Abstract: The goals of inducement prizes are an enormously encouraging people’s potential wisdom, extremely promoting technology innovation, and seeking solution for urgent problems. Inducement prices have a long history of nearly 300 years since the year of 1714. Inducement prizes have some characteristics in sponsor, recipient and technology program. Inducement prizes are meaningful in encouraging exploration and enhancing people’s passion about science and technology. Inducement prizes also compensate the downsides of government R&D appropriation. It’s important and necessary for us to set up inducement prizes.

摘要： 科技悬赏奖的目的在于最大限度的发挥人们的智力潜能，最大程度的促进科技创新、以及为最迫切的问题寻找切实可行的解决方案。从1714年至今，科技悬赏奖已经有近300年的发展史。科技悬赏奖在设奖主体，获奖对象以及被悬赏的技术方面各具特点。设立科技悬赏奖对加速技术进步、提高全民科技意识具有重要意义，并在一定程度上弥补了传统奖励与政府科研经费拨款制度的不足。我国具有设立科技悬赏奖的可能性和必要性。

关键词: 科技悬赏奖, 科技创新, 科技奖励, 同行评议, Science and Technology Inducement Prizes, Science Technology and Innovation, Science and Technology reward, Peer Review