The launch of European technical committee on carbon capture, utilization and storage

The Dutch Standardization Institute(NEN) has initiated the establishment of a European technical committee(CEN/TC 474) that will develop European Standards across the CCUS(carbon capture, utilization and storage) value chain. With broad participation from CEN Members and European organizations, the committee kicked off in Brussels and finalized its scope and first work programme.

Election Procedure for Rural Two Committees

In order to further strengthen the construction and improvement of villager autonomy system with democratic election,democratic decision making,democratic management,and democratic supervision of rural two committees with Chinese characteristics,experience of work team of Longyang District Agricultural Technology Extension Station dispatched to villager committees( or offices) and their guidance on election of rural two committees in 2007-2016 were used,and exploration was made for election of rural two committees from the third to the sixth committees. It summarized achievements and main problems in election of rural two committees and came up with pertinent recommendations.The results of this study are expected to provide certain reference for theory and practice of future villager autonomy.

Board Independence and Internal Committees in the BRICs

To be successful in global markets, companies from the emerging countries need the approval of foreign investors and other stakeholders. In this regard, Brazil, Russia, India, and China （BRIC） have progressively strengthened their corporate governance rules to help their companies overcome the competitors from the old industrialized countries. Directors＇ non-executive qualification, independence, and professional expertise represent basic requirements for effective corporate governance, so they should be carefully considered to guarantee a proper board composition and an adequate establishment of internal committees in listed companies. The paper intends to compare the legislative and regulatory frameworks adopted by the four countries; then it aims at answering to the following research questions by means of an empirical investigation： Have BRIC companies appointed non-executive and independent board members？ What do BRIC companies do in order to assure an effective participation of non-executive and independent board members to corporate governance activities？ Have BRIC companies established internal committees？ The research examines the appointment of non-executive directors and independent directors to the boards of 100 BRIC leading firms, as well as their involvement in internal committees focused on matters requiring motivated and impartial opinions. Although the laws and recommendations seem to favor a general convergence of corporate governance principles among the four BRIC and towards the international best practices, some differences and peculiarities emerge from a firm-level perspective. Indeed, the Indian and the Chinese companies analyzed appear more inclined than the Brazilian and the Russian ones to reassure their international stakeholders about board independence and effective committees.

Audit Committees： How They Affect Financial Reporting in Nigerian Companies

This study examines whether audit committees are associated with improved financial reporting quality for a sample of Nigerian listed companies prior to and after a corporate governance code mandated new regulations for audit committees in 2003. Using a sample of 70 companies listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, this study uses archival data in the form of companies＇ annual reports to measure the association between audit committees and improved financial reporting quality. Dechew and Dichev （2002）＇s model was used to measure earnings as a proxy for financial reporting quality. The results indicate that formation of audit committees was positively associated with improved financial reporting quality. It was also found that audit committees having an independent chair and audit committee expertise were positively associated with financial reporting quality. Other audit committee characteristics examined were found to be insignificantly related to financial reporting quality.

Effectiveness of Supervisory Boards in Coordination With Audit Committees in China

China＇s supervisory mechanism is peculiar in that it integrated the supervisory board （SB） of the German corporate governance （CG） model in 1993, and has simultaneously adopted the audit committee （AC） of the Anglo-American model since 2002. This paper aims to reveal the effectiveness of SBs in coordination with ACs in China. The regulations for Anglo-American and Chinese systems are compared and further evidence is provided through interviewing two governors of all listed companies in the SSE and of 79 investment corporations in Hangzhou. Both statements indicate that China still faces difficulties and problems in meeting the two indexes of independence and expertise of supervision to give effective supervisory functions. Both opinions differed in terms of the co-ordination of SBs and ACs in the future. The evidence presented forms a basis for proposals of how key characteristics of effectiveness and co-ordination can be improved to make supervisory functions in China more effective.

Three National Standardizetion Technical Committees Authorized By SAC

In December, 2004, the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) has approved the establishments of three National Standardization Technical Committees. They are the National Standardization Technical Committees for Environmental Protection Products (SAC/TC275), for Safety Management of Agricultural Transgenic Biology (SAC/TC276) and for Testing of New Varieties of Plant (SAC/TC277).The National Standardization Technical Committee for Environmental Protection Products is responsible for the development and revision of national standards in the following fields:

MEMBERSHIP OF THE 1996 CAS PRESIDIUM & STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE CAS ACADEMIC DIVISIONS

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Analysis of New Model of "Rule by Three Committees" and Discussion on Construction of Villagers' Self-governing Organizations in China

This paper introduces the operation model of "rule by three committees", including the members of "three committees", functional constitution of "three committees", and relationship between restriction and coordination of "three committees". By referring to the villagers' self-governing system in China, and the relevant provisions in Constitution and Village Committee Organization Law, we take into account the legitimacy of "rule by three committees". In terms of the details of system design, we perfect the new model of "rule by three committees" as follows: make the conditions of holding office stringent and ensure the quality requirements of members of "three committees"; standardize the procedures of election, and guarantee the equitable election of members of "three committees"; perfect dismissal procedure, and strengthen the supervision on members of "three committees".

