Guizhou shows benefits of big data

sharing,” said Zhang Xiao, deputy director of the China Internet Network Information Center.

Last week, the State Council released a circular calling for the sharing of government data to bring maximum benefit to the public. It suggested departments of the State Council and local governments share their information systems to improve administrative efficiency.

According to statistics from the ongoing 2017 China International Big Data Expo in Guiyang, capital of Guizhou province, more than 80 percent of China’s big data is in the hands of government authorities.

“The biggest value of government data is in its sharing and the greater convenience it offers the public,” said Wu Hequan, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

In Jiangsu province, for instance, the local government is speeding up reforms to open data to the public, and residents can now directly pay taxes or get tax reimbursements via one of the government’s websites.

In neighboring Zhejiang province, the provincial government’s goal is that by 2020 local residents will no longer need to go to government offices for at least half of all government-related affairs.

“Big data has truly become a new driving force behind the development of our society,” said Ni Guangnan, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering.