The Advantages and Pathways of Digital Technology Empowering Community-Level Party Building
高奇、乜鸿娜:数字技术赋能基层党建的优势及进路
Community-level Party building, as an important foundation of the Party building work system, plays a crucial role in strengthening Party-mass relations, implementing Party decisions, guiding community-level governance, and promoting social development. In recent years, the rapid development of digital technologies represented by big data and artificial intelligence has profoundly reshaped the technological and social environment for community-level Party building, creating new opportunities for advancing high-quality development in this area. In this regard, Xi Jinping has emphatically pointed out: "Be adept at using internet technology and information-based methods to carry out Party building work, striving to achieve full online and offline coverage of Party organizations and Party work." [1]1 The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) is the highest internal-control institution of the Chinese Communist Party, tasked with enforcing internal rules and regulations and combating corruption and malfeasance within the Party. Moreover, in a series of documents such as the *Opinions on Strengthening the Building of Community-Level Service-Oriented Party Organizations*, the *Opinions on Strengthening and Improving Urban Community-Level Party Building Work*, and the *Opinions of the CPC Central Committee on Strengthening the Party's Political Building*, clear deployments and requirements have been made for the integrated development of digital technology and community-level Party building, providing directional guidance and policy support for digital technology to empower community-level Party building. In other words, for the current period and for a long time to come, digital technology empowering community-level Party building will become a critical task and important topic for the high-quality development of community-level Party building. In view of this, this paper aims to clarify the technological advantages of digital technology empowering community-level Party building, examine the potential risks and hidden dangers it may bring, and explore targeted development pathways, in order to provide a theoretical basis and practical reference for the digital transformation of community-level Party building.
基层党建作为党建工作体系的重要基础,在密切党群关系、贯彻党的决策、引领基层治理、推动社会发展等方面,发挥着至关重要的作用。近年来,以大数据、人工智能等为代表的数字技术迅猛发展,深刻重塑着基层党建的技术环境与社会环境,并为推进基层党建高质量发展创造了新机遇。对此,习近平着重指出:“善于运用互联网技术和信息化手段开展党建工作,努力实现党的组织和党的工作线下线上全覆盖。”[1]不仅如此,在《关于加强基层服务型党组织建设的意见》《关于加强和改进城市基层党的建设工作的意见》《中共中央关于加强党的政治建设的意见》等一系列文件中,均对数字技术与基层党建的融合发展作出了明确部署和要求,为数字技术赋能基层党建提供了方向引领与政策支撑。进言之,在当前和今后的很长一段时间,数字技术赋能基层党建将成为基层党建高质量发展的紧要任务和重要议题。鉴于此,本文拟在明确数字技术赋能基层党建的技术优势基础上,审视其可能带来的风险隐患,并有针对性地探索发展路向,以期为基层党建数字化转型提供理论依据和实践参考。
I. Technological Advantages of Digital Technology Empowering Community-Level Party Building
一、数字技术赋能基层党建的技术优势
As China enters the digital era, the vigorous development of digital technology has brought new development opportunities for community-level Party building, providing new perspectives, new tools, and new methods for community-level Party building work. Through digital technology empowerment, the integrative advantages, precision advantages, and interactive advantages of digital technology can be transformed into prominent advantages for promoting the innovative development of community-level Party building, thereby continuously and steadily improving the quality and effectiveness of community-level Party building work.
随着我国进入数字化时代,数字技术的蓬勃发展给基层党建带来了新的发展契机,并为基层党建工作提供了新视角、新工具和新方法。通过数字技术赋能,能够将数字技术的集成性优势、精准性优势、交互性优势,转化为推动基层党建创新发展的突出优势,进而持续、稳步提升基层党建工作的质量与成效。
(A) The Integrative Advantage of Digital Technology Helps Promote Resource Integration in Community-Level Party Building
(一)数字技术的集成性优势有助于促进基层党建的资源整合
Doing a good job of community-level Party building in the New Era cannot be separated from the effective functioning of the Party's resource integration capability. Compared with traditional tools and methods, digital technology, due to its integrative advantage, can integrate originally scattered information resources, providing more comprehensive and systematic support for community-level Party building.
新时代做好基层党建工作离不开政党资源整合功能的有效发挥。相较于传统的工具手段,数字技术因其具备的集成性优势,能够将原本分散的各种信息资源整合起来,为基层党建提供更为全面、系统的支持。
Digital technology can promote the integration and sharing of work resources for community-level Party building. In terms of information resource storage, previous storage methods mostly relied on paper documents, disks, optical discs, etc., which not only had limited storage space but also had low efficiency in resource retrieval and sharing. Cloud storage technology breaks through the performance and capacity bottlenecks of traditional storage methods, not only expanding resource storage space but also providing multiple data synchronization methods, enhancing the convenience and integrity of resource storage. In terms of information resource sharing, the construction of an integrated digital Party building platform can effectively break the hierarchical structure limitations of traditional resource utilization methods, shifting towards a more flexible, flat sharing structure. Relying on an integrated digital Party building platform, Party organizations at different levels and their members can process information and collaborate on the same platform, effectively promoting the cross-level, cross-organization, and cross-unit exchange and sharing of information resources needed for community-level Party building work.
数字技术能够推动基层党建工作资源的整合共享。在信息资源存储方面,以往的存储方式大多依靠纸质文档、磁盘、光盘等,不仅存储空间有限,且资源的检索和共享效率较低。而云存储技术突破了传统存储方式的性能和容量瓶颈,不仅扩展了资源存储空间,而且提供了多种数据同步方式,提升了资源存储的便捷性与完整性。在信息资源共享方面,集成式数字党建平台的构建能够有效打破传统资源利用方式的层级结构限制,使其朝着更富弹性的扁平化共享结构转向。依托集成式数字党建平台,不同层级的党组织及其党员可以在同一平台上进行信息处理和协作,有效地推进了基层党建工作所需的信息资源跨层级、跨组织、跨单位交换与共享。
Digital technology can promote the continuous transformation of high-quality information resources into practical effectiveness in community-level Party building work. By constructing an integrated digital Party building platform, community-level Party organizations can systematically absorb and internally integrate high-quality information resources, continuously realize the value output and effective utilization of high-quality resources, and thereby promote their transformation into strong practical effectiveness. [2]2 The "Four Winds" (四风) refers to formalism, bureaucratism, hedonism, and extravagance, which were the target of a major Party rectification campaign launched after the 18th National Congress of the CPC in 2012. At the same time, as a comprehensive platform integrating functions such as management, query, and analysis, the digital Party building platform can help community-level Party organizations form a visual map of information resource distribution through technologies such as real-time data engines, dynamic data interaction analysis, and multi-scenario analysis. Based on the specific circumstances of community-level work, resources can be allocated and mobilized in a targeted manner, promoting the transformation of resources into practical effectiveness.
