SCIO briefing on the sixth World Internet Conference
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Guangming Daily:
We know that, the WIC promotes the building of Zhejiang's digital economy and its digital government. This year, Zhejiang continues to deepen reforms in promoting greater work efficiency to benefit the public, known as "without the need for a second trip." So, what are the latest developments in this area? Thank you.
Zhu Guoxian:
I used to be a journalist for 30 years. I think journalists may prefer stories and examples, so I would like to give you an example first. The City Brain, jointly created by Hangzhou City and the Alibaba Group, brings together data from more than 70 departments and enterprises every day, with an average of more than 80 million bits of new data added daily, including 11 major systems such as police affairs, transportation, urban management, cultural tourism, healthcare and 48 application scenarios. These are bringing about new changes in people's daily lives in all aspects. Take urban transportation as an example. Hangzhou has an elevated highway across the city, which is 22 kilometers long. Since it was added to the City Brain, people's travel time has been cut by an average of 4.6 minutes, or 10% compared to before. The traffic signals at 104 intersections in Xiaoshan District have been automatically controlled, and the passing speed of vehicles has increased by 15%, saving three minutes on average in daily journeys. The Hangzhou city management department has also deployed an easy parking system. Users are only required to swipe the QR code once and it's valid across the entire city for life. Until now, there are 303,000 parking spots covered by the "drive away first and pay later" system, which has greatly increased the convenience of city parking. After optimizing traffic management through the City Brain, traffic congestion in Hangzhou has been eased significantly. The traffic delay index has dropped from 2.08 in 2014 to about 1.64 at present, and the ranking of traffic congestion has dropped from second place in the country in 2014 to the 35th place last year. One more example is the healthcare system. The City Brain has launched a "diagnose first and pay later" service, in which patients can seek medical treatment in a more relaxed way with more simplified medical fee payment procedures. Presently, 245 public medical institutions in Hangzhou have access to the system.
We feel that, the WIC brings about not only industrial dividends and economic benefits to Zhejiang, but also the transformation of concepts and the innovation of methods in government services. The CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee and the Zhenjiang Provincial People's Government is vigorously promoting digital transformation. On the one hand, we strive to optimize the business environment, and promote the development of big data to provide the greatest public convenience so that people don't have to be kept constantly on the run to get things done. It is can be said that our officials' painstaking efforts have achieved a happier life for our people. The app platform of the General Office of the People's Government of Zhejiang Province has gathered 415 service applications, and currently the whole process of starting a business can be done online. On the other hand, we use big data, AI and other technologies to improve the efficiency of government management. For example, the provincial government has launched the "internet plus supervision" approach. As many as 98.84% of law enforcement personnel in the province have opened 61,500 accounts, and this has achieved a daily average of more than 22,000 online law enforcement activities. It can be said that the digital transformation of government has continuously improved administrative and work efficiency, through which people can get their business done quickly "without the need for a second trip." Thank you.
China News Service:
Mr. Liu, a face-changing artificial intelligence app called ZAO gained immense popularity in China not long ago. However, some online users accused it of infringing individual privacy and imposing unequal provisions. What does the Cyberspace Administration of China think about these new technologies and applications? How will the administration supervise the development of new technologies and applications? Thank you.
Liu Liehong:
Thank you for your question. While creating opportunities for development, the new technologies and their applications also do pose risks and challenges threatening cyberspace security. As a regulatory body, the Cyberspace Administration of China has been proactively countenancing the development new technologies and applications while taking necessary measures to avoid possible risks. We have formulated and ratified a host of laws, regulations and standards, such as, "regulations on the safety assessment of cyberspace information service" and "norms of personal information security". We are now working at regulations on network ecological governance and soliciting public opinions. By establishing these laws, regulations and standards, we guide and supervise internet companies to conduct safety assessment and regulate the development of new technologies and applications. We have also acted against some apps that have engaged in unlawful collection of personal information to guarantee the safety of personal information, privacy and legitimate rights of online users. Thank you.
Hong Kong Economic Herald:
Mr. Liu, could you please brief us on the highlights of the World Leading Internet Scientific and Technological Achievements this year? Thank you.
Liu Liehong:
Thank you for your question and your interest in the World Leading Internet Scientific and Technological Achievements. Now, the collection of leading scientific and technological achievements of the 6th WIC has been completed. In accordance with the principles of "fairness, impartiality, objectivity and authority," the Recommendation Committee for World Internet Leading Scientific and Technological Achievements of the 6th WIC, composed of nearly 40 Chinese and foreign experts, was established. Currently, their work is coming to an end.
Compared with previous years, the technologies we have collected this year are more diversified, and there will be some new changes in the form of release.
First, more categories are covered. Starting this June, we collected leading scientific and technological achievements in five categories, namely, product, business model, basic theory, technology, and general category. These cover almost all internet-related fields, including AI, 5G, big data, cloud computing, digital manufacturing and the industrial internet.
Second, more entities are involved. Many companies submitted their research achievements, including foreign companies such as Microsoft, SAP, LinkedIn, Oracle, and Tesla, domestic companies like China Mobile, China Telecom, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Huawei, Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, as well as famous universities such as Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University and Xi'an Jiaotong University. This collection also attracted many SMEs and innovation teams.
Third, innovation is being emphasized more strongly. This year, many innovative scientific and technological achievements have received close attention from the Recommendation Committee. Therefore, we will add a part of recommendation at the release event, so that more innovative achievements can be displayed. Thank you.
Xi Yanchun:
Again, thanks to the three speakers, and thank you all. Today's briefing is hereby concluded.
Translated and edited by Chen Xia, Huang Shan, Zhang Liying, Zhang Jiaqi, Zhang Rui, Cui Can, Gong Yingchun, Li Jingrong, Wu Jin, Wang Yiming, Li Huiru, Wang Wei, Fan Junmei, Li Shen, Wang Qian, Yang Xi, Zhou Jing, Geoffrey Murray
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