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Cognitive disorders are plaguing many families. The Shanghai Love Cutting Public Welfare Development Center has launched the "Memory Watcher" community professional volunteer service project in Shanghai, forming an interdisciplinary professional volunteer service team. Over the past decade, the team has honed its skills and has gone deep into more than 200 communities in the city to provide volunteer services such as brain health science popularization, risk screening, and assessment for community leaders aged 55 and above. In Shanghai, there are many similar volunteer service brand projects in the field of civil affairs. On the morning of September 8, as one of the series of theme activities of "Shanghai Charity Week" in 2023, "Five Societies Linkage, One Heart for Good" - the promotion and exhibition activity of volunteer service brand projects in the field of civil affairs was held in Xintiandi Park of Shanghai Public Welfare. Eight excellent volunteer services from the field of civil affairs were showcased in a concentrated manner, sharing their brand stories, philanthropic aspirations, and volunteer visions. This promotion

Yesterday, the Municipal Political Consultative Conference held a special consultation meeting on "Accelerating the Improvement, Expansion, and Balanced Layout of High Quality Medical Resources, and Enhancing the Capacity of Grassroots Medical Centers". The meeting introduced the exploration and practice of promoting the improvement of community health service capabilities in this city. Since the beginning of this year, our city has launched efforts to further enhance the capacity of community health services, with a focus on optimizing community drug allocation, improving community basic diagnosis and treatment capabilities, enhancing the signing service capabilities of family doctors and the perception of residents, promoting the sinking of high-quality medical resources, leveraging the role of medical consortia, strengthening talent team construction, promoting digital empowerment, and strengthening policy linkage. Twelve members, including Chen Xuejun, Jin Wei, Yao Jie, Chen Haibo, Zhong Liwei, Xu Hong, Liu Zhiwei, Gong Chaohui, Jiang Xinquan, Yao Zhen, Yu Qingrong, and Pan Zhigang, proposed to strengthen the regional medical center around the theme of this conference

Chen Gang, Secretary of the Qinghai Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress, and Wu Xiaojun, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Governor, attended the relevant activities and delivered speeches. Gong Zheng, on behalf of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and Government, expresses sincere gratitude to Qinghai for providing strong support to Shanghai's work for a long time.

Drinking the water of the Yangtze River together, the Shanghai and Qing families are close. From September 6th to 8th, Gong Zheng, Deputy Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, led a delegation from Shanghai to visit Xining City and Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, together with Chen Gang, Secretary of the Qinghai Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress, and Wu Xiaojun, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Governor. They conducted on-site learning and inspection in schools, hospitals, and ecological protection areas to study and promote Shanghai Qingdao assistance cooperation to a new level and help Guoluo achieve high-quality development. The average altitude of Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is 4200 meters, with an average annual temperature below zero degrees Celsius and harsh natural conditions. Since 2010, Shanghai has selected and dispatched five batches of 158 youth aid cadres and talents, with a total of 945 projects implemented. More than 80% of the funds are invested annually in the field of people's livelihood, at the county level and below, to vigorously improve agriculture and rural areas

"I always thought that charity supermarkets were only accessible to low-income households. Before, I only dared to take a look at the entrance." "I wanted to donate my child's bicycle to someone in need, but I couldn't find a way to do it." On September 8th, Yangpu District held a digital charity salon with the theme of "Fingertip Charity". ". In addition to the Ministry of Civil Affairs in charge of charity work, scholars, business representatives, social organization workers, and resident representatives also participated in the salon. At the salon, "We cannot stay in the past. When it comes to digitization, we are just building websites." Luo Yunheng, Deputy Director of the Yangpu District Civil Affairs Bureau, said that digitization has at least three stages. Firstly, informatization corresponds to our office automation, which is the most basic hardware equipment; Next is the digitization of business, whether it's becoming a digital stream or a data carrier, the number of business operations

Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng met with Bai Keshan, the CEO of Elsevier Global, and a delegation who came to Shanghai to participate in the Pujiang Innovation Forum today. Gong Zheng said that currently, Shanghai is deepening the construction of the "five centers", strengthening the "four major functions", and accelerating the construction of a socialist modern international metropolis with world influence. Technological innovation strategy is one of the core functions of Shanghai. In recent years, Shanghai has accelerated the gathering of high-level innovation resources, the emergence of high-quality innovation achievements, and the attraction of high-level talents has accelerated. Next, we will continue to focus on improving our basic research capabilities and breaking through key technologies, making every effort to strengthen the innovation engine, and focusing on improving the concentration and visibility of international science and technology innovation centers. Elsevier has always regarded Shanghai as an important base for cooperation and innovation, and hopes that Elsevier will continue to optimize its functional layout in Shanghai

