Sci-tech, internet policies carried out

The executive meeting of the State Council, China’s Cabinet, has deployed special projects on national scientific and technological innovation, and internet plus logistics for the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) period, as well as a regulation on the national functionary oath of office. The scientific and technological innovation project aims to promote innovation to support the country’s upgrades and development. The internetplus logistics project aims to reduce corporate costs and make people’s life more convenient. The regulation requiring national functionaries appointed by the State Council and its ministries and departments to take the oath of office aims to remind them that they are empowered by the Constitution and should keep their obligations and responsibilities in mind. propelling forward reform of the intellectual property management system and mechanism, implementing strict protection of intellectual property, promoting the creation and application of intellectual property rights, improving international cooperation on intellectual property and strengthening policy support. It also stipulates the lead departments and participants for each task. TheMinistry of Civil Affairs and theMinistry of Finance have jointly issued a circular on the central government’s policy supporting the pilot reform of home- and community-based old-age care services. The pilot will affect some prefecture-level cities, and focus on the construction of comprehensive old-age care facilities, which will be subsidized by the central government.