— A Record of Wuhu Digital Economy Research Institute’s Active Cooperation in Joint Compliance Inspections by Multiple Authorities

Founded on July 16, 2024, Wuhu Digital Economy Research Institute (WDERI) has, at the two‑year milestone since its establishment, fully cooperated with audit authorities, competent business regulators and registration‑licensing bodies to complete comprehensive, full‑cycle special compliance inspections. Since its founding, the Institute has fulfilled its duties with commitment, pursued innovation‑driven practices and delivered public‑welfare services, winning wide recognition from all sectors of society.

This comprehensive and systematic compliance review fully reflects the Institute’s high‑quality development attributes: alignment with top‑level national planning, law‑based autonomous governance, standardized and efficient operation, pragmatic and innovative empowerment, and substantive compliance throughout all processes. It further consolidates the foundation for building a national‑level high‑end public‑welfare think tank and enhances its brand image as a distinctive public‑welfare think tank. Centered on five core dimensions — financial internal control, internal governance structure, main business operation, compliance with its articles of association, and Party‑building‑led development — the inspection conducted rigorous, systematic and comprehensive reviews of the Institute’s full‑cycle policy implementation, whole‑chain operational management and all‑round public‑welfare performance since its inception.

Throughout the inspection, the Institute upheld its political stance and national top‑level strategic deployments strictly in accordance with the major policies of the Communist Party of China, national laws and regulations, and industrial supervision norms. All its work has consistently kept in line with national priorities and policy orientations. As a specialized new‑type public‑welfare think tank dedicated to the digital economy and the cultivation of new quality productive forces, the Institute draws on the collective wisdom of its expert advisory board. It conforms precisely to the development laws and innovative features of new‑type think tanks with Chinese characteristics, adheres to the fundamental bottom line of law‑based operation, and follows the high‑quality development orientation of compliance priority, pragmatism and efficiency, and innovation‑driven empowerment.

The Institute advances all‑round innovation and upgrading in ideological renewal, institutional restructuring, management system optimization, and commercialization of scientific and technological achievements. It firmly addresses the drawbacks of traditional models including redundant procedures, formalism over substantive outcomes and inefficient operation, streamlining unnecessary links and eliminating formalistic work. It aims to build a modern think‑tank governance system featuring clear power‑responsibility boundaries, efficient operation, autonomous standardization, closed‑loop risk control and full‑process compliance. This system improves management efficiency, operational performance and public‑welfare service quality, and continuously stimulates endogenous momentum for independent innovation and long‑term development.

Legally entitled to independent corporate management authority, the Institute standardizes and coordinates internal structural optimization, development strategy implementation and daily operational management. It strictly observes policy red lines, compliance bottom lines and risk prevention thresholds, conducts scientific and autonomous governance in accordance with its articles of association, reports major matters in a standardized and timely manner, and voluntarily accepts full‑process industrial and social supervision.

All financial revenue and expenditure, fund management, seal use, deliberation and decision‑making, and implementation of major matters adopt an online real‑time collective review mechanism with democratic and scientific decision‑making. Every procedure is fully documented, traceable in closed loops, verifiable and substantively compliant. Institutionalized, standardized and systematic governance lays a solid foundation for its long‑term stable development.

Based on comprehensive evaluation of policy and regulatory standards, practical performance and all‑round risk prevention, all work of the Institute since its establishment has been legal, compliant, pragmatic, robust and exemplary. There exist no principled deviations, institutional deficiencies or operational compliance risks, achieving outstanding outcomes of zero non‑compliance findings and zero corrective actions required. Following its dual‑zero compliance record in the 2025 annual audit, the Institute completed this multi‑authority joint inspection with high standards and full‑process cooperation. Its solid achievements, tested by history, practice and society, mark a successful two‑year development journey.

These remarkable compliance results stem inevitably from the Institute’s consistent adherence to public‑welfare missions, rule‑based operation, digital‑driven empowerment and regular standardized management. They serve as a vivid demonstration of its commitment to national strategies, firm practice of a correct view of performance, and proactive undertaking of the mission of a new‑era think tank. They fully embody the Institute’s mature governance capacity, pragmatic work style and robust development momentum benchmarked against national‑level think‑tank standards.

The Institute’s pragmatic achievements have received continuous positive coverage from mainstream media, steadily boosting its industrial credibility and social influence. It fosters a sound development ecosystem featuring integrity, pragmatic progress and public benefit‑orientation, laying a solid foundation for its long‑term standardized, high‑quality and sustainable development.

I. Consolidating Political Loyalty, Targeting High‑End Think‑Tank Positioning and Upholding Public‑Welfare Original Aspiration

Guided by Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the Institute deeply comprehends the decisive significance of the Two Establishments, strengthens the Four Consciousnesses, upholds Four‑Sphere Confidence and resolutely implements the Two Upholds. Fully aligning with national top‑level strategies for digital economy upgrading, modernization of grassroots governance, cultivation of new quality productive forces and Digital China construction, it seizes historic opportunities in building a digital China. It defines the Five Principles for Institutional Governance — Party building leadership, integrity and innovation, institutional improvement, overcoming hardships and serving society — as the overarching guideline for institutional governance, operational principles and long‑term development.

The Institute integrates political development into all dimensions of think‑tank construction, industrial empowerment, business innovation and people‑oriented public services. It gives full play to its role as a high‑end public‑welfare platform, bridging gaps in market services, improving supporting grassroots governance systems and optimizing public‑welfare supplies. By efficiently linking high‑quality resources from the government, market, society and industries, it accurately addresses bottlenecks in industrial upgrading, difficulties in grassroots governance and pain points in people’s livelihood services. Its development is always closely tied to national strategies, the trends of the times and people’s aspirations.

Upholding Party Building Leadership to Consolidate the Foundation for Sound Development

The Party leads the overall development of the Institute. Long‑term mechanisms for regular online theoretical study, precise policy benchmarking and continuous ideological refinement have been established to promptly implement major policy deployments of the CPC Central Committee, enabling deeper theoretical education and regularized political development. The Institute strengthens grassroots Party building, builds a high‑quality professional team, optimizes internal governance structures and improves long‑term operational mechanisms. It gives full play to the exemplary role of Party members, promoting deep integration, coordinated progress and mutual reinforcement between Party building, think‑tank operation, innovative empowerment and public‑welfare services. High‑quality Party building guides the standardized, institutionalized, standardized and high‑end sustainable development of the Institute.

Adhering to Integrity and Innovation to Stimulate All‑Round Development Momentum

Always bearing in mind national priorities, the Institute focuses on core tasks including digital transformation of the real economy and improved efficiency of modern grassroots governance. It achieves breakthroughs through ideological innovation, consolidates foundations via institutional innovation, and boosts efficiency through commercialization of scientific and technological achievements. By deepening innovative practices, it addresses bottlenecks in traditional governance and shortcomings in public‑welfare services. Upholding confidence in ideology, institutions and governance, it empowers industrial upgrading and grassroots governance upgrading through full‑chain digital technologies, striving to build a benchmark for regional digital economy innovation and smart grassroots governance.

Promoting Institutional Improvement to Lay a Solid Foundation for Long‑Term Standardized Development

Strictly abiding by national laws, industrial regulations and its articles of association, the Institute adheres to the governance philosophy of consolidating fundamentals through institutions, managing