The Formation Causes and Governance Strategies of Digital Formalism in Township Government from the Perspective of Policy Implementation Process

Abstract

In the era of big data, higher-level governments usually use digital technology to monitor and quantify the policy implementation of grass-roots governments in real time through digital indicators. In the case of fulfilling the tasks and objectives of the higher government on time, in quantity and unconditionally, the grass-roots government is usually burdened with a huge digital burden, exposing the formalistic behaviors such as digital coping behaviors and digital tournaments. Taking the “Rectification of land map spots” policy as an example, this paper describes the digital formalism of township government from two aspects of digital coping behavior and digital tournament and explores the reasons behind the digital formalism of township government from the aspects of pressure from multiple sources, constraints from internal and external environment, and lack of digital literacy of policy subjects. Then, it puts forward some strategies and methods to solve the digital formalism of township government from the aspects of optimizing the structure and mechanism construction of township government policy implementation, improving the environmental support of township government policy implementation, and improving the digital literacy of policy subjects.