CASS Capital Governance Research Institute Major Project “Research on Precise Supply of Urban Public Services and the Better Life Index” Launched with Theoretical Seminar Held in Beijing

On December 5, 2025, the launch and theoretical seminar for the 2025 annual major project on urban governance, “Research on Precise Supply of Urban Public Services and the Better Life Index,” of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Capital Governance Research Institute was held in Room 1237 of the CASS Research Building at the Institute of Marxism. Leaders, experts, scholars, and project team members from the National Development and Reform Commission, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the China National Institute of Standardization, the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, Xiamen University, Zhejiang Normal University, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, and Liaoning University of Technology attended the meeting. The meeting was chaired by Researcher Zhang Shuhua, Director of the Institute of Political Science at CASS. Researcher Luo Wendong, Party Secretary of the Institute of Marxism at CASS, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.

2025年12月5日，中国社会科学院首都治理研究院2025年度城市治理重大专项“城市公共服务精准供给与美好生活指数研究”开题暨理论研讨会在中国社会科学院科研大楼马研院1237会议室举行。来自国家发展改革委、中国社会科学院、中国标准化研究院、北京市社会科学院、厦门大学、浙江师范大学、郑州轻工业大学、辽宁工业大学等单位的领导、专家学者和课题组成员出席会议。会议由中国社会科学院政治学研究所所长张树华研究员主持。中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院党委书记罗文东研究员出席会议并致辞。

Researcher Zhang Shuhua, Director of the Institute of Political Science at CASS, introduced the background for establishing the project, set forth the requirements for project completion, and pointed out that research on the better life must take the human being as a subjective factor into consideration.

中国社会科学院政治学研究所所长张树华研究员介绍了课题设立的背景，提出了课题结项的要求，指出美好生活研究必须把人作为主体因素考虑进去。

Luo Wendong, Party Secretary of the Institute of Marxism at CASS, welcomed the attending leaders and experts and congratulated the project team members. He pointed out that the project research should complete the summary and review of the 14th Five-Year Plan [1]1 The 14th Five-Year Plan (2021–2025) is China’s national economic and social development plan for that period. and study issues related to Beijing’s 15th Five-Year Plan [2]2 The 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) is the upcoming national plan, currently under preparation.; attention should be paid to the classified and tiered output of results; and cooperation and connection with Beijing municipality and other departments should be strengthened. He expressed the hope that the project team would solidly carry out theoretical analysis, conduct in-depth investigation and research, give full play to the advantages of interdisciplinary collaboration, advance scientific research work in an orderly manner according to plan, complete high-quality results on schedule, and serve the governance and development of the capital with more fine works.

中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院党委书记罗文东对与会领导、专家表示欢迎并对课题组成员表示祝贺。他指出，课题研究要完成“十四五”的总结梳理，研究北京市“十五五”规划相关问题；要注重成果的分类分层产出；加强与北京市和其他部门的对接合作。希望课题组扎实做好理论分析，深入开展调查研究，发挥好学科协作优势，按计划有序推进科研工作，按时完成高质量成果，以更多的精品力作服务于首都治理和首都发展。

Researcher Liu Zhichang of the Institute of Marxism, the project leader; Researcher Gao Guorong, Deputy Director of the Institute of Modern History at CASS, leader of a sub-project; and Professor Han Yu, Director of the Institute of American History at Xiamen University, gave brief reports on the project’s research background and significance, research content, schedule, expected results, and research plans.

课题负责人马克思主义研究院刘志昌研究员、子课题负责人中国社会科学院近代史研究所副所长高国荣研究员、厦门大学美国史研究所所长韩宇教授等从课题研究背景和意义、研究内容、进度安排、预期成果和研究设想等方面作了简要汇报。

The attending experts considered that taking the capital Beijing as the key research object for the precise supply of urban public services and the better life index has important theoretical and practical significance, and they offered opinions and suggestions for the next stage of the project’s research.

与会专家认为将首都北京作为城市公共服务精准供给与美好生活指数的重点研究对象，具有重要的理论和现实意义，并对课题下一步的研究提出了意见建议。

Researcher Lü Weizhou, Editor-in-Chief of China Social Sciences Press, proposed that during the research process, the relationships between theory and practice, macro and micro, history and future, etc., should be properly handled, and suggested that when designing the better life index, common prosperity [3]3 Common prosperity is a core goal of socialism with Chinese characteristics, emphasizing shared wealth and reduced inequality. be incorporated into the indicator system.

中国社会科学出版社总编辑吕薇洲研究员提出课题研究过程中要处理好理论与实践、宏观与微观、历史和未来等关系，建议在设计美好生活指数时，将共同富裕纳入指标体系。

Researcher Xing Wei, Director of the Social Undertakings Office of the Institute of Social Development at the National Development and Reform Commission, proposed that precise supply of public services should pay attention to new circumstances such as changes in population size and structure, adjustment of resource allocation, and digital-intelligence empowerment.

国家发展改革委社会发展研究所社会事业研究室主任邢伟研究员提出，公共服务精准供给要关注人口数量和结构变化、资源配置调整、数智赋能等新情况。

Researcher Zeng Yi, Director of the Science and Technology Management Department of the China National Institute of Standardization, suggested that the project team refer to relevant international and national standards when designing the better life index, and promote the transformation of the project’s final results into a national standard for evaluating the better life.

中国标准化研究院科技管理部主任曾毅研究员建议课题组在设计美好生活指数时参考相关国际标准和国家标准；推动课题结项成果最终转化形成美好生活评价的国家标准。

Associate Researcher Luo Zhi of the Management Institute of the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences introduced the current status of the digital transformation of public services and raised methodological questions about how to evaluate the degree and level of precision in public services.

北京市社会科学院管理研究所罗植副研究员介绍了公共服务数字化转型的现状，提出如何评价公共服务精准程度和水平的方法论问题。

The meeting adopted a combination of on-site meeting and Tencent video conference, with a total of more than 20 participants.

会议采用现场会议和腾讯视频会议相结合的形式，共20余人参会。

(Contributed and photographed by: Liu Zhichang)

（供稿供图：刘志昌）