The first e-government blockchain platform has launched in Anhui, the 8th most populous province in China with over 62 million people. Anhui is also part of China’s Yangtze River Delta Region, home to Shanghai and hub of the country’s global economic prominence. The new system will roll out several services, reports Sohu.com.
As part of the Yangtze River Delta Region, Anhui belongs to the world’s sixth-largest economic center. The local government aims to build a broad system that can integrate data across regions and departments to improve business collaborations.
Read more: Province’s First E-Government Blockchain Goes Live in China’s Richest Region Anhui
China has seen a boom in internet-related industries and the digital economy amid the COVID-19 epidemic, a report on China’s internet development showed.
Users of internet applications such as online shopping, online videos, online education, e-government services and online payment had grown significantly during the epidemic, according to the report released Tuesday by the China Internet Network Information Center.
Read more: China’s internet-related industries grow fast amid epidemic
Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group (HKATG) has announced its first Starlink satellite constellation project with a view to helping build smart cities across the Greater Bay Area (GBA), encompassing Guangdong province, Hong Kong and Macau.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Golden Bauhinia Satellite Constellation project will see the company deploy a low-orbit, high-frequency satellite to map the “ecological life-cycle” data of the GBA.
Read more: CN: Hong Kong: Satellite project to help build the smart cities of the future
Overview:
- China takes a step ahead in introducing its application for national digital currency amidst the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.
- The digital Yuan to be tested in the four cities of China.
China moves ahead in introducing its digital currency, Yuan. Ling Zhang, the executive director of M&A, Global Fiat at cryptocurrency exchange has shared its images on social networking sites on April 14th.
Read more: Pilot Version of the Digital Currency of China to be Tested in Four Cities
Imagine your daily routine being entirely dependent on a smart phone app. Leaving your home, taking the subway, going to work, entering cafes, restaurants and shopping malls — each move, dictated by the color shown on your screen. Green: you're free to proceed. Amber or Red: you're barred from entry.
This has been the reality for hundreds of millions of people in China since midway through the coronavirus crisis — and it could yet stay that way for the foreseeable future, as the country battles to recover from it.
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