China's central authority has issued a guideline on mobile Internet service management, calling for more efforts to develop the sector in a healthy and orderly manner. The guideline calls for increasing the use of mobile Internet services in sectors including transport, tourism, education, medical service, and public security, to better serve the public.
A woman buys train tickets through a mobile app, Dec. 2016. /CFP Photo
The guideline, issued by the general offices of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council, says that mobile Internet services could play a big role in poverty relief, as they provide an efficient means to connect these regions with the outside world. Besides, it also urges the cultivation of an orderly environment for the development of mobile Internet services.
"With the rapid evolvement of Internet technology, threats and risks posed by mobile Internet services are prominent and must be addressed," according to the guideline.
Threats and risks posed by mobile Internet services will be a key focus. /CFP Photo
China will resolutely crack down on criminal activities such as subversion of state power and inciting religious extremism through mobile Internet services, it says, adding that promoting ethnic separatist ideologies and instigating violence and terror will also be targeted.
In addition, greater efforts will be made to investigate and punish those involved in defamation, telecom fraud, infringement and the illegal sale of personal information, states the guideline.
74 telecom fraud suspects were extradited from Malaysia in Nov. 2016. /CFP Photo
It urges regulating the order of competition and optimizing the environment for the development of mobile Internet services to unleash energy for innovation and market potential.
It urges preventing and eliminating risks caused by the development of mobile Internet services to ensure secure network data, technology and apps.
An advertising board with the slogan—“say no to scam text messages” in city of Nanjing, Nov. 2016. /CFP Photo
It says that market access rules of mobile Internet services should be perfected, and the upgrade of information infrastructures should be accelerated, urging greater efforts towards breakthroughs on core technologies.
The guideline urges greater efforts to strengthen intellectual property protection and boost international exchange and cooperation in this sector.
(With inputs from Xinhua)
