Evaluations Aim to Help Innovation New Ways of Measuring Performance of Top Talent, Projects Offer Many Benefits

CHINA DAILY HONG KONG EDITION Friday, July 6, 2018 CHINA 5 Cash for tips Evaluations aim to help innovation New ways of measuring performance of top talent, projects offer many benefits By ZHANG ZHIHAO evaluation systems aim to optimize [email protected] management, unleash the potential of scientists, clarify roles and To promote innovation, China has research directions for research launched its most detailed perform- institutes and increase their capa- ance evaluation systems so far for bility to better serve national needs. talented researchers, institutes and The new systems will also inte- projects, officials said on Thurs- grate different types of evaluations day. The system will be more across various levels, including self- streamlined and efficient, they said. evaluations and institutional, The systems are part of recent departmental and third-party eval- reforms to cut bureaucracy in the uations, leading to more balanced auditing, evaluation and manageri- and objective results, Zhang said. al process of scientific research and Each research institute will create projects, according to new guide- a charter that acts as a set of basic Three men in panda masks claim their cash rewards totaling 500,000 yuan ($75,300) at the Guangdong Public Security Department in Guangzhou, Guang- lines, which were issued recently by governing principles and the basis dong province, on Thursday. They provided tips to the police in fighting organized crime. Police officials in the province announced an incentive program on the general offices of the Commu- for evaluations, Zhang said. The the same day to encourage more people to help. HUANG WEIJUN / YANGCHENG EVENING NEWS nist Party of China Central Commit- main items of the charter include tee and the State Council. research targets, responsible fields “The new evaluation systems are and national duty. the most comprehensive and The results of an evaluation will detailed mechanisms to date,” said have more weight in policy formation, He Defang, director of the depart- project planning, talent recruitment Forecasters: Rain highlights need to prepare ment of policy, regulation and and other major decisions related to supervision of the Ministry of Sci- the functions of the institute, Zhang ence and Technology. said, adding that the legal entity for By CHINA DAILY Rainstorms have also battered “People in the border area “These types of institutional the institutes will be granted more four cities in Shaanxi since Fri- between Yunnan, Guizhou and reforms are typically proposed by power to make such decisions. Heavy rain has hit large areas 7 people day, forcing the relocation of 290 Sichuan provinces should take departments, but this time it is More practical criteria — such as of China since June, reminding people, Xinhua quoted local extra precautions against natural straight from the top, which proves socioeconomic benefits — will be authorities across China — espe- have died in flooding and authorities on Wednesday as say- disasters because it is prone to that State leaders are paying more added into a scientists’ evaluations’ cially in regions at great risk of landslides caused by the ing. floods and landslides,” said attention to science-related govern- for promotions, He said. flooding in the southwest — of the heavy rain in Sichuan The Ministry of Water Resour- Zhang Tao, chief forecaster at the ment affairs.” Legacy criteria, such as awards need to be alert and take prevent- province since Sunday. ces reported that the first flood of National Meteorological Center. Earlier evaluation reforms began and the number of published ive action against natural threats, the year in the upper reaches of China entered the flood season nearly two decades ago, but they papers, will serve only as references the China Meteorological Admin- the Yangtze, which was spotted on April 12. Six teams have lacked clear, enforceable guidelines, and not deciding factors, as in past istration said on Thursday. on Thursday, was the result of already been dispatched by the which led to issues ranging from evaluations. South China faced widespread Sichuan Basin and the southern continuous recent downpours. State Flood Control and Drought cumbersome paperwork to conflicts “After all, it is unfair to hold back a downpours in June, with some parts of Shaanxi and Gansu prov- The Jialing River, a branch of the Relief Headquarters to Sichuan, of interest, He said. The situation capable surgeon’s promotion because regions bracing for total precipi- inces, resulting in significantly Yangtze River where the floodwa- Gansu, Anhui, Shaanxi and He- began to improve in 2013 as more he spent all his time doing surgery tation exceeding 40 centimeters, higher precipitation than previ- ters originated, saw water levels nan provinces to guide flood con- government departments began and not writing papers,” He said. influenced by Typhoon Ewiniar. ous years, and