On the occasion of the 39th Teacher's Day, Chen Jining, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, and Gong Zheng, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, held a symposium with representatives of outstanding teachers in Shanghai today to extend holiday greetings to teachers and educators throughout the city. Chen Jining pointed out that as the times move forward and cities develop, our thirst for high-quality education, high-level technology, and high-quality talents becomes stronger.Chen Jining represents the Municipal Party Committee

No banquets, no red envelopes, and a new celebration. On September 9, 2023, the 2023 "Shanghai Charity Week" themed event "Long Term Love Happiness Festival" was held at the Minhang District Marriage Registration Center, the only marriage registration center located in a park in Shanghai. Under the witness of thousands of people, 100 newlyweds held a simple and romantic wedding ceremony. At 18:58, accompanied by the first beautiful melody played by the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, the wedding ceremony began. In the warm and soothing Chinese style music, the traditional wedding letter slowly unfolded: "Let's express our love with the deep affection of the halibut, and make a promise of love together; let's cherish our country and go to the promise of beauty together." The wedding letter on the screen, with hundreds of newlyweds walking onto the stage one after another, received the marriage letter representing a lifetime commitment. The new couple also jointly drafted a declaration of love, and witnessed it by all the guests on site

On September 9th, the 2023 China International Human Capital Management Forum, jointly organized by Zhilian Recruitment and the Bund Conference, opened in Shanghai. The forum revolves around the theme of "talent and technology interconnection", focusing on employment, human capital, industry development, technological progress, and other content. It deeply explores the current situation and trends of human capital management in China, and helps the digital transformation of the human capital industry. In 2022, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security released 97 emerging digital professions, with an average annual salary of up to 540000 yuan. Guo Sheng, Chairman and CEO of Zhilian Recruitment, released a "Digital Technology New Career Trend Insight Report" at the forum, focusing on the new profession of digital technology. The report shows that there is a huge talent gap in China's digital economy. In order to attract digital talents, industries are offering high salaries, and the "money" prospects for new digital professions are broad. However, facing a huge digital talent pool

The 2023 Pujiang Innovation Forum, with the theme of "Open Innovation Ecology: Innovation and Global Links," opened in Shanghai today.At the opening ceremony, Brazilian Ambassador to China Gao Wang read out a congratulatory letter from President Lula. Ding Zhongli, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and Chairman of the Central Committee of the Democratic League, delivered a keynote speech. Minister of Science and Technology Wang Zhigang gave a keynote speech and jointly launched the first Global Entrepreneurship and Investment Conference with Deputy Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and Mayor Gong Zheng. Gong Zheng presided over the opening ceremony of the forum. Wang Zhonglin, Deputy Secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee and Governor, delivered a speech as the guest of honor. Huang Xiaowei, Secretary of the Party Group, Vice Chairman, and First Secretary of the Secretariat of the All China Women's Federation, and Hu Wenrong, Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended. Chen

Shanghai Municipal Party Secretary Chen Jining met with Venezuelan President Maduro and his delegation today. On behalf of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, Government, and the people of the city, Chen Jining warmly welcomed President Maduro's visit and introduced the relevant situation of Shanghai's economic and social development. He said that China Venezuela relations are a model of unity, cooperation, and common development among developing countries.The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has mapped out a grand blueprint for comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese path to modernization, and has also brought new opportunities for the development of countries around the world. As the economic center city of China, openness, innovation, and inclusiveness are the most distinctive qualities of Shanghai. In the process of modernization construction, we continuously enhance the people's sense of happiness, gain, and security, which is our responsibility

Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng met today with the Chairman of the Brazilian Innovation Research Agency, Celso Panzela, and his delegation who came to Shanghai to participate in the 2023 Pujiang Innovation Forum. Gong Zheng expressed gratitude to Brazil for participating in the Pujiang Innovation Forum as a guest of honor. He said that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the strategic partnership between China and Brazil. We will take the strategic guidance outlined by the two heads of state as the direction, focus on strengthening friendly exchanges between Shanghai and Brazil, and promote deeper cooperation in areas such as economy, trade, and science and technology. Currently, Shanghai has formed a basic framework for a technology innovation center with global influence, and is planning a new round of construction layout. We look forward to strengthening comprehensive, multi-level, and wide-ranging international scientific and technological cooperation with Brazil. I hope to take this forum as an opportunity to build a platform, smooth channels, expand cooperation areas, deepen cooperation methods, and strengthen organized scientific research

