Hainan explores social governance model integrated with new technologies

With its construction of the Hainan Pilot Free Trade Port, Hainan has not only ushered in unprecedented development opportunities, but has also faced the complicated management of entry and exit issues.

To address these issues, the island province has been building a smart social governance information platform, which applies new technologies like big data, 5G, and artificial intelligence to gather information resources of various government departments and society to comprehensively prevent and control various risks, as well as provide high-quality services for the high-level economic and social development of Hainan. 

The platform is generating massive data every minute, including the flow of people in and out of the island, the amount of cargo, the number of flights, the number of vehicles, as well as the number of tourists from home and abroad in scenic areas. 

By just entering the COVID-19 patient's name, their travel information like their train number or flight information, and other information can be tracked. This system has played a key role in the early period of Hainan's fight against the COVID-19 outbreak. It showcased the power of big data, whose greater potential will also be activated with the further development of related functions of the platform. For example, in customs clearance, people and goods need only be inspected once at the place of departure to quickly go through customs, achieving "multiple inspections at one time." 

In the future, the province will look to tap into the smart social governance platform's mass potential to serve for the society. It will integrate perception, research and judgment, early warning and assessment functions, as well as conduct intelligent analysis of data like people flow, logistics, capital flow, and information flow to present a real-time wide ranging view of the macro situation of the province, contributing to the construction of Hainan Pilot Free Trade Port.

The headquarters of the smart social governance information platform in Hainan. [Photo/hinews.cn]