China is determined to turn its heavy population burden into
an advantage in human resources, the Minister of Personnel Zhang
Xuezhong said Tuesday.
He made the remarks
at a speech delivered at the Year 2001 APEC High Level Meeting
on Human Capacity Building that opened Tuesday in Beijing.
China has been
adhering to the guiding principle of respecting knowledge
and talents and pursuing the strategy of revitalizing the
country through science, technology and education since it
launched the reform and opening-up drive in late 1970s, the
minister said.
"As a result,
we are witnessing unprecedented economic prosperity, social
harmony and progress, and growing development in human resources,"
he said.
The minister briefed
APEC delegates on China's practices in human capacity building.
One of the measures
adopted by China is the integration of education, science
and technology and talents into national development strategy
as the driving force behind and guarantee of social and economic
development.
Thanks to increased
input to education and training, the quality of China's workforce
has been greatly improved and personnel structure continuously
optimized, the minister said.
China's recently
adopted outline of the 10th five-year plan for national economic
and social development also take training, attracting and
making best use of talents as a task of strategic importance.
China will promote
overall human resource development against the backdrop of
economic restructuring. For example, the training of management
personnel for new and hi-tech enterprises and other urgently
needed talents will be encouraged. Measures have also been
taken to raise the proportion of people working in the tertiary
industry.
The country will
also "intensify institutional reform and create a sound
environment for talents to stand out and display their ability,"
said the minister.
Moves in this aspect
include reforming the personnel management and recruitment
systems as well as the income distribution system.
China will also
open wider to the outside world and promote international
exchanges on human resources development, Zhang said.
The government
will encourage co-operation between different regions and
departments and seek new ways of co-operation such as university-enterprise
and university-municipality co-operation, he added.
(People's Daily
05/15/2001)
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