数字技术能够推动优质信息资源持续转化为基层党建工作的实践效能。通过建构集成式的数字党建平台,基层党组织可以系统吸纳和内在整合优质信息资源,并持续实现优质资源的价值输出和有效利用,进而促使其转化为强劲的实践效能。[2]同时,作为集成管理、查询、分析等功能于一身的综合性平台,数字党建平台可以帮助基层党组织通过实时数据引擎、数据交互动态分析、多场景分析等技术,形成可视化的信息资源分布图,并根据基层工作的具体情况,有针对性地配置和调动资源,推动资源向实践效能的转化。
(B) The Precision Advantage of Digital Technology Helps Promote Scientific Analysis and Judgment in Community-Level Party Building
(二)数字技术的精准性优势有助于推动基层党建的科学研判
The community level is characterized by wide coverage, full involvement in various fields, and high population mobility, making it a place where contradictions are concentrated, problems are complex, and Party building work has many threads. However, with the accelerated arrival of the digital era, digital technology is gradually being embedded into the work system of community-level Party building, and with its precision advantage, it is continuously driving community-level Party building work towards refinement, intelligence, and personalization.
基层具有覆盖范围广、涉及领域全、人口流动性大的特征,这使得基层成为矛盾集中、问题复杂、党建工作头绪繁多之地。但随着数字化时代的加速到来,数字技术正逐渐嵌入基层党建的工作体系中,并以其精准性优势不断驱动基层党建工作向精细化、智能化、个性化的方向发展。
Digital technology promotes the shift of community-level Party building from being experience-based to being data-based. Facing the profound changes in the governing environment and social conditions in the New Era, relying solely on existing experience is insufficient to meet the precision requirements of community-level Party building work. With the assistance of technologies such as big data and cloud computing, community-level Party organizations can obtain comprehensive, multi-level information related to community-level Party building, such as the learning status of Party members, the frequency and quality of their participation in organizational activities, and the feedback from the masses on Party building work. At the same time, using technical means such as data mining and analysis, community-level Party organizations can clearly grasp the actual situation of Party building work, understand the needs of different groups, and discover potential problems and patterns. On this basis, community-level Party organizations can formulate more targeted, scientific, and forward-looking work strategies, effectively avoiding misjudgments and deviations caused by subjective assumptions, improving the scientific nature and precision of decision-making, achieving full-cycle management of the community-level Party member team, and providing more personalized guidance and services.
数字技术推动基层党建从基于经验向基于数据转变。面对新时代执政环境和社会条件的深刻变化,仅凭已有的经验难以满足基层党建工作的精准化要求。而在大数据、云计算等技术的辅助下,基层党组织能够全方位、多层次地获取基层党建相关的各类信息,如党员的学习情况、参与组织活动的频次与质量、群众对党建工作的反馈等。同时,借助数据挖掘、分析等技术手段,基层党组织可以清晰地把握党建工作的实际状况,了解不同群体的需求,发现潜在的问题和规律。在此基础上,基层党组织能够制定出更具针对性、科学性与前瞻性的工作策略,有效规避主观臆断导致的误判与偏差,提升决策的科学性和精准度,实现对基层党员队伍的全周期管理,提供更具个性化的指导和服务。
Digital technology promotes the shift of community-level Party building from post-event exposure to pre-warning. Currently, China has over 5.17 million community-level Party organizations, and the community-level cadre team is enormous; their words and actions directly affect the masses' evaluation of the Party. [3]3 Data from the "Statistical Bulletin on the Development of the Communist Party of China in 2023" shows that as of 31 December 2023, the total number of community-level Party organizations in China was 5.171 million. However, under the traditional model, dereliction of duty and corruption problems among some Party cadres are often dealt with through accountability only after exposure, by which time it is difficult to recover the losses caused to the state and the people. To address this issue, the application of digital technology can promote the forward placement of risk warnings, continuously moving the defense line for a clean government and Party conduct forward. By constructing a digital risk early warning system covering the entire process of community-level Party building, and carefully building risk supervision and early warning models, community-level Party organizations are promoted to transform from the previous passive response of "problem arises – logical analysis – causal explanation – formulate plan" to the active analysis and judgment of "data collection – quantitative analysis – clarify connections – prepare plan" [4]4 See Wen Yuzhi, "The Logic and Pathway of Digital Technology Empowering the Modernization of Community-Level Party Building," *Journal of the Party School of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Committee of the CPC*, no. 5 (2023)., thereby achieving early warning, early detection, and early handling, effectively preventing the expansion and deterioration of problems at the community level.
数字技术推动基层党建从事后曝光向预警前置的转变。当前,我国拥有超517万个基层党组织,基层干部队伍规模庞大,其言行直接关乎群众对党的评价。[3]然而,传统模式下,部分党员干部的失职失责行为与贪污腐败问题,常在曝光后进行问责处置,此时已难以挽回对国家和人民造成的损失。针对这一问题,数字技术的应用能够推动风险预警前置化,促使党风廉政防线不断前移。通过构建覆盖基层党建全流程的数字化风险预警体系,精心搭建风险监督和预警模型,推动基层党组织从以往“出现问题—逻辑分析—因果解释—制定方案”的被动响应,转化为“数据搜集—量化分析—明确联系—方案预备”的主动研判[4],从而做到早预警、早发现、早处理,有效避免问题在基层的扩大和恶化。
(C) The Interactive Advantage of Digital Technology Helps Improve the Action Effectiveness of Community-Level Party Building
(三)数字技术的交互性优势有助于提升基层党建的行动成效
As the bridge and bond closely connecting the Party with the masses, community-level Party organizations are at the forefront of social governance. Facing the diverse needs and complex contradictions of community-level society, the traditional model of community-level Party building often finds it difficult to accurately grasp the true demands of the masses. At the same time, the particularity and complexity of community-level governance inevitably require Party cadres to possess higher and more comprehensive capabilities. To address this issue, digital technology, with its interactive advantage, can inject new vitality into community-level Party building, continuously improving the practical effectiveness of community-level Party building work.
