CPC Central Committee General Office and State Council General Office issued the "2006 -- 2020 national information development strategies" (hereinafter referred to as the "information strategy") was published on May 8, a few days ago, the reporters on the development strategy formulation and implementation of the relevant issues by the State Council Information Office is responsible for the work.

Q : Why the preparation of the national development strategy of information?

Answer : The "information strategy", the first paragraph answered the preparation of the national strategy for information technology development objectives, including three aspects.

First, this is the development trend of the international community. It revolution is the economic and social development of our country must face the environment, but also a rare opportunity for development. From the last century, 40 years later it development has accelerated, after 60 years, the world has been gradually recognized it to the political, economic, and social fields comprehensive and profound impact. As it extensive permeability is to influence the evolution of a comprehensive national strength and international competitiveness of key factors. Therefore, from the developed to developing countries, such as USA, EU, Russia, Japan, Korea, India, have continued to develop the information technology revolution of national strategies. The most typical Singapore, from 1980 to now has developed five strategic development of information technology, its ranks of the developed countries from developing countries has played an important role in entering. When a broad impact on the evolution of the technology revolution into industrial revolution and social revolution, on the up backward countries has provided a new opportunity.

Secondly, the information is the scientific development concept, build a harmonious society, building innovation, resolve bottlenecks facing the economic and social development, protection of our country's economic and social development of the urgent need for long-term stability and inevitable choice. "informatization strategy," the main task is to focus on these objectives. Solving three agricultural issues, or for resources, energy needs and environmental problems, information can play an important role in some aspects of information is necessary for some, the introduction of it can do better. From the perspective of a harmonious society, whether building a socialist political civilization, and ensuring social justice and social stability, and to enhance the quality of life for the masses, the role of information technology is evident. As the use of information technology tools for open information and open government, it is the root causes of corruption moves. Adopted in many parts of the information network to promote popular participation in social management, the emergence of electronic communities provided food for the masses of great convenience. Anhui Wuhu through the implementation of the "Golden Shield" project, a "Great information, the small operation," new thinking, through information investigation precision strikes detection efficiency by a large margin. For the construction of national innovation, information equally important role. First, the foundation of the State to enhance innovation capability, the need to expand the talent base with creativity. Enhance innovation capability first thing is to raise the quality of scientific 1.3 billion people and let more people into the ranks of innovative, educational and information environment of a learning society, will create unprecedented conditions. Second is the adoption of innovative information network can create a better environment for industry, academia, research links closer to more effective use of information technology, scientific research and equipment, and other technology resources.

Third, since the reform and opening up, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council has always attached great importance to information technology. The last century in the early 1980s, China set up a leading group and the computer and LSI Office, 1993 joint meeting of the informationization of the national economy, in 2001 established a national information leading group. Comrade Deng Xiaoping in 1984 on "the development of information resources, services modernization" strategic thinking; The Fifth Plenary Session of the 15th CPC Central Committee made it clear that the information is covered overall modernization strategy; 16th Party Congress proposed the information technology to promote industrialization and the development path to the new industrialization. The formulation of the "information strategy," the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on China's economic and social development of the new information requirements for the development of new information technology trends in the overall strategic plan made.

Q : Compared with other countries, our national information industry development strategy positioning is high or low?

Answer : a national strategy for information technology development and positioning is the situation closely, it is our view that the position should be appropriate. Development of national information technology strategy designed to seize the opportunities of information technology, information technology itself to follow a path of scientific development to the national economy toward faster and better development of social services. Development of national information technology development strategy, we must first understand the current situation and fundamentals analysis domestic and international technical, industrial, application trends, summarize the accomplishments of the past decades, experience, problems and lessons, an analysis of various aspects of the demand. On this basis, the development of strategic objectives and make information technology to achieve trails, and protective measures. Overall, the development of China's information technology strategy is to catch up with the type of strategic positioning, the objective that is not up-type strategies. The overall level of China's current information technology in developing countries in favour of the middle or middle position, nearly 1956 years, my information is not in the global rankings. Although many people will feel very tight grasp of the information, to develop quickly, but on the international level than the one that we develop faster than many countries. By 2020, we hope that the whole world or developing countries to achieve a leading position in certain areas or areas will reach international advanced level even leading level, but overall there is a gap with the developed countries. To accelerate development, narrow the gap is to identify the strategic goals of the basic ideas.

