Research on boundary reconstruction and government supervision strategy for digital platform

Authors

Jichang DONG, School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China MOE Social Science Laboratory of Digital Economic Forecasts and Policy Simulation, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaFollow
Feiyang ZHAN, School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China MOE Social Science Laboratory of Digital Economic Forecasts and Policy Simulation, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaFollow
Wei LI, School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China MOE Social Science Laboratory of Digital Economic Forecasts and Policy Simulation, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Jinlu GUO, Higher Education Press, Beijing 100120, China
Ying LIU, School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China MOE Social Science Laboratory of Digital Economic Forecasts and Policy Simulation, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

Keywords

data elements,digital platform,platform economy,platform autonomy,compliance supervision

Document Type

Policy & Management Research

Abstract

Digital platform is the most important form of organization in the digital era. How to clarify the boundary between platform autonomy and government regulation so as to exert the order maintenance function of platforms effectively is the key issue in the region of the digital economy governance. This study firstly introduces the basic model of platform autonomy and the regulatory challenges it faces, basing on the background of the emergence of digital platform autonomy. Secondly, through a comparative analysis of the regulatory theories and legal policies of the digital platform autonomy in the European Union and the United States, this study summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of different models. Finally, aiming at the fuzzy boundary of digital platform autonomy in China, as well as the dilemma between over-tolerance and over-regulation in government regulation, on the basis of the reconstruction of the governance boundary, this study puts forward policy recommendations such as changing extensive rigid supervision to prudent and flexible regulation, changing mandatory supervision to cooperative regulation, changing after supervision to whole-process regulation; at the same time, the study proposes to strengthen the compliance capacity building of digital platforms, in order to promote the standardized and healthy sustainable development of China’s platform economy.

First page

488

Last Page

497

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

DONG, Jichang; ZHAN, Feiyang; LI, Wei; GUO, Jinlu; and LIU, Ying (2024) "Research on boundary reconstruction and government supervision strategy for digital platform," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 39 : Iss. 3 , Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20230403002
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol39/iss3/6