Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: The overall industrial economy shows a positive trend of recovery in 2023, and the information and communication industry is accelerating its development

The State Council Information Office recently held a press conference to introduce the development of industry and information technology in 2023. Xin Guobin, member of the Party Group and Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Zhao Zhiguo, spokesperson and Chief Engineer of the Ministry, and Tao Qing, spokesperson and Director of the Operations Monitoring and Coordination Bureau, attended the press conference to introduce relevant information and answer questions from reporters.

Xin Guobin:Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, friends from the media! Thank you for your long-term concern and support for the industrial and information technology industry. Below, I will briefly introduce the development of industry and information technology in 2023.

2023 is the first year to fully implement the spirit of the Party's 20th National Congress, the year of economic recovery and development after three years of new crown epidemic prevention and control, and a milestone year in the history of China's industrial development. In September 2023, the Party Central Committee held a national new industrialization promotion conference. General Secretary Xi Jinping made important instructions. Various localities also held conferences to mobilize and deploy. The country set off an upsurge of promoting new industrialization. Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with various departments and regions, conscientiously implemented the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, adhered to the general tone of the work of seeking progress while maintaining stability, and accelerated the promotion of new industrialization. Resolutely build the manufacturing industry, the overall industrial economy has shown a positive trend, the information and communication industry has accelerated its development, and high-quality development. Overall, there are mainlyThe five characteristics of stability, novelty, strength, integration, and excellence。

One is to further consolidate the stable situation.In 2023, the combination of stable growth policies has been effective, with the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increasing by 4.6% year-on-year, an increase of 1 percentage point compared to 2022. The added value of industries above designated size in the manufacturing sector increased by 5.0% year-on-year. The industrial economy showed a stable and upward trend throughout the year, with a positive recovery. The growth of provinces and industries is expanding in both directions, and the stabilizing effect of the top ten key industries and ten industrial provinces is highlighted. The overall scale of the manufacturing industry has ranked first in the world for 14 consecutive years.

The second is the further enhancement of "new" kinetic energy.We insist on leading the construction of a modern industrial system with technological innovation, accelerating the creation of innovation highlands, laying out 27 national manufacturing innovation centers, 2 national and local co built manufacturing innovation centers, and accelerating the construction of 45 national advanced manufacturing clusters. Focusing on strengthening advantageous industries, the driving role of the "new three types" has been further enhanced, and the export value of products has exceeded one trillion yuan for the first time. The shipbuilding market share has ranked first in the world for 14 consecutive years. Actively cultivating new driving forces, a number of emerging industries such as new materials and robots are growing rapidly. Accelerate the application of technological breakthroughs, achieve new breakthroughs in innovation in industrial mother machines, key software and other fields, and invest in the application of research achievements such as large aircraft and high-end medical equipment.

The third is to further solidify the foundation of 'strength'.We have accelerated the technological transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, increased the promotion of intelligent manufacturing, and built 62 "lighthouse factories", accounting for 40% of the total number of "lighthouse factories" worldwide. We have cultivated 421 national level intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories, more than 10000 provincial-level digital workshops, and intelligent factories. Solidly promote green and low-carbon transformation, gradually strengthen green emerging industries, further improve the comprehensive utilization efficiency of industrial resources, and the annual utilization of bulk industrial solid waste will exceed 2.2 billion tons. Continuously improving the resilience and security level of the industrial and supply chains, coordinating efforts to fill gaps and strengthen foundations, the development of industries such as electronics and software has shown strong resilience.

The trend of "integration" is further accelerating.We vigorously promote the development and growth of the core industries of the digital economy. In 2023, the annual telecom business revenue will grow by 6.2% year on year. The electronic information manufacturing industry will stabilize, the software industry will increase in quantity and efficiency, and the Internet industry will recover steadily. The network infrastructure continues to be strengthened, service capabilities continue to upgrade, and the total computing power ranks second in the world. The integration of data and reality was comprehensively deepened. 5G applications were integrated into 71 of 97 national economic categories, and industrial Internet covered all 41 industrial categories. The ability to ensure network and data security is constantly improving.

