On June 24, the High-Level Forum on Green Development and Efficient Governance was inaugurated with great ceremony at our institute. Professor Xia Guoen, Member of the Party Standing Committee and Vice President of Guangxi University, was invited to attend and deliver a keynote address. Professors Ding Huang from the School of Political Science and Public Administration at Wuhan University and Du Haifeng from the School of Public Policy and Management at Xi'an Jiaotong University also delivered speeches representing the attending experts. The opening ceremony was presided over by Shi Yungui, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Dean of the School of Public Policy and Management.

In his address, Xia Guoen extended congratulations on behalf of Guangxi University for the forum's commencement. He reviewed the development of the public policy and management discipline and its significant role in societal progress, encouraging active dialogue among participating experts. Ding Huang provided a comprehensive overview of the development of Guangxi University's School of Public Administration, highlighting its unique features and the forum's thematic scope, while expressing hopes for the forum’s success. Du Haifeng emphasized the vitality and dynamism of the School of Public Administration at Guangxi University, underlining the inclusiveness of the public administration discipline, and encouraged students to actively contribute to its advancement.

The morning keynote sessions featured expert presentations on topics including the optimization of responsibility systems, Eastern and Western approach comparisons, digital transformation, and new productivity in industry. Professor Zhou Zhiren from the School of Government at Peking University delivered an in-depth analysis of optimizing government responsibility systems within governance modernization, advocating for a problem-oriented approach. Professor Tong Xing from Nanjing University explored the differences between Chinese and Western approaches to management and governance from an etymological perspective. Professor Xu Xiaolin from the School of Public Administration and Law at Hunan Agricultural University discussed the transformation of research paradigms in public administration in the context of digital transformation. Professor Zhang Kangzhi from Zhejiang Gongshang University proposed the establishment of a discipline of social governance and examined the applicability of public administration in China. Professor Hu Xiangming from Beihang University analyzed the role of new productivity in strategic industrial transformation against the backdrop of the U.S.-China trade and technology conflicts. Professor Jin Taijun, Dean of the Institute of National Governance and National Audit at Nanjing Audit University, examined the complexity of emergency management theory and practice, identifying structural imbalances in the full-cycle emergency management mechanisms of source control, dynamic governance, and emergency response. Professor Du Haifeng from Xi'an Jiaotong University pointed out that the bureaucratic system should be optimized or adjusted rather than discarded, considering both hierarchical and networked governance perspectives.

The second keynote session focused on themes such as technological innovation, green development, efficient governance, and frontier governance. Professor Chen Zhenming, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Director of the Institute of Public Policy at Xiamen University, discussed how efficient governance, grounded in deep historical and practical foundations, can lead high-quality development through the modernization of the national governance system and capabilities. Professor Li Shenghui, Dean of the School of Public Policy and Management at South China University of Technology, highlighted the role of technological innovation in driving the development of new productivity through its core elements and characteristics. Su Haitang, Mayor of Yulin City, Guangxi, analyzed strategies for achieving green development and efficient governance in Guangxi. Professor Wang Yibao, Dean of the School of Public Administration and the School of Emergency Management at China University of Mining and Technology, focused on the concept of national security, distinguishing it from public safety, and emphasized the importance of energy resource security from a national security perspective. Professor Fang Shengju, Dean of the School of Government Management at Yunnan University, addressed the importance and necessity of modernizing frontier governance and building a community of shared destiny with neighboring regions.

The High-Level Forum on Green Development and Efficient Governance was hosted by Guangxi University, organized by the School of Public Policy and Management at GXU, and co-sponsored by the Institute of Green Development and Frontier Governance, the Innovation Research Center for Regional Social Governance at Guangxi University, and the Pengcheng Forum Organizing Committee of China University of Mining and Technology. More than 300 participants attended, including renowned experts and scholars from over 30 institutions such as Peking University, as well as faculty members, graduate students, and undergraduates from the School of Public Policy and Management at GXU.