Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out: "We must take a clear-cut stand and unswervingly adhere to the party’s management of the Internet, strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee on the work of online information, and ensure that the cause of online information always advances in the right direction." "Excerpts from the Supreme Leader’s Discourse on the Network Power" edited by the Central Party History and Literature Research Institute takes "Strengthening the Party’s Centralized and Unified Leadership over the Network Information Work" as the first topic, and includes the relevant expositions of the Supreme Leader. Seriously studying these important expositions is of great significance for us to strengthen and improve the party’s leadership over the network information work and promote the high-quality development of the network information work.
First, deeply understand the great significance of strengthening the party’s centralized and unified leadership over network information work.
Adhere to and develop the inherent requirements of Socialism with Chinese characteristics.The most essential feature of Socialism with Chinese characteristics is the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership, the greatest advantage of Socialism with Chinese characteristics system is the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership, and the Party is the highest political leadership. All our undertakings are based on this foundation and rooted in this most essential feature and greatest advantage. One of the most threatening tactics used by some western countries to implement the strategy of westernization and differentiation in China is to vilify the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership in an attempt to disturb our thoughts. On the fundamental issue of upholding the party’s leadership, we must be firm, otherwise it will have subversive consequences. Network information work is a very important part of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s great cause. "Network security and informatization are related to the long-term governance of the party, the long-term stability of the country, the economic and social development and the well-being of the people". Comrade Supreme Leader stressed: "We should plan the online information work in the overall cause of the party and the state, and earnestly strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the party."
The inevitable choice to meet the challenges of network information security and informatization.The world today is experiencing a great change that has never happened in a hundred years, and the unstable and uncertain factors have obviously increased. A new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, which goes hand in hand with the great changes that have never happened in a hundred years and becomes the driving force for its development, is developing in depth and gestating new major breakthroughs. The major countries in the world regard the Internet as the focus of economic development and technological innovation, and the Internet as the strategic direction to seek new competitive advantages. A new all-round comprehensive national strength competition with information network technology as the core is in full swing all over the world, and the competition for cyberspace development dominance and network-making rights is becoming increasingly fierce. The supreme leader is indifferent to the development trend and competitive situation of the world Internet, and profoundly points out: "In today’s world, whoever grasps the Internet will grasp the initiative of the times; Whoever despises the internet will be abandoned by the times. To a certain extent, it can be said that those who get the internet get the world. " He repeatedly stressed: "If you can’t pass the Internet, you can’t pass the long-term ruling." Some people try to make the Internet the biggest variable in contemporary China, and we must be highly vigilant. We must strengthen the party’s leadership, resolutely fight a tough battle to prevent and resolve major risks in network security and informatization, and provide solid security for realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The major task of promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity.Socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, and our country’s national governance is facing many new tasks and requirements, which inevitably requires the Socialism with Chinese characteristics system and the national governance system to be more perfect and constantly developed. The development of network information technology has brought many new problems to national governance that can not be ignored and need to be solved urgently. For example, with the continuous development of new technologies and applications of the Internet and the increasing social mobilization function of the Internet, how to strengthen cyberspace governance according to law and establish a comprehensive network governance system; How to strengthen the construction of network content and create a clean and tidy network space; How to strictly guard against cyber crimes, especially new cyber crimes, and maintain social harmony and stability; How to strengthen the construction of big data platform and promote the refinement and intelligence of social governance, and so on. With the development of network information technology, Internet governance will follow. Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out: "Information is an important basis for national governance, and it should play an important role in this process", and "the modernization of national governance system and governance capacity should be promoted by informationization". Improving the level of network governance and promoting the construction of the Internet is itself the proper meaning of our party in promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity. Strengthening the party’s centralized and unified leadership over online information work has become an important aspect of improving the party’s long-term ruling ability.
Second, strengthen institutional mechanisms and capacity building.
Improve and perfect the system and mechanism of the party’s leading network letter work.After the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, starting from the great struggle with many new historical features, the CPC Central Committee attached importance to, developed and governed the Internet, set up a central leading group for cyber security and informatization, coordinated and coordinated major issues concerning informatization and cyber security in political, economic, cultural, social and military fields, made a series of major decisions and arrangements, and promoted the historic achievements of China’s cyber information industry. The report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to build a network power, a digital China and a smart society, and the Third Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed to strengthen and optimize the Party’s leadership over network information work. These are all major decisions made by the CPC Central Committee from the overall development of the cause of the party and the country. The decision of the CPC Central Committee to change the Central Leading Group for Cybersecurity and Informatization into a committee is to strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee. Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out: "It is necessary to give full play to the decision-making and overall coordination role of the Central Cyber Security and Informatization Committee, and set the tone, make a decision and urge on key issues, complex issues and difficult issues." The Committee is a decision-making and deliberation coordination body. The specific work should be promoted by the Central Network Information Office, and relevant departments should also play a good role.
The Internet is a net, and the work of online information should be a chess game.The supreme leader comrade stressed that it is necessary to speed up the construction of the three-level work system of network information, implement the dual management system of the main responsible comrades of local network information departments, and ensure the linkage between the upper and lower levels and the prohibition of orders. All localities and departments should attach great importance to online information work, incorporate it into key work plans and important agendas, listen to reports regularly, strengthen policy research, increase investment in all aspects, and solve new situations and problems in a timely manner. It is necessary to give full play to the advantages of organizations such as workers, youth and women, give full play to the role of enterprises, research institutes and think tanks, and gather all social forces in Qi Xin to work together to promote the work of online information.
