The health code used in my country is actually a QR code, which was invented by the Japanese.

To say who invented the "health code", it should be said that it was a masterpiece of collective wisdom led by the Chinese government and participated by social forces. Official media once disclosed that it was invented by Zhong Yi, a police officer of the Hangzhou Public Security Bureau. Zhong Yi is indeed the main player in the "health code" research and development project and has made great contributions.

In addition, Alibaba and Tencent have made great contributions.

The "health code" is more of a platform application, such as big data analysis and processing, applicable scenarios for various groups of people, functional stability, technical operation and maintenance of the application platform, "one code for travel" across the country, and the integration of "two codes in one" with the itinerary code, etc.

These complex, grand and professional technical activities are obviously not within the reach of Zhong Yi alone.

Among them, Alibaba and Tencent have played their advantages in technology and large platforms to make the health code popular across the country.

Let's take a look at the birth process of the "Health Code".

In February 2020, the Spring Festival is about to end, and it is also a critical period for the prevention and control of the new crown epidemic in my country.

Under the actual needs of resuming production and work, how to solve the risks of epidemic prevention and control easily brought about by population mobility and population gathering?

This has become a focus of concern across the country.

Shenzhen, a pioneer of reform and opening up, is at the forefront again this time.

The relevant departments of the Shenzhen Municipal Government jointly developed and launched the "Shen i You-Health Code" platform on February 7 with Tencent and other units. People in Shenzhen can use the WeChat applet of this platform to apply for their own health code. As a result, Shenzhen has become the first city in the country to promote the contactless travel mode of mobile phone "Health Code".

The "Shen i You-Health Code" platform can also provide citizens with a variety of convenient services such as self-checking of itinerary, inquiry of fever clinics, popularization of pneumonia, and online free clinics. Due to the huge actual needs and the high popularity of WeChat, it quickly became popular throughout the city.

Almost at the same time, Officer Zhong Yi of the epidemic prevention team of the Hangzhou Public Security Bureau received an urgent task - to organize the development of the "Hangzhou Health Code". Therefore, Zhong Yi led the team members to enter the development base of the Zhejiang Venture Capital Center overnight and launched a test version a few days later.

Subsequently, after many user feedback after the launch, this test version was continuously optimized and improved, and finally took shape and was publicly available for use by Hangzhou citizens.

The "Hangzhou Health Code" is reported online through channels such as the Alipay APP, generating a color code, which is divided into three colors of "green, yellow, and red codes", and is connected with the DingTalk enterprise resumption of work application platform.

The "Hangzhou Health Code" model has become a shining business card for Hangzhou's digital epidemic prevention and digital governance.

Immediately, it was quickly promoted to more than a dozen provinces and more than 200 cities across the country. As we all know, Tencent WeChat is headquartered in Shenzhen and Alibaba is headquartered in Hangzhou. It happens that these two platforms are both Internet technology companies, and they have their own product platforms, large databases and huge user groups.

Therefore, in response to the large number of migrant population and the urgent need to resume work and production, the two cities of Shenzhen and Hangzhou actively used modern technology to promote the innovation of prevention and control measures, and almost simultaneously developed the "Health Code" technology platform.

In addition, with the support of WeChat, Alipay platforms and a large user base, the "Health Code" product was quickly applied and became a model for the whole country. The original intention of developing the "Health Code" was to make the resumption of work and production more accurate, scientific and orderly. The "Health Code" can be used as an electronic pass for individuals in the local area.

However, due to different prevention and control situations, there are differences in the issuance rules and application scope of the "Health Code" launched by local governments.

On March 5, 2020, the draft of the "Reference Architecture and Technical Guidelines for Epidemic Prevention Pass Code" passed the review of the expert review meeting and was formally submitted for approval. The standard provides technical and functional specifications for the development companies of the epidemic prevention pass code, and regulates and requires its use and management.

On April 29, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued a series of national standards for the "Personal Health Information Code", which are applicable to the design, development and system integration of information systems related to health codes.

Thus, the local products of the "Health Code" in Shenzhen and Hangzhou have been professionally upgraded, improved and standardized, and have risen to national standards, and have been promoted and popularized throughout the country.

As the needs of prevention and control change, the "Health Code" can be mutually recognized and one-code-passed throughout the country, and the scope of application is constantly expanding, and the functions are constantly being improved.

For example, the National Integrated Government Service Platform provides a way to realize cross-provincial mutual recognition and sharing.

And through the "Health Code", multiple health applications such as one-code medical treatment, appointment registration, one-click emergency treatment, psychological assistance, health certificates, and health records are realized.

From the above, it can be seen that the "Health Code" is the result of the brainstorming and collective efforts of many parties and personnel under the leadership of governments at all levels in my country, with the participation of enterprises and scientific research institutions such as Tencent and Alibaba.

It can be said that the "Health Code" is another invention and innovation of my country in the Internet era, and it has also attracted global attention and praise.