In the important speech delivered during his inspection of Guangdong, General Secretary Hu Jintao put forward four requirements for Guangdong to do a good job in the next step, one of which is "to further improve the scientific level of Party building." Regarding how to "further improve the scientific level of Party building," the General Secretary provided ideas from four aspects: the construction of learning-oriented Party organizations, the construction of leadership at all levels, the construction of grassroots Party organizations, and the construction of Party conduct and integrity. Strengthening learning has increasingly become an important foundation for improving the creativity, cohesion, and combat effectiveness of Party organizations. Booking tickets for the Guangdong Science Center, clarifying the important relationships in the process of building a learning-oriented Party organization, is an inherent requirement of "scientific Party building."
Inheritance and innovation are two results of learning. In today's world where science and technology are advancing rapidly, innovation has extraordinary significance, and the concept of innovation is very important. However, in real life, there is a phenomenon of overgeneralization of "innovation." Accurately grasping innovation and preventing its overgeneralization is very necessary. On the issue of inheritance and innovation, I emphasize three points: First, science and technology and economic fields should particularly value innovation because core technologies cannot be introduced. Second, political, cultural, social, and other fields must also have the concept of innovation, but innovation itself is not the goal; we should not blindly pursue novelty and difference. Policies need time to be implemented and should have stability. Third, innovation requires conditions, especially inheritance. When the conditions for innovation are unclear, it is better to inherit well, comprehensively and systematically learn from the past, summarize experiences, and draw lessons. Therefore, Party organizations at all levels should pay attention when handling the relationship between inheritance and innovation. The concept of "innovation" is important, but please be cautious in talking about "innovation."
Learning and democracy are a pair of seemingly unrelated yet closely related categories. The purpose of learning is to acquire knowledge and pursue truth in order to further explore the laws behind things. Once this pragmatic and truthful character is respected and promoted, it will indeed form an atmosphere of respecting knowledge, respecting talent, and respecting truth, thereby helping to curb bureaucratic styles and thoughts, thoroughly returning to and adhering to the ideological line of seeking truth from facts and the harmonious situation of democratic truth-seeking. At the same time, the more Party cadres strengthen their learning, the broader their horizons will be, which is more conducive to promoting democratic styles and improving democratic systems. Based on the relationship between learning and democracy, two points should be grasped in the construction of learning-oriented Party organizations: First, firmly establish the concept of lifelong learning. Democracy is dynamic and developing. Only by keeping up with the times through learning and lifelong learning can we continuously endow democracy with new contemporary content, thus continuously promoting the progress of democracy. Second, change styles, promote intra-Party democracy, and improve democratic systems. Party organizations should fully respect and protect the democratic rights of ordinary Party members, actively create a democratic atmosphere within the organization, and build the Party organization into an open organization where everyone dares to speak freely. At the same time, democracy should be institutionalized to ensure democracy through institutions, ensuring the effectiveness of learning and the pursuit of truth.
The relationship between learning and democracy - the more we strengthen learning, the more it promotes democratic styles and improves democratic systems.
Abstractness and practicality are two attitudes towards learning. Abstractness focuses on learning itself, while practicality focuses on tangible results. If we only emphasize a practical learning attitude while neglecting or even denying the abstract side, it easily leads to short-sighted behavior for quick success and instant benefits. Therefore, our attitude towards learning should be both practical and abstract, combining the two. In fact, except in the economic field, many disciplines in the political, cultural, and social fields, especially basic disciplines, find it difficult to achieve immediate results like economics. They require long-term accumulation and demand that researchers have a spirit of perseverance, willing to endure "ten years of cold bench." Precisely because of this, Party organizations at all levels should consciously guide Party members and cadres to establish the correct learning attitude and not focus solely on visible results and achievements. Currently, the central task of the Party is to implement the "12th Five-Year Plan" and transform the mode of economic development, providing an opportunity to establish the correct learning attitude. Party members should combine practical and abstract learning, avoid short-sighted behavior in learning, and strive to play a vanguard and exemplary role in the "creation of excellence and competition for superiority" activities of Party organizations at all levels.
Based on past experience, we have always had "high standards and strict requirements" for Party organizations at all levels and Party members. I believe that "high standards and strict requirements" represent an ideal state that should be achieved, and there is a gap between this ideal state and the actual current state. To bridge this gap, while appreciating the nobility of "high standards," we should also concretize "high standards," combining them with the actual situations of Party organizations at all levels and Party members, and formulate feasible "low standards." Lowering the standard means that everyone can achieve it through effort, making it attainable and achievable, thereby realizing "strict requirements." In the construction of learning-oriented Party organizations, the "low standard" requirements include three points: First, members of the organization fully recognize the importance of learning and adhere to self-learning; Second, adhere to emancipating the mind and seeking truth from facts, requiring learning to be realistic and truthful; Third, Party members and cadres set examples in learning. As for the content, form, and methods of learning, Party organizations at all levels must tailor them according to individuals and local conditions and then formulate "low standards" based on reality. Under the "low standard," strict requirements should be imposed on the members of the organization, and appropriate punishment measures should be taken for those who fail to meet the standards.
The relationship between abstractness and practicality - avoiding short-sighted behavior in learning for quick success and instant benefits.
The relationship between standards and requirements - achieving "strict requirements" under "low standards."
The relationship between inheritance and innovation - accurately grasping innovation and preventing its overgeneralization.