Utilize the organizational role of industry associations to empower high-quality economic development
Industry Chamber of Commerce Association is an indispensable and important component of China's socialist market economy system. It is an important support for strengthening and improving industry management and market governance, and a bridge between the government, enterprises, and the market. Since the reform and opening up, China's industry chambers of commerce have developed rapidly and their strength has continued to strengthen. Their role and influence in national economic construction have become increasingly evident. As a social organization composed mainly of enterprise legal persons, industry chambers of commerce associations are an indispensable link in achieving optimal resource allocation under market economy conditions. They are an important link between the government and businessmen, businessmen and businessmen, and businessmen and society.
In the new era, with the deepening of reform and opening up and the implementation of the overall national regional development strategy, various factors such as funds, talents, and technology have further accelerated, promoting the rapid development of industry associations and chambers of commerce.
Fully recognize the important role of industry associations and chambers of commerce in serving economic development
One is the leading role of party building.The Industry Chamber of Commerce Association has a grassroots organization of the Party, which can actively implement the Party and government's line, principles, and policies, organize member enterprises to learn about current affairs, politics, laws and regulations, economic culture, technical skills, and other knowledge, properly respond to opportunities and challenges in the post epidemic era, educate and guide members to abide by laws and regulations, be enthusiastic about public welfare, and actively assume social responsibilities.
The second is the role of communication and exchange.Before the establishment of industry chambers of commerce associations, most enterprises did not interact with each other and fought independently; After the establishment of industry associations and chambers of commerce, various business people have a platform for mutual communication, thus exchanging business opportunities and helping each other. In addition to internal communication, a series of platforms jointly established by associations and chambers of commerce have also strengthened communication among industry associations and chambers of commerce.
The third is the role of unity and cohesion.Industry associations and chambers of commerce are like flags, bringing together member companies to uphold a common organizational philosophy, jointly maintaining the industry and collective image, and jointly building the industry and collective brand. This enables business owners to have a conscious sense of overall awareness and brand awareness, and to engage in coordinated and cooperative group behavior.
The fourth is the role of rights protection services.One of the motivations for establishing associations and chambers of commerce is to leverage the power of the group to safeguard their own rights and interests. Each association and chamber of commerce also regards safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of member enterprises as their main function, and has a dedicated rights protection service department that carries out a large amount of work every year to handle rights protection cases. After the establishment of industry associations and chambers of commerce, the phenomenon of infringement of member companies' rights has been greatly reduced, and corporate behavior has become more standardized. At the same time, the association and chamber of commerce actively provide consultation and training for members ... and other related services.
The fifth is the role of cooperative development.After strengthening communication and exchange through the industry association and chamber of commerce platform, member companies will have a desire to cooperate together. Industry associations and chambers of commerce will play a good role in integrating resources and promoting cooperation. Actively engaging in political cooperation and seeking government support for industry associations, chambers of commerce, and enterprises in terms of policies, information, and other aspects; Carry out bank association cooperation to provide investment and financing services for member enterprises; Carry out institutional cooperation to provide theoretical guidance for promoting the sustainable and healthy development of member enterprises.
The sixth is the role of bridge ties. After the establishment of industry associations and chambers of commerce, they will consciously, systematically, and systematically regard building bridges and links for cooperation as the main function of industry associations and chambers of commerce, thereby promoting the implementation of some projects.
Fully understand the significance of industry associations and chambers of commerce in serving economic development
As one of the market entities, industry associations and chambers of commerce are based on serving the industry, enterprises, markets, and society. During the critical period of China's economic transformation and development, their economic attributes and functional roles continue to be highlighted.
One is that industry associations and chambers of commerce play an indispensable role in national economic management. With the deepening of economic and administrative system reforms, the model of directly responsible for industry management through professional economic departments has been broken.
The government's functions in the economic field are increasingly focused on macroeconomic regulation and market supervision, no longer directly intervening in the specific business activities of enterprises. As the main body of the market, enterprises make their own decisions based on relevant regulations and market requirements, following the principle of maximizing interests, and are at the surface level of national economic activities. Various industry associations and chambers of commerce play a role as "conveyors", "splitters", and "connections" in industry surveys, industry statistics, industry self-discipline, industry planning and standard setting, industry skill and qualification assessments, price coordination, product exhibitions, etc., thus achieving better connection between macro and micro perspectives.
In recent years, industry associations and chambers of commerce have gradually grown into the third driving force for national economic construction and development, following the government and enterprises.
