First, the world’s major countries to promote the system profile information
(A) North America
The United States is a high degree of information technology in today’s world one of the countries. American information technology success thanks to the government to promote and guide, but also inseparable from the market and social forces to promote spontaneous. At the central level, the United States in all areas of information technology divide and rule, limited government intervention to promote information technology, focus mainly on e-government. E-government is a government reform plan – the “President’s Management Agenda,” an important part. In promoting e-government system, the President’s Management Committee plays a role in decision-making; coordination layer of government institutions such as Chief Information Officer Committee; the Office of Management and Budget under the e-government and information technology office, the federal organization project management office and e-government implementation of key project management office as a layer, is responsible for promoting e-government construction. In the United States to promote e-government system, consulting and auditing is an important component. At the local government level, the United States to promote information technology system’s special features is “autonomy.” Information technology in U.S. local governments’ decision-making “power in the local council, any major information technology projects of the project will be subject to the approval of local councils;” coordination “,” management “and” implementation “of power at the local chief information officer;” advisory “the professional” committee “; and” auditing “by the local council.
Canada has formed a relatively complete, comprehensive, clear division of information technology to promote the system. Canadian information technology to promote the system in general can be divided into two layers, namely the strategic level coordination and decision-making and policy formulation and implementation management. At the federal level, Canada’s information technology capital mainly from the government budget, the Finance Committee is responsible for strategy development and information technology to promote, by Finance Committee Chairman is fully responsible for the leadership of Prime Minister personally. Secretariat of the Finance Committee is responsible for e-government strategies and promote, but also responsible for inter-departmental e-government development. Secretariat of the Finance Committee under the Government Chief Information Officer is responsible for the overall planning of information work, working out the relevant laws, regulations and organizational e-government projects. The information technology work, particularly in information infrastructure, e-commerce development, full Internet access by the Ministry of Industry Canada responsible for the management and put forward the goal of building and construction planning, formulating laws and regulations, and is responsible for organization and implementation of specific projects . Meanwhile, the Canadian Public Affairs and Government Services Canada provides IT services to government agencies, and actively promote and implement e-government procurement, government information sharing services, “Government Online” and other e-government projects and services. In addition to decision-making, management, and promote the institutions, advisory bodies and audit institutions in the process of building Canada’s information technology also plays an important role. In addition to the federal government established the Chief Information Officer, Canada departments, provinces and provincial government departments, local governments have established a Chief Information Officer. In the promotion of various departments and local e-government and information management, service delivery played an extremely important role.
(B) European countries
Finland international has been in the forefront of the development of information society, thanks to the rise of multinational companies such as Nokia and information technology to promote industrial development. Back in the 1970s, Finland on the establishment of the so-called Information Society Advisory Committee; the Government of Finland in 1995, entitled “Finland towards the information society ─ the national strategy.” September 2003 established the Information Society Commission, which is a government agency coordination and communication for the development of information society has played a role in regulation, and administrative departments, in administrative agencies, organizations, business activities bridge the communication gap between. Information Society Commission, chaired by the Prime Minister, the Committee in charge of seven departments under the different sub-areas: electronic commerce; telecommunications and digital television; innovation in the information society to society; e-government; social security system of information and communication technology; education, research, production ; application technology. Finnish central government to promote e-government system is still used in decision-making, coordination and management of implementation of the three levels of structure. Ministry of Finance and Information Society Commission decision-making body of e-government. Coordination layer mainly by the Ministry of Public Administration and Government Information Management team composition.
Britain’s first information technology sector can be traced back to 1957 to establish the “technical support group.” In 1995, the British set up within the Cabinet Office Central IT Unit in 1998, the British government proposed the “information age government” objectives, and in March 1999 marked the official release of the comprehensive strategy for the UK e-government started the “government modern white paper. ” Since then the British Government to promote institution-building in information technology has entered a new period, in May 1999 established a committee of government in promoting the information age. British Prime Minister the appointment of electronic and electrical specialist. Minister of State solely responsible for electronic information technology work, the Commissioner in charge of national electronic information development strategy are implemented and enforced. In 2004, the British Cabinet Office, the UK’s existing information management system to adjust, set up a new e-government group, to replace the original e-Office of the Commissioner and the Minister to set up e-government leadership. The adjustment marks the UK e-government strategic priorities and major changes in agency leadership. Development so far, Britain’s information management system, mainly by government departments to promote information technology, information industry and telecommunications regulatory authority has three major components, including the Cabinet Office is responsible for promoting the work of government information, the specific functions of the Chief Information Officer by the respective Committee to undertake , Trade and Industry is the information industry department, Office of Communications is responsible for telecommunications and broadcast industry regulation.
