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What is a popular science base? What is the reason for building a popular science base? What are the benefits?
"Up to now, there are 37 popular science bases in Beijing, including 3 popular science education bases, 3 popular science training bases, 3 popular science media bases and 7 popular science R&D bases. Gradually form a development system of popular science bases with complete categories and reasonable layout, in which' natural science and social science complement each other,' comprehensive science and industry develop in harmony, and' public and object-oriented pay equal attention'. "

According to the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, Beijing Science Popularization Base continues to support scientific and technological innovation and economic and social development. The newly named 34 popular science bases have three characteristics: first, they guide enterprises to increase investment in science and technology, and enterprise-based popular science bases account for 40% of the total number of bases; Second, the base area is closely integrated with hot spots such as ecological environment protection, which further supports the implementation of relevant public affairs policies; Third, the wide application of new technologies and new media makes popular science communication more interesting and closer to life.

Behind the vigorous development of popular science bases, it is inseparable from the attention and promotion of government management departments. In order to strengthen the construction of popular science infrastructure in Beijing and mobilize social forces to participate in popular science work, in 2007, Beijing formulated the Interim Measures for the Management of Popular Science Bases in Beijing, which classified and named popular science bases for the first time in China. In order to fully mobilize the enthusiasm of popular science work from all walks of life, give full play to the role of popular science resources, carry out popular science education activities for the public, actively promote the socialization, popularization and daily work of popular science, and serve the implementation of the strategy of "rejuvenating the country through science and education" and improving the scientific and cultural quality of the public.

1999, China association for science and technology began to establish a national science education base. China Association for Science and Technology named the first batch of 20 1 national popular science education bases, which were recommended by national and provincial associations for science and technology and reviewed by relevant experts. At present, China Association for Science and Technology has named 188 popular science education bases in China, including 78 natural science museums, accounting for 4 1% of the total. 65 state key laboratories, accounting for 35%; 28 high-tech enterprises and production bases, accounting for15%; National nature reserves 17, accounting for 9%.