The fifth is to further upgrade the "excellent" environment.We will thoroughly implement the 31 measures for the private economy and unleash the vitality of various business entities. Jointly with relevant departments, we will continue to promote the work of reducing the burden on enterprises. In the first 11 months of 2023, the total amount of new tax reductions, fee reductions, and deferred tax refunds in China exceeded 1.8 trillion yuan. Promoting the integration of industry and finance, the national industry finance cooperation platform has helped enterprises raise 712 billion yuan in financing. We focus on supporting the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises, and have cultivated a total of 103000 specialized, refined, and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises, including 12000 "little giant" enterprises. Widely listen to the opinions and suggestions of enterprises, establish and improve a regular communication mechanism for manufacturing enterprises, and promptly clear and unblock bottlenecks.

In 2024, the internal and external environment facing the industrial economy remains severe and complex. However, China has advantages such as a complete industrial system, a huge market size, and a complete information infrastructure. Especially after the National Conference on the Promotion of New Industrialization, strong momentum has gathered from all parties to support the development of industry. The long-term trend of industrial economy will not change. We will conscientiously implement the deployment requirements of the Central Economic Work Conference and the National Conference on the Promotion of New Industrialization, firmly shoulder the key task of realizing new industrialization, consolidate and enhance the recovery trend of the industrial economy, promote the high-quality development of the information and communication industry, and provide a solid material and technological foundation for comprehensively promoting the construction of a powerful country and national rejuvenation with Chinese path to modernization.

I will introduce these situations first. Below, my colleagues and I are willing to answer everyone's questions. Thank you.

CCTV reporter: Minister Xin just mentioned that our industrial economy will rebound and improve in 2023, and the information and communication industry will achieve stable and rapid growth. Please provide a detailed introduction to the development of industry and information and communication industry in 2023. Thank you.

Xin Guobin:Thank you for your question. 2023 will be a very extraordinary year for China. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology conscientiously implements the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference and the National Conference on the Promotion of New Industrialization. In accordance with the deployment requirements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, it adheres to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability. The industrial economy has achieved steady recovery in the face of fluctuations, and the resilience of development has been further enhanced, highlighted by the five stabilizations.

Firstly, industrial production is stabilizing and accelerating.In 2023, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 4.6% year-on-year, and the overall production of key industries improved, with 28 out of 41 industrial categories maintaining growth. The basic situation of the top ten key industries is stable, with an average growth rate of over 5%, which is higher than the average growth level of the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size in China. This provides strong support for the overall improvement of the industrial economy. The production of electrical machinery and equipment, automotive and other industries has achieved double-digit growth, both exceeding 10%, and the growth rate of the added value of the automotive industry's large-scale industry has reached 13%. The recovery of traditional industries such as steel, non-ferrous metals, and petrochemicals has significantly accelerated, while the electronics industry has emerged from a downturn and achieved a positive growth rate of 3.4% for the whole year, which is not easy.

Secondly, the industrial economy in most provinces has steadily recovered.Various regions attach great importance to the development of manufacturing industry. Guangdong has put forward the idea of manufacturing as the mainstay, while Shandong has made industrial economy its top priority. The industrial added value of the vast majority of provinces has increased year-on-year, and the growth rate of provinces has increased by nearly 20% compared to 2022. The ten major industrial provinces have played a prominent role in carrying out the main tasks, and production has all achieved year-on-year growth. Among the ten major industrial provinces, 8 provinces have a growth rate higher than the overall growth rate of the added value of large-scale industries in China. The growth rates of provinces such as Jiangsu, Shandong, and Anhui have all exceeded 7%.

Thirdly, the efficiency of enterprises has steadily rebounded.As of the end of November last year, the loss area of industrial enterprises above designated size has continued to narrow for eight consecutive months since April 2023; The growth rate of operating income of industrial enterprises above designated size has rebounded for five consecutive months, and profits have achieved positive growth for four consecutive months since August last year, providing strong support for enterprises to expand innovation investment and reproduction.

