Chen Zhaoxiong: Vigorously developing the digital economy

On December 22, 2019, the 18th China Economic Forum, guided by People's Daily and hosted by China Economic Weekly, was held in Beijing. Chen Zhaoxiong, Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology, attended the meeting and delivered a keynote speech.

Chen Zhaoxiong pointed out that General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that in today's world, the technological revolution and industrial revolution are advancing rapidly, and the digital economy is flourishing, profoundly changing the way humans produce and live, and having a profound impact on the economic and social development of all countries, the global governance system, and the progress of human civilization.

The Party Central Committee attaches great importance to the development of the digital economy and has made a series of major decisions and deployments. In recent years, China's digital industrialization and industrial digitization process have been accelerating, and the integration of the digital economy and the real economy has been accelerated. The transformation and development of digitalization, networking, and intelligence have taken steady steps, effectively supporting the high-quality development of the economy. Firstly, the coverage of network facilities is leading globally, network capabilities have been greatly improved, user scale continues to expand, and the acceleration and cost reduction effects are significant. The second is the strong momentum of the digital economy, the continuous enhancement of innovation capabilities, the continuous growth of total scale, and the accelerating process of digitization. The third is the continuous optimization of the development environment, the continuous improvement of digital governance capabilities, and the gradual formation of a higher-level pattern of opening up to the outside world.

陈肇雄表示，中央经济工作会议明确提出，要大力发展数字经济。下一步，我们要以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导，坚持新发展理念，把握高质量发展要求，坚持以供给侧结构性改革为主线，紧紧围绕构建现代化经济体系，立足制造强国和网络强国建设全局，加快数字经济发展步伐。

One is to lead innovation and focus on promoting the industry towards a mid to high end level. Aiming at the goal of upgrading the industrial foundation and modernizing the industrial chain, we will strengthen fundamental and forward-looking research on information and communication technology, increase the supply of source technologies, and use breakthroughs in basic research to drive major breakthroughs in leading original technologies, key core technologies, and strategic technologies, enhancing the risk resistance ability of the industrial supply chain. Deeply explore the dividends of data elements, cultivate and develop emerging industries, transform and enhance traditional industries, and achieve high-end extension to the industrial chain and value chain.

The second is integrated development, focusing on promoting the deep integration of information and communication technology with the real economy. Based on the main battlefield of the real economy, steadily promote 5G commercial deployment, strengthen the construction of new infrastructure such as artificial intelligence, industrial Internet, Internet of Things, and promote the optimization and upgrading of traditional network infrastructure. We will deepen the integrated development of the Internet, big data, artificial intelligence and the real economy, continue to promote digital industrialization and industry digitalization, expand integrated industries, and make the digital economy bigger and stronger.

The third is to deepen reform and focus on improving the level and capacity of digital economy governance. In response to the new situation of digital economy development, we must adhere to the concept of inclusive and prudent governance, innovate governance methods, optimize governance means, improve data governance rules, and better create a standardized, orderly, and fair competition environment for the development of the digital economy. Accelerate the improvement of the digital economy market system, ensure the safe and orderly utilization of data, promote the formation of a data factor market, guide the optimization of production factors such as technology, capital, and talent through the flow of data, and achieve coordinated development.

The fourth is open cooperation, focusing on promoting the development of opening up to the outside world in a larger scope, wider fields, and deeper levels. We will coordinate the utilization of two resources and two markets, implement a more proactive opening-up strategy, better integrate the inflow and outflow, expand new areas of openness, and enhance the level and level of international cooperation. Emphasize the role of foreign investment and create a more attractive investment environment. Actively promote exchanges and cooperation under the "the Belt and Road" framework, and jointly seize new opportunities for digital development.

Information source: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

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