Abstract:

The polar science and technology system which leads the country polar scientific research has aroused wide attention in many countries around the world. Polar science and technology systems constitute the structural system and organization of polar science and technology research with the management and organizational setup, scope of responsibility, and ownership. Scientific and reasonable polar science and technology system is the premise and foundation to promote the development of polar science and technology. This article mainly analyses the representative polar power of the polar science and technology systems developed by countries such as the U.S., Russia, and Australia. It also summarizes the polar system of each country. Lastly, it focuses on the current status of the polar science and technology system of China, and it explores the direction of future reform of our polar cause in “Thirteenth Five-Year Plan” period to deepen the comprehensive reform which will gradually form a relatively perfect polar science and technology system which is suitable for our national condition.

Key words: polar country, polar science and technology system, polar policy and strategy, comparative research