Abstract: The construction of national science popularization capacity is one of the important foundations for achieving sci-tech self-reliance,self-improvement and high-quality development in the new era,and it is also the key way to improve the degree of social civilization and the scientific literacy of the whole people. With rapid development and extensive application of emerging technologies in the digital age,the forms of science popularization and the ways in which the public receives science popularization have undergone significant change. By analyzing the new situation of the construction of national science popularization capacity in the digital age,summarizing and drawing on the experience of the construction of science popularization capacity in developed countries,and aiming at the development path of the construction of national science popularization capacity,this paper puts forward relevant suggestions from various aspects,in order promote the development of science popularization in China to a new level.

Key words: digital age, science popularization capability, construction path