Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is the sixth-ranked executive department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for regulation and development of the postal service, Internet, wireless, broadcasting, communications, production of electronic and information goods, software industry and the promotion of the national knowledge economy. History 
The State Council announced during the 1st session of the 11th National People's Congress that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology would supersede the Ministry of Information Industry (MII). In 2013, the ministry's 'Made in China 2025' plan was approved by the State Council. It took over two years to complete by one hundred and fifty people. The plan's aim is to improve production efficiency and quality. Functions 
The ministry is responsible for industrial development, policy, and standards. It also oversees industry operations monitoring, innovation, and information technology. The ministry is known for drafting regulations that lays the groundwork for censorship. In 2006, Human Rights Watch said that the ministry is responsible for overseeing technical implementation of the censorship in China. The ministry is responsible for the current iteration of the Thousand Talents Plan called Qiming. Organization 
The ministry administers the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, and the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau. The MIIT was historically responsible for the nation's tobacco control, including over the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, but this task was assigned to the National Health Commission as part of a large-scale government reform in 2018. Under the arrangement "one institution with two names", the MIIT reserves the external brands of the China National Space Administration and the China Atomic Energy Authority. The MIIT oversees the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, a government think tank that focuses on telecommunications and the digital economy. It also oversees seven universities, including top universities such as the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Beijing Institute of Technology, the Harbin Institute of Technology, and the Northwestern Polytechnical University. The MIIT also co-manages the China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, used by the government to invest in semiconductor companies, together with the Ministry of Finance. Structure

List of ministers

List of party secretaries

See also 

List of telecommunications regulatory bodies
China Electronics Technology Group
China Software Industry Association
Electronic information industry in China
Industry of China
Software industry in China
Standardization Administration of China SAC
Roscomnadzor

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Ministries established in 2008
2008 establishments in China
Organizations based in Beijing