The national big data strategy

Big data can be characterized by the huge volume, the wide variety, the extreme velocity at which data are processed, and the high value that big-data technologies can create.

The issue of big data was discussed for the first time in the Report on the Work of the Government delivered in March 2014. At its fifth plenary session in October 2015, the 18th CPC Central Committee unveiled a national big data strategy that promotes open exchange and sharing of data. The need for such a strategy underscores the increasing importance of big data as a strategic asset on China’s development agenda. The strategy calls for exploring the potential of big-data technologies to boost economic growth, and improve governance at all levels, as well as government services and regulation.

In his congratulatory letter to an industrial exposition in May 2018, Xi Jinping said that China would pursue the vision of innovative, coordinated, green, open and shared development, and implement a big data strategy to build its cyberspace strength, make itself a digital country and a smart society, and boost its economic transfer from rapid growth to high-quality development.

This move will enable the Chinese government totake a data-based approach to governance.It will not only create a higher level of interaction with the public, but also enhance the ability of the government to respond to exigencies and solve problems with the aid of smart data technologies. The implementation of this strategy is also expected to accelerate big data related core technology research, development and application, so as to enhance China’s national competitiveness and pave the way for future development.

國家大數據戰略

大數據是以容量大、類型多、存取速度快、應用價值高為主要特征的數據集合。

2014年3月，大數據首次寫入中國中央政府工作報告；2015年10月，黨的十八屆五中全會正式提出“實施國家大數據戰略，推進數據資源開放共享”。這表明中國已將大數據視作戰略資源并上升為國家戰略，期望運用大數據推動經濟發展、完善社會治理、提升政府服務和監管能力。2018年5月，習近平在向中國國際大數據產業博覽會的致辭中指出，我們秉持創新、協調、綠色、開放、共享的發展理念，圍繞建設網絡強國、數字中國、智慧社會，全面實施國家大數據戰略，助力中國經濟從高速增長轉向高質量發展。

推行國家大數據戰略，可以促使中國政府向“數據治理”轉變，促進政府與民眾的溝通互聯，提高政府應對各類事件和問題的智能化水平。同時，中國希望通過推行國家大數據戰略，加快大數據發展核心技術研發及應用，重構國家綜合競爭優勢，贏得未來發展先機。