(C) Asia
Singapore’s information technology sector in 1981 to promote the establishment of the National Computer Board, the Commission is a statutory body under the Ministry of Finance, its core function is to promote the computerization of civil service, but also in government departments, building information systems play a catalytic and coordinating role. National Computer Board in 1999 merged with Singapore Telecommunications, “Information Development Authority of Singapore”, for information and communication technology industry to regulate and promote the strategic goal is to build Singapore as the world’s information and communication centers, and to develop a “21st century information communications technology blueprint. ” Currently, the Singapore Public Service Commission 21 system is Singapore’s highest decision making body of information by the Prime Minister personally. Implementation of information technology institutions, mainly ICT Committee, public sector ICT Steering Committee, public sector ICT Review Committee and the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) and so on. The three committees are responsible for enhancing the overall effectiveness of the application of information technology work measures, information technology project management, three different dimensions. E-government construction in Singapore’s core philosophy is “a number of agencies, a government.” E-government is a government-led, unified action, and set up a special body responsible for promoting e-government related work.
Japan’s information management system based on legislation in Congress to the Prime Minister for decision-making core, the IT Strategic Headquarters under the Cabinet for the decision-making body for the implementation of the main government departments, under the unified leadership of the Prime Minister, government departments coordinate their actions. In January 2001, the Japanese government announced the implementation of the “high degree of information and communication network society the Basic Law” (hereinafter referred to as the “IT Basic Law”). Based on “IT Basic Law”, the Japanese set up in the cabinet, “a high degree of information and communication network to promote the strategic headquarters,” is responsible for IT development and implementation of priority programs. IT Strategy Headquarters in Japan in the information management system of the highest decision making body, the Prime Minister, concurrently Minister of the Cabinet, is to promote the development of Japan’s top government information technology leaders, the highest of all government departments to exercise command and supervision, is responsible for information technology in Japan development of the highest decision-making. Japan’s Cabinet Office set up IT, specializing in information technology leadership and coordination. Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Economy is the information management system in Japan, the specific enforcement agency. Local information technology services is usually local branch offices in the Ministry of Internal Affairs under the guidance of self-management.
South Korea since the early 1990s to promote the country in three phases of information technology. The mid-1990s laid the basic framework of public sector information technology, business, finance, information services and other private sector has developed rapidly after 1997, the government building information and knowledge-based economy as one of the founding of the five goals. South Korea established a number of agencies under the coordination of information technology to promote the system: the President personally presided over the “information strategy meeting” is the highest national decision-making body of information, the highest command and oversight bodies, is responsible for determining the development of national information strategic direction, coordination of policies among various government departments and summary analysis of existing problems; Prime Minister personally presided over the “Information Promotion Committee”, Vice-Chairman and Secretary, respectively, by the Ministry of Finance and Economy Minister and the Prime Minister as Chief Assistant. In addition to the management of institutions other than national level, the Korean government’s central administration each have their own departments, responsible for the information technology activities, such as information technology planning and implementation, project enhancements.
Second, the national characteristics and mode of analysis of the relationship with the political model
The seven countries to promote information technology system based on the role of government and the extent of the market can be divided into three typical patterns: the North American model, Asian models and European models.
North American model for a typical representative of the United States and Canada, which is characterized by information technology market-led, mainly by improving the market mechanism and a good industrial base to achieve the information industry, commerce and other economic and social information in the field of construction and development Government policy and regulatory environment is mainly responsible for the construction of the main building of e-government intervention is not usually develop a global information technology strategy, no global information technology department, the government in varying degrees in all areas of information technology divide and rule.
Asian model in Singapore, Japan, South Korea, represented, which is characterized mainly rely on government information technology executive power and public resources to promote. Government is usually the development of global information technology strategy, set the global information technology departments, and promote full participation in all areas of information technology development, focusing on the development of conducive policy and legal information technology.
European model, represented by Finland and the United Kingdom. Government intervention in information technology between the North American model of the basic model and Asia, between the government and the market play a role together to promote information technology related fields, the use of executive power of government intention to promote the first specific information in the field and build a sound policy environment, investment of public resources, to be more mature after the government phased out, mainly by the market mechanism to continue to promote.
Further analysis found that countries in information technology to promote the model of choice is primarily affected by three factors:
First, its political system and political culture. A national model to promote information technology by the country’s political system, government structure, sources of government power, public policy decision-making process as well as historical and cultural factors. For example, the United States is a federal state, local governments in the United States is almost a federal, state, outside the “independent kingdom.” By the impact of such a system, the U.S. grass-roots government is also a great degree of freedom of information, the federal government, state government in e-government planning, applications are often only stay at the federal, state level, will not “interfere with” local. Today only the United States federal and state governments, local government data sharing is the country’s “criminal record” data.