Gong Zheng, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, met today with the Hubei Provincial delegation led by Wang Zhonglin, Deputy Secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee and Governor. Gong Zheng, on behalf of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and Government, warmly welcomes the Hubei Provincial delegation to participate in the Pujiang Innovation Forum in Shanghai and expresses sincere gratitude for Hubei's long-term care and support for Shanghai's development.Both Shanghai and Hubei are responsible for the overall construction of Chinese path to modernization

In the 1980s, in order to revitalize Shanghai, the Municipal Party Committee and Government chose to develop and construct Pudong. Under the advocacy and promotion of Comrade Deng Xiaoping, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council successively sent State Councilor Zou Jiahua and Vice Premier Yao Yilin to lead relevant department heads to Shanghai for inspection and research. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China comprehensively evaluates the international and domestic trends, coordinates and grasps the overall situation of reform and development, and makes major decisions to develop and open up Shanghai Pudong. Before the opening up and development, Pudong's "eastward expansion" development and construction began in the early 1980s, and the Municipal Party Committee and Government continuously explored the road to revitalizing Shanghai. In February and March 1986, the Shanghai Economic Research Center and the Department Economic Research Institute of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, in conjunction with the Shanghai Urban Planning and Design Institute and other units, organized experts and scholars in urban construction throughout the city to hold two "Shanghai City" meetings

The third "Gathering Talents from the Sea" Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit is about to open in Shanghai. The reporter learned that the "Gathering Talents from the Sea" Entrepreneurship Training Camp for the summit series of activities is open for registration immediately. College student entrepreneurs, graduate entrepreneurs, and foreign college students and young people can apply to participate. Qualified applicants can obtain public welfare funding from the Eagle Plan through the Shanghai University Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Foundation. It is reported that this entrepreneurship training camp plans to recruit 60 people, including undergraduate students of fourth grade or above, entrepreneurs who have already started entrepreneurial projects within eight years of graduation, entrepreneurs who plan to establish companies in the near future, and young foreign university students. The registration period is from today until 12:00 on September 15th. In addition to entrepreneurship funding, students can also receive entrepreneurship education, exchange, and diagnosis, and will have the opportunity to participate in related activities organized by the Entrepreneurship Foundation

On September 9th, there was a surge of people at the first technology talent recruitment fair, and many young job seekers arrived early to communicate with corporate HR and even "AI interviewers". Meanwhile, at the 2023 China International Human Capital Management Forum held opposite the job fair, employment was also a hot topic of discussion among experts and scholars. What is the current employment situation? How should universities cultivate versatile talents? What are the other paths to take to promote high-quality and full employment? Regarding these topics, Zeng Xiangquan, director of the China Employment Research Institute at Renmin University of China, gave an interview to reporters. A more profound issue is the contradiction between quality and structure. Zeng Xiangquan: When it comes to employment, it can be discussed from three dimensions: quantity, quality, and structure. At present, there are both aggregate and structural issues in employment, with the latter actually being more prominent.

Gong Zheng, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, presided over an executive meeting of the Municipal Government today, calling for the construction of a new highland in the shipbuilding and marine engineering equipment industry in accordance with the deployment of the Municipal Party Committee; Promote the development of distinctive and high-quality rural homestays in Shanghai; Improve the management level of administrative normative documents in our city. The meeting agreed in principle to the Action Plan for High Quality Development of the Shanghai Ship and Marine Engineering Equipment Industry and pointed out that ship and marine engineering equipment are important components of high-end manufacturing industry, and Shanghai is the forefront of research and innovation in marine engineering equipment. To promote the integration of "building chains", "strengthening chains", "extending chains", and "supplementing chains", continuously introduce and cultivate leading enterprises, specialized and innovative enterprises, and "singles champions", and strive to win the initiative in improving the industrial system and complete industrial chains. We should focus on independent innovation and fully leverage Shanghai's talent, scientific research, and supporting facilities