Fourthly, industrial investment has made steady progress.Industrial fixed assets investment maintained growth, up 9% year on year; The fixed social asset investment of the whole society increased by 3%. Among them, the growth rate of manufacturing investment has shown an accelerating trend since August 2023, with double-digit growth in industries such as automobiles, electrical machinery and equipment, chemicals, and non-ferrous metals, exceeding 10%. Today's investment is tomorrow's output, which adds momentum to the next step of sustainable development.

Fifth, market expectations are stable and improving.As of the end of November 2023, the number of industrial enterprises above designated size has reached 483000, an increase of 32000 from the end of 2022, and the operating entities continue to grow and expand. The manufacturing PMI production and operation activity expectation index has been rising for three consecutive months since October 2023, and the annual index has been above the critical point, which also indicates that our manufacturing enterprises' confidence in development has steadily recovered.

At the same time, the information and communication industry is also accelerating its development. In 2023, the revenue from telecommunications services increased by 6.2% year-on-year, and the total volume of telecommunications services increased by 16.8% year-on-year, becoming an important support for empowering economic growth.

The network infrastructure is becoming increasingly complete, with a total of 3.377 million 5G base stations built and 23.2 million ports capable of providing gigabit network services. The foundation of the Internet of Things continues to solidify, with mobile IoT terminal users accounting for 57.5% of the total number of mobile network terminal connections. Technological industry innovation and development, 5G customized base stations and 5G lightweight technology have been commercially deployed, and the world's first satellite call smartphone, 6G, quantum communication, artificial intelligence and other innovative capabilities have been greatly improved.

The empowerment effect continues to highlight, 5G applications are integrated into 71 major categories of the national economy, and the number of "5G+Industrial Internet" projects exceeds 10000. Pilot applications will be carried out in key areas such as culture and tourism, healthcare, and education to help restore and expand consumption.

Universal services are being promoted in depth, with over 80% of administrative villages nationwide having access to 5G. 2577 websites and apps commonly used by the elderly and disabled have been renovated and upgraded. Throughout the year, a total of 54 billion harassing phone calls were intercepted, 1861 illegal apps were publicly reported, and user rights protection continued to be promoted.

The ability to ensure network and data security has been further enhanced, and the ability to prevent major risks in basic telecommunications networks has been continuously improved. The level of protection for critical infrastructure in the industry has significantly increased.

In 2024, our ministry will adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, focus on the primary task of high-quality development, actively respond to internal and external risks and challenges, further consolidate and strengthen the recovery of the industrial economy, and continue to promote industry, High-quality development of the communications industry.

That's all for my answer, thank you.

China Electronics News reporter: We have noticed that the popularity of digital transformation in China's manufacturing industry continues to rise. What are the main tasks carried out by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology? What are the considerations for the next step?

Tao Qing:Thank you for your question. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has attached great importance to the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry and issued a series of instructions. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has conscientiously implemented and solidly promoted various key tasks, and promoted the continuous acceleration of the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry and the continuous improvement of the level.

One is the strong support of digital infrastructure.Build the world's largest fiber optic and mobile broadband network. The total computing power ranks second in the world. There are more than 340 influential industrial Internet platforms.

Secondly, there has been a significant increase in the level of digital technology and industrial supply.The innovation capabilities of technologies such as cloud computing and big data are at the forefront of the world, while the capabilities of digital products and services such as industrial robots and industrial software continue to improve. There are over 4400 artificial intelligence enterprises, and the system integration capabilities in fields such as steel, petrochemicals, and lithium batteries have reached the international advanced level. Breakthroughs have been made in chassis integrated die-casting, battery cell precision manufacturing, and flexible assembly solutions for photovoltaic modules, forming a preliminary full chain digital technology and industrial system.

The third is the accelerating pace of transformation in key industries.By the end of December 2023, we have cultivated 421 national-level demonstration factories, more than 10,000 provincial-level digital workshops and smart factories. The development cycle of demonstration plants in the fields of large aircraft, new energy vehicles, and high-speed EMUs has been shortened by nearly 30% on average, and the production efficiency has increased by about 30%; the intrinsic safety level of demonstration plants in the fields of steel, building materials, and civil explosions has been greatly improved, and carbon emissions have been reduced by about 12%. The national public service platform for the integration of industrialization and industrialization serves 183000 industrial enterprises, with the penetration rate of digital R & D and design tools reaching 79.6 per cent and the numerical control rate of key processes reaching 62.2 per cent.

