Journal of Information Resources Management ›› 2021, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (5): 73-83.doi: 10.13365/j.jirm.2021.05.073

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China’s Digital Inclusion Policy Analysis and Countermeasure Research: Based on the Perspective of Policy Tools

Zeng Gang1 Deng Shengli2   

  1. 1.School of Information Management,Wuhan University,Wuhan,430072;
    2.Center for Studies of Information Resources, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072
  • Online:2021-09-26 Published:2021-11-11

Abstract: ith the rapid development of information technology, the construction of digital infrastructure continues to advance, which brings more convenience to people, but also brings the problem of "digital divide". In order to promote the digital equality of information vulnerable groups, the government has promulgated a number of policies and regulations. In this paper, 103 selected policy documents related to digital inclusion are used as research samples, and policy tools are used as research theory and basis to code, count and analyze the content of the research samples. The results show that China's digital inclusion related policies have some shortcomings, such as policy operability to be enhanced, overuse of environmental policy tools, structural imbalance between supply-demand policy tools, and poor foresight of digital inclusion policies. Based on these findings, the paper puts forward some suggestions, such as improving policy implementation rules, optimizing the structure of policy tools, and establishing a collaborative governance policy system, to provide reference for future policy-making.

Key words: Digital inclusion, Policy tools, Digital divide, Text quantitative analysis, Information vulnerable groups

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