二是行业协会商会服务经济发展的优势不可替代。行业协会商会具有专业、信息、人才、机制等市场资源配置方面的优势，能做企业想要做，但靠单个企业做不到的事；能做市场需要做，却又无人牵头去做的事；能做政府想要做，却无精力去做的事。目前全国有1500多万家企业，其中世界500强和全国500强企业以及绝大部分规模以上企业基本都是行业协会商会的会员单位，这赋予了行业协会商会动员和整合资源的独特优势；行业协会商会能够获得来自政府和企业两方面的信息与信赖，这也是其他组织所不具备的优势；行业协会商会突破部门与地区界限，链接产业上中下游，横向协调、纵向协调的优势得天独厚；国际贸易反倾销和反补贴调查中，行业协会商会具有快速反应的组织优势。
当前，行业协会商会在推动产业结构调整和转型升级中大有可为，在加快发展战略性新兴产业和现代服务业中大有可为，在推进大中小企业协调发展、联合行动中大有可为。
三是行业协会商会助推经济发展的能量不可小视。据美国霍普金斯大学萨拉蒙教授对美国等36个国家分析统计，社会组织的平均就业人口占经济活动人口的5%，占服务行业就业的10%，占公共部门就业的27%，社会组织总支出占这些国家GDP的5.4％。
如果将这些国家的社会组织加起来作为一个独立的经济体，那么其经济规模将位列世界第七大经济体。由此看来，行业协会商会这些社会组织块头不大，能量大。目前，我国行业协会商会在推动经济发展方面，已经发挥了重要作用。比如全国性行业协会商会每年举办大型展览会、博览会和交易会400多个，规模达到1000多万平方米，其中国际排名前三的就有90多个。行业协会商会每年招商引资，提供咨询服务，组团考察，组织参展，为政府提供决策依据，其带来的间接经济效益更是难以估量。
同时，行业协会商会不仅直接推动生产力发展，而且通过参与市场监管、市场诚信建设、知识产权保护、科技攻关、慈善公益等行为和手段，增强了实体经济和中小企业的内生动力和发展质量，营造了诚信经营、团结协作、担当社会责任的现代企业文化和道德风尚，间接促进了经济的发展和社会文明程度的提升。
行业协会商会在经济社会发展中的优势和机遇
据了解，随着市场经济快速发展，我国行业协会商会发展迅速，从初期不足1000家增长到目前11.39万家，这些组织在为政府提供咨询、服务企业发展、优化资源配置、加强行业自律、创新社会治理、履行社会责任等方面发挥了重要的积极作用。基本涵盖国民经济的各个领域，随着行业的细分和政策的变革，行业协会商会类组织的数量在不断增加。
（一）、专业优势
行业协会商会类社会组织是最了解微观经济情况的组织。大部分行业协会商会类社会组织作用于某一个专门领域，了解该经济领域的发展情况、运作规律、发展形势和发展需求。行业协会商会具备通过汇集各个会员单位的数据来把握该行业发展形势和面临问题的专业优势。
（二）、信息优势
国家市场监督管理总局发布信息：2012—2021年，我国民营企业数量从1085.7万户增长到4457.5万户，10年间翻了两番，民营企业在企业总量中的占比由79.4%提高到92.1%。在行业内有较大影响力。行业协会商会在行业中拥有占行业比重越高的会员单位，在信息的归集和采纳上就越有利，越能成为链接企业实际生产经营活动和政府行业政策之间的沟通桥梁。
（三）、人才优势
据调查，绝大多数行业商协会会长单位都是行业的领军企业，理事长和部分理事具备丰富的企业管理经验，甚至他们中的部分成员是省、市、县或区级人大代表或政协委员。作为专业特质型、行业管理型、公众威望型的人才，他们往往具备较好的经济管理能力，了解行业发展的形势，对行业的战略发展有独特见解，对经济社会的发展有责任心，这些良好特质对于一个行业一个经济领域的政策发展、管理水平提升、行业自律水平的提高和产业的健康发展是大有裨益的。
（四）、组织优势
行业协会商会类组织主要是扁平结构的组织，部分行业协会商会具有较好的治理结构，层级较少，沟通机制顺畅，这使得信息的传播快捷且不易走样，也更利于降低成本。同时，因为往往是同行业组织或者是同一地域的经济组织，在处理具体的行业内的事项时与企业之间的距离更近，对企业诉求的了解更深入，比政府直接处理相关事项有明显的优势。
