China recently adopted the third draft of its controversial cybersecurity law. It is the first Chinese law focusing exclusively on cybersecurity and will take effect from 1 June 2017.
Foreign businesses operating in China may face data localisation requirements, obligations to share confidential company information with Chinese authorities, and restrictions on the use of foreign technology and equipment in China.
All depts online by 2017, and a national site by 2020.
The Chinese Government has embraced digital government, setting out a four-step plan to bring its services online.
The plan, Internet Plus, was approved by the State Council and will see the establishment of the first “state services system”, state media announced.
Read more: China sets out four step plan for digital government
Information sharing needs to be promoted to respond to public queries
China aims to make necessary information public on government websites and respond to public concerns in a timely manner. A recent review by the State Council, China's Cabinet, showed about 85 percent of government websites disclosed critical information in a timely fashion and the number of "zombie" government websites had dropped sharply.
China has decided to put more administrative services online to improve transparency and efficiency in the government's work, the State Council announced Wednesday.
The government will continue pushing its "Internet Plus" initiative to improve administrative services, cut red tape and reduce costs, according a statement by the State Council executive meeting presided over by Premier Li Keqiang.
Read more: China to put more government administrative services online
IT experts say more user-friendly alternatives available, and service should focus on B2B applications instead of B2C
The government is planning to review development and usage of digital certificates – also known as e-Cert – to find ways of boosting demand after results have been lacklustre since introducing the service in 2000.
An e-Cert is a digital certificate issued by a certification authority which verifies a user’s identity during authentication of electronic transactions.