In order to implement the deployments of the construction project of the standards system for basic public services in the National Standardization Development Outline, 18 ministries and commissions jointly issued the Working Plan on the Construction Project of Standards System for Basic Public Services recently, which includes the Standardization Administration of China (SAC), the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Basic public services can meet the fundamental demands of people’s living and development, and correspond to economic growth and social development, which are the responsibility of the government to guarantee the quantity and quality of service supply. By now, China has released over 1,100 national standards in this field.
The working plan aims to promote the equalization, universality and convenience of basic public services with standardization. It further makes overall deployments in 9 fields of standardization work, including children nurturing, education, wage allocation, health care, elderly care, housing, poverty alleviation, serviceman preference service, and cultural and sports service, which facilitates resource allocation, normalizes service process, improves service quality, and promotes governance effectiveness.
Key tasks and supporting measures are put forward in the working plan, delineating the general framework of the standards system for basic public services. Together with relevant departments, SAMR (SAC) will thoroughly implement the standards system construction project. By 2027, 200 new national and sectoral standards will be developed in this field together with more effective supporting local standards, to build a more sound standards system. In addition, 80 standardization pilot projects of basic public services will be established. As a result, the overall level of China’s standardization work on basic public services will be upgraded to increase people’s sense of gaining, happiness and security.
