A Former Mayor

A former mayor of a Beijing suburban town of 2 million. Left 10 yr government career leading to top officialdom to become a visiting scholar at Harvard

On a quest for: - The right path to modern governance, learning the best practices and emerging trends in public management in the world

-Push to move China beyond GDP metrics to real progress, from resource-intensive growth to innovation driven, science-based urban policymaking

- Study innovation, sustainable economy and social progress at local (region, city, district) level for science-based, forward-looking policymaking.

Prof. Guan Chenghua

Dean, School of Economic and Resource Management(SERM), Beijing Normal University

Head of the Capital Institute of Science and Technology Development Strategy (CISTD)

Head of the Urban Green Development Lab

Director, China Chapter of UNIDO-UNEP Green Industry Platform

Research Highlights

• China Green Development Index Report• Capital (Beijing) Tech Innovation

Development Index and Report• Urban Green Development Lab• China Genuine Progress Index

China Green Development

Index Reports - Since 2010

China Green Development Index Reports – 2015 High

Profile Annual reports from 2010 looking at cities and provinces’

green economic development status

Joint research team from Beijing Normal University, National Bureau of Statistics and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics led by Prof. Guan

The 2015 Report is on President Xi’s desk during his 2016 New Year speech to the nation

China Green Development Index Report - 2014 Details

30 provinces and 100 cities

Survey of residents of 38 key cities

Green development scorecard on cities and provinces

Consulting experts are top academia and officials from sustainability development field

Research Highlights

• China Green Development Index Report• Beijing Tech Innovation Development Index

and Report• Urban Green Development Lab• China Genuine Progress Index

Capital Tech Innovation Development Index

China’s call for innovation for better economic and social progress

Measure technology development, contribution of technology innovation to econ and social progress

Expert insights from MOST, Chinese Academy of Science, National Bureau of Statistics, Beijing City government, Zhongguancun, universities..

Source data from national and city government Built from ~2500 preliminary indicators collected from

literature review around the world

Research Highlights

• China Green Development Index Report• Beijing Tech Innovation Development Index

and Report• Urban Green Development Lab• China Genuine Progress Index

Urban Green Development Lab

Beijing Key Lab for Study of Scientific and Technological Strategies of Urban

Green Development

• First province-and-ministry, interdisciplinary (art + science) study among all universities in Beijing

• Strong collaboration with government agencies: NDRC, MOST, Ministry of Finance, NBS, etc

• Information Engineering Center for Analytical Spatial Decision Making of Green Development Strategies for urban green development and tech innovation policymaking

Urban Green Development Lab

Beijing Key Lab for Study of Scientific and Technological Strategies of Urban Green Development

• Diverse Research team: 31 dedicated researchers, 17 are Professor level.  28 PhDs, 2 member of China Academy of Science, 2 honorary Yangtze River Scholar Distinguished Professor. Research team from Chinese and overseas universities incl. Harvard, Clark, University of Warwick, China Academy of Science, Wuhan University 

• Incorporating GPI measurement, social economic policy impact analysis to advice policies related to urbanization, city management, resource depletion and pollution, future research on city, state, regional, enterprise level.

China Genuine Progress Index Research

• CGPiS survey Kicked off Dec. 2015

• Beijing and Chengdu (2000 and 1000 household surveys in 2 cities); online survey on 7 cities

• Annual Survey to collect data on individual, household and community about employment, consumption, time allocation, health, social network, values, behavior status; Build China GPI database

• Examine quality of economic development, real progress in social, economic, resource space for policymakers on various levels

Underpinning Institutions

• Beijing Normal University School of Economic Resource Management (SERM)

• Capital Institute of Science and Technology Development Strategy (CSTD)

• Urban Green Development Lab• UNIDO-UNEP China Green Platform

Beijing Normal University School of Economic Resource

Management (SERM)

• Faculty member incl. former deputy directors of State Council Development Research Center

• Hosts UNIDO-UNEP China Chapter office, Asia Pacific Green Development Center, CSTD, Urban Development Green Lab

Capital Institute of Science and Technology Development Strategy

(CSTD) • A Beijing-based think tank that researches and advises on

tech innovation related policy for better economic AND social development

• Jointly launched by China Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST),China Academy of Science, China Academy of Engineering, Beijing City government

• Publish annual index and report on the status of technology innovation in Beijing from 2011; government funded research on tech innovation, new industry development, mega city governance, city planning.

• Council members include central level agencies, large SOEs as key stakeholders of Beijing’s innovation community

• Research and impact beyond Beijing…