pick up Generals and Deploy Soldiers model is a key component of the national system of science and technology innovation. Other than the Enlisting and Leading (jiebang guashuai) model and the Horse Racing (saima) model, the Pick up Generals and Deploy Soldiers model should be introduced into the strategic science and technology area.