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Of Visions and Visionaries : Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in China

Svensson, Marina LU and Schulte, Barbara (2021) In Journal of Current Chinese Affairs 50(1). p.3-11
Abstract
This special issue approaches information and communication technologies (ICT) visions and their realisation/implementation at various levels, among different actors and from var- ious perspectives. Conceptually, we distinguish three different dimensions, even though those overlap in the individual contributions as well as in empirical reality – namely ideation- al, instrumental, and relational. The different contributions address both visions formulated by the Chinese state and by individual actors such as entrepreneurs. Even though the con- ditions for the use of ICT in China are deeply affected by state governance, this governance is in no way tantamount to one single government. As this issue’s contributions show, state attempts at... (More)
This special issue approaches information and communication technologies (ICT) visions and their realisation/implementation at various levels, among different actors and from var- ious perspectives. Conceptually, we distinguish three different dimensions, even though those overlap in the individual contributions as well as in empirical reality – namely ideation- al, instrumental, and relational. The different contributions address both visions formulated by the Chinese state and by individual actors such as entrepreneurs. Even though the con- ditions for the use of ICT in China are deeply affected by state governance, this governance is in no way tantamount to one single government. As this issue’s contributions show, state attempts at building a stable cyber-governance are in need of allies and, depending on the allies’ visions and other, competitive visions, the outcomes of these dynamics are seldom truthful realisations of one original grand masterplan. (Less)
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China, ICT and politics, governance
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Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
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50
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1
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8 pages
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Institute of Asian Studies at the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
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  • scopus:85105390371
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1868-1026
DOI
10.1177/18681026211001884
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Digital China
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English
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  keywords     = {{China; ICT and politics; governance}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{3--11}},
  publisher    = {{Institute of Asian Studies at the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies}},
  series       = {{Journal of Current Chinese Affairs}},
  title        = {{Of Visions and Visionaries : Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in China}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/18681026211001884}},
  doi          = {{10.1177/18681026211001884}},
  volume       = {{50}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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