Sichuan Association for Science and Technology

The Sichuan Association for Science and Technology (Sichuan CAST; Chinese: 四川省科学技术协会, abbreviated 四川省科协) is a provincial-level people's organization composed of science and technology workers in Sichuan Province, China. According to its official introduction, it is a mass organization of scientific and technological workers in Sichuan, a people's organization under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, a bridge and bond between the Party and government and scientific and technological workers, and an important force in promoting the development of science and technology and building an innovation highland in western China. It is a local organization of the China Association for Science and Technology, accepts the leadership of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and the professional guidance of the China Association for Science and Technology, and is a participating unit of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. The association traces its founding to November 1958. Its headquarters is located at No. 11, Section 4, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, Sichuan. Its official website (www.sckx.org.cn) serves as its main information platform, publishing association news, notices, science popularization activities, academic society news, and procurement announcements. Sichuan CAST's work covers several major areas: academic exchange and academic societies, science popularization and the national scientific literacy action, science and technology innovation, technology-enabled rural revitalization, party building, organizational talent work, and city/county-level associations. It operates or supports platforms such as the Tianfu Science and Technology Cloud (天府科技云) service platform and the Sichuan Tianfu Science and Technology Cloud Service Center (also known as the Sichuan CAST Science and Technology Innovation Service Center). It organizes or co-organizes events such as the National Science Popularization Month activities in Sichuan, the Sichuan-Chongqing Science and Technology Academic Conference, and industry-innovation collaborative activities. It also engages in science popularization research trips, youth science and technology innovation competitions, and science popularization caravan activities. As a people's organization rather than a commercial enterprise, Sichuan CAST functions as a hub connecting scientific and technological workers, academic societies, enterprises, and government bodies in Sichuan. It participates in activities such as soliciting science and technology innovation needs in the aerospace field, promoting the construction of enterprise science associations, and supporting rural revitalization through science and technology. Its official website lists internal departments, directly affiliated units, association leaders, and its charter.

The Sichuan Association for Science and Technology was founded in November 1958. It is a provincial people's organization composed of science and technology workers in Sichuan and a local branch of the China Association for Science and Technology. It operates under the leadership of the Communist Party of China Sichuan Provincial Committee and receives professional guidance from the China Association for Science and Technology. It is also a participating unit of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Over the decades, Sichuan CAST has developed a broad organizational network that includes city and county-level science associations, provincial-level academic societies, enterprise science associations, and rural technology associations. Its work has expanded from academic exchange and science popularization to include technology innovation services, rural revitalization through science and technology, talent development, and party building. In recent years, the association has promoted the Tianfu Science and Technology Cloud (天府科技云) platform and established the Sichuan Tianfu Science and Technology Cloud Service Center (also known as the Sichuan CAST Science and Technology Innovation Service Center). This center handles procurement, legal services, and project implementation for platform-related activities. The association organizes major annual events such as the National Science Popularization Month in Sichuan and the Sichuan-Chongqing Science and Technology Academic Conference. It also engages in science popularization research trips, youth science and technology innovation competitions, and science popularization caravan activities. In 2026, it co-organized the industry-innovation collaborative activity in the aerospace field, soliciting science and technology innovation needs from enterprises and institutions across the province.

• 2026

  Sichuan CAST and Sichuan Federation of Industry and Commerce launch 2026 aerospace industry-innovation collaborative activity.

• 2024

  Official website publishes updated association introduction (May 8, 2024).

• 1958

  Sichuan Association for Science and Technology founded in November.

A provincial people's organization and local branch of the China Association for Science and Technology, serving as a bridge between the Party/government and science and technology workers in Sichuan.

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2. 2科协简介sckx.org.cn
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4. 4四川省科学技术协会 四川省工商业联合会关于征集2026年产创协同创新活动（航空航天）科技创新需求的通知sckx.org.cn
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