Second, domestic market development, industrial development and economic impact of strategic focus. Market mechanisms mature, well-established national industries – such as the United States, in addition to the work of the government’s own information, the other economic and social information is more reliance on market mechanisms to achieve the government efforts to create a favorable environment for the development of information technology. Even the government information, government departments are also keen to outsource the project to the enterprise, rather than yourself. The market mechanism is relatively imperfect, relatively weak industrial base of countries – such as South Korea, the government usually will develop a comprehensive and thorough information technology strategies and action plans, through the administrative power and a huge investment of public resources to achieve the development of information industry, information infrastructure and information technology fields.
Third, the national strategy of a country also affect the choice of modes of information technology an important factor. Information such as the UK will initially focus on the economic strategy of information technology, government promotes e-commerce and knowledge economy, and in the field of information technology to achieve some economic success, the information strategy will gradually shift the focus to the e-government, information Promotion of institutional bodies has also made adjustments accordingly.
Thus, information to promote the model is under a specific national history of the development process, the different modes is no better – Moreover, different modes of existence itself has its own political, economic, cultural soil, is not comparable . Rational approach is based on domestic market development, industry-based strategies to promote the layout to select the appropriate mode.
Third, foreign institutional mechanisms to promote information technology in China draw
Foreign information technology to promote institution-building experience can learn the following major points:
1. National level, four wings more perfect the structure and function
Countries at the national level to promote information technology, the basic decision-making bodies are identified, coordinated institutions, regulatory agencies and executive bodies, and with audit regulators and experts from the external advisory body, four wings of the structure and function more perfect. Of course, every system may consist of several institutions, may also be responsible for multiple aspects of an organization’s functions. In any case, the basic framework is complete.
Decision-making body responsible for determining the general idea of national development, the development of national information technology strategic planning and policy development, usually by the President, the Prime Minister or the Prime Minister as the responsible person, is an important member of the cabinet members such as Finland’s Information Society Commission, Japan’s IT Strategy Division, Korea Information Strategy meetings.
Coordinating body responsible for coordinating the various government departments to better implement the National Development Strategy and related policies, usually by the department head or executive committee composed of chief information officer, such as the U.S. and the UK Chief Information Officer Committee, Japan’s chief information officer liaison meetings.
Authorities to exercise the functions of the integrated management of information technology, the development of national information technology strategy to implement policies, usually by a cabinet composed of or several departments, such as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Japan, South Korea’s Information and Communication Department, Singapore’s Infocomm Development Authority.
Executive body responsible for the advancement of information technology projects related to implementation, based on the size and scope, usually a department or departments jointly made, such as the United States, 24 priority projects of e-government project team.
Audit executive body of information for decision-making, management, performance and technical aspects of the audit, to ensure reasonable and effective information work, such as the United States Government Accountability Office and sent to various departments of the comptroller. Government audit system more robust state of the information in the original work of the audit is often done under the framework of the audit system, such as the United States. Government audit system is relatively weak country, the work of audit information from the information technology department is usually borne.
Advisory body is usually established by the Government, and academia from industry experts on information technology development strategy, planning and implementation issues related to research and consulting, such as the U.S. President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee and the Korea Information Promotion Consulting Committee. In addition to the establishment of the strategic advisory body, some countries also established for the coordination of information technology, management, implementation and other aspects of the advisory body.
2. According to national conditions and focus on the central co-ordination and co-ordination with local
Information Promotion System is compatible with national political system, and especially in the central and local governments in promoting the relationship between information technology. Unitary state (such as Korea, Singapore, etc.) in promoting information technology, often the central government issued advice on strategic planning and policy, local governments should be unified under the central government’s requirements related to the implementation of strategic planning and policy advice; federal or local self-government rights of large countries (such as the United States, Canada, etc.), the federal government only provides overall strategic guidance, the place to determine the actual situation according to their own ideas and key information technology.
3. Information system with information technology to promote the growing constantly improve and perfect forward
Countries to promote information technology systems, while having some stability, but not static, but according to the stage of development of information technology to promote the functioning of the institutions and the actual results to timely adjustment and improvement, continue to strengthen its role. For example, the British Prime Minister Tony Blair came to power just when the information technology in order to fully understand the current situation and problems, the overall advancement of information technology, setting up e-Minister and electronic Commissioner, comprehensively promote the economy and government information, will achieve the objective information focus on the construction of focus on e-government, and the corresponding reorganization of the Office of the Commissioner of electronic e-government group.
4. Government agencies generally set up within the Chief Information Officer
Information technology within government agencies by the Chief Information Officer is responsible for the majority. International Telecommunication Union data show that more than 100 countries have established a chief information officer system. Set in the important government departments, chief information officer, is not only conducive to the national implementation of relevant strategic planning, but also conducive to better promote the sector of information technology work. Chief Information Officer is the decision-making government departments, government departments responsible for information resource management, information technology, project monitoring and evaluation, information technology, infrastructure development and maintenance work, to information on the department’s strategic plan for comments to the department heads and suggested that information technology department is also responsible for planning the development and implementation, with a connecting role.
