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China has laid out a comprehensive plan to digitalize government as the country ramps up efforts to go through economic and social digital transformation.
Digital technologies will be extensively used in government management services, according to a guideline recently released by the State Council.
In recent years, China's digital government building has been fast tracked, with significant progress being made in digital governance and services, such as a one-stop online government services, an integrated online administration platform, and swift response to public complaints.
Between 2018 and 2020, China's ranking on the United Nation's E-Government Development Index, indicating how a country is using information technologies to promote access and inclusion of its people, increased by 20 spots to 45th globally.
Aiming to further tap into digital dividends brought by technology advancement and innovation, the guideline maps out a blueprint to build a digital and smart government.
To meet people's needs is the starting point and ultimate goal of digital government building, said the guideline, adding that digital inclusiveness will be upheld and digital divide will be eliminated during the process.
By 2025, the top-level design of a digital government compatible with modern governance will be further improved, according to the guideline. The building of a coordinated, efficient, intelligent, and inclusive digital government is expected to be basically completed by 2035.
To achieve these goals, the guideline sets out a series of key tasks and measures, such as enhancing economic data monitoring and analysis, optimizing digital services to facilitate enterprises and the public, and creating a favorable digital ecology.
The document sets the direction for digital government building, according to Wang Qinmin, director of the Committee of Experts on the National E-government, noting that data empowerment holds the key to this process.
The guideline proposes to build an open and shared data resource system, pledging to innovate data management mechanisms, enhance efficient data sharing, and promote the orderly development and utilization of data.
Technological innovation is highlighted in the guideline, calling for a deep integration of government governance and digital technologies.