Digital means used to vitalize rural areas

A person checks the community intelligent platform in Qihe county. [Photo by Liu Lei, Sun Shuyi for chinadaily.com.cn]

Qihe county in Dezhou, East China's Jiangsu province, has in recent years explored digital means to manage rural areas and boost rural vitalization.

The home page of the Qihe County Emergency Broadcast System. [Photo by Liu Lei, Sun Shuyi for chinadaily.com.cn]

The county has employed the community intelligent platform to achieve better rural governance. For example, vehicles blocking firefighting access and non-motor vehicles going upstairs can be found immediately and warnings will be issued right away.

A hostess presents a program at the Qihe county emergency broadcasting station. [Photo by Liu Lei, Sun Shuyi for chinadaily.com.cn]

An emergency broadcast system, which consists of a county-level platform, 15 town and subdistrict-level platforms, and 1,684 device terminals, is now accessible around the county. (Edited by Gong Jun)