Fourth, the policy environment is constantly improving.All localities and departments have strengthened planning and policy guidance, innovated mechanisms, strengthened guarantees, and formed a batch of successful experiences and typical models.

Accelerating the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry is an inevitable requirement for conforming to the trend of the new industrial revolution, improving the level of industrial modernization, and building a modern industrial system. In the next step, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will adhere to the main line of promoting the deep integration of informatization and new industrialization, focusing on four aspects:

One is to build a solid foundation,Accelerate the unified deployment and construction of the underlying standard protocols, data flow rules, network facilities architecture and other blocking points and card points.

The second is to advance as a whole,Construction of digital evaluation and diagnosis, scene cultivation, transformation demonstration, promotion and application of collaborative work system.

Third, supply and demand linkage,Find out the needs and pain points of enterprise transformation, comprehensively adopt demand-side open scenarios, supply and demand "unveil the list" joint research, cultivate high-quality solutions and service providers, etc., strengthen supply and demand docking, improve the efficiency of digital transformation.

fourth, we should apply policies according to different categories,Cultivate a team of professional service providers in the field of deep cultivation, adhere to the implementation of sub-enterprise policies, encourage enterprises with a better digital foundation to accelerate the upgrading of intelligent direction, and accelerate the digital popularization of key business of enterprises in other industries. Thank you!

Cover News Reporter: In 2023, the development of China's automobile industry has made a breakthrough. Please tell us about the relevant situation? What other measures will be taken this year to promote the high-quality development of the industry? Thank you.

Xin Guobin:The automobile industry is an important pillar industry in China, and its development in recent years has attracted attention at home and abroad. Last year, there were many innovative products, especially some innovative products of new energy vehicles, which became a screen-brushing existence in the self-media. Under the common concern of the whole society, there were many bright spots in the development of the automobile industry last year. It should be said that a very good answer was handed in.

First, car production and sales exceeded 30 million for the first time.Last year, the production and sales of 30.161 million vehicles and 30.094 million vehicles respectively, up 11.6 and 12% year-on-year, a record high. Production reached 29 million vehicles in 2017, and continued to decline in the following years. Last year, we exceeded 30 million vehicles, maintaining the world's first level for 15 consecutive years. 2009 annual output exceeded 10 million vehicles, and it took us three to four years to exceed 20 million vehicles. After more than ten years of development, it has exceeded 30 million vehicles, and the retail sales of automobiles have reached 4.86 trillion billion yuan, accounting for 10.3 percent of the total retail sales of consumer goods. The added value of industries above the scale of the automobile manufacturing industry has increased by 13% compared with the same period last year. All these have made important contributions to the stable growth of China's economy.

Second, new energy vehicles continue to lead the world.In 2023, new energy vehicle production and sales completed 9.587 million and 9.495 million units, respectively, up 35.8 percent and 37.9 percent year-on-year, new car sales reached 31.6 percent of total new car sales, which is what we call penetration. The semi-solid battery with a single energy density of 360 watt-hours per kilogram was also installed in the car last year. The new product was exhibited at the Shanghai Auto Show in April last year. Car gauge-level computing power chip performance greatly improved, integrated a variety of advanced technology explosion products frequently, in the major auto shows shine. In April last year, an auto show was held in Shanghai. In September last year, the World New Energy vehicle Conference was held in Munich, Germany, which aroused strong repercussions in Europe and Germany. Not only consumers, but also many car companies and research institutions were also very concerned. At the exhibition, some professional and technical personnel lay under the car for a long time and came out to tell us that these innovative products in China did go faster and better, the level of intelligence is relatively high and the quality is relatively good, giving a very positive evaluation.

