dirightDigital Law JournalЦифровое право2686-9136Maxim Inozemtsev10.38044/2686-9136-2021-2-1-29-47diright-39Research ArticleARTICLESСТАТЬИDigital transformation of urban governance in China: The emergence and evolution of smart citiesЦифровая трансформация городского управления в Китае: генезис умных городовЦиньБ.QinB.

Цинь Б.* — Ph.D., профессор, заведующий кафедрой городского планирования и управления, Лаборатория публичной политики

100872, Китайская Народная Республика, Пекин, район Хайдянь, ул. Чжунгуаньцунь, 59

Bo Qin — Ph.D., Professor, Head of the Department of Urban Planning and Management, Public Policy Lab

59, Zhongguancun str., Haidian District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, 100872

ЦиС.QiS.

Ци С. — студент магистратуры кафедры городского планирования и управления 

100872, Китайская Народная Республика, Пекин, район Хайдянь, ул. Чжунгуаньцунь, 59

Su Qi — Master student, Department of Urban Planning and Management

59, Zhongguancun str., Haidian District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, 100872

Университет ЖэньминьКитайRenmin University of ChinaChina202121042021212947Copyright © Qin B., Qi S., 20212021Цинь Б., Ци С.Qin B., Qi S.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.digitallawjournal.org/jour/article/view/39

This research article contributes to the field of digital governance as it reviews the conceptual definition and practical application of “smart cities” in the context of urban development in China. By analyzing both firsthand interview data and secondary statistical and policy reports during the period between 2009 to 2019, we contend that the emergence of smart cities in China has evolved from a disorderly process to a more standardized one. During this process, cities made efforts to use digital technology — such as 5G, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things — in social governance, infrastructure, and industrial development. However, such rapid development also spawned a series of emerging legal issues, which had a huge impact on China’s legal system. The article seeks to holistically examine the discourse surrounding the concept of a “smart city” and its practical implementation by drawing attention to its promises as well as criticisms. The article also touches upon the challenges — such as “information islands” in construction, technology, and management — that confront the emerging smart cities, and emphasizes China’s need to further improve laws and regulations, build an integrated legal system, explore new regulation methods, shape a highly autonomous and refined governance order, and provide legal protection for the development of smart cities. The paper concludes by mentioning possible areas for further research to find a developmental path for “smart cities” that can realize resource integration and sharing.

Статья посвящена проблеме цифрового управления в умных городах на примере Китае. Проанализировав

данные опросов и статистических и политических отчетов за период между 2009 и 2019 гг., авторы пришли к выводу, что хаотичный процесс появления умных городов в Китае приобрел более стандартизованный характер. В ходе цифровой трансформации городского управления использовались такие технологий как 5G, облачные вычисления и «интернет вещей» в социальном управлении, инфраструктуре и промышленном развитии. Тем не менее столь бурное развитие технологий породило ряд новых юридических проблем, оказавших значительное влияние на правовую систему Китая. Авторы предпринимают попытку системно осмыслить концепцию «умный город» и ее реализацию на практике путем привлечения внимания к перспективам и критике развития умных городов. Более того, в статье затрагиваются проблемы «информационных островов» в строительстве, технологиях и управлении, с которыми сталкиваются в процессе цифровой трансформации городского управления, а также подчеркивается необходимость дальнейшего совершенствования законодательства Китая, в создании интегрированной правовой системы и изучении новых методов регулирования. Особое внимание уделяется потребности сформировать автономный и усовершенствованный порядок управления и обеспечить правовую охрану развития умных городов.

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