CCG presents policy advice to Beijing Municipal Committee of CPPCC
June 05 , 2019
Beijing – At the third plenary meeting of the 12th Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference earlier this month, CCG President Dr. Wang Huiyao provided useful policy advice from an academic perspective on how to accelerate talent cultivation and recruitment in the capital city.
Dr. Wang noted at the meeting that now is a crucial time in the restructuring of the local Beijing economy, which presents new opportunities for talent development. According to the Beijing government’s 12th “Five-Year Plan” for talent development, the number of talented skilled workers will rise from 3.5 million to 5.1 million between 2011 and 2015. This total includes 6,000 top-level individuals. The contribution ratio of human capital to economic growth will reach 35%. Beijing currently faces a key strategic choice, namely to become a more international metropolis that can lure high-end talent, with the aim of becoming a new global cluster for highly skilled knowledge workers.
Dr. Wang also pointed out that a major gap still exists between Beijing and other developed municipalities in the world in attracting global talent. In developed countries, the number of foreign immigrants has exceeded 10% of the total population, whereas in Beijing, such individuals comprise just 0.5% of the city’s residents. He suggested that Beijing can step up the effort in talent recruitment by adopting a talent “Green Card”, enhancing the capacity of headhunting agencies to lure foreign talent, creating opportunities for overseas students to live and work in the city after graduating, and hiring international and Chinese returnee professionals as policy advisors.
