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Information Society Knowledge Base
This online repository is continually updated with the latest reports and presentations from the project's various activities and can be accessed here. Online learning and translation sections have been newly added and are available to registered users of the ISKB.
Studies & Research
Since 2005, the project has produced a series of in-depth studies and research reports on key regulatory and policy issues related to Information Society. These studies focus on e-Government, e-Commerce, Convergence and e-Inclusion, providing a comparison of European and Chinese approaches to current issues, providing suggestions and policy guidelines for the further development of the sector in China. Please click here for details of these studies.
Promotion Forum, Chengdu
On 16th and 17th April, high level officials and experts from the Europe and MIIT participated in a conference organised by the project within the framework of the bi-annual CHINASOFT summit in Chengdu.
Handan Promotion Forum
The 30th March saw the closing ceremony of the project's involvement in Handan, attended by senior officials from the EU Delegation and the Ministry of Industry & IT (MIIT).
Handan Informatisation Summit
The first 4 months of 2009 have been an intensive period with several groups of Chinese officials visiting a variety of locations across Europe, examining a wide breadth of topics related to e-Government, Information Security, Data Protection, Online Dispute Resolution, e-Inclusion and benchmarking, making valuable connections for the future and paving the way for sustained contacts after the project ends in June 2009.
Yantai Study Tour
Project Overview
The project is now in its 4th year of operation and has carried out over 500 activities in China and Europe. The main achievements to date include the design of a regulatory framework for enacting essential laws and regulations including studies on the upcoming Chinese telecommunications law focusing on regulatory institutions, market access, universal service and convergence; a study on data regimes for the upcoming law on Personal Data Protection; input on implementing the law on Access to Government Information; an assessment of Information Security issues including infrastructure security; a series of e-Government applications systems covering emergency health response systems, G2C and G2B systems, and Smartcards for social security.
Recently completed activities include a second phase of research into the telecommunications law focusing on future market regulation plus an analysis into user protection, backed up by a new research on multimedia and internet governance; a second round of e-government applications in the 6 demonstration cities, surveys on benchmarking e-government and e-commerce at national level; a wider e-Government training programme targeting senior decision-makers at provincial level, most recently in Guangxi, Guizhuo, Jilin, Tibet and Fujian; research and pilot projects on addressing the Digital Divide; a study on interoperability; ICT for communities and local government; plus a high-level forum on e-commerce with the Advisory Committee for State Informatisation (ACSI).
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China's Internet-based economy expands 52.2% in Q3
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| Commission approves 45 million euros state aid to increase broadband availability in rural Germany |
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