党的二十大报告中再一次强调了‘两个毫不动摇’，进一步坚定了民营企业安心谋发展的信心信念。，为我国经济社会发展与改革指明了新的发展方向。当前，我国经济已进入转型发展关键期，各个领域都在推进全面深化改革，这为行业协会商会发挥服务经济发展功能，提供了重要的发展机遇。这对推动政府职能转变、经济和社会改革创新，成为行业协会商会发展提供了重大外部机遇。
发挥行业商会协会作用 为经济高质量发展赋能
民政部门作为社会组织的登记管理机关，贯彻落实党的二十大报告精神，主动围绕经济社会发展全局，进一步解放思想，进一步开拓视野，立足自身职能作用发挥，推动行业协会商会更好服务经济发展，加大创新创优工作力度。
工商联是统一战线性质的组织，并兼有经济性、民间性，是人民政协的组成单位，主要职能是发挥组织非公有制经济人士参与政治和社会事务的主渠道，担当党和政府联系非公有制经济人士的桥梁和纽带，协助政府管理非公有制经济的助手，构建和谐劳动关系的协调作用，推动行业协会商会改革发展的积极作用。要引导企业会员不断推进技术创新、管理创新、文化创新，提高核心竞争力和可持续发展能力，帮助解决生产经营中遇到的实际问题。
一是优化行业协会商会发展格局。按照党的二十大报告精神，加快行业协会商会直接登记的步伐。根据市场需要和行业企业发展趋势设立、登记行业协会商会，实现行业协会商会与经济社会发展互相协调、互相促进。对优势产业、战略性新兴产业、外向型产业成立行业协会商会要鼓励支持，对业务萎缩、运转失灵、服务缺位、长期不发挥作用的行业协会商会要自然淘汰。要适应产业发展态势，鼓励产业密集区的同类行业协会商会加强合作、交流，形成行业服务和自律的区域集聚效应。允许具有产业、产品和市场优势的经济发达地区和城市将地方性的行业协会商会依法上升为区域性的行业协会商会。支持全国性行业协会商会将总部设在或迁至产业企业较集中、便于开展业务服务的地区和城市。探索一业多会，允许适度竞争，建立健全简便、有效的行业协会商会退出机制。扶持发展一批在国内外有广泛影响力的行业协会商会，逐步形成门类齐全、层次不同、覆盖广泛、作用明显的行业协会商会发展格局。
二是完善行业协会商会政策环境。推动各级政府将行业协会商会发展列入国民经济和社会发展规划，在制定相关政策和规划时，充分听取相关行业协会商会意见，支持和鼓励行业协会商会参与公共事务，调动行业协会商会吸引社会投资的积极性。推动行业协会商会专门立法，鼓励和支持有条件的地方先行先试，出台地方性法规和地方政府规章。加快政府部门向行业协会商会转移职能，将政府部门不宜行使和市场能够自行解决、适合行业协会商会承担的职能转移给行业协会商会。按照政府向社会力量购买服务有关政策要求，对作用发挥明显、社会贡献突出的行业协会商会优先购买服务。完善行业协会商会的税收优惠、人才建设等各项配套政策，形成有效的法规政策支持。
三是加强行业协会商会能力建设。加强对行业协会商会的行为规范，促进其转型发展，提升服务能力和社会公信力，使之真正成为独立的社团法人主体。加快推进行业协会商会去行政化进程，指导行业协会商会按照现代社会组织的要求，建立权责明确、运转协调、有效制衡的法人治理结构，形成自我管理、自我发展、自我约束的运行机制。认真执行换届选举制度，鼓励选举企业家担任行业协会商会的会长，推行秘书长聘任制，实行行业协会商会法定代表人离任审计制度。扩大行业协会商会的会员覆盖率，提升中小企业和实体经济组织的参与度，谋求“共益”与“公益”的最大化。指导行业协会商会遵循市场经济价值规律、供求规律、竞争规律等市场化原则运作，壮大经济实力。鼓励行业协会商会倡导和弘扬优秀的商业文化，自觉践行社会主义核心价值观。支持有条件的行业协会商会在境外设立分支、代表机构，为我国“走出去”企业提供服务。
四是建设行业协会商会服务平台。搭建行业协会商会相互之间的交流平台，通过研讨、论坛等形式让行业协会商会多交流，互相之间取长补短。通过登记管理机关的有效引导和有效帮助，让行业协会商会联合起来，形成“交互作用”，产生更大的影响和更好的效果。探索搭建行业协会商会服务地方经济发展的对接平台，地方有需求，行业协会商会有资源，登记管理机关要做好牵线搭桥工作，通过信息化等方式实现快捷有效的对接。
信息来源：商会通讯
