Digitalisation in China: Transformation of the Economy and Social Engineering
Digitalisation in China: Transformation of the Economy and Social Engineering

Author(s): Marcin Przychodniak
Subject(s): National Economy, Governance, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Economic development, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: People’s Republic of China; transformation of technology; social engineering; technology development; artificial intelligence; mobile payments; modernisation of the economy; digital technology; digital sector;
Summary/Abstract: Chinese authorities promote and finance projects focused on artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and mobile payments at scale. They define digitalisation as an element of the modernisation of the economy, including Chinese companies’ drive to achieve global competitive advantages, to be followed by achieving a leading international position in digital technology. Digitalisation, and especially AI, also will become a tool in the country’s system of control and evaluation of citizens. The achievement of these premises—according to Chinese government plans they should be reached by 2030—will be difficult, in part because of a lack of qualified personnel.

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