Shanghai Public Cultural Information Network, based on the units belong to the propaganda system, is an information service which carries integrating public information service and inner office automation into one network. Connecting with the whole city, it combines modern information technologies with traditional service of propaganda system by hi-tech, and serves mass as well as provides each unit of propaganda system with integrated service.

The system covering all units of propaganda system by all kinds of connecting methods fulfills high-speed exchange and transfer of data, achieves the goal of office automation step by step, effectively organizes information resource of each unit of the system, enriches Chinese character resource on Internet, gradually gets the domain of spiritual civilization on Internet to broaden popularization methods.

Its central backbone network is of ATM structure, the core node is network administrative center, and the units of propaganda system are its sub-nodes. In order to avoid repeated investment, the physical channels of Shanghai Public Cultural Information Network make use of some fiber channels of Shanghai Science and Technology Network.  The main exchanger in network administrative center is Bay 5000 BH ATM, smoothly connecting with Shanghai Science and Technology Network, and many kinds of methods are brought to the subunits, depending on their actual facts.

The network administrative center is in charge of the safety and management of whole network, monitors network operation, supplies information management and service. The center consists of several servers including Web,proxy,DNS,FTP,E-mail,Developing,Firewall etc. Web server and proxy server are two hot-fixed servers, running Rose-HA system and sharing 63GB RAID disk array.

The accomplishment of Shanghai Public Cultural Information Network is another important achievement for Shanghai spiritual civilization development and for the construction of Information Harbor of Shanghai, and has built up the charming culture image of Shanghai in the world. According to Shanghai Ministry's overall construction discipline of further strengthening integrated culture popularization on Internet, Shanghai Public Cultural Information Network has been merged into Eastday Network.