观人类发展历史，创新始终是一个国家、一个民族发展的重要力量，也始终是推动人类社会进步的重要力量。不创新不行，创新慢了也不行。如果我们不识变、不应变、不求变，就可能陷入战略被动，错失发展机遇，甚至错过整整一个时代。

The history of human development proves that innovation has always been important for promoting the development of a country and its people as well as human society. One will fall behind without innovation, and just as much if one is too slow in innovation. We will face strategic passiveness and miss opportunities for development – or miss an entire era – if we fail to seek, recognize and respond to change.

实施创新驱动发展战略，是应对发展环境变化、把握发展自主权、提高核心竞争力的必然选择，是加快转变经济发展方式、破解经济发展深层次矛盾和问题的必然选择，是更好引领我国经济发展新常态、保持我国经济持续健康发展的必然选择。

Seeking innovation-driven development is a natural choice if we are to adapt to changing developmental conditions, hold the decision-making power for our own development, and improve our core competitiveness; if we are to speed up the transformation of our growth model and solve deep-rooted conflicts and problems; if we are to better steer the new normal in economic development and sustain sound growth.
 
科技是国之利器，国家赖之以强，企业赖之以赢，人民生活赖之以好。中国要强，中国人民生活要好，必须有强大科技。

Science and technology are the bedrock upon which a country relies for its strength, enterprises for success, and people for a better life. Great scientific and technological capacity is a must if we are to make China strong and improve our lives.

新时期、新形势、新任务，要求我们在科技创新方面有新理念、新设计、新战略。我们要深入贯彻新发展理念，深入实施科教兴国战略和人才强国战略，深入实施创新驱动发展战略，统筹谋划，加强组织，优化我国科技事业发展总体布局。

New missions and tasks of the new era require us to develop new concepts, designs and strategies regarding technological innovation. We should implement new development concepts, and invigorate our country through science and technology and fostering people of high caliber. We should further implement the innovation-driven development strategy, and promote the development of science and technology through overall planning and coordination.

来源：《习近平谈治国理政》第二卷

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