Smart ICT to quicken restart in China

The World 5G Exhibition is seen in Beijing, China in November last year. China Mobile, the largest mobile carrier in the country, has played an active part in leveraging 5G, big data analysis and other state-of-the-art technologies in epidemic prevention. — Reuters

Logistics, courier companies, and Internet-enabled transportation enterprises will be encouraged to take the lead in resuming work, by fully leveraging the new-generation information and communication technologies, or ICT, China’s top industry regulator said on Feb 19.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said in a statement that it will support close partnerships between industrial e-commerce platforms and logistics companies that can use big data, blockchain and other technologies to build a smart logistics system.