Outline of national informatization development strategy: building a network power is divided into three steps

  In today’s world, information technology innovation is changing with each passing day, and the information wave characterized by digitalization, networking and intelligence is booming. Global informatization has entered a new stage of comprehensive penetration, cross-border integration, accelerating innovation and leading development. Whoever occupies the commanding heights in informatization will be able to grasp the opportunities, win the advantages, win the security and win the future. This is the great significance of accelerating the construction of a network power.

  At the press conference of the State Council Office held on the afternoon of July 27th, the Outline of National Informatization Development Strategy (hereinafter referred to as the "Strategic Outline") was officially released to the public. The "Strategic Outline" requires that informatization should run through China’s modernization process, accelerate the release of the great potential of informatization development, drive modernization with informatization, and accelerate the construction of a network power.

  "This Strategic Outline is an adjustment and development of the National Informatization Development Strategy for 2006-2020 according to the new situation. It has the significance of top-level design and will be used to specifically guide the implementation of various plans." Zuo Xiaodong, vice president of China Information Security Research Institute, told the reporter. Zhuang Rongwen, deputy director of the National Internet Information Office, said that as a programmatic document to guide and standardize China’s informatization development in the next 10 years, the Strategic Outline proposed that the overall strategic goal of building a network power would be divided into three steps.

  Core technology can’t be controlled by people.

  Why should we adjust China’s informatization development strategy? Gong Xiaofeng, director of the International Economic and Technical Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said frankly: "The fundamental reason is that the level, capacity and foundation of China’s informatization construction have made great progress. At the same time, the driving role of informatization in traditional industries and fields has become increasingly prominent. "

  Indeed, China’s informatization and Internet development have made remarkable achievements. By 2015, the scale of China’s electronic information manufacturing industry has reached 11.1 trillion, ranking first in the world, and a relatively complete information industry system has been formed; The number of netizens has reached 700 million yuan, ranking first in the world; Internet penetration rate exceeds 50%, and the largest broadband network in the world has been built; The number of fixed broadband access reached 470 million, covering all cities, towns and 95% administrative villages in China; A number of information technology enterprises and internet enterprises have entered the ranks of the world.

  China is at the forefront of the world in Internet application, but there are still some weak links and prominent shortcomings in information development. Zhang Feng, chief engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that at present, the digital divide in urban and rural information and communication infrastructure and applications still exists, and there is still a certain gap between some per capita network resources and application level indicators and developed countries. To put it simply, China has become a veritable network power, but it is not yet a network power.

  The overall goal put forward in the Strategic Outline is to build a network power. It is divided into three steps: in the first step, by 2020, the total information consumption will reach 6 trillion yuan, the scale of e-commerce transactions will reach 38 trillion yuan, some areas of core key technologies will reach the international advanced level, the international competitiveness of the information industry will be greatly improved, and informatization will become the leading force driving modernization; In the second step, by 2025, the total information consumption will reach 12 trillion yuan, and the scale of e-commerce transactions will reach 67 trillion yuan, so as to build a leading international mobile communication network, fundamentally change the situation that core key technologies are controlled by people, realize the strategic goals of advanced technology, developed industry, leading application and indestructible network security, and emerge a number of large-scale multinational network information enterprises with strong international competitiveness; The third step is that by the middle of this century, informatization will fully support the construction of a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized and harmonious socialist modern country, and the status of a network power will be consolidated day by day, which will make greater achievements in leading the development of global informatization.

  Combination of informatization and new normal

  The "Strategic Outline" puts forward that it is necessary to vigorously enhance the ability of informatization development, focus on improving the level of economic and social informatization, and constantly optimize the environment for informatization development. Ability, application and environment constitute the organic whole of national informatization development. Among them, ability is the core, application is traction, and environment is guarantee.

