Cooperation with universities for scientific research to enhance technical capabilities. Both parties agreed in this agreement on the amount and payment method of scientific research funds for project cooperation, which will be further specified in specific cooperation projects; other matters not covered will be further negotiated by both parties based on specific circumstances. Establishing a technical incentive mechanism to improve the reserve of technical talents, Zhongtai Bridge continuously improves the welfare benefits of technical personnel while implementing a technical incentive mechanism that links the benefits of scientific research achievements with employee interests, combining specific technical research and development projects to provide project bonus incentives for technical personnel, thus significantly enhancing the enthusiasm and initiative of technical personnel for innovation, and also attracting more professional talents with rich experience. An relevant person in charge introduced that currently, according to Zhongtai Bridge's business development goals, it will continue to focus on bridge steel structure engineering business as the development priority in the next 2-3 years, strengthening the construction of the Zhongtai Bridge Technology Center, building the company's engineering technology center into a leading domestic technical platform. "Zhongtai Bridge adopts a way mainly focusing on self-research and development supplemented by joint R&D to continuously enhance its engineering technology capabilities, thereby improving the product structure and engineering technology level of the company's bridge steel structure." Meanwhile, the engineering technology center closely follows and tracks the latest technological development trends in various related technical fields of the domestic and international bridge steel structure industry, conducting corresponding technical reserves and product practices, continuously maintaining the advancement and vitality of Zhongtai Bridge's applied technology. In 2010, Zhongtai Bridge's enterprise engineering technology center was rated as a provincial-level enterprise technology center, providing strong technical support for Zhongtai Bridge's engineering business on a higher platform. During the long-term development process, Zhongtai Bridge has cultivated a high-level talent pool covering various related technical fields of the bridge steel structure engineering industry through self-cultivation and external introduction; meanwhile, it has formed a multi-level technical team consisting of technical experts, technical backbone, and technical reserve forces, possessing a relatively complete technical hierarchy and technical talent reserve, ensuring the orderly implementation of Zhongtai Bridge's technical innovation mechanism, laying a solid technical talent foundation for Zhongtai Bridge's continuous development. Strengthening the construction of a high-level engineering technology center, during the project implementation process, Zhongtai Bridge carried out various forms of technical scientific research cooperation with the test centers, technology centers of multiple related enterprises, and technical teams from universities such as Shanghai Jiaotong University, Tongji University, and Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, providing new ideas and theoretical support for the enhancement of Zhongtai Bridge's technical strength and the innovation of existing technologies. In December 2010, Zhongtai Bridge signed a "Production, Education, Research Cooperation Agreement" with Shanghai Jiaotong University. The two parties will conduct production, education, and research cooperation within five years from the date of signing the agreement. The main cooperation contents include: jointly building a post-doctoral workstation for materials science and an engineering technology center for welding technology, promoting the industrialization of relevant scientific research projects of Zhongtai Bridge, jointly conducting research on welding technology and major technical breakthroughs, enhancing the development and application of automation technology in welding processes, etc. As a comprehensive technical engineering type involving multiple application technology fields such as materials, welding, and engineering, bridge steel structure engineering requires enterprises to have the ability to coordinate expert teams from various technical fields according to specific projects. Accordingly, bridge steel structure engineering enterprises need to carry out scientific research cooperation with external experts on corresponding projects to overcome corresponding technical difficulties. In recent years, with the continuous undertaking of large-scale bridge steel structure engineering projects with higher technical difficulty, Zhongtai Bridge has also increased its investment in the R&D of engineering application-type technology and highly values the construction of the enterprise engineering technology center, continuously strengthening the strength of the Zhongtai Bridge Technology Center through measures such as improving technical equipment and research conditions, introducing senior technical talents, etc. What is the most important thing in the 21st century? Talent! China News learned that Zhongtai Bridge, which focuses on bridge steel structure engineering business, has advanced the frontiers of talent mining and cultivation to universities to take its technological innovation to the next level. Relevant persons in charge of Zhongtai Bridge indicated that they will continue to strengthen the reserve of technical talents by combining self-cultivation with external introduction. "Since its establishment, Zhongtai Bridge has undertaken the steel structure engineering of dozens of characteristic bridges renowned in the world bridge community. Its continuous technical innovation mechanism and talent reserve are one of the crucial factors for Zhongtai Bridge's continuous growth."