Analysis on Structural Pathways for Digital Transformation in Grassroots Governance

Abstract

At present, the widespread application of digital technology in grassroots governance has not effectively improved governance efficiency as expected, but has exposed structural contradictions such as imbalance of power and responsibility, resource fragmentation, and information blockage. From a structural perspective, this paper points out that the core challenge of digital transformation is not the technology itself, but its incompatibility with the existing governance structure. This paper proposes that digital technology shall be used as a tool to promote structural optimization, and the coordinated adjustment of the governance system shall be achieved through information integration, clear definition of power and responsibility, process re-engineering, and resource coordination. Meanwhile, it is also necessary to establish supporting institutional guarantees to promote digitalization from surface operations to deep embedding. This paper aims to provide structural improvement ideas for the digitalization in grassroots governance and facilitate realizing the governance modernization.