A powerful arm of China’s government said Wednesday that it had created a new central agency to regulate every corner of the nation’s vast Internet community, a move that appeared to complement a continuing crackdown on political dissidents and other social critics.But the vaguely worded announcement left unclear whether the new agency, the State Internet Information Office, would in fact supersede a welter of ministries and other government offices that already claim jurisdiction over parts of cyberspace.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/05/world/asia/05china.htmlAlso see:China sets up office for Internet information management
The Chinese government announced Wednesday the setting up of an office to manage Internet information in a statement of the State Council General Office.The department, known as the State Internet Information Office, will direct, coordinate and supervise online content management and handle administrative approval of businesses related to online news reporting, it said.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-05/04/c_13857911.htm
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7370533.htmlChina names chief officials for State Internet Information Office
The State Council, or China’s cabinet, has approved the appointment of four senior officials for the State Internet Information Office.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-05/04/c_13857910.htmChina sets up agency to tighten grip on Internet
China announced a new State Internet Information Office on Wednesday to unify the squabbling agencies that oversee the Chinese Internet, which Beijing views as both a potential gold mine and a political threat.The State Internet Information Office appears intended to help improve coordination and rivalry among the dozen or more Chinese government ministries and agencies with a stake in the Internet. It will be based in the State Council Information Office, the government’s propaganda and information arm.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/04/china-internet-idUSL3E7G43NQ20110504
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/05/3208132.htmChina Makes Internet Censorship More Efficient
China formed a new State Internet Information Office on Wednesday, consolidating its disparate offices that oversee the Internet into a single agency.The office will “direct, coordinate and supervise online content management and handle administrative approval of businesses related to online news reporting,” the government said in a notice posted to the official government Web site.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2384921,00.asp
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20110504/tc_zd/264048China’s new IT authority could raise censorship [IDG]
China announced on Wednesday it had established a new department to oversee information on the Internet, in a move that could lead to more effective Web censorship.The announcement came from China’s State Council General Office. The department will carry out policies relating to how information is disseminated over the Internet. This includes supervising the management of Web information, along with Internet news services.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/385300/china_new_it_authority_could_raise_censorship/China sets up office for Internet information management [IANS]
The Chinese government announced Wednesday the setting up of a department to manage Internet information.
http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=236477
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2011/05/china-sets-up-state-internet-information-office/
China Creates New Agency for Patrolling the Internet
A powerful arm of China’s government said Wednesday that it had created a new central agency to regulate every corner of the nation’s vast Internet community, a move that appeared to complement a continuing crackdown on political dissidents and other social critics.