On August 29th, 2008, Premier The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) and the State Council of the Communist Party of China and Wen Jiabao, leader of the National Leading Group for Science and Technology Education, presided over the first meeting of the National Leading Group for Science and Technology Education, listened to the report of the Ministry of Education on the work of formulating the Outline of the National Medium-and Long-term Education Reform and Development Plan, deliberated and adopted the work plan of the Outline in principle.

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The meeting fully affirmed the useful experience of formulating the Outline in an open and open way. The formulation of the Outline has gone through three stages: investigation, drafting and argumentation, and public consultation. Organize all localities, relevant departments, schools and social organizations to participate extensively, and publicly solicit opinions from the whole society twice online.

The mobilization of manpower, wide coverage and high degree of social participation are rare in China's planning history, and the purpose of gathering public opinion wisdom and building consensus has been achieved. The meeting put forward further amendments and decided on the next step. , Chen, Xu and members of the National Leading Group for Science and Technology Education attended the meeting.