Study on Popularization of Science and Technology Infrastructure development in China

In 2009, a project of monitoring and evaluation on China´s Popularization of Science and Technology Infrastructures (PSTI) development was conducted. The index system for China´s PSTI development was studied and established. By using these evaluation indexes, monitoring and evaluation on China´s PSTI was carried out and abundant detailed data were collected. Through the analysis of the monitoring data, a comprehensive understanding of China´s PSTI development status was obtained, the reason was analyzed, and the trend of China´s PSTI development was forecasted. These results can not only lay a solid foundation for annual monitoring and evaluation project of China´s PSTI in future, but also provide a policy making support for accelerating China´s PSTI construction. And the authors believe this research will be a precious reference for other countries and regions on PSTI development.