21世纪正向我们走来。为了更好地发挥本刊在促进科技进步和发展知识经济中的作用，使刊物更加贴紧时代、贴近生活、贴近读者，1999年《发明与革新》栏目及版面拟作如下安排：1．［专稿（创状论坛）」——刊登与发明创造有关的综述、评论、科技政策、领导讲话及重大活动报道。1 The 21st century is coming to us. In order to give better play to the role of this journal in promoting scientific and technological progress and the development of a knowledge-based economy, we should make our publications more closely adhered to the times, closer to life and closer to the readers. The section entitled “Inventions and Innovations” and the layout in 1999 are intended to be as follows: [Zhuangao (Chuangao Forum)] - A summary, comment, science and technology policy, leadership speeches and reports on major activities related to inventions and publications. 1