Jiangsu to select key projects on Smart Jiangsu

According to the Office of the Provincial Leading Group for Cyberspace Affairs on July 3, in order to implement the three-year action plan for Smart Jiangsu and bring the development of information technology to a higher level, Jiangsu will start the selection of key projects on Smart Jiangsu in four major categories of digital infrastructure, digital economy, digital governance, and cyber security.

The qualified projects shall be highly innovative, pioneering and representative which can solve the difficulties and pain points of social concern in economic development, urban management, social governance, government affairs and services for the people’s livelihood with information technology. With focus on integrated innovation, these projects shall deepen the innovative application and in-depth integration of 5G, AI, big data and other new-generation information technologies in engineering construction, advance intensive construction management, platform-based application system, and public participation in resource utilization, and adopt self-developed core technologies and domestic intelligent products, software, tools and equipment to achieve independence and controllability. The investment in each project shall exceed RMB 3 million (civil works are not included). The construction shall be no earlier than January 2019 and completed within 2 years.

The shortlisted projects on Smart Jiangsu in 2020 will be reviewed by an expert panel organized by the Office of Jiangsu Cyberspace Affairs Commission and the final list will be made public.