作为党与人民群众紧密联系的桥梁和纽带,党的基层组织处于社会治理的最前沿,面对基层社会的多元需求和复杂矛盾,传统基层党建模式往往难以精准把握群众的真实诉求。同时,基层治理的特殊性和复杂性,势必要求党员干部具备更高、更全面的能力素养。针对这一问题,数字技术凭借其交互性优势,能够为基层党建注入新的活力,不断提高基层党建工作实效。
Digital technology drives the transformation of primary-level Party building work from a focus on "unidirectional governance" to "interactive governance." Traditional governance models possess a top-down unidirectional character, thus failing to fully mobilize the initiative, enthusiasm, and creativity of multiple subjects in practical work. However, empowered by digital technology, the primary-level governance model is gradually shifting toward "interactive governance." Relying on digital technology and internet technology, primary-level Party organizations can establish public service feedback channels such as online opinion surveys and online solicitation of suggestions, thereby intuitively understanding the demands and expectations of the masses, making timely responses, and providing services that meet actual needs. At the same time, in the face of unhealthy tendencies among the masses, the application of digital and intelligent technology provides the masses with a convenient channel for supervision. As early as 2015, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection [1]1 The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) is the highest internal-control institution of the Chinese Communist Party, tasked with enforcing internal rules and regulations and combating corruption and malfeasance within the Party. took the lead in launching the "Anti-Four Winds" [2]2 The "Four Winds" (四风) refers to formalism, bureaucratism, hedonism, and extravagance, which were the target of a major Party rectification campaign launched after the 18th National Congress of the CPC in 2012. app; the masses need only move their fingers to report "Four Winds" problems around them anytime, anywhere in the form of mobile phone photos, videos, and text descriptions. This "interactive governance" effectively stimulates the masses' enthusiasm for participating in the work of combating corruption and promoting integrity, further prompting primary-level Party organizations to continuously win the trust of the masses through exchange and interaction.
数字技术推动基层党建工作从侧重“单向性治理”向“交互性治理”转变。传统的治理模式具有自上而下的单向性特点,因而在实际工作中未能充分调动多元主体的积极性、主动性与创造性。然而,在数字技术的赋能之下,基层治理模式逐渐向“交互式治理”转变。依托数字技术和互联网技术,基层党组织可以建立在线民意调查、网上征求意见等公共服务反馈渠道,从而直观地了解群众的诉求和期待,及时作出反应并提供符合实际需求的服务。同时,面对群众身边的不正之风,数智技术的应用为群众提供了便捷的监督通道。中纪委在2015年就率先推出了“反四风”APP,群众只需动动手指,便可将身边的“四风”问题随时随地以手机照片、视频和文字说明的形式进行反映。这种“交互性治理”有效激发了群众参与反腐倡廉工作的热情,进一步推动基层党组织在交流互动中不断赢得群众信任。
Digital interactive technology provides powerful technical means for the training of primary-level Party members. As the image representatives of primary-level Party organizations among the masses, primary-level Party cadres and members shoulder the important mission of advancing primary-level undertakings and maintaining social stability; they are a key force for the Party in carrying out work at the primary level. Given the importance of their responsibilities and the arduousness of their tasks, conducting systematic and comprehensive education and training for primary-level Party cadres and members is particularly important. Utilizing the advantages of 5G technology and the immersive, interactive characteristics of VR, rich Party history and Party building resources can be transformed into vivid and three-dimensional virtual scenes. Through immersive interactive experiences, the learning enthusiasm and innovative awareness of Party members can be fully mobilized, achieving experiential participation by Party members. Furthermore, as the concrete executors and active propagandists of the Party's and the state's policies, the capability of primary-level Party members directly affects the effectiveness of policy implementation. With the help of metaverse technology, the real scenes of primary-level Party building work can be translated or expanded into virtual spaces, creating a sense of realism and experience in simulated training from multiple perspectives such as vision, hearing, and touch, thereby maximizing the satisfaction of Party cadres' and members' practical needs for improving skills and abilities, and continuously enhancing the practical effectiveness of primary-level Party building work.
数字交互技术为基层党员培训提供了强有力的技术手段。基层党员干部作为基层党组织在群众中的形象代言人,肩负着推进基层事业和维护社会稳定的重要使命,是党在基层开展工作的关键力量。鉴于其职责的重要性和任务的艰巨性,对基层党员干部开展系统、全面的教育培训尤为重要。利用5G技术优势和VR的沉浸式、交互性特点,可以将丰富的党史、党建资源转化为形象立体的虚拟场景,以沉浸式交互体验的形式,充分调动党员的学习热情和创新意识,实现党员的体验式参与。此外,基层党员作为党和国家政策的具体执行者与积极宣传者,其能力的高低直接关乎政策落实的成效。借助元宇宙技术能够将基层党建工作的真实场景平移或扩展到虚拟空间中,并从视觉、听觉、触觉等多角度营造模拟训练的真实感和体验感,从而最大限度地满足党员干部提升技能本领的现实需求,不断提升基层党建工作的行动实效。
II. Risks and Hidden Concerns Brought by Digital Technology to Primary-Level Party Building
二、数字技术给基层党建带来的风险隐忧
With the accelerated advancement of the new round of technological revolution, digital technology, with its unique advantages, has achieved a comprehensive innovation and optimization of the organizational system and working mechanisms of primary-level Party building, becoming a key factor and important engine driving the high-quality development of primary-level Party building. However, beneath the surface of digital technology's efficiency and convenience, there also lurk a series of risks and challenges, including the tendency toward "technological supremacy," digital formalism, data security, algorithmic impropriety, and the digital divide.
随着新一轮科技革命的加速推进,数字技术以其独特优势实现了基层党建组织体系和工作机制的全面革新和优化提升,成为推动基层党建高质量发展的关键因素和重要引擎。然而,在数字技术高效便捷的外表之下,也潜藏着“技术至上”倾向、数字形式主义、数据安全、算法失当、数字鸿沟等一系列风险挑战。
(I) Conceptual Shackles: The "Technological Supremacy" Tendency Leads to Emotional Absence in Primary-Level Party Building Work
(一)观念桎梏:“技术至上”倾向引发基层党建工作的情感缺位
When introducing various technological platforms and tools, some primary-level Party organizations often focus excessively on the power of their functions and the improvement of efficiency, becoming increasingly deeply embedded in the constraints of instrumental rationality. Induced by the tendency toward "technological supremacy," technological governance gradually falls into an imbalanced state, where instrumental rationality continuously expands while value rationality quietly retreats, thereby producing the de-emotionalization of technological governance. [5] For example, when promoting Party affairs management apps, some primary-level Party organizations only focus on their data statistics and analysis functions but neglect the experience and feelings of Party cadres and members during use, causing the apps to degenerate into simple data entry tools, unable to truly play a role in uniting people's hearts and promoting communication. At the same time, with the rise of the "app craze," "WeChat group craze," and "Party affairs platform craze," work methods that were once simple to operate have become increasingly cumbersome in the process of digital transformation. To adapt to various technological platforms and tools, primary-level Party cadres and members have to invest a significant amount of time and energy in learning and operation, and there has even emerged a governance tendency of over-reliance on technology. Furthermore, traditional "face-to-face" communication is gradually being replaced by indirect human-computer interaction. Although it can transmit information quickly, it cannot fully replace the emotional warmth and depth inherent in face-to-face communication. Over time, the emotional bond between Party cadres and members and the masses is bound to become fragile, easily leading to indifference and estrangement in the relationship between the two sides.
