Community, as the "cell" of the city, is not only the place and living space of the daily life of the citizens, but also the basic unit of public service and social governance. It carries people's yearning and expectation for a better life, and is the "last mile" to open up and serve the masses.
The reporter learned from the National Development and Reform Commission that the General Office recently implemented the Implementation Plan for the Construction of Embedded Service Facilities in Urban Communities (hereinafter referred to as the "Implementation Plan") of the National Development and Reform Commission. The implementation plan proposes that the implementation scope of the construction project of embedded service facilities in urban communities covers all kinds of cities, and priority is given to promoting the construction in large cities with a permanent population of more than 1 million in urban areas.
What kind of service facilities are mainly built in the construction project of embedded service facilities in urban communities? How to ensure the effective implementation of the programme?
Entering a new stage of development, the people's yearning for a better life is stronger, and the pursuit of high-quality life and diversified demand for public services are more urgent. This requires that the fruits of development be continuously transformed into the quality of life, and the people's sense of gain, happiness and security will be continuously enhanced. Zhang Benbo, a researcher at the Institute of Social Studies of the China Macroeconomic Research Institute, believes that this is a major livelihood project in the new era and new journey to adhere to the people-centered approach and promote public services to benefit the whole people.
Zhang Benbo analyzed that the "Implementation Plan" is based on protecting and improving people's livelihood, starting from improving the quality of life of the people, starting from meeting the most basic and urgent service needs of the people, focusing on solving the problems of the people's urgency, hardship and longing, continuing to make up for the shortcomings of people's livelihood, and meeting the new needs of the people.
Urban communities are the main carrying space for people's high-quality life. Zhang Benbo said that the "Implementation Plan" adheres to the principle of "building a people's city by the people, and a people's city for the people", starting from improving the urban community service system, promoting the extension of public service projects to the community, gradually making up for the shortcomings of high-quality life community services, improving the function of cities and communities to carry people's better life, and allowing more people to enjoy high-quality and inclusive public services around them and at their "doorstep".
It is understood that the embedded service facilities in the urban community are mainly through the embedding of functional facilities and adaptive services in the public space of the community (community), focusing on the service needs of community residents within the walking range, providing one or more services such as elderly care, community meal assistance, housekeeping and convenience, health services, sports and fitness, culture and leisure, and children's recreation.
Through the construction of embedded community service facilities, we can effectively revitalize and utilize the city's stock resources, promote the extension of high-quality inclusive public services to the community, and allow residents to enjoy high-quality community services nearby. In Zhang Benbo's view, this is a strategy of "small incision" to lift the "people's livelihood", giving priority and focusing on providing services such as elderly care services, infant and toddler care, child care, community meal assistance, etc., and gradually filling the gaps and shortcomings of high-quality life community services.
Community services are faced with the increasingly multi-level and diversified needs of residents, so it is necessary to distinguish between different urban types and implement precise policies according to the characteristics of each community. For example, the construction standards, functional configurations, service items, and construction and operation modes of service facilities need to be set up in accordance with the actual conditions of cities and communities.
At present, some communities have carried out pioneering explorations and formed some useful experiences. Zhang Benbo also pointed out that it is also necessary to see that the construction of embedded service facilities in urban communities is still in its infancy, and while respecting the spirit of grassroots initiative and encouraging reform and exploration, it is also necessary to strengthen the top-level design and clarify the development direction. For example, in terms of planning and layout, we insist on taking the city as a unit and coordinating policies and resources; In terms of facility construction, we adhere to the combination of renovation and new construction, build when it is suitable for construction, and change when it is appropriate, and follow the construction standards of appropriate scale, economic applicability and efficient service; In terms of service provision, we adhere to the basic and inclusive positioning, and follow the principles of precise service, cost-reducing operation, large-scale development and market-oriented competition.
The implementation plan proposes that about 50 cities will be selected to carry out pilot projects, and about 100 communities will be selected in each pilot city as pilot projects for the construction of community embedded service facilities. In this regard, Zhang Benbo believes that through the pilot, it is expected to drive the layout and construction of community embedded service facilities in various cities across the country, and eventually form a distinctive and sustainable urban community embedded service system, so that each community can become a happy home that the people are satisfied with. (Xi Wang Jingyue also contributed to this article).