CITIC Group recently announced that in order to thoroughly implement the spirit of the central talent work conference, comprehensively promote the strategy of strengthening the enterprise with talents, and strengthen innovation driven development, it has specially hired nine academicians from the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences of the United States The research directions of these 9 specially appointed academicians cover areas related to national strategy and major livelihood, such as steel, major infrastructure, agricultural biology, high-end equipment, and water and soil resources. They will help CITIC Group's scientific and technological research and development strength reach a new level in key technology research, major project implementation, innovation platform construction, and high-end talent cultivation The relevant person in charge of CITIC Group stated that the appointment of specially appointed academicians is an important way to flexibly introduce industry leading talents and external top talents. It helps to strengthen the integration of industry, academia, and research, effectively enhance scientific and technological strength, and fully stimulate innovation vitality. It is an important measure for CITIC Group to build a domestically leading and internationally first-class technology based excellent enterprise group

        During the "13th Five Year Plan" period, CITIC Group's scientific and technological innovation system continued to improve. It has built one State Key Laboratory, two national industrial design centers, six national enterprise technology centers, and 60 enterprise research and development institutions At the first Science and Technology Innovation Conference of CITIC Group held in January this year, General Manager Xi Guohua released the "14th Five Year Plan for Science and Technology Development of CITIC Group", proposing the "Two Highlands, One Advantage, and One Engine" action plan, which aims to create a highland for science and technology research, a source of original technology, a green and low-carbon first mover advantage, and an engine for the development of emerging industries, and enhance scientific and technological innovation capabilities The plan also proposes that CITIC Group will focus on enhancing the technological innovation vitality of the five major business sectors. The comprehensive financial services sector should focus on "innovation", implement technology empowerment, and become a leader in comprehensive financial services; The advanced intelligent manufacturing sector should be driven by "intelligence", implement technology traction, and become a pioneer in the field of "overtaking on curves"; The advanced materials sector should break through with "uniqueness", implement technology leadership, and become a security guarantor of the industrial chain; The new consumption sector should focus on "quantity" as the key, implement technological assistance, and become a driving force for new consumption trends; The new urbanization sector should take the opportunity of "green", implement technological support, and become a builder of smart cities In 2022, CITIC Group's technological innovation work will fully implement the 14th Five Year Plan for technological development, striving to make substantial progress in four aspects: overall architecture setting, incentive mechanism construction, scientific research promotion, and innovation capability improvement, and creating a technology innovation ecosystem for integrated development