Digital Government
A digital government is supported by digital technology, the application of which is expected to increase government efficiency.
China has accelerated the progress of building a digital government since 2017. The 19th CPC Central Committee highlighted the goal of creating a digital government at both its fourth and fifth plenary sessions. The 14th Five-year Plan for China's economic and social development sets the task of extensively applying digital technology in government management and services to help re-engineer governance processes, optimize governance model, improve services, and lead to more rational decision-making with greater efficiency.
In June 2022, the State Council issued a document on this subject, aiming to promote extensive application of big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and other digital technologies for economic regulation, market control, social governance, public services, and eco-environmental protection, in order to realize precise and smart governance in a sound manner.
Building a digital government is the natural way for China to adapt to the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, drive the growth of the digital economy and a digital society, and create a sound digital environment for quicker digitalization. It is a fundamental, leading project for boosting China's strength in cyberspace and digital development. It is also a major measure to introduce new approaches to governance, make breakthroughs in digital governance, and modernize China's system and capacity for governance. It is significant to transforming government functions and building a service-oriented, clean government under the rule of law.
数字政府建设
数字政府建设以数字技术为支撑，实现业务和技术的深度融合，提升政府履职效能。中共十九大以来，中国数字政府建设加速推进。中共十九届四中全会提出推进数字政府建设，中共十九届五中全会再次强调加强数字政府建设。《中华人民共和国国民经济和社会发展第十四个五年规划和2035年远景目标纲要》明确提出，提高数字政府建设水平，将数字技术广泛应用于政府管理服务，推动政府治理流程再造和模式优化，不断提高决策科学性和服务效率。2022年6月，国务院印发《关于加强数字政府建设的指导意见》。该意见聚焦经济调节、市场监管、社会管理、公共服务、生态环境保护等政府职能，推动大数据、云计算、人工智能等数字技术的广泛运用，着力提高政府治理科学化、精细化、智能化水平。
加强数字政府建设是中国适应新一轮科技革命和产业变革趋势、引领驱动数字经济发展和数字社会建设、营造良好数字生态、加快数字化发展的必然要求，是建设网络强国、数字中国的基础性和先导性工程，是创新政府治理理念和方式、形成数字治理新格局、推进国家治理体系和治理能力现代化的重要举措，对加快转变政府职能，建设法治政府、廉洁政府和服务型政府意义重大。
