As an important platform for knowledge transformation, the science and technology think tanks play an important role in supporting the decision-making. Through the analysis of the typical government science and technology think tanks, this paper summarizes the decision-making-oriented issues, the standard process of knowledge transformation, the team organization and coordination, the information collection, the quality assurance of reports, and the achievement transmission mechanism, and proposes the needs for the knowledge transformation and mechanisms at each stage. It is recommended to systematically organize experts, think tank researchers, and managers through the design standardized consulting procedure, pay more attention to the data collection and the analysis skills, and provide effective policy advice.

science and technology think tank  /  knowledge  /  policy  /  transformation mechanism