technology is the primary productive force, talent is the primary resource, and innovation is the primary driving force. our city adheres to the strategy of putting talents first in strengthening the city, and focuses on building the four major science and technology innovation highlands of digital intelligence technology, life and health, new materials, green and low carbon, and the "33618" modern manufacturing cluster system, and focuses on building a strong strategic scientific and technological innovation talent team. we will cultivate, introduce and make good use of talents at a high level, accelerate the construction of talent centers and innovation highlands in the western region, and provide strong support for the construction of a modern new chongqing.

in may this year, the jinfeng laboratory located in the western (chongqing) science city released seven scientific and technological innovation results for the first time. some of these achievements are original innovations, some have breakthroughs in key core technologies, and many have entered the transformation stage. in just one year since its establishment, these achievements have been achieved thanks to the leadership and drive of top talents and leading talents. wang zheng, who is engaged in medical big data research, was attracted by this high-level innovation platform and the high-quality talent policy not long after the jinfeng laboratory was established.

wang zheng, deputy director of the biomedical big data information research and application center of jinfeng laboratory, told reporters that in terms of policies, chongqing has given great strength, and everything is based on serving the scientific research team, especially for talent introduction and evaluation. their innovative mechanism allowed them to recruit a large number of high-level talents in just one month.

zhou yu, head of the human resources department of jinfeng laboratory, said that around the core task of next-generation diagnosis of major diseases, targeted recruitment has been carried out to attract top talents from around the world. currently, it is led by academicians bian xiuwu, duan shumin, zhao yuliang, dong chen and yang zhenglin. there are 25 teams including 18 national-level talents, and a total of more than 230 full-time scientific researchers.

build a nest to attract phoenixes, allowing talents and cities to go in both directions and achieve mutual success. the western (chongqing) science city, liangjiang collaborative innovation zone, guangyang bay intelligent eco-city, etc. are accelerating their construction. talent platforms such as the chongqing automotive software innovation research platform of the chinese academy of sciences and the "china compound eye" ultra-wide distributed aperture radar have sprung up one after another. the city's industrial enterprises, scientific and technological enterprises, high-tech enterprises and other enterprises continue to burst out with vitality, providing a broad stage for all kinds of talents to display their talents. at the same time, focusing on serving the development of modern manufacturing clusters, our city took the lead in implementing the training and aggregation action of outstanding engineers, launching six major projects: nurture, set sail, empowerment, climbing, sea gathering, and inheritance, to accelerate the cultivation and expansion of a team of urgently needed industrial talents.

liu hanlong, executive vice president of chongqing university and dean of the national school of excellence engineers at chongqing university, said that for example, they want to solve new energy vehicle batteries, software control, etc. this is a real problem, and scientific research and talent training should be conducted around real problems. break the boundaries of previous majors and disciplines.

to attract and cultivate talents, we must also recognize talents, love talents, respect talents, and use talents. our city focuses on fully stimulating the innovation and creativity of talents, accelerating the construction of the "yu cai hui" digital platform for talent work, continuing to improve all-factor services for the full cycle of innovation and entrepreneurship such as r&d support, achievement transformation, and business incubation, and solidly providing housing security and children's education for talents. , medical services and other high-frequency matters. in 2022, "deepening the reform of the talent service system" ranked first among the city's "10 favorite reforms".

wu chaowen, director of the personnel office and talent office of chongqing university of posts and telecommunications, said that they will rely on the school's scientific research advantages and human resources to provide service guarantees for postdoctoral innovation and entrepreneurship in terms of policy support, entrepreneurial guidance, and financing docking.

as the talent-centered innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem continues to be optimized, all types of talents are competing to gather. at present, the total number of human resources in chongqing has exceeded 6 million. among them, the total number of r&d personnel exceeds 200,000; postdoctoral recruitment has exceeded 1,000 for two consecutive years, and the exit and retention rate in chongqing has reached 91%, ranking first in the country; each year, more than 20 new college students come (stay) in chongqing to find employment and start businesses. there are 1.62 million high-skilled talents in the city, accounting for 31.3% of the total number of skilled talents, ranking first in the west; the total number of digital talents exceeds 800,000, playing a sonorous movement in which talent development and economic and social development resonate at the same frequency.