一些基层党组织在引入各类技术平台和工具时,往往过于关注其功能的强大和效率的提升,愈发深嵌于工具理性的裹挟之中。在“技术至上”倾向的诱导下,技术治理逐渐陷入了一种失衡的状态,工具理性不断膨胀,价值理性则悄然退场,进而产生技术治理的去情感化。[5]例如,一些基层党组织在推广党务管理APP时,只注重其数据统计和分析功能,却忽略了党员干部在使用过程中的体验和感受,导致APP沦为简单的数据录入工具,无法真正发挥凝聚人心、促进交流的作用。同时,伴随着“APP热”“微信群热”“党务平台热”的兴起,以往操作简易的工作方式却在数字化转型中日渐繁琐。基层党员干部为了适应各种技术平台和工具,不得不投入大量的时间和精力去学习和操作,甚至出现了过度依赖技术的治理倾向。此外,传统的“面对面”交流逐渐被间接的人机交互所取代,虽然能够快速传递信息,却无法完全替代面对面交流时所蕴含的情感温度和深度。长此以往,党员干部与群众之间的情感纽带势必会变得脆弱,容易导致双方关系的冷漠和疏离。
(II) The Maze of Performance Traces: Digital Formalism Distorts the Pragmatic Orientation of Primary-Level Party Building Work
(二)痕绩迷障:数字形式主义扭曲基层党建工作的实干导向
In this process of digital transformation, formalism has quietly donned a "digital cloak," seriously disrupting the primary-level political ecosystem. Among these, phenomena such as digital trace-leaving and digital burden-increasing are particularly prominent, specifically manifested as numerous online votes, perfunctory replies on online political inquiry platforms, and repeated collection of information and data, wasting the limited human, financial, and material resources at the primary level and causing primary-level Party building work to deviate from the correct track. [6] At the same time, many primary-level Party organizations, in order to cater to inspections or assessments from higher levels, engage in large-scale digital face-lift projects. The websites and new media they establish not only have stagnant updates and hollow content but also lack appeal to the public. Additionally, some primary-level Party organizations require Party cadres and members to sign in and check in on various apps every day, setting up points rankings, online duration, etc., for notification ranking and evaluation, using digital means to indirectly increase the burden on the grassroots, leaving Party cadres and members with less time and energy to do practical things for the people, gradually drifting apart from the masses over time. Furthermore, primary-level Party building work in different regions has its own characteristics and needs. However, when introducing digital technology, some places mechanically copy and blindly imitate models from other regions, resulting in a mismatch between technology and Party building work. This not only fails to improve Party building efficiency but also increases operational difficulty and workload, hindering the smooth progress of primary-level Party building work.
在这场数字化变革过程中,形式主义却悄然披上了“数字化外衣”,严重扰乱基层政治生态。其中,数字留痕、数字增负等现象尤为突出,具体表现为名目繁多的线上投票、网络问政平台的敷衍性回复、信息数据的重复收集等,浪费了基层有限的人、财、物资源,使基层党建工作偏离了正确的轨道。[6]同时,不少基层党组织为迎合上级检查或考核,大搞数字化面子工程,其所创办的网站和新媒体不仅更新停滞、内容空洞,且缺乏对民众的吸引力。另有一些基层党组织要求党员干部每天在各类APP签到打卡,并设置积分排名、在线时长等用于通报排名和考评,通过数字化手段变相加重基层负担,让党员干部未能有更多时间和精力为民众办实事,久而久之与人民群众渐行渐远。此外,不同地区基层党建工作各具特点与需求,然而部分地方在引入数字技术时生搬硬套、盲目照搬他地模式,造成技术与党建工作不匹配,不仅难以提升党建效能,反而增加了操作难度和工作负担,阻碍了基层党建工作的顺利开展。
(III) Security Concerns: Technical Security Risks Induce Data Security Risks in Primary-Level Party Building
(三)安全隐忧:技术安全隐患诱发基层党建的数据安全风险
Digital technology has a dual nature; its rise has brought a series of positive changes to the field of primary-level Party building, but it has also brought many potential security risks to primary-level Party building work. First, in the operation of primary-level digital Party building, the centralized storage and processing of sensitive data, including Party members' personal information, organizational activity arrangements, and intra-Party decision-making processes, has become a common phenomenon. However, the current construction and maintenance of digital Party building platforms mainly adopt models of commissioned development and outsourced maintenance. If the developer or maintainer has loopholes in data security management, or if their internal personnel engage in irregular operations, these sensitive data are highly likely to face the risk of leakage, thereby having a serious negative impact on primary-level Party building work. Second, in the operation of primary-level digital Party building, work such as information transmission, file management, official document exchange, and leadership instructions all have information confidentiality requirements. Whether a solid information security guarantee system can be built at the technical level concerns the interests of the Party and the state. [7] Currently, some primary-level digital Party building platforms have defects in key links such as information encryption, access control, and security auditing, and their security protection capabilities are weak. Once the digital system of primary-level Party building is attacked, it can not only lead to data loss and system paralysis, affecting the continuity of Party building work, but may also cause the leakage of confidential Party information, bringing incalculable losses to the Party and the state. Third, with the continuous iterative updating of digital technology, digital equipment and systems in the field of primary-level Party building are also facing challenges of technological obsolescence and compatibility issues. Some early-built digital Party building platforms, due to outdated technical architectures and aging equipment, frequently experience problems such as system crashes and data loss, posing serious threats to the stability and security of primary-level Party building work.
