The Chinese public sector has been adopting cloud computing rapidly as a way to implement various e-government initiatives. Many cities, including Shanghai, Beijing, Qingdao and Xi’an, have all been using some form of cloud-based IT .
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The survey said that this is no small feat since it is a country of 1.2 billion people and a large land mass – both of which require more effort from the government, especially if the population is widely dispersed, than would a country with a small population living within a limited area.
"The Government has formulated a strategy to adopt cloud computing in delivering its e-services. We aim to establish a government cloud environment progressively over the next few years to support a range of government-wide applications," a spokesman for the OGCIO said.
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On February 20, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences held the “Rule of Law Blue Book - Publishing, Development and Outlook on the Rules of Law Symposium 2012” in Beijing. As the only representative of major cities, the Dalian municipal government shared its experiences at the meeting. They made a speech and discussed how to “promote in-depth integration of administrative affairs and technology while weaving two networks for publicizing government information.”
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The alliance reacted strongly to the fact that the government did not set up a safety barrier in the eHR Sharing System, and demanded that a balance be struck between the public service and individual rights.
The Food and Health Bureau contends the eHR Sharing System provides an efficient platform for healthcare providers to upload and access an individual's health related data.
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