Third, foreign trade exports have further stepped up to a new level.Last year, 4.91 million vehicles were exported, an increase of 57.9 percent over the same period last year, and it is expected to become the first in the world for the first time. Among them, 1.203 million new energy vehicles were exported, an increase of 77.6 year-on-year, providing global consumers with diversified consumption choices. Power battery exports 127.4 gigawatt hours, up 87.1 percent year-on-year. The "new three kinds" have added bright colors to China's manufacturing industry, giving us a long face and a long face.

While fully affirming the development achievements, we must also be soberly aware that in the external situation, consumer demand is still not strong enough, and some countries and regions have abuse of trade remedy measures and other unfavorable factors; the industry itself, this idea It has become a global consensus, but there are still some areas that need further coordination in the development process; most new energy automobile companies, especially those that are mainly for domestic sales, have not yet achieved profitability, in the product sales itself, there are also some shortcomings in the field of automotive chips. In addition, in the development of intelligent Internet-connected vehicles, the coordination between vehicles and roads is not sufficient. In the past, there were some traditional ideas, that is, to build the vehicle end into an all-round one, and all problems are hoped to be solved through the vehicle end. China proposes to implement the idea of coordinated development between vehicles and roads. The problems that should be solved by the vehicle end are solved by the vehicle end, and the problems that should be solved by the road end are solved by the road end, the problem solved by the cloud is solved by the cloud. Among them, there are also some disorderly competition behaviors, and some localities and enterprises still blindly launched and repeated construction of new energy vehicle projects. All these need to arouse our great attention and take effective measures to solve them.

Everyone said that the development of the new energy vehicle industry last year handed in a very good answer, this year this development momentum will not continue? Everyone is very concerned, we also attach great importance. At the beginning of the year, we conducted research on organizing industry institutions, research institutions, and industry associations to further analyze the development environment, constraints, and some favorable factors for development. From the current point of view, the research results given by the industry association are still relatively optimistic. They believe that the production and sales of my country's automobile industry can achieve stable growth in 2024, and new energy vehicles will continue to maintain a good development trend. The total scale currently given by the association is expected to reach 31 million vehicles in 2024, a slight increase of about 3% year-on-year. The production and sales of new energy vehicles will also reach a scale of about 11.5 million vehicles, with an increase of about 20%. Of course, this is the data predicted by relevant enterprises and research institutions organized by the association, and we will further demonstrate it. Generally speaking, I think this judgment is reliable.

In the next step, we will conscientiously implement the work deployment of the Central Economic Work Conference and the National New Industrialization Promotion Conference, and work with relevant departments to further strengthen macro guidance, strengthen industry management, and promote the high-quality development of the automobile industry.

First, we need to implement preferential policies such as tax reductions and exemptions for fine car purchases,We will carry out the pilot project of comprehensive electrification of public vehicles and the activities of new energy vehicles going to the countryside, actively expand the consumption of new energy vehicles, and maintain the stable operation of the industry. Last year, we carried out a total of 6 new energy vehicles to the countryside activities. While expanding the rural market, it also promotes the construction of rural charging and swapping infrastructure, and further improves the consumption experience of rural consumers.

The second is to support enterprises in carrying out joint innovation,Increase automotive chips, all-solid-state batteries, high-level automatic driving and other technical research, to further enhance the competitiveness of the product market.

Third, the organization of intelligent network car access and "car road cloud integration" application pilot,Accelerate the construction of infrastructure such as road-side perception and network-connected cloud control, further improve the standard system of vehicle end, road end and network end, and further promote the commercial application of intelligent network-connected vehicles. I would like to make a suggestion to my friends in the media. If you have the opportunity, you can go to Beijing Yizhuang to have a look. At present, the test effect of Beijing Yizhuang is very good in terms of vehicle road cloud network coordination. The country has set up more than 30 pilot demonstration parks, and is also promoting the coordinated development of Luyun.

Fourthly, we will further strengthen the overall layout of industrial development,Preventing and resolving the risk of overcapacity and maintaining fair competition in the market order. The automobile industry is an international industry. In the course of this year's development, we will continue to promote international development, advocate collaborative innovation and global development, and promote the elimination of various forms of trade protection policies. to create a good international and domestic environment for industrial development.

