Regulations of Chongqing Municipality on Popularization of Science and Technology

chapter I general provisions article 1 these regulations are formulated in accordance with the provisions of the law of the people's Republic of China on the popularization of science and technology and other relevant laws and administrative regulations, combined with the actual situation of this municipality, in order to strengthen the popularization of scientific and technological knowledge, improve the scientific and cultural quality of citizens, and implement the outline of the national action plan for scientific quality and the strategy of rejuvenating Chongqing through science and education. Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to the popularization of scientific and technical knowledge within the administrative area of this Municipality (hereinafter referred to as popular science). Article 3 The term "popular science" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to the activities of popularizing natural and social science knowledge, advocating scientific methods, spreading scientific ideas, carrying forward scientific spirit and popularizing the application of scientific and technological knowledge to the public in a way that is easy for the public to understand, accept and participate. Article 4 Science popularization is a public welfare undertaking, which is the same task of the whole society. The principle of government leading and participation by the whole people should be adhered to.

citizens have the right to participate in popular science activities. Fifth to encourage and support social forces to set up popular science undertakings.

social forces can run popular science in accordance with the market mechanism. Sixth to encourage the development of popular science exchanges between different fields and different professions, and enjoy popular science resources. Seventh support and promote foreign exchanges and cooperation in science popularization. Chapter II Organization and Management Article 8 People's governments at all levels shall strengthen their leadership over popular science work, incorporate it into the national economic and social development plan, and formulate measures to promote the development of popular science work. Article 9 The people's governments of cities, districts and counties (autonomous counties) shall establish and improve the system of joint conference on popular science work attended by the administrative department of science and technology and other relevant departments and social organizations. The joint meeting of science popularization work is responsible for reviewing the science popularization work plan and annual plan, coordinating and studying and solving major problems in science popularization work. Article 1 The administrative department of science and technology shall be responsible for drawing up plans and annual plans for popular science work, implementing policy guidance, guiding, coordinating, supervising and inspecting popular science work, and promoting the development of popular science work.

other administrative departments are responsible for popular science work according to their respective responsibilities. Article 11 The Association of Science and Technology and the Federation of Social Sciences are the main social forces in popular science work. They should give full play to their respective advantages, organize mass, social and regular popular science activities, support relevant social organizations, enterprises and institutions to carry out popular science activities, assist the government in formulating popular science work plans, and provide suggestions for the government's popular science work. Chapter III Social Responsibility Article 12 The administrative department of education shall, jointly with relevant departments, formulate a science popularization plan for minors, regard science popularization as an important content of quality education, and guide schools to carry out various forms of science popularization activities. Support and encourage colleges and universities to offer popular science courses.

various schools should arrange certain teaching hours in combination with teaching activities and students' characteristics, and organize teachers and students to carry out various forms of popular science activities such as scientific and technological education, scientific and technological inventions, popular science lectures and visits to popular science venues. Thirteenth agriculture, culture, science and technology, health, immigration and other relevant departments and units shall organize and carry out regular activities of going to the countryside and entering villages and households with science and technology, and guide urban popular science resources to serve ethnic minority areas, reservoir areas and remote and poor areas.

township people's governments and sub-district offices should establish a comprehensive service system for popular science and improve the degree of organization of popular science.

township (street) associations for science and technology, cultural, broadcasting and agro-technical popularization institutions, farmers' cooperative economic organizations, rural professional technical associations and rural popular science demonstration bases should carry out popular science activities, and popularize practical agricultural technologies and scientific knowledge needed by rural people's livelihood.

Villagers' committees should carry out popular science activities according to local conditions and publicize scientific production and lifestyle.

Radio and television institutions should set up popular science programs in rural areas to popularize practical agricultural technology and scientific and cultural knowledge.

encourage scientific research institutes, scientific and technical personnel in institutions of higher learning and agricultural technology extension personnel to carry out popular science activities in rural areas and popularize practical agricultural technologies. Article 14 The administrative department of labor and social security shall, jointly with relevant departments and units, strengthen the management guidance and overall coordination of scientific and technological knowledge training for urban workers, and organize various forms of on-the-job training, employment training and entrepreneurship training. Fifteenth personnel administrative departments shall, jointly with relevant departments, incorporate scientific quality education into the education and training plan for civil servants.

civil servant training institutions should offer courses on basic knowledge of modern science and technology or hold special lectures on scientific and technological knowledge.

state organs at all levels should organize civil servants to participate in popular science activities, learn scientific knowledge, and improve scientific quality and scientific management ability.

leading cadres should take the lead in popular science activities and consciously improve their scientific quality. Sixteenth radio and television, press and publication, culture and other institutions and groups should give full play to their respective advantages to carry out popular science propaganda work.

TV stations and radio stations should set up popular science columns or broadcast popular science programs, and make and broadcast public service advertisements for popular science free of charge. Comprehensive newspapers and periodicals should set up popular science columns and special editions. Film and television production, distribution and projection institutions shall strengthen the production, distribution and projection of popular science film and television works. Books and periodicals publishing and distribution institutions shall support the publication and distribution of popular science books and periodicals. Comprehensive Internet sites should open popular science pages and encourage units and individuals to use modern media tools such as the Internet to carry out popular science activities. Science and technology museums (stations), libraries, museums, cultural centers, memorial halls, etc. should carry out popular science work in light of their own characteristics.