Chen Jining, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, met this morning with the delegation led by Wan Sihan, CEO of Novartis AG in Switzerland. Chen Jining said that the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has mapped out a grand blueprint for Chinese path to modernization. To enable the people to live a better life, provide better health and medical services, and continuously improve the health and well-being of the people, is an important focus of promoting high-quality development. Biopharmaceuticals is one of the three leading industries vigorously developed in Shanghai, and Novartis Group is a global leading pharmaceutical company. The development concepts of both parties are in line and the cooperation space is broad. Welcome Novartis Group to further increase its investment in research, development, and production layout in Shanghai, fully combining its own innovation and technological advantages with Shanghai's research and development advantages, clinical advantages, and policy advantages, accelerating the transformation into industrial advantages, and making innovation achievements better benefit people's health. We will carefully listen to the needs of enterprises

Today, Chen Jining, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, met with Linda Mills, President of New York University in the United States. Chen Jining said that as the economic center city of China and the forefront window of reform and opening up, openness, innovation, and inclusiveness are the most distinctive qualities of Shanghai. Education is an important area of cultural exchange between China and the United States. We have always maintained an open attitude and supported the deepening of educational exchanges and cooperation between China and the United States. With the joint efforts of all parties, New York University Shanghai has achieved good development momentum and remarkable educational results, making it a successful example of cultural exchange between China and the United States. I hope to better leverage the role of education as a bridge and link to promote friendly exchanges between China and the United States, strengthen communication and dialogue, deepen practical cooperation, and run Shanghai New York University well with a long-term perspective, international perspective, and forward-looking thinking. I hope to promote academic exchange and technological cooperation, so that more young people from both China and the United States can gather here, and through joint learning

The Shanghai Ecological Environment Protection Conference will be held this afternoon.Vice Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor Gong Zheng presided over the meeting

During the 2023 Pujiang Innovation Forum Global Technology Transfer Conference, the Private Incubation Alliance Innovation and Integration Development Forum, jointly organized by the Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce and the Municipal Science and Technology Commission, was held on the morning of the 11th. At the forum, 50 private incubation carriers joined hands to establish the Shanghai Private Technology Innovation Incubation Alliance, which signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Shanghai Entrepreneurship Investment Industry Association. According to the relevant person in charge of the Municipal Federation of Industry and Commerce, with the continuous deepening of reform and opening up and the increasingly perfect market economy system, private incubation carriers have become the main force of incubation institutions. The Municipal Federation of Industry and Commerce and the General Chamber of Commerce will closely work with the Municipal Science and Technology Commission, relevant regions, and parks to focus on the entire life cycle of enterprise growth, actively connect with incubation carriers and enterprise needs, focus on improving the ability to discover, cultivate, and incubate innovative enterprises, and help create more attractive, competitive, and professional enterprises

With the development of technology, life should have become more and more convenient, but for some elderly people, watching TV has become increasingly difficult - there are many startup steps, the remote control buttons are messy, and the interface design is difficult to recognize. If you want to watch a certain TV channel, you can't find it. Why is it so difficult for elderly people to watch TV, and why are their simple needs ignored? Zhu Guang, a representative of the Municipal People's Congress, believes that in the era of intelligence, we should not only focus on the competition of upgrading and iteration, but also consider the "bottom line" needs of the elderly to watch TV. He suggests adding "aging friendly packages" in digital TV to bridge this digital divide. Recently, this suggestion received the latest response from the handling department, and the relevant companies responded that they will launch special aging friendly services such as remote control "one click direct access" function for the elderly. Will these measures help the elderly achieve "freedom to watch TV"

On September 12th, the All China Federation of Industry and Commerce released the list of "Top 500 Private Enterprises in China in 2023", "Top 500 Private Enterprises in China's Manufacturing Industry in 2023", and "Top 100 Private Enterprises in China's Service Industry in 2023". This year, the entry threshold for the top 500 private enterprises is 27.578 billion yuan; The threshold for the top 500 private manufacturing enterprises to be shortlisted is 14.516 billion yuan; The threshold for the top 100 private enterprises in the service industry to be shortlisted is 31.404 billion yuan. There are a total of 18 companies in Shanghai that have been shortlisted, ranking 7th in the national provincial ranking, up one place from last year. In terms of total operating revenue, Shanghai ranks 7th among provinces with total operating revenue, and the total operating revenue of 18 shortlisted enterprises in 2022 was 1413.575 billion yuan. From the perspective of total enterprise assets

