1. Implementing Digital Strategy

Our digital and innovative strategy focuses on both internal and external aspects: improving internal business processes through digital technology; providing digital external services to improve customer experience.

1. Internal Business Process

CTI has established a standardization information management platform and a public information service platform. We carry out lean management to comprehensively improve the operational efficiency and synergy of enterprise digital work. We strive to digitize mainstream business.

2. External Customer Service

CTI has established its own e-commerce platform CTI MALL and set up a big data analysis mechanism. We use digital connection, transmission, structured storage & visualization technology, rely on massive computing power, and achieve the integration of multi terminal customer management, service package standardization, whole process information visualization, report verification automation and other functions. Our data comprehensively covers the supply chain upstream and downstream of multiple industries.

2. Cultivating Innovative Talents

We have formulated the Innovation R&D Management System to standardize the Group's R&D activities. The research institute of the Group focuses on digital strategy, talent base construction, standard research, patent invention, and other scientific research and innovation undertakings, further deepening regional innovation and development.

We established a postdoctoral fellow innovation practice base in 2018 and are currently preparing to build an academician workstation. As of now, CTI's postdoctoral fellow innovation practice base has recruited a total of 7 Postdoc, and 5 have successively left the station. Currently, there are 2 Postdoc in the station, mainly engaged in research work in fields such as materials, chemistry, marine environment, rail transit, biomedicine, etc. The research institute of the Group conducts regular meetings and occasional brainstorming to promote more scientific research and innovation activities. During the reporting period, we conducted two innovative R&D special training sessions, targeting employees from various functional departments, as well as R&D, administrative, and financial personnel from various subsidiaries. The total number of participants was over 50, with an average training duration of 8 hours per person. We also encourage employees to participate in external training and provide some funds to help them improve their academic qualifications.

3. Emphasizing the Development of Scientific Research

The Group Research Institute forms a research and development team with industry experts as the core, dedicated to researching cutting-edge technologies in the industry, continuously improving the Company's core competitiveness in the field of testing technology, and providing strong technical support and sufficient technical reserves for the business expansion of major business units.

The Group allocates 8% to 10% of its annual operating revenue as investment in innovative research and development, and allocates research and development tasks to various business units. During the reporting period, the group's R&D investment was 435 million RMB, a YOY increase of 15.69%; the proportion of R&D investment in revenue is 8.48%.

R&D investment of CTI in recent years

The Company's multiple R&D achievements have been recognized by the market, government departments, and industry associations, and its leading research and development capabilities provide important guarantees for the Company's development. As of the end of the reporting period, the Company is currently carrying out approximately 300 scientific research projects.

4. R&D of Domestic and Foreign Standards

Since 2007, CTI has actively participated in the research and development of international and domestic standards. It also participated in the formulation and revision. It led or participated in the formulation and revision of more than 600 national standards, industry standards and group standards, and has 56 seats in the Standardization Technical Committee of each industry.