中国互联网发展水平仅次于美国 高居全球第二位
China ranked second after the US in an internet development index that gauges six dimensions from infrastructure to internet application among 38 countries. China has the largest number of internet users and is the world's top e-commerce and mobile payment market by transaction volume, according to the Global Internet Development Index, published during the 4th World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang. The findings are part of the World Internet Development Report 2017, the first such industry index China has compiled as a world-leading digital force, said Yang Shuzhen, head of the Chinese Academy of Cyberspace Studies. The index takes a holistic approach by assessing the level of infrastructure, innovation capacity, industry development, internet application, cyber security and internet governance among economies with advanced internet conditions. The rest of the top six were the Republic of Korea, Japan, the UK and Singapore. Also unveiled at the conference is a sister report that scans and analyzes internet development inside China. Guangdong, Beijing, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Shanghai are rated among the top five places in China where internet is being applied to invigorate economic vibrancy and innovate in social governance. |