Launch of new combined 'super ministry'

[photopress:IT_Li_Yizhong_2.jpg,full,alignright]The setting up of a brand new 'super ministry' was officially announced last week. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is an amalgamation of 5 ministries that were originally separate entities.
These are the ministries of:

Industry and Information
Human Resources and Social Security
Environmental Protection
Housing and Urban-rural construction
Communications.

Bringing them together is a move aimed at strengthening overall management, and coordination, as well as pushing forward reforms. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology which will be headed by Li Yizhong, seen here, will also be responsible for the supervision of individual industries, and the drive towards more innovation in technology.
Source: CCTV.com