“海外智力为国服务行动计划”（简称海智计划）由中国科协与35家海外科技团体于2003年12月共同发起，2004年2月正式启动实施，得到国家中组部、人事部（现人社部）支持。海智计划旨在发挥桥梁纽带作用，加强与海外华人科技团体的联系，充分发挥海外人才和智力优势，发动全国学会和地方科协共同参与，为海外人才回国工作、为国服务搭建平台。海智计划和海外科技团体本着 “团结奋斗，爱国奉献”的精神，遵循“平等、互利、开放、务实、守法、共赢”的原则开展合作，通过开展多种形式的学术交流、项目合作、技术咨询、技术引进和专项考察等活动，为国家社会和经济建设贡献力量。

　　海智计划工作得到中组部、人社部的支持和肯定，中国科协主要领导主抓海智工作，各有关部门积极参与，各省市自治区和主要城市科协都把海智作为重要工作抓手；中国科协“十二五”规划和“十三五规划”中，海智计划都被列为重点任务之一。中组部转发的“中央人才协调小组人才工作重点”明确指示：要继续推进海智计划。国家“千人计划”网站和宣传册均对海智计划进行介绍和报导。国家人社部每年召开的“留学人员回国服务工作部际联席会议”都对海智工作予以表扬和肯定，在工作要点中明确中国科协的任务。

　　自2004年启动至今，海智计划在引进海外技术项目、推荐适用人才、为地方政府提供咨询服务、培养高端人才、提高国内学术期刊水平等方面做了大量工作：

　　1.联系的海外科技团体从最初34家到目前92家，遍及主要留学国家。聘请71名海外科技团体的代表作为中国科协海智专家；

　　2.在全国18个省区建立起54个海智计划工作基地，每年接待海外科技人员从最初的几十人次到2015年近2000人次；

　　3.承担千人计划窗口工作，向中组部推荐高层次人才，宣传引才引智政策，反映回国人员的诉求；

　　4. 共组织海外咨询建议254项，编辑5本咨询建议集。部分以“海外科技工作者建议”报中国科协，其中部分以“科技工作者建议”报中央后得到中央领导批示；

　　5.围绕重点关注的问题开展专题调研：能源生态环境、海归企业创新、海外人才战略、生物医药健康、海外技术引进。邀请海内外专家共同参与，提交调研报告。其中海归企业创新调研报告获得李克强总理和刘延东副总理的重要批示；源于能源生态环境调研成果的太阳能提水灌溉项目获得2014年“联合国人居环境绿色技术奖”；

　　6.利用海智专家的海外优势资源，紧密结合地方经济建设需求，在各地轮流举办国际应用技术论坛；

　　7.鼓励和支持海智专家回国创业，在条件成熟的点建立海智专家示范项目；

　　8.通过海智简讯（月刊电子刊物）、海智网站发布信息，通报工作进展，发布人才、项目需求信息，帮助实现人才、项目对接；

　　9.2015年开始，探索启动“海外人才离岸创新创业基地”工作，先后选定各具特色的上海、深圳、武汉、苏州四地开展试点工作。

　　海智计划围绕党和国家人才工作、经济社会建设发展大局，开展了丰富多彩的活动，成为促进海外人才创新创业、推动科技和产业项目合作的重要平台。

　　Introduction of  HOME Program

　　“HOME Program”, jointly initiated by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and 35 overseas Chinese professional organizations, was officially inaugurated in Beijing, China in February, 2004. With the support of the Central government and local governments across China, “HOME Program” serves as a hub of innovation and entrepreneurship for overseas professionals with science and technology background to serve and to engage them in the social and economic development in China.

　　In the past 12 years, “HOME Program” has organized various activities helping overseas professionals to conduct academic and technology exchanges and cooperation, project collaborations, setting up business start-ups, inspection trips, survey and training programs and business consulting in China with the concerted efforts of its 50+ HOME Program Bases managed by CAST local branches throughout the country.

　　HOME Program has conducted several inspection trips with delegates from overseas to various Chinese cities and regions focusing on major issues such as energy ecological environment, innovation and entrepreneurship of oversea returnees’ enterprises, oversea talents strategy, bio-pharmaceutical and life science, and overseas technology transfer, and provided effective consulting to both government and business sectors. Many Chinese leaders including Premier Li Keqiang and Vice Premier Liu Yandong have responded most favorably and given precise instructions for related ministries and institutions to follow up. As a result of the energy ecological environment inspection trip, a solar powered pumping irrigation system was set up as a model project in Qinghai province, and won the UN Green Technology Award of Human Settlement in 2014. “HOME Program”has established several  other Model Projects ranging from water treatment, Industrial waste treatment，modern farming, robot and artificial intelligence and technology transfer, to name just a few.

　　As an important part of the Strategic Cooperation Agreement between CAST and the governments of Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hubei, “HOME Program” has set up a pilot project entitled “Offshore Innovation and Entrepreneurial Base for Overseas Professionals” in each city and province, aiming at attracting more and more overseas professionals to conduct business in China on these platforms with more favorable policies and business infrastructures.

　　“HOME Program” is a service platform for overseas professionals with science and technology background, and CAST is the HOME for science and technology professionals all over the world.