Problems and Approaches to Empowering the Reform for the Law Enforcement of Comprehensive Administration in a Primary Level with Digital Technologies

Building a digital government ruled by law is an important task in the new era. Empowering the reform for the law enforcement of comprehensive administration in a primary level with digital technologies is a key and challenging aspect of constructing a digital government ruled by law. Zhejiang Province is the first and only pilot province in China for the comprehensive integration reform for the law enforcement of comprehensive administration. Therefore, it is of representative significance to conduct empirical research on the practice of digital empowerment of the law enforcement of comprehensive administration in a primary level in Zhejiang Province. There are several issues in the practice of digital empowerment in the reform for the law enforcement of comprehensive administration in a primary level in China. Specifically, there is insufficient guarantee of local legislation, an exacerbation of security risks of personal information, and a lack of superintendence on algorithms in digital law enforcement. In the future, the digital empowerment reform for the law enforcement of comprehensive administration in a primary level should focus on three key areas. Firstly, the role of guarantee of local legislation should be fulfilled. Secondly, the protection of personal information should be prioritized by introducing an independent regulatory body for protecting personal information and appropriately restricting the scope of public disclosure of decisions of administrative penalty. Thirdly, the governance of algorithms in digital law enforcement with digital technologies should be strengthened by making algorithm records public, explaining algorithm rules, and clarifying the allocation of algorithmic responsibilities.