On Social Factors Of The Golden Tax Project Technology's Transformation

The emergence of Social Shaping of Technology appeared with the trend of technology studies in philosophy in 1980s.It considers that the production and development of technology depends largely on the framework of social group's interpretation and the choosing function of the society.The development of the technology is mainly under the control of society and the technology is the product of social construction.It is the social groups which connect closely to technology give the fundamental meaning of the technology.This paper takes The Golden Tax Project Technology of The State Tax Bureau in bayinnaoer as an researching object.From the study,I know the production and transformation of The Golden Tax Project.Although the social workers have doubts on the technology,The Golden Tax Project Technology is used in the work of taxation with the name of high-technology with the annotation of the government,the media, the developers,the tax authorities, the taxpayer,etc.This paper bases on the framework of the social shaping theory of technology and analyzes the formation and transformation of The Golden Tax Project Technology.It argues that different understandings and interpretations to The Golden Tax Project Technology from the developers,the government,the media,the tax authorities,the taxpayer,the experts,ect give The Golden Tax Project Technology different characteristics,meanings and functions.We conclude that technology is not decided by independent and inner strength,but it is the product of various social factors and the relationship.This paper will not only take an example for research of Social Shaping of Technology,but also from the perspective of social shaping will analyze The Golden Tax Project Technology and propose opinion if we want to change the non ideal situation of The Golden Tax Project Technology at present in China,we must reform the social factors that restrain the technology from developing.