数字技术具有双重属性,其兴起为基层党建领域带来了一系列积极变革,但也给基层党建工作带来了诸多潜在的安全风险。其一,在基层数字党建运行过程中,涉及党员个人信息、组织活动安排、党内决策过程等敏感数据的集中存储与处理成为普遍现象。然而,当前数字化党建平台的构建与维护主要采用委托研发和外包维护的模式。倘若研发方或维护方在数据安全管理方面存在漏洞,或是其内部人员出现违规操作行为,这些敏感数据极有可能面临泄露风险,进而对基层党建工作产生严重的负面影响。其二,基层数字党建运行中,信息传输、档案管理、公文交换、领导批示等工作均有信息保密要求,能否在技术层面构建坚实的信息安全保障体系,关乎党和国家的利益。[7]当前,部分基层数字化党建平台在信息加密、访问控制、安全审计等关键环节存在缺陷,安全防护能力不强。一旦基层党建的数字系统遭受攻击,不仅会导致数据丢失、系统瘫痪,影响党建工作的连续性,还可能造成党内机密信息泄露,给党和国家带来难以估量的损失。其三,随着数字技术的持续迭代更新,基层党建领域的数字化设备和系统也面临着技术过时和兼容性问题的挑战。一些早期建设的数字化党建平台,因技术架构落后、设备老化,致使系统崩溃与数据丢失等问题频繁发生,给基层党建工作的稳定性和安全性带来严重威胁。
(IV) Value Anomie: Algorithmic Bias Causes Deviation in the Value Orientation of Primary-Level Party Building
(四)价值失范:算法偏见致使基层党建的价值导向出现偏差
Algorithms, as the core element of digital technology, are also an important engine driving the efficient operation of primary-level digital Party building. However, algorithms, as a complex technology and specialized knowledge with entry barriers, are difficult for the general public to understand and master. Particularly, as current primary-level digital Party building platforms mostly adopt a model of commissioned development and outsourced maintenance, due to the limitations of algorithm designers’ subjective cognition, the one-sidedness of data samples, and biases in the training process, the resulting problem of algorithmic bias has caused a negative impact on the value orientation of primary-level Party building that cannot be ignored. On the one hand, algorithmic bias can lead to unfairness in primary-level Party building decision-making. When algorithms are applied to primary-level Party building decisions, these potential biases will gradually erode the service effectiveness of primary-level Party organizations, causing decision outcomes to favor specific groups, ignore the reasonable demands of other groups, and thereby produce unfair decision-making situations. On the other hand, algorithmic bias may misguide the formulation and implementation of primary-level Party building policies. Data, as the key “raw material” for algorithm model training and iteration, has its quality directly determining the reliability of algorithm output. If the data samples used for algorithm training are one-sided or unrepresentative, the algorithm model will generate biased policy recommendations based on flawed data, thereby misleading the formulation and execution of primary-level Party building policies. Furthermore, algorithmic bias may also exacerbate the “information cocoon” effect in primary-level Party building. Although digital technology provides vast amounts of information for primary-level Party building, the recommendation mechanism of algorithms may cause primary-level Party members and cadres to be exposed long-term to information that conforms to their original cognition, forming an information loop. Under the influence of the “information cocoon” effect, Party members and cadres are prone to rejecting and ignoring dissenting voices, gradually losing the ability to accept new viewpoints and information with an open mindset.
算法作为数字技术的核心要素,也是驱动基层数字党建高效运行的重要引擎。然而,算法作为一种具有门槛的复杂技术和专业知识,难以被普通公众所理解和掌握。尤其是当前数字基层党建平台大多采用委托研发与外包维护的模式,由于算法设计者主观认知的局限、数据样本的片面性以及训练过程的偏差,所产生的算法偏见问题给基层党建的价值导向造成了不容忽视的负面影响。一方面,算法偏见会引发基层党建决策的非公平性。当算法应用于基层党建决策时,这些潜在偏见将逐渐侵蚀基层党组织的服务效能,致使决策结果倾向特定群体,忽略其他群体的合理诉求,进而产生非公平的决策状况。另一方面,算法偏见可能误导基层党建政策的制定和实施。数据作为算法模型训练和迭代的关键“原料”,其质量直接决定算法输出的可靠性。倘若用于算法训练的数据样本存在片面性或不具代表性,算法模型便会基于有缺陷的数据生成有偏差的政策建议,从而对基层党建政策的制定与执行产生误导。此外,算法偏见还可能加剧基层党建中的“信息茧房”效应。数字技术虽为基层党建提供了海量信息,但算法的推荐机制可能使基层党员干部长期接触符合其原有认知的信息,形成信息闭环。在“信息茧房”效应的影响下,党员干部容易出现对异议声音的排斥和忽视,逐渐失去以开放的心态接受新观点和新信息的能力。
(V) Digital Divide: Differences in Digital Literacy Hinder the Balanced Development of Primary-Level Digital Party Building
(五)数字鸿沟:数字素养差异阻碍基层数字党建的均衡发展
At a time when the digital wave is surging, the digital literacy and skills of Party members and cadres have become a core element for the steady advancement of primary-level digital Party building. However, influenced by factors such as uneven levels of economic development across regions, varying degrees of investment in digitalization construction by local government departments, the threshold for technology application, and the sensitivity of Party building information resources, there are differences in the process of digital transformation development and digital literacy cultivation, resulting in the overall digital capability of some primary-level Party organizations being inadequate, severely constraining the balanced development of primary-level digital Party building. [8]8 The authors use a numbered citation marker [8] in the original text, which is retained here as a reference to the source bibliography. It is worth noting that the long-standing digital divide between urban and rural areas is also an important factor causing significant differences in the digital literacy levels of Party members and cadres. Although the number of rural netizens is growing, compared with urban areas, the construction of digital infrastructure in Party organizations in rural areas remains insufficient, with problems such as unstable network coverage and aging equipment being more pronounced. At the same time, rural Party members and cadres have limited opportunities to receive digital skills education and training, which greatly restricts the improvement of their digital literacy, further widening the gap in digital capabilities between urban and rural Party members and cadres. In addition, in the long process of development, some Party members and cadres have formed fixed cognitive models and working methods, are unwilling to make timely adjustments and changes, and have a resistant attitude towards learning new things and integrating them into existing work methods. Affected by this mindset, they lack the enthusiasm and initiative to improve their digital literacy, thereby hindering the balanced development of primary-level digital Party building.
在数字化浪潮蓬勃兴起的当下,党员干部的数字素养与技能已成为基层数字党建稳步推进的核心要素。然而,受各地区经济发展水平参差不齐、地方政府部门数字化建设投入力度各异、技术应用门槛以及党建信息资源敏感性不同等因素影响,数字化转型发展与数字素养培育的进程存在差异,致使部分基层党组织的整体数字能力欠佳,严重掣肘了基层数字党建的均衡发展。[8]值得注意的是,城乡之间长期存在的数字鸿沟,亦是造成党员干部数字素养水平差异显著的重要因素。尽管农村网民数量呈增长态势,但相较于城市地区,农村地区党组织数字基础设施建设仍存在不足,网络覆盖不稳定、设备老化等问题较为明显。同时,农村党员干部获得数字技能教育培训的机会有限,极大地限制了其数字素养的提升,进一步扩大了城乡党员干部数字能力的差距。此外,在长期的发展进程中,部分党员干部形成了固定的认知模式与工作方式,不愿适时进行调整变革,对学习新事物并将其融入现有工作方式存在抵触情绪。受此心态影响,他们缺乏提升数字素养的积极性与主动性,进而对基层数字党建的均衡发展造成阻碍。
III. Strategies for Advancing Digital Technology Empowering Primary-Level Party Building
三、数字技术赋能基层党建的推进策略
At present, the rapid development of digital technology and its widespread application in the field of primary-level Party building “is not only a technological revolution, but also a decision-making revolution and a governance revolution. It is opening up a new unknown space and may bring about a social transformation.” [9]9 The authors use a numbered citation marker [9] in the original text, which is retained here as a reference to the source bibliography. Facing the opportunities and challenges brought by digital technology, we need to both confront the application risks that digital technology possesses and, more importantly, fully utilize the unique advantages of digital technology, correctly guide and skillfully leverage digital technology to explore effective pathways for promoting the high-quality development of primary-level Party building.
