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Opinion / Op-Ed Contributors

Three key steps toward an innovative future

By Robert Wihtol and Robert Koepp (China Daily) Updated: 2015-01-27 08:00

Three key steps toward an innovative future

Huawei founder and president Ren Zhengfei speaks during a session of the World Economic Forum annual meeting on Thursday, in Davos. [Photo/Agencies]

The compass, paper money, moveable type printing, gunpowder and silk. These are a few of the inventions that until the early modern era put China ahead of the West as an innovator. But past glories are insufficient to address current and future challenges. Innovation requires a continuous flow of new ideas, and the ability to transform these into dynamic economic processes.

What should China do to support its transition to a more innovative economy? Lessons from other countries point to three key steps.

The first is education. The success of advanced economies is without exception founded on strong and well-funded education systems. Basic education lays the foundation for other levels. It needs to be amply funded and accessible to all regions and social groups.

China currently spends 4 percent of GDP on education, which is lower than other middle-income countries. Developed economies generally spend 5 to 7 percent of GDP on education.

China has made enormous progress in educational development, and there are pockets of educational excellence, for example in Shanghai. To ensure that high-quality basic education is available throughout the country, including poor and remote areas, spending on education needs to increase further.

Pedagogical approaches lay the foundation for innovative thinking. China should move from rote-and exam-based learning to student-centered learning, with an emphasis on problem solving and creativity. The seeds for innovation are sown early.

Advanced economies have high-quality tertiary education systems that are independent and well resourced. China's higher education system has expanded rapidly, but quality improvements have not kept pace. In relation to its size and population, China still has relatively few top-tier universities.

Second, innovative economies spend a lot on research and development (R&D). China adopted a comprehensive R&D policy in 2006 and expects to spend 2.2 percent of GDP on R&D by 2015. This is higher than European economies' 2 percent but less than Singapore's 2.3 percent or South Korea's 4 percent.

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