Improved big data analysis can help people, advance economy
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Zou Li, head of a school canteen in a mountainous region, used to have to sift through piles of paperwork to track the school鈥檚 food sources, now she can check with just a click of her mouse.
鈥淭oday, we serve dishes made from ingredients such as pork, green pepper, lettuce, and white gourd,鈥 said Zou.
鈥淲e store the data of the ingredients in an online platform, and they are readily available when we need to track their sources.鈥
The platform, established by authorities in the city of Tongren in southwest China鈥檚 Guizhou Province, is designed to monitor the entire process of preparing school meals from production, delivery to cooking, to ensure food safety.
The platform stores information from 588 food producers and benefits more than 400,000 students from 3,070 schools and kindergartens in the region.
鈥淲ith data in hand, the safety of food and medicine can be ensured,鈥 said Wu Hequan, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Wu added that the Internet and big data technology can significantly enhance the efficiency of supervision and hold producers of problematic food products accountable.
Tracking food production is just one of the applications of big data. Officials have called for accelerated efforts to build the country鈥檚 strength in data analysis, which could be utilized to improve governance, alleviate poverty, benefit society and people, and advance the development of the global digital economy.
Such endeavors are on display at the ongoing big data industry expo held in Guiyang, capital of Guizhou. Members of the public can also learn about the latest innovations as technology and industry insiders debate how to better advance technology while minimizing its potential risks.
Digitalization is a road that should not be bypassed and is beneficial for both a country鈥檚 industrialization process and the development of a city or a majority of government departments and agencies, said Gao Wen, a professor with Peking University, at the expo.
Information safeguarded
China has also expressed its willingness to work with other countries to share development opportunities and jointly boost the big data sector in the face of rising unilateralism and trade protectionism.
A total of 448 enterprises from 59 countries and regions attend this year鈥檚 expo. Among them are more than 150 foreign companies, including 39 Fortune 500 firms.
鈥淲e have a first-hand experience of the development of China鈥檚 big data sector,鈥 said Francesco Simondi, an executive with Italian data firm Aruba. 鈥淲e look forward to forming a partnership.鈥
While promoting the development of the big data industry, China is fully aware that violations of data protection could pose a big risk to cyber security and endanger people鈥檚 privacy.
China has strengthened the protection of users鈥 information with measures such as tackling online security risks and reviewing privacy-related clauses of online products and services, said Zhao Zhiguo, director of the cyber security bureau of China鈥檚 Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Du Yuejin, vice president of China鈥檚 tech giant Alibaba Group, added: 鈥淎ddressing data security requires the concerted efforts from the government and all the industry participants.鈥
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