Investigation Report of Science Popularization Capability in Enterprise in Mainland China

Abstract

In order to understand the current situation of science popularization's capability in enterprises and determine the impact of different factors on the science popularization's capability in enterprises, a research group in 2016 conducted interviews and questionnaires regarding the current state of science popularization capability. A total of 177 valid questionnaires were back from different types of enterprises in Shanxi, Guangdong, Tianjin and Sichuan Provinces. The survey included the status of professionals and associations in enterprises the status of enterprises, their science popularization facilities and their use status, corporate science popularization activities and the size of the audience. In addition the relationship between the enterprises and science popularization along with the carrying out of science popularization activities. The investment expenditure for science popularization, its existing problems and causes, and through the data analysis, we can understand the capability building of science popularization in the enterprises. The problems and difficulties are found by investigation and the paper also put forward countermeasures and suggestions for enterprise science popularization capability.