目前,数字技术迅猛发展及其在基层党建领域的广泛应用,“不仅仅是一场技术革命,更是一场决策革命和治理革命,它正在开启一个新的未知空间,可能带来一场社会变革”[9]。面对数字技术带来的机遇和挑战,我们既需要正视数字技术所存在的应用风险,更应该充分利用好数字技术所具有的独特优势,正确引导并善加利用数字技术以探索出推动基层党建高质量发展的有效路径。
(I) Adhere to the People-Centered Value Concept, Cultivate the Humanistic Care of Technology Application
(一)坚持以人民为中心的价值理念,厚植技术应用的人文关怀
As an emerging governance tool, digital technology has been widely applied in primary-level Party building. However, in the concrete practice of some primary-level Party organizations, the instrumental value of technology is one-sidedly emphasized, while, to a certain extent, the diverse needs and life experiences of the people, as well as other value goals, are neglected, deviating from the value starting point of enhancing social welfare. Technology should be a people-oriented service tool, and should not, on the contrary, deviate from the Party’s original aspiration and founding mission. To this end, to evoke the emotional return of technological governance, it is necessary to deeply integrate the people-centered value concept into the application concept of technology, continuously cultivating the humanistic care of technology application. On the one hand, the method of integrating digital technology should be continuously optimized. The process of technology empowerment does not mean absolutely discarding traditional governance tools and methods, purely advocating the supremacy of technology, or viewing technology as the sole means of solving problems; on the contrary, traditional experience and actual conditions should be fully considered, and digital technology should be used scientifically, making it complementary to traditional working methods, jointly enhancing the work effectiveness of primary-level Party building. Therefore, Party members and cadres should continuously strengthen their understanding and application of digital technology, actively explore pathways for integrating digital technology with traditional primary-level Party building, promote the organic combination of technology and humanistic care, and continuously alleviate the sense of alienation and mechanized work patterns brought about by human-computer interaction and network interaction. On the other hand, the value concept of putting the people first should be integrated into the design and application of technology, continuously enhancing the “human warmth” of digital technology empowerment. In the process of technology design, technology governance development, application, and improvement, technology R&D personnel should fully consider the actual needs and psychological feelings of the executors and objects of technology governance, ensuring the value rationality of the technology application itself. [10]10 The authors use a numbered citation marker [10] in the original text, which is retained here as a reference to the source bibliography. At the same time, in the process of technology product design and application, diversified participatory innovation should be encouraged, enabling technology R&D personnel to better communicate and interact with the people, understand their needs and expectations, and make technology closer to the people and serve the people.
作为一种新兴的治理工具,数字技术在基层党建中得到广泛应用。然而,在一些基层党组织的具体实践中,却片面强调技术的工具价值,在某种程度上忽视了民众的多样化需求、生活感受等价值目标,偏离了增进社会福祉的价值起点。技术本应成为以人为本的服务工具,而不应适得其反与党的初心使命相背离。为此,要唤起技术治理的情感回归,必须将坚持以人民为中心的价值理念深度融入技术的应用观念之中,不断厚植技术应用的人文关怀。一方面,应持续优化数字技术的介入方式。技术赋能的过程并非绝对地将传统的治理工具与方法予以摒弃,单纯崇尚技术的至上性,将技术视为解决问题的唯一手段;相反,应当充分考虑传统经验和实际情况,科学地运用数字技术,使其与传统工作方式相辅相成,共同提升基层党建的工作效能。因此,党员干部应不断加强对数字技术的理解和运用,积极探索数字技术与传统基层党建的融合路径,促进技术与人文关怀的有机结合,不断缓解人机交互和网络交互所带来的疏离感和机械化工作模式。另一方面,应将人民至上的价值理念融入技术的设计与应用中,不断提升数字技术赋能的“人性温度”。在技术设计、技术治理开发应用和改进的过程中,技术研发人员应充分考虑技术治理执行者和对象的现实需要和心理感受,保证技术应用本身的价值合理性。[10]同时,在技术产品设计与应用的过程中,应鼓励多元化的参与式创新,使技术研发人员可以更好地与民众交流互动,了解他们的需求和期望,使技术能够更加贴近人民、服务人民。
(II) Establish a Correct Outlook on Political Performance and Assessment Mechanism, Enhance the Adaptability of Technology and Institutions
(二)确立正确的政绩观和考核机制,增进技术与制度的适配性
The frequent emergence of digital formalism is, in the final analysis, caused by an unsound assessment orientation in some Party organizations, leading to a distorted outlook on political performance that overemphasizes “digital traces” and simplistically treats technological application as an assessment indicator for Party members and cadres. Therefore, to break free from the misconception of “technology first” and avoid the breeding of digital formalism, the key lies in establishing a scientific, reasonable, pragmatic, and efficient outlook on political performance and assessment mechanism. First, Party members and cadres should be educated and guided to establish a correct outlook on political performance. The emergence of digital formalism is not a problem that arose overnight; only by deeply recognizing its harm at the ideological level can such problems be eradicated at the root. To this end, special education and training activities should be carried out to enable Party members and cadres to deeply understand that digital technology is merely an auxiliary tool, and that the core of primary-level Party building work lies in serving the masses and rallying people’s support, ensuring that the application of digital technology always revolves around improving the quality and effectiveness of primary-level Party building. Second, a diversified and scientific assessment system should be constructed. Currently, the recurring problem of digital formalism in some regions is mainly due to the existing assessment mechanism overemphasizing digital indicators such as APP check-in and sign-in frequency and online duration, causing the assessment orientation to deviate, and thus turning “digital empowerment” into a “digital burden.” In view of this, higher-level leadership units and management departments need to establish scientific and clear assessment standards, assessment cycles, and evaluation mechanisms, avoiding tendencies towards simplification, digitization, indicatorization, and excessive frequency in the assessment process, eliminating phenomena such as duplicate assessments and buck-passing, and guiding primary-level Party organizations to focus their work on solving practical problems.[11]11 The term “buck-passing” (推诿扯皮) is a four-character idiom commonly used in Chinese administrative discourse to describe the phenomenon of departments or individuals shifting responsibility onto others and engaging in unproductive disputes, avoiding substantive action. Finally, a fault-tolerance and error-correction mechanism should be established to encourage primary-level Party organizations, Party members, and cadres to boldly innovate and actively explore in the application of digital technology. For problems arising from immature technology or improper application, their nature and severity should be distinguished, room for fault tolerance should be provided, and the initiative and creativity of primary-level Party members and cadres should be protected. At the same time, lessons should be summarized in a timely manner, an error-correction mechanism should be established, existing problems should be rectified, and the effectiveness and level of digital technology application should be continuously improved.
