What is specifically stipulated in the Administrative Regulations on Security Assessment of New Technologies and New Applications of Internet News Information Services?

In order to guide service providers to establish and improve the information security management system and safe and controllable technical guarantee measures according to law, scientifically standardize the safety assessment of new technologies and applications, give play to the risk prevention and early warning role of the safety assessment of new technologies and applications, safeguard national security and public interests, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organizations, the State Internet Information Office has formulated these Provisions on the basis of extensive research and soliciting opinions from various parties.

The "Regulations" clarify that the National Internet Information Office is responsible for the safety assessment of new technologies and applications nationwide. Internet information offices of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government are responsible for the safety assessment of new technologies and applications within their respective administrative areas.

The Regulations propose that service providers should establish and improve the safety assessment management system and guarantee system for new technologies and applications, organize or cooperate with them to carry out safety assessments for new technologies and applications in accordance with the requirements of these regulations, and timely improve and perfect the necessary information security guarantee system measures.

The "Regulations" require that service providers should establish and improve information security management systems and safe and controllable technical support measures when adjusting and adding new technologies and applications, and may not publish or disseminate information content prohibited by laws and regulations.

The "Regulations" emphasize that service providers should promptly rectify new technologies and applications that have potential information security risks and fail to support necessary security measures. Before the rectification is completed, new technologies and applications to be adjusted and added shall not be used to provide Internet news information services.

The relevant person in charge of the National Internet Information Office pointed out that the safety assessment of new technologies and new applications requires the joint participation of government departments, Internet companies, professional institutions and the public, improving social appraisal, credit publicity and other means, and constantly promoting industry self-discipline and public supervision and restraint.