Wuzhen published the Blue Book on Internet Development for four consecutive years

Yesterday afternoon, the blue papers “World Internet Development Report 2020” and “China Internet Development Report 2020” compiled by the China Cyberspace Research Institute were officially released at the World Internet Conference 2020 and the Internet Development Forum.

Since 2017, the Internet Development Blue Book has been published globally in Wuzhen for four consecutive years. The Wuzhen Internet Development Blue Book has become a major achievement of the World Internet Conference and a major brand in the field of Internet development and governance.

The conference blue book is composed of the “World Internet Development Report 2020” and the “China Internet Development Report 2020”, which reflects the process, current situation and trend of development and Internet governance, and encompasses information infrastructure, networked information technology, the digital economy, digital government, and e-government. Key areas such as network media building, network security, building the rule of law in cyberspace, and international cyberspace governance fully demonstrate the world’s new concepts, new practices, new trends and new developments and China’s Internet development in the past year.

Based on a global perspective, the “World Internet Development Report 2020” emphasizes the importance and urgency of jointly building a community of shared future in cyberspace. The report noted that in 2020, the new corona pneumonia epidemic will spread globally, bringing great impact to the global economy and society. Countries around the world have vigorously promoted the construction of information infrastructure represented by 5G, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things. The rapid development of digital technology has led to the deep integration of industries, the diversified development of Internet media, the acceleration of network cultural exchanges and collisions, and the continuous advancement of network security protection. . The legal system in the field of the Internet has been continuously improved and the governance of the Internet has been continuously strengthened.

The “2020 World Internet Development Report” conducts a comprehensive assessment of the Internet development status of 48 major countries around the world, conducts key assessments and analysis of 10 countries, and looks forward to future development trend of Internet in the world. According to the results of this assessment, the Internet development of the United States and China is higher than other countries, the Internet strength of European countries is strong and relatively balanced, and the Internet development of Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa has achieved significant progress. Among them, the United States, China, Germany and the United Kingdom, Singapore is in the top five as a whole.

The “China Internet Development Report 2020” released this year highlights the important role the Internet plays in China’s response to the impact of the new corona pneumonia epidemic, promotes the resumption of work and school, ensures the people’s working lives and accelerates economic growth and recovery.

The report noted that in the past year, China has continuously accelerated the construction of network infrastructure, and the construction of new infrastructure, such as 5G networks and data centers, has developed rapidly. The ability of independent and controllable network information technology is gradually improved, progress has been made in 5G, operating systems and other technologies, and the number of artificial intelligence patent applications has surpassed the United States to become the first the world for the first time. The total scale and growth rate of the digital economy are among the highest in the world, reaching 358 trillion yuan. Poverty alleviation in the network has achieved remarkable results. Government services such as the “health code” and the “big data communication roadmap” have made important contributions to the prevention and control of the epidemic. Online content is booming and new formats such as webcasting have exploded. By the end of June 2020, the number of webcasting users has reached 562 million.

In the face of complex and ever-changing cybersecurity threats, China has continuously improved high-level design and scaled up its cybersecurity industry to RMB 50.06 billion, and its cybersecurity assurance capabilities are have constantly improved. The process of building the rule of law in cyberspace has accelerated, the Civil Code has been enacted, important advances have been made in important basic laws such as the Data Security Law and the Law on Protection of Personal Information, and the governance of the network ecosystem has achieved remarkable results.

The China Internet Development Index indicator system has been updated and improved on the basis of previous years. According to the characteristics of the computerization development of the country’s “thirteenth quinquennial”, relevant indicators such as big data, Internet industrial development, “Internet +” strategic documents and 5G construction have been incorporated into the system of indicators. in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of the country from the dimensions of information infrastructure construction, innovation capacities, digital economic development, Internet applications, network security and network governance. The results show that the top 10 comprehensive rankings are Beijing, Guangdong, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, Sichuan, Fujian, Tianjin, and Chongqing.