Cyber-infrastructure and epidemic precautionary policy: evidence from China
IntroductionThe application of technology supported by cyber infrastructure has emerged as a critical factor influencing city management. This study aims to investigate whether the development of cyber infrastructure can enhance cities’ confidence in responding to potential epidemic threats in the c...
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| description | IntroductionThe application of technology supported by cyber infrastructure has emerged as a critical factor influencing city management. This study aims to investigate whether the development of cyber infrastructure can enhance cities’ confidence in responding to potential epidemic threats in the context of COVID-19.MethodsChina serves as a good example for both COVID-19 management and smart city construction. We take advantage of a special time point, the 2022 Chinese New Year, to observe cities’ precautionary epidemic policies. We utilize choice models and data from 188 Chinese cities to examine the impact of internet coverage on the degree of policy relaxation.ResultsWe found that cities with higher internet coverage tend to adopt looser policies. In the benchmark regression, for every 1 percentage point increase in internet coverage, the likelihood of implementing loose measures increases by 0.9 percentage points. This result remains robust across different classifications of policies. We also addressed potential endogeneity issues by using the instrumental variables method.DiscussionOur study indicates that effective management of epidemics in the modern era requires not only the utilization of traditional medical resources but also the incorporation of new city features, such as information technology infrastructure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2e0ea740cb824bd4afbce74d683114462023-07-19T06:04:46ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-07-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.11989281198928Cyber-infrastructure and epidemic precautionary policy: evidence from ChinaQiuming Gao0Youlong Hu1Zangyi Liao2Lu Yao3Business School, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, ChinaBusiness School, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Political Science and Public Administration, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, ChinaBusiness School, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, ChinaIntroductionThe application of technology supported by cyber infrastructure has emerged as a critical factor influencing city management. This study aims to investigate whether the development of cyber infrastructure can enhance cities’ confidence in responding to potential epidemic threats in the context of COVID-19.MethodsChina serves as a good example for both COVID-19 management and smart city construction. We take advantage of a special time point, the 2022 Chinese New Year, to observe cities’ precautionary epidemic policies. We utilize choice models and data from 188 Chinese cities to examine the impact of internet coverage on the degree of policy relaxation.ResultsWe found that cities with higher internet coverage tend to adopt looser policies. In the benchmark regression, for every 1 percentage point increase in internet coverage, the likelihood of implementing loose measures increases by 0.9 percentage points. This result remains robust across different classifications of policies. We also addressed potential endogeneity issues by using the instrumental variables method.DiscussionOur study indicates that effective management of epidemics in the modern era requires not only the utilization of traditional medical resources but also the incorporation of new city features, such as information technology infrastructure.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1198928/fullprecautionary policiescyber infrastructureepidemicCOVID-19China |
| spellingShingle | Qiuming Gao Youlong Hu Zangyi Liao Lu Yao Cyber-infrastructure and epidemic precautionary policy: evidence from China Frontiers in Public Health precautionary policies cyber infrastructure epidemic COVID-19 China |
| title | Cyber-infrastructure and epidemic precautionary policy: evidence from China |
| title_full | Cyber-infrastructure and epidemic precautionary policy: evidence from China |
| title_fullStr | Cyber-infrastructure and epidemic precautionary policy: evidence from China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cyber-infrastructure and epidemic precautionary policy: evidence from China |
| title_short | Cyber-infrastructure and epidemic precautionary policy: evidence from China |
| title_sort | cyber infrastructure and epidemic precautionary policy evidence from china |
| topic | precautionary policies cyber infrastructure epidemic COVID-19 China |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1198928/full |
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