A guideline on building a standards system for digital village construction was recently released by four government bodies, including the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC).
The guideline puts forward a relevant framework, as well as goals and tasks, during the 14th Five-Year Plan period.
By 2025, a standards system that can basically meet the requirements of digital village construction will be initially established, according to the guideline.
A batch of pilot projects are expected to be carried out for the application of these standards, said the guideline.
Digital village is a strategic direction for rural revitalization, said an official from CAC, noting that standardization plays a guiding role in advancing digital village construction.
It is of great significance to address the issue of interconnection in infrastructure, agricultural equipment and data resources, and to support the digital transformation of production, living and governance in rural areas.
In recent years, China's digital village construction has sped into the fast lane. By now, all of the country's administrative villages have been connected to broadband Internet services.
The standards system framework consists of seven parts, including basic and general standards, digital infrastructure standards, agricultural and rural data standards, agricultural informatization standards, and village digitalization standards.
The guideline also lays out standardization pathways for digital village construction from the aspect of standards application, compilation, revision and transformation.
Standards concerning agricultural Internet of Things, agricultural and rural big data, agricultural informatization, and rural e-commerce are in urgent need, as per the guideline.
Statistics show that in the first half of 2022, online retail sales in rural areas and of agricultural products grew 2.5 percent and 11.2 percent respectively, indicating a strong growth momentum.