I will answer these. Thank you!

Xinhua News Agency reporter: In recent years, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has actively promoted the digital transformation of the industrial Internet-enabled industry, please tell us what achievements have been made in the innovation and development of China's industrial Internet.

zhao zhiguo:Thank you for your question. At present, China's industrial Internet has entered a new stage of large-scale development. I have three sets of data here: from the perspective of industrial scale, the core industrial scale is expected to reach 1.35 trillion billion yuan in 2023. In terms of coverage, the industrial Internet is integrated into 49 national economic categories, covering all industrial categories. From the perspective of development momentum, the "Hundred Cities and Thousand Parks" activities of the industrial Internet across the country are in the ascendant, promoting the supply and demand of more than 10,000 enterprises, and driving investment of more than 170 billion yuan. Specifically, it can be summarized as "four new.

First, the number of real integration "new infrastructure" constantly solid.The logo analysis system has been fully completed, with "52" top-level nodes operating stably, more than 400000 service enterprises, more than 340 influential industrial Internet platforms, and more than 96 million sets of industrial equipment connections. A collaborative, efficient and technology-management-integrated security system has been constructed simultaneously.

Second, the key technology "new breakthrough" results are remarkable.Accelerate the "4T" integration of information technology (IT), communication technology (CT), control technology (OT) and digital technology (DT), achieve breakthroughs in industrial 5G chips, modules and gateways, and reduce the cost of industrial 5G modules by 90% compared with the initial stage of commercial use, laying a solid foundation for large-scale application. A total of 3 international standards and 90 national standards have been issued.

Third, the application of enabling "new space" is increasingly expanding.It has built a Chinese brand of 5G factories and released the first list of 300 5G factories with a total investment of nearly 10 billion yuan. The industrial Internet goes deep into the manufacturing industry research, production, supply, marketing, service and other links, supporting the heavy equipment of big countries, serving green and low-carbon, promoting consumption upgrading, ensuring safe production and other fields, and effectively promoting the industry's "intelligent transformation to network connection".

Fourth, the "new ecology" of win-win cooperation is booming.All kinds of market entities go hand in hand with thousands of sails and hundreds of boats compete for the current. The number of member units of the Industrial Internet Industry Alliance has exceeded 2500, playing an important role in technological innovation, talent training, and international cooperation, and has become the world's largest ecological carrier in this field. The number of industrial Internet listed companies has maintained growth for 7 consecutive years, reaching a total of 300.

In the next step, we will cooperate with all parties to fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, earnestly implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and make every effort to promote the high-quality development and large-scale application of the industrial Internet.

first, strengthen policy guidance,The introduction of guidance to promote the high-quality development of the industrial Internet, the implementation of the logo "through" action, and then issued a number of industrial Internet sub-industry application guidelines, further optimize the industrial Internet development policy environment, promote scale application.

The second is to accelerate innovation and development,In-depth implementation of the industrial Internet innovation and development project, breakthrough a number of key technologies, accelerate the industrial application of a number of research results, and then formulate and promote a number of national standards, industry standards, and group standards to further consolidate the technical industry foundation for the development of the industrial Internet.

third, accelerate ecological cultivation,In-depth development of a new round of industrial Internet "Hundred Cities and Thousand Parks" activities, select a group of high-level national-level "5G Industrial Internet" integration application pilot areas, and promote the integration of policies, technologies, standards, products, and services into the park, Enter the base and enter the cluster to provide more solid support for promoting the integration of numbers and reality and promoting new industrialization. Thank you.

China Daily reporter: Green and low carbon is the production background of new industrialization, what achievements have been made in green and low carbon since last year? What are the next key tasks and initiatives? Thank you.

Tao Qing:In 2023, our ministry conscientiously implemented the Jinping Ecological Civilization Thought, and in accordance with the deployment of the National New Industrialization Promotion Conference, worked hard to promote the green and low-carbon transformation of industry, and achieved positive results:

First, the industrial structure continues to optimize.The pace of industrial green and low-carbon transformation and upgrading has been accelerated, backward production capacity in iron and steel, electrolytic aluminum, petrochemical, building materials and other industries has been further withdrawn, and 78 iron and steel enterprises have completed the whole process of ultra-low emission transformation of 0.39 billion tons of crude steel production capacity. the intensity of major pollutants and carbon dioxide emissions in key industries continues to decline.

