CN-KEY STUDIES DEVELOPM

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The credit will support the government's decision issued in 1985, to reform the management of science and technology programs. The project will: (a) increase the output of scientific researchers trained to international standards through master, doctoral and post-doctoral programs; (b) enhance the quality and productivity of research in strategic areas relevant to long-term economic and social development; (c) strengthen the management of scientific research at both the national and laboratory level; (d) provide a modern scientific infrastructure for Chinese scientists trained at home and abroad; and (e) encourage scientific cooperation across institutional and national boundaries. The projectsists of: (a) support for research and graduate student training in 133 State Key Laboratories (SKL) and Special Laboratories (SL) affiliated with universities and with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); (b) a pilot program to assist seven of the project laboratories to improve management efficiency and the quality of research and training of graduate students in science; (c) development of a demonstration computer network that will link Qinghua and Beijing Universities and the Computer Center of CAS, and establish an enhanced computing facility at the CAS center; and (d) a program advisory group (PAG) of Chinese and foreign experts that will provide science and technology advice to implementing agencies on the overall direction and progress of all components.