Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

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Emblem of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which emerged from the Ministry of Information Industry on March 15, 2008 ( 工業 和 信息 化 部  /  工业 和 信息 化 部 , Gōngyè hé Xìnxīhuà Bù ), after the English term Ministry of Industry and Information Technology often "MIIT" abbreviated, called 工 信 部 for short in China, is responsible for the supervision and further development of high technology in the People's Republic of China . It is located in the Xicheng District of Beijing , Chang'an West Street . 13.

history

On March 15, 2008, at the first session of the 11th legislative period, the National People's Congress approved a “Concept for a reform of the organs of the State Council ” (国务院 机构 改革 方案) introduced by the government . For high technology in China, this meant that the previous Ministry of Information Industry and the Information Technology Office of the State Council (国务院 信息 化 工作 办公室) were dissolved; the previous responsibilities of these two authorities - with the exception of nuclear energy - were completely transferred to the newly created Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as was the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration . The previous Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense was dissolved and instead the National Authority for Science, Technology and Industry in National Defense was created within the new ministry .

On September 13, 2018, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council of the People's Republic of China issued a joint decree, which with effect from November 13 of that year, the responsibility for the supervision of the cultivation and sale of tobacco and tobacco products from the Ministry of Industry and information technology and transferred to the Commission for Hygiene and Health (国家 卫生 健康 委员会) established on March 17, 2018. The staff and all structures of the tobacco monopoly administration were retained.

structure

The actual Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has the following organizational structure:

  • Law firm (办公厅)
  • Department for political programming and the formulation of laws and ordinances (政策 法规 司)
  • Planning department (规划 司)
  • Finance Department (财务 司)
  • Industrial Policy Department (产业 政策 司)
  • Science and Technology Department (科技 司)
  • Department for Energy Saving and Economical Use of Natural Goods (节能 与 综合利用 司)
  • Production Safety Department (安全 生产 司)
    • Office for the National Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (国家 履行 《禁止 化学 武器 公约》 工作 办公室)
  • Department of Raw Material Processing Industry (原材料 工业 司)
  • Mechanical Engineering Department (装备 工业 司)
    • High-tech engineering office of national importance (国家 重大 技术 装备 办公室)
  • Consumer Goods Industry Department (消费品 工业 司)
  • Department for the Promotion of Cooperation between the Military and Civil Sector (军民 结合 推进 司)
  • Telecommunications Department (电子 信息 司)
  • Department for IT and Software Industry (信息 化 和 软件 服务业 司)
  • Telecommunications Sector Development Department (信息 通信 发展 司)
    • Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (信息 通信 管理局)
    • Office for Security in Information Technology (网络 安全 管理局)
    • Regulatory authority for radio technology (无线电 管理局)
  • International Cooperation Department (国际 合作 司)
    • Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan Affairs Office (港澳台 办公室)
  • Human Resources and Training Department (人事 教育司)

In addition, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is also subordinate to the following, largely independently acting authorities, which are officially run as the "Vice Ministry" (副 部), i. H. Its head is qua State Secretary:

Seven of China's universities are also under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology:

List of ministers

Li Yizhong (李毅 中) * 1945 March 17, 2008 - December 25, 2010
Miao Wei (苗圩) * 1955 December 25, 2010 - August 11, 2020
Xiao Yaqing (肖亚庆) * 1959 since August 11, 2020

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 华建敏: 关于 国务院 机构 改革 方案 的 说明. In: npc.gov.cn. March 11, 2008, Retrieved July 26, 2019 (Chinese).
  2. ↑ 两会 授权 发布 ： 国务院 机构 改革 方案. In: gov.cn. March 15, 2008, Retrieved July 26, 2019 (Chinese).
  3. ↑ 吴 啸 浪: 中共中央 办公厅 国务院 办公厅 关于 调整 工业 和 信息 化 部 职责 的 通知. In: gov.cn. November 13, 2018, accessed July 26, 2019 (Chinese).
  4. ↑ 工业 和 信息 化 部 党组 书记 、 部长 肖亚庆. In: Website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Retrieved August 12, 2020 (Chinese).
  5. ↑ China names Xiao Yaqing as industry minister - state media. In: Marktscreener. August 11, 2020, accessed on August 12, 2020 .