THE APPLICATION AND IMPLICATION OF BIG DATE TECHNOLOGY FOR COVID-19 PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN CHINA BASED ON THE WHOLE PROCESS PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

After the outbreak of COVID-19, due to the limitations of traditional epidemic prevention methods, the Chinese government actively applied big data technology to pandemic prevention and control. This article takes the whole process perspective to summarize the application of big data technology for pandemic prevention and control in the emergency prevention stage and normalized prevention stage separately. The previous studies have explored the application of big data technology mainly focused on the early monitoring and early warning of epidemic but have not yet shed light on the perspective of full process. Second, this article identifies the main shortcomings of big data technology application in pandemic prevention and control and stresses the healthy development of big data technology is inseparable from effective supervision. The application and value of big data technology have brought new enlightenment to China’s emergency management, including establishing a new big data service platform, improving “social listening”, and building resilient smart cities with a digital emergency management system.