The training program for project managers on poverty reduction in rural China through S&T was concluded on October 10, 2007. The training was jointly held by China Rural Technology Development Center, CICETE (China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges) and UNDP China Office.

Vice Minister LIU Yanhua acknowledged the success of the training and pledged to work on the system of S&T Special Commissioner jointly with the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Agriculture, since it is a breakthrough for S&T work at grass root level.