Policy Digest

Guideline to help assess health of e-bike batteries A guideline has been issued on assessing the health of lithium-ion batteries used in electric bikes to lower fire risks. The guideline will promote convenient and professional services to assess battery health, help people better understand the conditions of the batteries in their electric bikes and detect hazards in time, the ministry said. The guideline, which contains a series of measures, calls for pilot projects for the "integrated development of human resources services and advanced manufacturing" in regions where there is a sound industrial base. It supports leading manufacturing companies, human resources service institutions, universities and research institutions in establishing "associations for innovation", and encourages the nurturing of human resources service providers that focus on the manufacturing industry. The guideline said efforts should be sped up to develop talent markets that meet the needs of different manufacturing sectors, adding that human resources service institutions should set up employment consortiums with companies, industrial associations, industrial parks and advanced-manufacturing clusters to ease shortages in the workforce.