知识经济时代,综合国力竞争激烈,人才成为一个国家经济、社会发展最需要的战略资源,成为决定一个国家生死存亡的关键。要建设中国特色的社会主义事业,培养和选拔优秀年轻的干部,造就跨世纪的人才,成为摆在各级党委和组织人事部门面前的艰巨任务。领导人才,特别是年轻干部,是现代化事业继往开来开拓前进的关键因素。加强领导人才,特别是年轻领导人才队伍建设,更新用人观念,广开渠道为年轻优秀人才成长、选拔和任用创造条件,是新时期、新形势下干部人事制度改革的重点之一。《党政领导干部选拔任用工作条例》(以下简称《条例》) In the era of knowledge economy and intense competition in overall national strength, talent has become the most needed strategic resource for a country’s economic and social development and has become the key to determining the survival of a nation. To build a socialist cause with Chinese characteristics, train and select outstanding young cadres and create trans-century talents have become arduous tasks before party committees and personnel departments at all levels. The leading personnel, especially the young cadres, are the key factors for the modernization drive to go forward and open up. It is one of the focuses of the cadre and personnel system reform in the new situation and under the new situation that strengthening the building of a contingent of leading personnel, especially the young leading personnel, updating employment concepts and opening wider channels for the growth, selection and appointment of young talents. “Regulations on the Selection and Appointment of Party and Government Leading Cadres” (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations”)