China - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about egovernment activities in China.
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e-Government - China - Archive
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Archived articles and resources about e-Government activities in China.
- Anonymous Hacks Chinese Government Websites
- by Josh Chin. The Wall Street Journal, April 4, 2012. "... A handful of local Chinese government websites and several dozen websites belonging to Chinese companies and other groups appear to have been compromised over the past few days, many of them defaced with a message, accompanied by The Who's 'Baba O'Riley,' saying the sites were hacked by Anonymous..."
- Can microblogging save or destroy governments?
- eGov AU - Craig Thomler's professional blog - eGovernment and Gov 2.0 thoughts and speculations from an Australian perspective, Thursday, August 18, 2011. "In Australia many people still treat microblogging tools such as Twitter with scepticism and scorn, or even dismiss it outright as a tool for 'discussing breakfast'.
While the more negative views are beginning to shift, due to the active role Twitter played in the Brisbane floods, Australians still largely consider microblogs as a tool for emergency and breaking news, rather than as a tool for democracy, government engagement and accountability.
In China, in dramatic contrast to Australia, government officials have been waking to the potential of microblogging services for reconnecting with the public - and to the shock of being held accountable at a speed that outraces the fastest censor..."
- Chinese city launches dedicated microblogging site
- By Jianggan Li. FutureGov, 28 March 2011. "The government of Shenyang, a regional centre in China's Northeast with a population of eight million residents, has started its own microblogging site to make announcements and handle citizen complaints..."
- China launches telehealth for 100,000
- eHealth Europe, 6 December 2010. "More than 100,000 patients across the Shandong Province in China will take part in the largest remote health monitoring initiative in the world. The programme will see patients use interactive kiosks and remote health monitoring devices in villages and community hospitals across Shandong to record health information and have it instantly transmitted to their healthcare provider..."
- Local govts focus on digital inclusion
- By Serene Leow. FutureGov, 11 August 2010. "Since January 2004, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China has been carrying out the Cun Cun Tong, or Village Connected Project. As the venture draws to a close, Wang Zhen Jian, Director of the Wenzhou Municipal Bureau of Informatisation, spoke to FutureGov about what's been achieved so far..."
- China info chief hails smart city project
- By Robin Hicks. FutureGov, 1 July 2010. "Guangzhou is investing RMB100 million (US$15 million) annually in new technologies as part of a plan to develop into a 'smart' city. The 'Intelligent Guangzhou' project will see 'internet of things' applications designed, manufactured and deployed across the city - China's third largest - with a major roll-out expected by 2013..."
- Chinese govt attempts internet censorship justification
- Public Technology, 10 June 2010. "The People's Republic of China has published a document attempting to justify its state policy of restricting access to the Internet or censoring content its citizens may see..."
- Chinese city deploys 4G wireless for smart enforcement
- By Captain Wang. FutureGov, 18 May 2010. "The east coast Chinese city of Ningbo is investing 600 million yuan (US$87 million) in a forth generation wireless communications network that it hopes will make the municipality's emergency services more efficient and pave the way for 'smart law enforcement'..."
- Chinese city launches citizen feedback system
- By Captain Wang. FutureGov, 23 October 2009. "The Chinese municipal government of Dalian has launched a user evaluation and electronic monitoring system to gauge the popularity and usefulness of its citizen-facing web sites, and to respond faster to complaints from the public..."
- China extends rural land registration pilot
- By Jianggan Li. FutureGov, 20 September 2009. "After the successful completion of the first phase of the pilot GIS-based land registration project covering two villager groups, China has signed a contract for a second phase, involving two to three counties in the eastern Anhui province..."
- How China is migrating to next-gen Internet
- By Carolyn Duffy Marsan. Network World, 21 July 2008. "Two years ago, the Chinese government adopted a controversial approach known as network address translation to bridge the gap between IPv4, the Internet's main communications protocol, and an emerging Internet standard known as IPv6..."
- Online mapmakers get down to earth
- by Stephen Hutcheon. The Age, October 30, 2007. "Using home-grown technology, a Chinese firm has upstaged the likes of Google and Microsoft with a mapping service featuring 360-degree street-level imaging of extraordinarily high resolution. The service, which is similar to features found on Google's and Microsoft's online mapping sites, presently covers eight Chinese cities - including the capital Beijing and Shanghai..."
- CERNET To Deploy VoiceEngine
- By David Nagel. Campus Technology, 8 August, 2007. "China Educational Research Network (CERNET), China's IPV6 fiber optic network for education and research, will deploy VoiceEngine from Global IP Solutions (San Francisco, CA)) to improve voice quality for tis Digital Media Service, which connects more than 20 million chinese students and 3 million faculty and staff at more than 1,500 universities..."
- More than 85% of China's gov't organs have websites
- www.chinaview.cn, 16 May 2007. "Beijing, May 16 (Xinhua) - More than 85 percent of central and local government organs in China have set up websites to provide online information and services, according to a report from the State Information Center..."
- Beijing Moves Forward On Digital City Initiatives
- Government Technology, November 1, 2006. "The Beijing City Government's Information Office and EMC Corp. today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the city government's "Digital Beijing" initiatives. Over the next few years, the city of Beijing will collaborate with EMC to build a state-of-the-art information infrastructure that will ultimately house the city's digital assets. Joseph M. Tucci, chairman, president and CEO of EMC, and Zhao Fengtong, vice mayor of the City of Beijing, hosted today's signing ceremony..."
This category last updated: 5 April 2012