Analysis of the Election of Village Committees: A Case in Shanxi Province

The report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC） called for improving the grassroots autonomy mechanism led by grassroots Party organizations; paying more attention to enriching democracy, improving the democratic system to ensure people＇s democratic elections, democratic decision-making, democratic management and democratic supervision;

审计委员会背景下我国国家审计体制改革思路探讨

在各级党的审计委员会组建以后,审计委员会的功能定位、地方审计机关的报告关系、审计委员会的领导内容等方面,有待进一步确立和完善。对于审计委员会背景下审计机关的报告关系,有双重报告模式、监察委员会模式等五种不同方案,相应地,审计委员会的职能定位也有所不同。相比之下,借鉴监察体制改革的做法,审计机关由人大产生、在党委审计委员会和上级审计机关双重领导下实施审计监督,是一种较优选择。同时,审计委员会的功能及其对审计机关的具体领导内容和形式也要依据上述定位加以明确。这一研究,可以为我国进一步深化审计体制改革提供参考。

Implementation of Villagers Autonomy on Fast Lane——In commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the promulgation and implementation of the Organic Law of the Villagers Committees

It is already five years since the 10-year-old experimental law on the organization of villagers committees adopted in November 1987 by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress was made permanent, ending an intense political debate about how much independence villagers committees should be given to manage village affairs and to what extent villagers should be allowed to choose their leaders. It is five years in which the implementation of villagers autonomy as defined by the law proceeded the fastest and the achievements were the most fruitful. Local laws Over the past five years, all places

党的二十届三中全会全面深化改革系统推进中国式现代化的逻辑进路

全面深化改革推进中国式现代化是一个系统工程,党的二十届三中全会指出,目前我国已实现改革由局部探索、破冰突围到系统集成、全面深化的转变。进一步全面深化改革、推进中国式现代化,要增强改革系统性、整体性、协同性,解决中国式现代化系统中的结构性矛盾、层次性矛盾、派生性矛盾,要求全面深化改革必须是整体性、协同性和渐进性相统一的改革。当前和今后一个时期是以中国式现代化全面推进强国建设、实现民族复兴伟业的关键时期,但改革过程中暴露出的改革设计拟合欠佳、改革布局协同弱化、改革环节衔接梗阻等难点问题,制约了中国式现代化的系统推进。破解上述难点问题,必须坚持党的领导强化改革顶层设计的总体擘画,坚持新发展理念增进改革布局间的协同耦合,坚持问题导向和目标导向促进改革有机衔接,坚持守正创新在关键领域改革取得重大突破,开创进一步全面深化改革推进中国式现代化的新局面。

教育科技人才一体改革的职教担当与时代使命——学习贯彻二十届三中全会《决定》笔谈

党的二十届三中全会审议通过的《中共中央关于进一步全面深化改革、推进中国式现代化的决定》提出“教育、科技、人才是中国式现代化的基础性、战略性支撑”,并对深化教育综合改革作出系列部署。职业教育与经济社会发展紧密相连,是深化中国式现代化系列改革的重要一环。为深入领会全会精神内涵,落实好职业教育领域的改革任务,本刊特组织“学习贯彻二十届三中全会《决定》”笔谈,邀约职教领域的专家学者撰文,就如何回答好“教育强国、职教何为”的时代命题,从系统推进技能型社会建设、促进就业创业与高质量对外开放、中国特色现代职业教育体系建设、发展职业本科教育、推动职业教育与服务经济社会共生发展等方面对全面深化职业教育领域改革、助力中国式现代化进行深入阐释,以期为职业教育领域学习贯彻落实三中全会精神提供参考。

我国高校院系治理的演进、困境与进路探赜

院系治理是大学治理能否实现现代化的关键。在协调党政关系主基调下,我国高校院系治理大致历经了“探索初创期”、“调适定型期”和“提质增效期”等三个演进阶段。当前,我国院系治理面临领导体制不健全、制度体系不完备、运行机制不通畅、治理主体权责失衡、党组织功能“悬浮化”等瓶颈和困境。推动院系治理现代化,应在遮蔽与澄清、守正与创新的动态调适中科学规避“制度移植陷阱”,创造性地推进党委领导下的校长负责制向院系层面的制度移植。在实践中,明晰院系党政共同领导下的分工负责制、完善党政联席会议制度、构建党政学协商共治模式、充分发挥党组织功能作用,是加快推进院系治理现代化的应然路径。

董事会审计委员会的组建和运行规则

董事会设置审计委员会有利于降低现代公司所有权和经营权分离引致的代理成本。新《公司法》已经引入审计委员会,但需填补审计委员会组建的规则,以保障审计委员会发挥预设的监督效果。审计委员会成员资质是审计委员会组建及履职的基本前提,包含独立性和专业性两项要素。独立董事是审计委员会客观公正监督的逻辑起点,应从任职全过程视角评判其是否具有独立性,同时涤除其获取信息的障碍。专业性要素应根据新《公司法》中审计委员会兼具财务和业务监督职责作扩张解释,即不再局限于财会知识,而是一种保障公司良好运行的能力。此外,还需要同步调整选任职工董事和独立董事的前置程序,削减控股股东对选任职工董事和独立董事的绝对控制力。

公立中医院党委领导下的院长负责制研究

全面贯彻落实党委领导下的院长负责制是公立中医院改革发展的根本保证,是新时代公立中医院改革发展的必然要求和方向指引。公立中医院要全面落实党委领导下的院长负责制,必须强化理论武装,凝聚思想共识;完善制度机制,明晰议事决策边界;规范章程建设,强化章程落实保障;优化领导者绩效考核体系,统筹班子与队伍建设;加强基层党组织建设,提升基层党建工作水平。

加强医学伦理审查体系建设的医学人道主义反思

好的伦理治理需要好的伦理审查、好的伦理组织和好的伦理委员。伦理审查是对涉及人的研究的科学性与伦理性进行审查,其中存在技术话语与伦理话语两套体系,分别代表着医学人道主义的两个方面。其中后者居于主导地位,二者应当统一于伦理话语。伦理审查的认知基础、价值观念、问题分析、问题处理和评价反思均应体现人道主义的要求。风险和受益的计算同样如此。伦理审查活动是人道主义的实践过程,需要体现科技发展与维护人的尊严融合的伦理治理理念;形成科技创新与人文关怀融合的伦理审查机制;建立科学精神与人文精神融合的伦理教育体系。