Of course, the department’s chief information officer and a team to work around. Some sectors of the UK set up the CIO group, in addition to setting up CIO, but also set up three different deputy CIO in charge of the business. Japan set up the various departments in addition to CIO, but also set the CIO assistant officer, and set up chaired by the CIO Council to promote e-government. Singapore set up the various departments in addition to CIO, there are an IT manager, IT manager is the technical director.
Chief information officer of the department through the joint mechanism of communication between departments, communication and coordination. United States, Canada, UK, Japan have set up such a joint mechanism.
5. Communications regulatory functions are usually borne by an independent body
Abroad in order to strengthen the supervision of the communications industry, to promote the integration of telecommunications and broadcasting networks, prosperity communications market, consumer protection, usually set up a special communications regulatory body. Most of these organizations directly reporting to Congress or Parliament, without government interference. Such as the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the UK Office of Communications (OFCOM) and so on.
6. Through legislation to promote the body’s functional responsibilities
Attach great importance to foreign information technology to promote institution-building, mostly in information technology-related laws and regulations or a clear strategic plan for information technology leadership coordinating and implementing agencies, and provides for their respective division of responsibilities. This allows the various agencies and the division of responsibilities expressly set down, is conducive to act in accordance with the legislation and supervision system to better promote the various agencies to perform their duties.
U.S. chief information officer system introduced in 1996, “Information Technology Management Reform Act” (later incorporated into the “Klinger – Cohen Act”) in the clear, the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of e-government is based on Chief Information Officer Committee “E-Government Act” (2002) established. Japan’s IT Strategy Headquarters of the functions of the duties is through the “IT Basic Law” set down. Korean Council for the Promotion of information technology is based on “information technology Promotion Law” was established.
7. Establish scientific and reasonable operation of the mechanism
Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms. U.S. Office of Management and Budget’s “e-government scorecard” for each quarter of the federal e-government construction departments to assess progress. Britain, Canada and other countries in the form of an annual report on the annual information technology and e-government to assess the situation and concluded. Finnish Information Society Information Society Commission is responsible for assessing progress of the project and its problems.
Regular reporting mechanisms. One is the lower to higher levels of reporting, such as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget should be an annual e-government on the implementation of the various departments to report to the president twice, the Canadian federal government departments required to report annually “government online strategy,” the implementation. The other is an enactment of relevant laws, should be required by law to report to the legislative bodies, such as the United States, “e-Government Act” requires the Office of Management and Budget each year before March 1 report to Congress when the law provides for the completion of the task .
Advisory mechanism. Established by experts, academics, government officials and business representatives an advisory body for decision-making, coordinating and implementing agencies to provide advice and recommendations. Some of the work group or advisory group is temporary, the task is completed after the dissolution. Such as the U.S. e-government task force set up to determine the priority to e-government projects, working time is only 2 months. Canada’s government team in charge of online strategy consultant for the Canadian “government online strategy” to provide policy advice and guidance.
Project management mechanisms. Finland issued a special information society plan that throughout the implementation process of project management methods and ideas. In addition to promoting the sector, but also for projects, especially cross-sector projects, set up a project management office, according to project management systems and standards for implementation and operation.
Of course, not foreign practices are worth learning, as above said, the different information technology systems to promote the survival model itself has its own political, economic, cultural soil in some areas, but China has more advantages. For example, the United States because it is a federal state, non-interference between the three levels of government departments, leading to inter-governmental information sharing has become extremely difficult. In addition, the United States and Britain and other countries were engaged in public policy making, the parliament often account for a very long time, making a longer time, and information technology is constantly evolving, inconsistent. But in our political system, these areas can do better, play better the enormous potential of information technology.
(Wang Yukai, National Department of Information of the Advisory Committee, secretary general of China’s administrative reform, the National School of Administration, deputy director of e-government committee of experts, Professor; Gao Xinmin, Department of State Information Technology Advisory Committee for planning and professional members, deputy director of e-government; Wu Hao School of Government, Peking University doctoral student)
Editor’s Note:
As information technology and network technology, high-speed docking and extensive application of information technology, information technology has become a powerful driving force of modern social development. Attach great importance to the world of information technology to promote, from central to local, from industry to business, information technology and information technology has become an important push forward development of society means. This section features information published in National Expert Advisory Committee, National School of Administration, deputy director of e-government committee of experts such as Professor Wang Yukai of information on foreign countries to promote the institutional patterns and characteristics of the article, with a view to inspire our related institution-building.
This is a national information technology advisory committee of experts set up by the soft issues, “most of the system after the implementation of national institutional mechanisms to promote the study of information technology” in the part. When done properly published excision.
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