On September 11, the "Eternal Oath - Cultural Relics and Historical Materials Exhibition of the CPC's Pledge to Join the Party" was opened in the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China Memorial Hall, with 270 precious cultural relics and historical materials on display. This exhibition is divided into four parts. The preface hall "I Oath" creates a large multimedia immersive experience space, fully utilizing visual and auditory atmosphere rendering, and using passionate and inspiring oath songs and historical scenes to enable the audience to deeply understand the profound semantics behind the party oath. The first unit "The Original Aspiration to Forge the Oath" is based on existing historical materials and literature related to the oath of joining the Communist Party, combined with the latest research results in the field of history, to explain the evolution process of the oath of joining the Communist Party over the past century in a simple and concise manner. The second unit, "I swear with my blood", tells the touching story of a group of outstanding CPC people who annotate the "oath" with action and practice the "oath" with life

Yesterday, the Municipal Political Consultative Conference held a special briefing on the progress of building a leading area for socialist modernization construction in Pudong. Hu Wenrong, Chairman of the Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended and delivered a speech. Zhu Zhisong, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Committee and Secretary of the Pudong New Area Committee, reported on the relevant situation. At the meeting, Zhu Zhisong reported on the significant progress in the construction of the Pudong socialist modernization construction leading area and the main considerations for the next steps of work. Since the release of the "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Supporting the High level Reform and Opening up to Build a Leading Zone for Socialist Modernization Construction in Pudong New Area", under the strong leadership of the Municipal Party Committee and Government, Pudong has continued to promote high-level reform and opening up, high-quality development, and high-quality living. According to the "Implementation Plan" for the implementation of the "Leading Zone Opinions", 450 tasks have been completed or basically completed, accounting for 92.2%.

Chen Jining, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech.Deeply integrated into the global innovation network, carrying

This morning, the launch ceremony of the 2023 Shanghai "Rural Transformation and Popularization Theme Propaganda Month" was held in Fengxian District, sponsored by the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department, Municipal Spiritual Civilization Office, Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau, Municipal Agriculture and Rural Committee, and Municipal Women's Federation, and undertaken by the Fengxian District Party Committee and District Government. Since last year, the Central Propaganda Department and the Central Civilization Office have taken the lead in promoting relevant normalized and centralized publicity work, focusing on the special governance of prominent issues in key areas of rural customs such as high priced dowries and large-scale events. They have also made it clear that the "Rural Customs and Culture Promotion Month" will be held in September this year. This launch ceremony fully showcases the achievements of the city's rural customs transformation work in recent years through various forms such as on-site publicity, cultural performances, and typical lectures. At the launch ceremony, a menu of activities for the city's rural transformation and popularization themed promotional month was also released

This morning, Chen Jining, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, met with Lan Ximu, founder of Puyue Global, and his delegation. Chen Jining introduced the economic and social development of Shanghai and the construction of the International Science and Technology Innovation Center. He said that openness, innovation, and inclusiveness are the most distinctive qualities of Shanghai. We are steadfastly expanding our opening-up to the outside world, accelerating the construction of an open and innovative ecosystem with global competitiveness, and making every effort to create a market-oriented, legal, and internationalized first-class business environment. With the further acceleration of urban transformation, industrial transformation, and consumption upgrading, the leading and driving role of technological innovation development is becoming more prominent. Puyue is a globally renowned science and technology innovation incubator and accelerator, which aligns with the positioning and concept of the Shanghai International Science and Technology Innovation Center, and the cooperation space between the two sides is very broad. Welcome Puyue to expand its business layout in Shanghai, build a collaborative incubation platform, and enhance

On September 12, 2023, the Shanghai Hong Kong Macao Youth Economic Development Forum was held at the Hong Kong Science Park. Around the theme of "China's technological innovation and youth opportunities", entrepreneurs from the three regions jointly explore hot topics such as financial technology and innovation and entrepreneurship. In the roundtable forum, when it was mentioned how to strengthen the collaboration between Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Macao in science and technology innovation, achieve industrial complementarity, and promote the integrated development of the three regions, Xu Yuechan, Innovation Business Director of Bowei Smart Technology, believed that each region has its own strengths. Shanghai has excellent universities and high-end talents in artificial intelligence, Hong Kong has rich examples in the application of financial technology and artificial intelligence, and Macao has many application scenarios in building a smart city in recent years. "By combining the talents of Shanghai, the experience of Hong Kong, and the scene of Macau, the three parties can engage in in-depth cooperation." "The three cities of Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Macau have active innovation capabilities and strong capabilities."