Head of Tibet Science & Technology Department Ma Shengjie released in a working conference held in Lhasa, capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region, outlay for scientific & technical research in Tibet amounts to more than 183.8 million yuan this year.

He said of which 67.24 million yuan was state grants while 87.116 million yuan was raised by Tibet itself, fund for major science & technology research project has increased by 24 million yuan comparing with that of 2007, up 42.86 per cent. Investment for other cities and provinces, including aid-Tibet allocation, has reached 29.45 million yuan.

Fund for science & technology research in Tibet has been keeping increasing in recent years and the progress of society and characteristic industry has also improved as a consequence.

According to Ma, Tibet has organized 94 scientific & technical projects this year, among which 36 are national programs while the rest are regional programs.