Zhejiang Association for Science and Technology(ZJAST) is a people's organization under the leadership of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee. As a non-governmental organization of scientific and technological professionals, it serves as a bridge that links the Party and the provincial government to the science and technology community and plays an important role in promoting the development of science and technology in Zhejiang. Since its inauguration, ZJAST has made significant contributions to the prosperity and development of science and technology, to the popularization of science and technology among the public, to the emerging of large numbers of professional talents, and to the overall economic and social development in Zhejiang. Its main responsibilities include promoting the development of all scientific disciplines, stimulating independent innovation, engaging scientific and technological professionals in technological innovation, popularizing scientific knowledge, promoting the application of advanced technologies, improving the scientific literacy of all citizens, safeguarding legitimate rights and interests of scientific and technological professionals, providing policy advice, facilitating the transformation of research results, promoting international scientific and technological cooperation and so on.