China News Service, March 28. The State Council Information Office held a series of press conferences on the theme of "Promoting High-Quality Development" on the 28th, introducing Shanghai's focus on "focusing on the 'five centers' to accelerate the construction of a modern socialist international metropolis with world influence." "Related circumstances. Gong Zheng, deputy secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and mayor, revealed at the meeting that in recent years, the total number of talents in Shanghai has continued to grow. For example, last year, Shanghai attracted a total of 172,000 talents from home and abroad, a year-on-year increase of 12%.
Gong Zheng said that talent is the first resource. It can be said that the competitiveness of a city depends on the kind of talents it has. In the process of accelerating the construction of the "Five Centers", Shanghai has always insisted on gathering talents from all over the world and continuously enhanced the role of talent empowerment. Talent advantages have become a strong support for Shanghai to improve its city level and core competitiveness.
Gong Zheng introduced that in recent years, the total number of talents in Shanghai has continued to grow. For example, last year, Shanghai attracted a total of 172,000 talents from home and abroad, a year-on-year increase of 12%. Now the total number of talents in Shanghai has exceeded 6.75 million; the agglomeration effect of overseas high-level talents has also continued to increase. Through the implementation of policies such as the Talent Peak Project and the Special Talent Introduction and Training Project in Key Industries, Shanghai has gathered a large number of urgently needed "high-end talents" Talent. Shanghai has issued a total of 441,000 work permits to foreigners, and more than 310,000 returned overseas students have come to Shanghai to work and start businesses. These statistics rank first in the country. Shanghai has always been a hot spot for international talents to pursue their dreams.
Gong Zheng emphasized that without international talents, there would be no Shanghai as an international “five center”. Therefore, Shanghai must look at the world, recruit all kinds of top talents, accelerate the construction of comparative advantages in international talent competition, and promote the construction of high-level talent highlands to a new level. Shanghai will focus on three aspects:
First, guided by national strategies, we strive to build a high-energy innovation platform. Focusing on major talent needs such as the construction of the "Five Centers", we strive to build a world-class basic scientific research platform, an industrial innovation platform, a scientific and technological service platform, and a "sea gathering of talents" competition platform to create a "strong platform for attracting and gathering talents". "Magnetic Field", allowing talents to have a stage, space for development, and brilliant careers in Shanghai.
The second is to use reform and innovation as the driving force to build high-efficiency systems and mechanisms. Implement a more open, more active and more effective talent policy, deepen the pilot comprehensive reform of the system and mechanism for talent development, increase the decentralization and loosening of powers in talent discovery, recommendation, evaluation and other aspects, and build a pyramid-shaped talent structure with reasonable levels. Fully stimulate the innovation and creativity of talents.
The third is to focus on service guarantee and strive to create a high-quality talent ecosystem. Accurately meet the needs of talents in terms of settlement, settlement, entry and exit, etc., and through measures such as preferential services for outstanding global talents and the "one thing" reform of full-cycle talent services, we will further integrate high-quality resources, improve service quality, and strive to create world-class talents. A good environment and ecology for development in Shanghai.