China is making every effort to improve government supervision and working efficiency by promoting "e-government" services, according to sources with a seminar on Chinese e-government construction strategy which opened in Beijing Friday.
Yang Xueshan, an official with the State Council, said the forthcoming conference on Chinese e-government technology and applications would focus on the development of e-government, exhibiting new products and technology, and building platforms for high-level international exchanges between providers and users of e-government services.
Under its e-government plans, China is speeding up the construction of governmental internal and external web platforms as well as key central government websites.
China is also building up databanks of statistics regarding population, geography, natural resources and the macro economy, with focus placed on "e-service" systems involving customs, taxation, finance, public security, social security, agriculture and water resources.
Since 1999, China has witnessed considerable development in its e-government project, efficiently developing government functions. Meanwhile, it has improved government office efficiency and increased the transparency of government administration.
(Xinhua News Agency September 21, 2002)