Q : As the first national information technology development strategy, how prepared?

Answer : 2001, the State Informationization Leading Group was established as a leading group of offices, the State Council Information Office is one of the functions of research information development strategy. 2004, we organized the departments and research institutes, began the study of information technology development strategy, many experts and scholars participated in this work. On this basis, the preparation of national development strategies in the information technology 2005 work plan. Informationization of the national leading group on the basis of requests, 2005, the State Council Information Office lead, the National Policy, the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Information Industry and other departments to participate in the joint drafting of the "information strategy." This is the first time a national information strategy, it development fast and infiltration fast time span is 15 years, difficult. In the drafting process, we solicit the views of dozens of transcripts and participate in the drafting of a large number of comrades paid labour, and many leading scholars and experts to work heart out, and it should be said that the "information strategy" is the crystallization of the collective wisdom.

Q : The state information technology development strategy will impact the masses?

A : a very important feature of information technology, and is closely related to all the people, because any person, any time without information. How to make full enjoyment of all the people of the benefits of information technology, is the "information strategy," an important ideological and consistent. In guiding ideology and principle, clearly presented information to the "people-oriented, benefit all."

Benefit all ideas throughout the "information strategy", the National Information skills training, such as strategic action to reduce the digital divide is a direct order to achieve this goal. Implementing the strategy through the development will enhance the scientific and cultural qualities of the masses and the quality of life, improving working conditions, the role of political convenience. In the implementation of electronic government administration, the establishment of government channels as an important content; In the social aspects of information technology in education, health care, culture, and social security arrangements.

Q : how to protect national informationization effective implementation of development strategies? State Council Information Office will play what role?

Answer : in the "strategic information" passed on in the development of our implementation plan is being gradually implemented. The main points are : First, organizational learning, deeply understand the "information strategy." Strategic brainstorming, highly concentrated, requiring more study and understand, to pass on "information strategy," the study, understanding. To better promote the learning, we are preparing the organization tutorials. Second, to promote the use of information operations into the "strategic information" as soon as possible, the development of strategic cross-three Five-Year Plan, for National Economic and Social Development informationization "Shiyiwu" special planning become implement the "information strategy," the first Five-Year Plan, and other relevant plans, operations and departments, of the key work of the local combined to sum up the typical experience, the guide through the typical experiences of the "information strategy" defined the guiding ideology, principles, objectives reflected. Third, we should further develop safeguards for the implementation of the "information strategy" to create a better policy environment. "informatization strategy" implemented primarily by functional departments. State Council Information Office, the primary role is to promote the work and coordination.

Q : development strategies that have increased our digital divide trends, the development of national information technology strategy which will impact?

Answer : the digital divide statistics, evaluation, the methods of evaluation are not yet recognized or system. Digital divide does exist and intensify trends between regions and between urban and rural, between different sectors of the city is true. For example, the urban poor, the disabled, they do not develop or develop slowly, and others have developed or developing fast, on the expansion of the digital divide. The digital divide is not just digital, research has shown that it and the material standard of living and level of economic and social development is being relevant. Therefore, we must strive to bridge the digital divide, but this is a daunting task, is a long-term process. Policy arrangements, and started towards narrowing the digital divide, such as the emphasis on universal service information network, emphasis on rural education and preferential policies that enhance popular information skills, and so on.

Q : Some information in the planning had to internal documents issued in the form of this development for why such a form?

Answer : in the form of public documents issued, the idea is that we have always, since information technology is a social change and involves too broad, popular awareness and the need for popular participation. "informatization strategy," the CPC Central Committee and the State Council agreed by the Chinese Office, State Office issued a public announcement to implement created good conditions.