The Communist Party of China (CPC) has called for greater
efforts to spur the implementation of new strategies for
invigorating the nation through science, education and talent
cultivation.
Developing science and education and boost talent training is
essential to improving the nation's competitiveness, says the
proposal of the CPC Central Committee for the formulation of the
2006-2010 national program for economic and social development,
which was issued here Tuesday.
The government should prioritize technological research in key
areas including energy, resources, the environment, agriculture and
information technology, it says.
The proposal also stresses fundamental research and frontier
technology study in fields like information technology, life
science, aerospace, marine biology, nanotechnology and new
materials.
To step up education is the ultimate way to transform China's
population pressure to advantageous human resources, the document
says. In order to meet the demand for human resources in social and
economic development, the government should speed up adjustment of
the educational structure, improving teacher's capability,
especially in the countryside, and expanding vocational
education.
Talent training, especially that of government workers,
managerial personnel in companies and specialists, or engineers and
technicians, should be strengthened.
Governments at all levels, companies and social institutions
should increase investment in talent training so as to cultivate a
social atmosphere in favor of talented professionals, says the
proposal.
(Xinhua News Agency October 17, 2005)