[Abstract]
CAICT has issued a white paper on the development of China’s digital economy for eight straight years. Based on a quantitative analysis of the latest developments in China’s digital economy as in its predecessors, the 2022 version includes, for the first time, a systematic review of the strategic policy system for the development of China’s digital economy, a probe into the input correlation between the ICT industry and traditional industries in different parts of China, and a research on the overall spatial pattern of digital economy development in 120 third-tier cities and above.

[Contents]

I. Stronger, Better and Bigger Strategic Arrangements for China’s Digital Economy

(I)       The Party and the country attach great importance to the development of the digital economy

(II)      The top-level strategic planning system for the digital economy continues to improve

(III)     The implementation of the digital economy strategy has been accelerated at industry and local levels

II. Stronger, Better and Wider-spread Latest Achievements in China’s Digital Economy

(I)       The digital economy becomes a powerful force in stabilizing growth

(II)      The expansion of the digital industries creates a solid foundation for steady growth

(III)     The digitalization of traditional industries forges a key engine for steady growth

(IV)     Digital governance provides an important guarantee for steady growth

(V)      Data monetization fosters emerging forces for steady growth

III. A Stronger, Better and More Extensive Spatial Pattern of China’s Digital Economy

(I)       The industrial correlation model of the digital economy

(II)      The spatial pulling model of the digital economy

IV. Key Initiatives for A Stronger, Better and Bigger Digital Economy in China

(I)       Stronger technologies: improving the innovation capacity of key and core technologies

(II)      Stronger industry: marching towards the upper part of the industry chain

(III)     Stronger applications: deepening the digital transformation and upgrading of manufacturing

(IV)     Stronger governance: comprehensively enhancing the governance of the digital economy

(V)      Strong factors: exploring the establishment of a data factor market