频繁出现的数字形式主义归根到底是一些党组织的考核导向不健全导致的政绩观错位,过度强调“数字留痕”,简单地将技术应用作为党员干部的考核指标。因此,要摆脱“技术至上”的误区,避免数字形式主义的滋生,关键在于确立科学合理、务实高效的政绩观和考核机制。首先,应教育引导党员干部树立正确的政绩观。数字形式主义的产生并非一日之寒,只有从思想深处认识到数字形式主义的危害,才能从根源上杜绝此类问题的发生。为此,应通过开展专题教育、培训等活动,使党员干部深刻理解数字技术只是辅助工具,基层党建工作的核心在于服务群众、凝聚人心,确保数字技术的应用始终围绕提升基层党建工作的质量和效果展开。其次,应构建多元化、科学化的考核体系。当下,部分地区数字形式主义问题屡有发生,其主要原因在于现行考核机制过度侧重APP签到打卡次数、在线时长等数字化指标,使考核导向出现偏移,进而使“数字赋能”沦为“数字负担”。鉴于此,上级领导单位与管理部门需构建科学且明晰的考核标准、考核周期以及评价机制,规避考核过程中存在的简单化、数字化、指标化、频繁化倾向,杜绝重复考核、推诿扯皮等现象,引导基层党组织将工作重心聚焦于实际问题的解决。[11]最后,应建立容错纠错机制,鼓励基层党组织和党员干部在数字技术应用中大胆创新、积极探索。对于因技术不成熟或应用不当而出现的问题,要区分性质和程度,给予容错空间,保护基层党员干部的积极性和创造性。同时,要及时总结经验教训,建立纠错机制,对存在的问题进行整改,不断提升数字技术应用的效果和水平。
(III) Constructing a Security Prevention and Control System for Technological Risks, Building a Protective Barrier for Technological Security
(三)构建技术风险的安全防控体系,筑牢技术安全的防护屏障
The widespread application of digital technology in primary-level Party building, while bringing efficiency and convenience, also harbors various technological risks. Therefore, constructing a comprehensive technological risk security prevention and control system is extremely urgent. First, data security management must be strengthened. Primary-level Party organizations should strictly control all aspects of data collection, storage, transmission, and use, and formulate safety operation specifications. When cooperating with commissioned R&D and outsourced maintenance parties, their data security management capabilities should be strictly evaluated and supervised, and detailed data security responsibility agreements should be signed, clarifying the rights and obligations of both parties regarding data security. At the same time, data security should be diagnosed regularly to promptly identify security risks. Second, system security protection capabilities should be enhanced. Increase investment in security protection technologies for digital Party building platforms, construct a defense-in-depth network security architecture; regularly conduct security vulnerability scans and repairs on the system to prevent system attacks. Furthermore, an emergency response mechanism should be established, and detailed emergency plans should be formulated so that when the system is attacked or problems such as data loss occur, a rapid response can be made, effective measures can be taken for handling, and losses can be minimized to the greatest extent. Finally, attention must be paid to technology compatibility and upgrade issues. When introducing digital technology, full consideration should be given to its compatibility with existing Party building digital equipment and systems, avoiding system crashes and data loss caused by technological mismatches. At the same time, the development trends of digital technology should be closely monitored, and digital Party building equipment and systems should be updated and upgraded in a timely manner to ensure they remain in an advanced and stable state, providing solid digital technology support for the smooth development of primary-level Party building work.
数字技术在基层党建中的广泛应用,在带来高效与便捷的同时,也潜藏着各类技术风险。因此,构建一套完善的技术风险安全防控体系迫在眉睫。首先,要强化数据安全管理。基层党组织应严格把控数据采集、存储、传输、使用等各个环节,制定安全操作规范。在与委托研发和外包维护方合作时,要对其数据安全管理能力进行严格评估和监督,签订详细的数据安全责任协议,明确双方在数据安全方面的权利和义务。同时,要定期对数据安全进行诊断,及时发现安全隐患。其次,要提升系统安全防护能力。加大对数字化党建平台安全防护技术的投入,构建纵深防御的网络安全架构;定期对系统进行安全漏洞扫描和修复,防止系统遭受攻击。此外,还要建立应急响应机制,制定详细的应急预案,当系统遭受攻击或出现数据丢失等安全问题时,能够迅速响应,采取有效的措施进行处置,最大限度地减少损失。最后,要关注技术的兼容性和更新换代问题。在引入数字技术时,要充分考虑其与现有党建数字设备和系统的兼容性,避免因技术不匹配而导致的系统崩溃和数据丢失等问题。同时,要密切关注数字技术的发展动态,及时对数字化党建设备和系统进行更新换代,确保其始终处于先进、稳定的状态,为基层党建工作的顺利开展提供坚实的数字技术保障。
(IV) Establishing an Algorithm Ethics Review and Correction Mechanism, Upholding the Value High Ground of Technology for Good
(四)建立算法伦理的审查纠偏机制,坚守技术向善的价值高地
With the widespread application of algorithms in the field of primary-level Party building, the emergence of algorithmic bias not only easily affects the fairness of primary-level Party building decisions but may also mislead the value orientation of primary-level Party building work. To effectively address this problem, an algorithm ethics review and correction mechanism must be established to ensure that algorithms operate orderly on a track aligned with correct value orientation. First, strict algorithm ethics guidelines must be formulated. Primary-level Party organizations need to deeply analyze the core principles of digital technology ethics norms, including respecting personal privacy, ensuring data security, promoting fair competition, maintaining social justice, and protecting the rights and interests of vulnerable groups, providing clear and definite guidance for the formulation of specific norms.[12]12 The phrase “providing clear and definite guidance” translates the Chinese four-character idiom “清晰明确” (qīngxī míngquè), which emphasizes clarity and specificity in directive principles. On this basis, primary-level Party organizations should further refine the content of the guidelines and strictly require R&D teams to adhere to ethical requirements in all aspects of algorithm design, development, and application, ensuring that algorithms operate on the basis of the principles of fairness, justice, and transparency. Second, establish an algorithm dynamic monitoring and correction mechanism. During operation, algorithms may deviate from the preset value track due to factors such as data updates or changes in conditions. To this end, a real-time, sensitive monitoring mechanism needs to be constructed to continuously track and evaluate the operation status and output results of the algorithm. Once signs of value deviation in the algorithm are detected, the correction procedure should be initiated immediately to ensure the algorithm always operates along the correct value orientation. Third, establish an accountability mechanism for algorithm supervision. On the one hand, the responsible entities for each stage of algorithm design, development, and application should be clearly defined, and actions violating algorithm ethics guidelines should be seriously held accountable; on the other hand, external supervision channels should be smoothed, encouraging Party members, cadres, the masses, and third-party institutions to supervise algorithm applications, promptly report problems found during supervision, and strictly handle the responsible parties according to regulations, effectively ensuring the fairness and correct value orientation of primary-level Party building algorithm applications.
