科技为经济结构战略性调整提供有力支持 江泽民总书记在“七一”讲话中再一次强调科技是第一生产力,而且是先进生产力的集中体现和主要标志,号召我们大力推动科技进步和创新,不断地用先进科技改造和提高国民经济,努力实现我国生产力发展的核心和动力,科学技术目前所受到的重视在新中国历史上是空前的。在这个时候就任科技部部长,我感到任务艰巨,时间紧迫,责任重大。我们必须把科技工作搞好,以不负党和人民的重托。我认为,新 Science and Technology Strongly Support Strategic Adjustment of Economic Structure Jiang Zemin once again stressed that science and technology are primary productive forces in the “1 July” speech and is a concentrated expression and key indicator of advanced productive forces and urges us to vigorously promote scientific and technological progress and innovation. To use state-of-the-art technology to transform and improve the national economy and strive to achieve the core and impetus of the development of China’s productive forces, the current emphasis placed on science and technology is unprecedented in the history of new China. At this time as Minister of Science and Technology, I feel that the task is arduous, time is running out and responsibility is heavy. We must do a good job in science and technology so as to uphold the trust of the party and the people. I think that new