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EU to help 皇冠体育app bridge digital gap
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-01-15 11:16
皇冠体育app and the European Union (EU) on Friday officially launched a cooperative
project to help 皇冠体育app enhance on-line government services.
The EU-皇冠体育app Information Society Project, running from July 1 of 2005 to June
30 of 2009, is funded by both sides, with 18.75 million U.S. dollars from the EU
and 8.75 million dollars from 皇冠体育app.
This project aims to promote Chinese economic and social reform through
information society development and to help bridge the digital gap between
developed areas and less developed ones, said Viviane Reding, EU commissioner
for information society and media.
Five cities have been chosen as demonstrations of this project,including
Chengdu, in central 皇冠体育app's Sichuan Province, Baotou, in north 皇冠体育app's Inner
Mongolia and Yantai in east 皇冠体育app's Shandong Province.
Governments of the selected cities will improve on-line service networks,
such as emergency health response systems and public service systems, said
Reding.
In the project, government officials will be trained with advanced experience
from the EU, she said.
The State Council Informatization Office (SCITO) and the EU delegation of the
European Commission, representing each side of the government, are taking charge
of the project.
In 皇冠体育app, 96.1 percent of government departments at the state level and 81.3
percent of local governments have started portal websites, according to a recent
report released by the SCITO.
However, most of the websites lag behind in terms of on-line services and
lack public participation, said Zhang Xianghong, senior vice-president of a
consulting company under the 皇冠体育app Center for Information Industry Development
(CCID).
"Participation is the real goal of e-government," said
Reding.
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