China has drafted a grand “digital government” plan through to 2035, as the state seeks to improve its governance of the world’s most populous country through digital technologies. In the blueprint published on Thursday, titled Guidelines for Strengthening the Construction of Digital Government , China’s State Council said that it aims to build a comprehensive data-driven system by 2025 to help the government to draw up scientific, accurate and efficient governance policies. By 2035, the government will be transformed digitally and achieve a higher governance capacity, according to the document. While the document lacks details, it sets out Beijing’s ambition...