知识经济时代的“第一生产力”——纪念邓小平诞辰100周年

“科学技术是第一生产力”的著名论断是在工业经济的背景下总结出来的 ,但迅速发展的知识经济则进一步验证了该命题 ,显示出“科学技术是第一生产力”论断具有高度的前瞻性。科学既包括自然科学 ,也应包括社会科学。所以自然科学是第一生产力 ,社会科学同样也是第一生产力。发展知识经济 ,就是要把自然科学和社会科学等知识作为经济发展的核心要素 ,也就是第一生产力。在我国 ,“科学技术是第一生产力”在知识经济时代的运用 ,主要体现在利用高新技术产业对传统产业的改造 ,以提升传统产业的竞争力 ,直至建立知识工业、知识农业。

Primary Productive Forces of Science and Technology in Knowledge Economic Times

The famous saying that Science and Technology is the Primary Productive Forces was put forward in the background of industrial economy, while the fast development proves that this saying is quite correct and is a far-reaching prediction. Science includes natural science and social science. Therefore, natural science is the primary productive forces, so is social science. Developing knowledge economy relies on natural and social sciences, which are the core elements of developing economy and primary productive forces. The application of the principle is transforming traditional industries by high-tech industries and improving competition of traditional industries.