Improve the ability to use the network to manage the network.In the contemporary era, if you don’t understand the Internet and are not good at using it, you can’t work effectively. Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out: "We should strengthen the ability of reform and innovation, maintain the spirit of forge ahead, be good at promoting work creatively in combination with reality, and be good at using Internet technology and information technology to carry out our work." Leading cadres at all levels should actively adapt to the requirements of informationization, strengthen Internet thinking, learn, understand and use the Internet, and actively plan, promote and guide the development of the Internet. It is necessary to correctly handle the relationship between security and development, openness and autonomy, management and service, and constantly improve the ability to grasp the laws of the Internet, guide online public opinion, control the development of information technology, and ensure network security, so as to continuously push forward the construction of a network power.
Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out: "We must scientifically understand the law of network communication, accurately grasp the generation and evolution mechanism of online public opinion, constantly promote the innovation of work concepts, methods and means, carrier channels and institutional mechanisms, improve the level of network governance, and make the biggest variable of the Internet the biggest increment of career development." He stressed that leading cadres at all levels should enhance their ability to deal with the media and constantly improve their ability and level of governing the country. He keenly captured the development status and trend of blockchain technology and emphasized the need to improve the ability to use and manage blockchain technology.
Improve the working ability of the network masses.Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out: "Being good at using the Internet to understand public opinion and carry out work is the basic skill for leading cadres to do a good job under the new situation." We should take the online mass line well, improve our ability to organize, publicize, guide and serve the masses through the Internet, and make the Internet a new platform for us to communicate with the masses, a new way to understand the masses, be close to them and solve problems for them, and a new channel to carry forward people’s democracy and accept people’s supervision.
Third, ensure that the network letter business always advances in the right direction.
Adhere to the party’s principle of managing the media.Comrade Supreme Leader emphasized that the party’s management of the media means that all kinds of media at all levels are placed under the leadership of the party. It cannot be said that only the media directly controlled by the party can be ignored, and the principle of the party’s management of the media cannot be shelved. He pointed out: "Managing the Internet well is the key to controlling the position of news and public opinion under the new situation. The key point is to solve the problem of who will manage it and how to manage it." To implement the principle of the Party’s management of the media in the field of new media, all communication platforms engaged in news information services with media attributes and public opinion mobilization functions should be included in the scope of management, and all news information services and related business practitioners should implement access management. He attaches great importance to the development of media integration and emphasizes that party committees and governments at all levels should increase their support for media integration and development from the aspects of policies, funds and talents. Propaganda and management departments at all levels should reform and innovate the management mechanism, implement policies and measures to promote the development of media integration in the right direction.
Strengthen the construction of cadres.Promoting the healthy development of network information work is inseparable from an excellent cadre team. Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out: "Internet management is a highly political job, and stressing politics is the first requirement for the network information department." We must constantly strengthen the "Four Consciousnesses", persist in putting the party’s political construction in the first place, consciously safeguard the authority and centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, consciously maintain a high degree of unity with the Party Central Committee in ideological and political actions, and intensify efforts to build a good team and strictly manage the team in an all-round way. It is necessary to select and match leading cadres at all levels of network information, take stressing politics, understanding the network, daring to take responsibility and being good at innovation as important criteria, and truly select and use good cadres to provide strong organizational and team guarantee for the development of network information.
Do a good job in the party’s management of talents.Cyberspace competition, in the final analysis, is talent competition. Internet is a technology-intensive industry, and it is also one of the fastest fields of technology update. The development of China’s network information industry must fully mobilize the enthusiasm, initiative and creativity of entrepreneurs, experts and scholars and scientific and technological personnel. Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out: Party committees and governments at all levels should respect knowledge and talents from the bottom of their hearts, create favorable conditions for talents to display their intelligence, create a relaxed environment and provide a broad platform. In particular, he stressed: our minds should turn around, and we should attach importance to both capital and talents, further increase the intensity of introducing talents, and further step forward the reform of the talent system and mechanism. . He repeatedly stressed the need to formulate measures to attract, train and retain talents, establish a personnel system, a salary system and a talent evaluation mechanism adapted to the characteristics of online information, and establish a flexible talent incentive mechanism so that talents can flow in an orderly and smooth manner.
Implement the party’s leadership in all aspects of the whole process of online information work.Comrade Supreme Leader stressed: We must implement the people-centered development thought, so that the people can have more sense of gain, happiness and security in the development of informatization; Take the road of governing the internet with China characteristics and strive to build China into a network power; Control the dominance of network ideology and resolutely win the struggle of network ideology; Strengthen the construction of Internet content and construct concentric circles online and offline; Improve the level of network security and build a strong national network security; Take the road of independent innovation and accelerate the breakthrough of core technologies in the information field; Give play to the driving and leading role of informatization in economic and social development, form new development momentum, shape new competitive advantages, and strive to achieve high-quality development; Promote the reform of the global governance system of the Internet and jointly build a community of cyberspace destiny. The second to ninth topics of "Excerpts from the Supreme Leader’s Discourse on Network Power" have profoundly expounded these and made strategic arrangements.
(Author: Deputy Director and Researcher of the First Research Department of the Central Party History and Literature Research Institute)