China's Information Revolution : Managing the Economic and Social Transformation

by Qiang, Christine Zhen-Wei

• ISBN13: 9780821367209
• ISBN10: 082136720X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-01
• Publisher: World Bank

Summary

Since 1997, China has devoted considerable resources to information and communications technology (ICT) development. China has the world's largest telecommunications market, and its information technology industry has been an engine of economic growth-growing two to three times faster than GDP over the past 10 years. E-government initiatives have achieved significant results, and the private sector has increasingly used ICT for production and service processes, internal management, and online transactions.The approaching 10-year mark provides an excellent opportunity to update the policy to reflect the evolving needs of China's economy. These needs include the challenges posed by industrialization, urbanization, upgraded consumption, and social mobility. Developing a more effective ICT strategy will help China to achieve its economic and social goals. Addressing all the critical factors is complex and requires long-term commitment. This book highlights several key issues that need to be addressed decisively in the second half of this decade, through policies entailing institutional reform, to trigger broader changes.This books is the result of 10 months of strategic research by a World Bank team at the request of China's State Council Informatization Office and the Advisory Committee for State Informatization. Drawing on background papers by Chinese researchers, the study provides a variety of domestic perspectives and local case studies and combines these perspectives with international experiences on how similar issues may have been addressed in other countries.

Table of Contents

China's emerging informatization strategy	p. 11
Establishing an enabling legal and regulatory environment	p. 23
Enhancing telecommunications infrastructure	p. 39
Developing and innovating the ICT industry	p. 55
Improving ICT human resources	p. 75
Advancing e-government	p. 89
Fostering e-business	p. 105
Connecting the issues : a summing up	p. 119
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