At present, as many as 73 percent of China's local governments have their own gateway websites and 93 percent or more ministries have theirs.

Over 90 percent of Chinese central ministries, provincial and local governments have had their gateway websites, according to sources with the State Council Informatization Office.

As an important means of shifting government's function and innovating management, e-government is a key area of China's informatization efforts.

Ratings show the websites of the Ministry of Commerce, the State Food and Drug Administration and cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Qingdao have been able to provide quality services to the public.

Overall, however, China's governmental websites are still in the stage of information publication, incapable of interaction with the masses of people therefore badly in need of strengthening the awareness and capability of service.

By People's Daily Online