  "In my opinion, one of the highlights of this Strategic Outline is to closely combine informatization with the new normal of China’s economy. On the one hand, it emphasizes the need to strengthen informatization’s own capacity building and increase industrial energy and vitality. On the one hand, it emphasizes the leading role and supports economic and social development through informationization. " Gong Xiaofeng, director of the International Economic and Technical Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, commented.

  Among them, strengthening the development ability is the primary task of national informatization in the future. And "developing core technology, strengthening information industry" and "consolidating infrastructure and strengthening universal service" are listed as the first two tasks.

  "In the next step, we will increase efforts in building an independent and controllable ecosystem of information technology, with the focus on integrating resources and strengths of all parties to form a joint force." In response to a reporter’s question from Economic Daily, Zhuang Rongwen said, especially in the aspects of basic software and chips, we should integrate and establish a good industrial ecological environment, learn good experiences and practices from foreign countries, and integrate the advantages of scientific research institutions, universities, enterprises and other parties, concentrate on breaking through some shortcomings at present, and realize the continuous catch-up of core technologies.

  Zhang Feng said that the construction of information and communication infrastructure will be further accelerated. In terms of fixed broadband networks, we will promote the leap-forward development of high-speed fiber-optic broadband networks. Urban areas should basically complete the transformation of optical networks in old residential areas to achieve optical network coverage, and rural areas should basically achieve optical fiber access in administrative villages. In terms of mobile networks, it is necessary to speed up the construction of advanced ubiquitous wireless broadband networks, promote the coordinated development of wireless broadband networks in urban and rural areas, and achieve the depth and breadth coverage of 4G networks. At the end of the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan", a new generation of information infrastructure with high speed, mobility, security and ubiquity should be basically built.

  To optimize the development environment of informatization, it is mainly necessary to strengthen the construction of informatization rule of law, the management of network ecology and the maintenance of cyberspace security. "In terms of network security, China is further strengthening its efforts." Zhuang Rongwen said that the Anti-Terrorism Law was promulgated in the previous paragraph, and the Cyber Security Law is being formulated. At the same time, cooperation with other countries in the world has been further strengthened.

  Let the masses share the achievements of the Internet.

  The "Strategic Outline" proposes to adapt to the needs of national modernization, better use information technology to perceive social situation, smooth communication channels, and assist scientific decision-making. Continue to deepen the application of e-government, focus on solving the problems of information fragmentation and service fragmentation, and promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity through informationization.

  "Another highlight of the" Strategic Outline "is the combination with the ability of national governance modernization, closely focusing on people’s expectations and needs, such as the emphasis on network poverty alleviation, such as promoting the equalization of basic public services through informationization, all of which are aimed at enabling people to share the fruits of Internet development. Have more sense of gain." Gong Xiaofeng said.

  Specifically, the "Strategic Outline" proposes to serve the party’s ruling ability construction with informatization, improve the level of government informatization, serve the construction of democracy and the rule of law, improve social governance ability, improve market service and supervision system, and improve the integrated public service system.

  In this regard, Li Pumin, Secretary-General of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that in early 2014, in accordance with the requirements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, the National Development and Reform Commission, together with 12 departments, organized and implemented the project of benefiting the people by information, focusing on solving outstanding problems in the field of people’s livelihood services, and gradually realized the full coverage, all-weather acceptance and one-stop handling of government service matters and social information services by effectively integrating isolated and scattered government service resources.

  In addition, the use of advanced technologies such as big data also makes public services expect further innovation. Zhang Xinhong, director of the Information Research Department of the National Information Center, said: "The Strategic Outline has given new meaning to how to develop information resources and release digital dividends. With the basic data collection and big data mining at the bottom, public services will become more efficient." According to reports, the government will give priority to the opening of government data in the fields of credit, transportation, medical care, health, employment, social security, geography, culture and education related to people’s livelihood security services. At the same time, we will promptly revise and improve the regulations on government information disclosure, clarify the rights and obligations of data disclosure, and define the scope and responsibilities of data disclosure.