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enterprises to fill in and submit data online under the premise of data security,
which greatly improves data production efficiency. Given the rapid
development of modern information technology, research upon new
technologies like big data, cloud computing, Internet of Things in official
statistics and their application remain at the initial stage.

4. Reform
Facing the new opportunities and challenges, the National Bureau of
Statistics of China has set forth the overarching goal for future statistical
reform and development: to form an innovation-driven and law-based
statistical work pattern that is more open and transparent; to gradually realize
sound and standardized statistical surveys, rigorous and efficient statistical
management, inclusive and high quality statistical services, with marked
improvement in statistical operation efficiency, data quality and service
delivery; and to speed up efforts in building a modernized statistical survey
system. For the present and the following period of time, our key tasks are as
follows:
First, build a statistical system conducive to high-quality economic
development. We have formulated the Implementation Opinions on Building
a Statistical System Conducive to High Quality Development, with a view to
reflect how the innovative, coordinated, green, open and shared development
is pursued. We will continue to improve the statistical monitoring system for
new industries, new type of businesses and new business models, as well as
the monitoring of online retail and commercial complexes; enrich the statistics
on quality and efficiency improvement of the industry; strengthen the statistics
about the emerging service industry; further deepen statistical reform of
energy, investment and service sectors; carefully implement the monitoring of
economic performance on a monthly/quarterly/yearly basis, and properly
wrap up the fourth national economic census and prepare for the seventh
national population census.
Second, deepen the reform on system of national accounts. Starting
from the fourth quarter of 2019, we will carry out unified accounting of
regional GDP, speed up efforts to compile national and regional balance
sheets, explore the development of balance sheet of natural resources, steadily
advance the formulation of the supply and use table, further improve the
accounting of capital flow, and the value-added of new industries, new type
of businesses and new business models as well as the derivative industries,
update the methodology of annual accounting of the residents’ self-owned
housing services, and promote harmonization with the 2008 System of
National Accounts.
Third, advance information disclosure, data sharing and statistical
analysis and interpretation. Following the principle of keeping statistics as

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