随着算法在基层党建领域的广泛应用,出现的算法偏见问题不仅容易影响基层党建决策的公正性,还可能对基层党建工作的价值导向产生误导。为有效应对这一问题,必须建立算法伦理的审查纠偏机制,以确保算法在契合正确价值导向的轨道上有序运行。其一,要制定严格的算法伦理准则。基层党组织需深入剖析数字技术伦理规范的核心原则,包括尊重个人隐私、保障数据安全、推动公平竞争、维护社会公正以及保护弱势群体权益等方面,为具体规范的制定提供清晰、明确的指引方向[12]。在此基础上,基层党组织还应进一步细化准则内容,并严格要求研发团队在算法设计、开发、应用等各个环节遵循伦理要求,确保算法在公平、公正、透明原则的基础上运行。其二,建立算法动态监测与纠偏机制。算法在运行过程中,可能因数据更新、条件变化等因素而偏离预设的价值轨道。为此,需构建一套实时、灵敏的监测机制,对算法的运行情况和输出结果进行持续跟踪与评估。一旦发现算法出现价值偏离迹象,应立即启动纠偏程序,确保算法始终沿着正确的价值导向运行。其三,建立算法监督的问责机制。一方面,要明确算法设计、开发、应用等各环节的责任主体,对违反算法伦理准则的行为进行严肃追责;另一方面,要畅通外部监督渠道,鼓励党员干部、群众及第三方机构对算法应用进行监督,对监督中发现的问题及时反馈并严格依规处理责任方,切实保障基层党建算法应用的公正性与正确价值导向。
(V) Enhancing the Digital Literacy of Party Members and Cadres, Consolidating the Talent Foundation for Technology Empowerment
(五)提升党员干部的数字素养,夯实技术赋能的人才根基
Along with the continuous advancement of primary-level Party building digitalization, the importance of digital literacy among Party members and cadres is increasingly prominent. As the promoters and implementers of the digital transformation of primary-level Party building, the digital literacy of Party members and cadres directly affects the effective exertion of primary-level digital Party building effectiveness. Currently, the insufficient digital application capability of Party members and cadres seriously impacts the high-quality development of primary-level digital Party building. Therefore, there is an urgent need to enhance the digital literacy of primary-level Party members and cadres, thereby laying a solid talent cornerstone for the in-depth advancement of primary-level digital Party building. On the one hand, a systematic and comprehensive digital literacy training system needs to be constructed. Primary-level Party organizations should design tiered and categorized training courses for Party members and cadres at different levels and in different positions, with content covering multiple dimensions such as digital technology fundamentals, data analysis capabilities, network information security, and application of digital governance tools. At the same time, training methods can adopt a combination of online and offline models. By providing flexible and convenient learning resources online, and organizing centralized training, workshops, and practical exercises offline, it ensures that Party members and cadres can comprehensively master digital technology knowledge and skills. On the other hand, a long-term incentive mechanism for enhancing digital literacy should be established. Based on the needs of primary-level digital Party building, primary-level Party organizations should establish a digital literacy evaluation and assessment system for Party members and cadres that aligns with actual conditions and emphasizes application, and regularly conduct assessment and evaluation of the digital literacy of the cadre team through methods such as actual inspections and work reports, promoting learning and application through assessment, forming a strong atmosphere for the comprehensive improvement of digital literacy among Party members and cadres. Furthermore, Party members and cadres who show significant improvement in digital literacy should be commended and rewarded, good practices should be promptly summarized and refined to form replicable and scalable experiences, stimulating the enthusiasm of Party members and cadres to explore and apply digital technology in their work.
伴随着基层党建数字化的不断推进,党员干部数字素养的重要性日益凸显。党员干部作为基层党建数字化转型的推动者与实施者,其数字素养如何直接关乎基层数字党建效能的有效发挥。当前,党员干部的数字化应用能力不足,严重影响了基层数字党建的高质量发展。为此,迫切需要提升基层党员干部的数字素养,以此为基层数字党建的深入推进筑牢人才基石。一方面,需构建系统完备的数字素养培训体系。基层党组织应针对不同层级、不同岗位的党员干部,设计分层分类的培训课程,内容涵盖数字技术基础、数据分析能力、网络信息安全、数字化治理工具应用等多个维度。同时,培训方式可采取线上线下相结合的模式。通过线上提供灵活便捷的学习资源,线下组织集中培训、工作坊和实操演练,确保党员干部能够全面掌握数字技术知识与技能。另一方面,要建立数字素养提升的长效激励机制。基层党组织应根据基层数字党建的需要,建立符合实际情况、强化应用的党员干部数字素养评价考核体系,并定期以实际检查、工作汇报等形式对干部队伍的数字素养进行考核评价,以评促学、以评促用,形成党员干部数字素养全面提升的浓厚氛围。此外,对数字素养提升显著的党员干部应给予表彰奖励,及时将好的做法提炼总结,形成可复制、可推广的经验,激发党员干部探索运用数字技术开展工作的积极性。
Author Biographies: Gao Qi, Professor at the School of Marxism, Shandong University; Nie Hongna, Doctoral Candidate at the School of Marxism, Shandong University.
作者简介:高奇,山东大学马克思主义学院教授;乜鸿娜,山东大学马克思主义学院博士研究生。
Notes
- Xi Jinping, "Speech at the National Conference on Organizational Work" (3-4 July 2018). ↩
- See Liu Honglin, "Digital Technology Empowering the Modernization of Community-Level Party Building: Advantages, Challenges, and Pathways," *Seeker*, no. 4 (2023). ↩
- Data from the "Statistical Bulletin on the Development of the Communist Party of China in 2023" shows that as of 31 December 2023, the total number of community-level Party organizations in China was 5.171 million. ↩
- See Wen Yuzhi, "The Logic and Pathway of Digital Technology Empowering the Modernization of Community-Level Party Building," *Journal of the Party School of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Committee of the CPC*, no. 5 (2023). ↩
- The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) is the highest internal-control institution of the Chinese Communist Party, tasked with enforcing internal rules and regulations and combating corruption and malfeasance within the Party. ↩
- The "Four Winds" (四风) refers to formalism, bureaucratism, hedonism, and extravagance, which were the target of a major Party rectification campaign launched after the 18th National Congress of the CPC in 2012. ↩
- The authors use a numbered citation marker [8] in the original text, which is retained here as a reference to the source bibliography. ↩
- The authors use a numbered citation marker [9] in the original text, which is retained here as a reference to the source bibliography. ↩
- The authors use a numbered citation marker [10] in the original text, which is retained here as a reference to the source bibliography. ↩
- The term “buck-passing” (推诿扯皮) is a four-character idiom commonly used in Chinese administrative discourse to describe the phenomenon of departments or individuals shifting responsibility onto others and engaging in unproductive disputes, avoiding substantive action. ↩
- The phrase “providing clear and definite guidance” translates the Chinese four-character idiom “清晰明确” (qīngxī míngquè), which emphasizes clarity and specificity in directive principles. ↩