IT-Based Reform and Innovative Development of Ecological …
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2 IT-Based Innovations and Achievements in Ecology
and Environment
1. Innovation in management model
In response to the current situation and tasks of environmental protection, the
Ministry of Ecology and Environment regards reform and innovation as the core
means to promote the rapid development of IT application. Since 2018, the Ecoenvironmental IT Application Plan (2018–2020) and the Guiding Opinions on
Strengthening the Cybersecurity and IT Application in Ecology and Environment
have been promulgated to push ahead with the implementation of unified planning,
standards, construction, and operation and maintenance, along with the centralized
data, funds, personnel, technology, and management. In addition, vigorous innovations have been seen in institutional and team building, IT-based fund management,
centralized data sharing, and IT-based leadership mechanisms.
(1) Steadily carry out institutional and team reform
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment set up the Leading Group for Cyberspace
Affairs, the Leading Group Office (Cyberspace Affairs Office) and the Information Center, in a bid to enhance the IT-based departments and functions. In this
way, the centralized and unified leadership and management of cyberspace affairs
has been consolidated significantly. Meanwhile, the IT-based dual management has
been carried out within the system of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. The
dual management integrates the information resources of the ministry’s subordinate units, including infrastructure, information systems, data resources, and talents,
forms a untied and integrated entity to jointly engage in IT application planning
and standards, budget declaration, construction and development, system operation
and maintenance, data sharing, and cybersecurity, and push ahead with major tasks
in IT application deployed by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee,
the General Office of the State Office and the Leading Party Group of the Ministry
of Ecology and Environment. On such basis, gather the IT strength of the national
ecology and environment system through “collaboration,” mobilize the forces of the
whole society through “cooperation,” and create a national “coalition” of IT application in ecology and environment that makes concerted efforts towards the same
goal.
(2) Vigorously promote innovation in fund management
Implement centralized management of the funds for IT application. Set up special
accounts for the budget of IT application funds. In line with the plan for IT application
and under the overall framework, the Office for Cyber Affairs shall be in charge of
the review and approval of IT application projects. Strict measures will be adopted
to ensure the unified review and the unified account management of IT application
funds, in a bid to give full play to the role of “centralized funds.”
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2 IT-Based Innovations and Achievements in Ecology
and Environment
1. Innovation in management model
In response to the current situation and tasks of environmental protection, the
Ministry of Ecology and Environment regards reform and innovation as the core
means to promote the rapid development of IT application. Since 2018, the Ecoenvironmental IT Application Plan (2018–2020) and the Guiding Opinions on
Strengthening the Cybersecurity and IT Application in Ecology and Environment
have been promulgated to push ahead with the implementation of unified planning,
standards, construction, and operation and maintenance, along with the centralized
data, funds, personnel, technology, and management. In addition, vigorous innovations have been seen in institutional and team building, IT-based fund management,
centralized data sharing, and IT-based leadership mechanisms.
(1) Steadily carry out institutional and team reform
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment set up the Leading Group for Cyberspace
Affairs, the Leading Group Office (Cyberspace Affairs Office) and the Information Center, in a bid to enhance the IT-based departments and functions. In this
way, the centralized and unified leadership and management of cyberspace affairs
has been consolidated significantly. Meanwhile, the IT-based dual management has
been carried out within the system of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. The
dual management integrates the information resources of the ministry’s subordinate units, including infrastructure, information systems, data resources, and talents,
forms a untied and integrated entity to jointly engage in IT application planning
and standards, budget declaration, construction and development, system operation
and maintenance, data sharing, and cybersecurity, and push ahead with major tasks
in IT application deployed by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee,
the General Office of the State Office and the Leading Party Group of the Ministry
of Ecology and Environment. On such basis, gather the IT strength of the national
ecology and environment system through “collaboration,” mobilize the forces of the
whole society through “cooperation,” and create a national “coalition” of IT application in ecology and environment that makes concerted efforts towards the same
goal.
(2) Vigorously promote innovation in fund management
Implement centralized management of the funds for IT application. Set up special
accounts for the budget of IT application funds. In line with the plan for IT application
and under the overall framework, the Office for Cyber Affairs shall be in charge of
the review and approval of IT application projects. Strict measures will be adopted
to ensure the unified review and the unified account management of IT application
funds, in a bid to give full play to the role of “centralized funds.”