thus greater risks rise 19 centimeters above the trol work. experimenting with policies to As for institutes, success will be The Pearl River Delta and the of flooding in the upper reaches warning mark on Wednesday E Jingping, deputy head of the reduce bureaucratic workload. measured by their end products and coastal areas of Guangdong prov- of the Yangtze and Yellow rivers. before receding to safe levels. headquarters and minister of At the same time, most science social impact, not just department ince have experienced rainstorms At least seven people died and Heavy rain is forecast to move water resources, stressed the evaluations tend to focus on individ- size or budget, He said. Users of the for four to five days, with Huadu another seven were injured in south as it becomes less intense, importance of forecasts, early ual projects, but China lacked both technology will have greater say in district in Guangzhou setting a flooding and landslides caused by but it will still affect a wide range warnings and daily inspections to general and mid- to long-range eval- the evaluation. record for the amount of rain in a the heavy rain in Sichuan prov- of cities, including those in cope with the heavy rainfall uations about the role of research Xie Xin, deputy director of the min- month. ince since Sunday, with more Southwest China, the eastern across China this year. institutions and the social benefits istry’s department of resource alloca- Since late June, heavy rain has than 18,000 people forced to relo- parts of Northwest China and the of their output, he said. tion and management, said the moved west to affect cities cate from unsafe areas, Xinhua southern parts of Northeast Chi- Wang Xiaoyu contributed to this Zhang Xu, deputy director of the reform will also strengthen the credi- between the western parts of the News Agency reported. na. story. ministry’s department of innova- bility of evaluations and the reviewers, tion and development, said the new with a zero-tolerance stance on fraud. Teams ensure Tian’anmen lights will work for holiday Hainan updates rules By CHINA DAILY ing the potential risks and safety guidelines, taking the weather For nearly six decades, teams of forecasts into consideration,” said for uninhabited islands electricians have spent months in Chen Chunguang, who is leading the run-up to National Day on Oct this year’s team of 13. By MA ZHIPING in Haikou reasonable and that monitoring 1 testing and cleaning the many “For example, on an extremely [email protected] points be included in the develop- decorative streetlights that dot hot day, we would suggest expand- ment plans to ensure good care of Beijing’s iconic Tian’anmen ing the sunshade umbrella of the Hainan, China’s southern island the islands’ environment. Square and Chang’an Avenue. operating platform in advance,” he province, updated a regulation on Developers were cautioned that The summer months are often said. the development of small uninhab- wastewater, gas, residue, dust and grueling, but the team is taking A surveillance camera has also ited islands on Wednesday, aiming radioactive substances must not extra precautions to protect them- been installed on the truck for the to better protect the islands and damage the ecosystems of the selves against the heat hitting the control center to monitor their standardize approval procedures. islands and their surrounding capital this summer. Tempera- work and watch out for hazards. Issued by provincial ocean and waters. Anyone damaging the envi- tures last week soared as high as “If a worker is spotted violating fishery authorities, the updated regu- ronment will be punished, it said. 38 C. safety regulations or showing lation requires any entity or individ- In April 2011, China released a list “Work is mostly carried out in signs of heat exhaustion, the cen- ual wanting to develop uninhabited of 176 uninhabited islands — six in the daytime, when the lights are ter will see the live footage and islands to first submit an application, Hainan — available for development, off, to avoid peak traffic,” said Li Electricians perform maintenance work in Tian’anmen Square in Beijing communicate with the workers development plans and project along with rules for carrying out pro- Xiaohui, director of the Beijing on Tuesday. WANG JING / CHINA DAILY immediately,” Chen said. appraisal reports to the ocean jects. One of those, Wuzhizhou Lighting Management Center, The center has also refitted the authorities for review and approval. Island near Yalong Bay in Sanya, has which has been organizing the truck that lifts the workers high in The regulation sets a limit of 15 been turned into a 5A tourist zone off cleanup job for 57 years. “This The electricians — selected from ature on the steel floor of the hoist the air to complete their tasks. years for aquaculture uses, 25 years the southern tip of tropical Hainan. means workers are out there from Beijing’s power grid authority — can get up to 80 C.

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