The second is the accelerated release of green kinetic energy.Continue to promote the construction of a green manufacturing system and increase the cultivation of advanced models. As of the end of 2023, a total of 5095 green factories have been established at the national level, and the output value accounts for more than 17% of the total output value of the manufacturing industry. The world's largest single-machine capacity of 16 MW offshore wind turbine successfully connected to the grid, the main link of the photovoltaic industry chain production for many years to maintain the world's first. The green intelligent development of coastal inland river ships is accelerating. The first 10,000-ton green hydrogen industrialization demonstration project was completed and put into operation. The total output value of the environmental protection equipment manufacturing industry in the whole year is expected to exceed 970 billion yuan.

Third, the use of energy resources is more efficient.The energy efficiency level of key energy-using industries continues to improve, and the proportion of ethylene and other industries that have reached the benchmark level of energy efficiency has exceeded 30%. The reuse rate of industrial water above designated size is expected to exceed 93% throughout the year. The energy efficiency of information infrastructure has also been continuously optimized, with a total of 196 green data centers nurtured by the end of 2023.

Fourth, the comprehensive utilization system of industrial resources has been further improved.In the whole year, 239 enterprises for comprehensive utilization of renewable resources such as waste steel, waste paper and waste power batteries of new energy vehicles were selected, and the comprehensive utilization of waste power batteries of new energy vehicles was 225000 tons, basically realizing full collection of receivables. The household appliance industry has achieved a recyclable utilization rate of more than 80% for refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners and other products through easy-to-recycle and detachable design.

In the next step, our ministry will continue to promote the implementation of the "14th Five-Year Plan for Industrial Green Development", continue to increase the green content of new industrialization, and continue to polish the ecological background:

One is to actively and steadily promote industrial carbon reduction.Coordinate the promotion of industrial and key industries carbon peak, to carry out industrial digital carbon management pilot. In 2024, it is planned to formulate about 100 key product carbon footprint rules and standards. Vigorously develop hydrogen energy, energy storage and other green low-carbon industries, improve backward production capacity, energy consumption, environmental protection and other requirements, accelerate the promotion of pollution reduction and carbon reduction synergies.

The second is to build a green manufacturing and service system.In-depth implementation of green manufacturing projects, strive to cultivate 1000 new national-level green factories in 2024, improve the green manufacturing service system, and pilot the implementation of "enterprise green code". Give full play to the role of the national industry-finance cooperation platform, and actively create green consumption scenarios in new energy vehicles and green home appliances.

The third is to vigorously improve industrial energy efficiency and water efficiency.Promote the energy efficiency improvement of key industries and key energy-using equipment such as motors and transformers, accelerate the construction of industrial green microgrids in key industries and fields, publish the 2024 recommended catalogue of energy-saving and water-saving technology and equipment in the industrial field, and continue to create energy efficiency and water efficiency "leader" enterprises.

The fourth is to comprehensively promote the efficient use of resources.We will speed up the construction of a waste recycling system and encourage the creation of "waste-free parks" and "waste-free enterprises" in areas where conditions permit ". Promote the standardized development of the comprehensive utilization of renewable resources industry. In 2024, the comprehensive utilization of major varieties of renewable resources will increase steadily, improve the emerging solid waste utilization system, and strive to achieve an annual comprehensive utilization of waste power batteries of more than 260000 tons. Thank you.

China Voice of China Central Radio and Television: We have noticed that small and medium-sized enterprises are an important support for the resilience of China's economic development, which is related to the overall economic and social development, what work has been done to optimize services for enterprises? What are the next specific initiatives?

Tao Qing:Thank you for your question. The high-quality development of small and medium-sized enterprises is inseparable from high-quality and efficient services. In 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology insisted on paying equal attention to management and service, assistance and development, and focused on improving the service system. In November, our ministry issued the "Guiding Opinions on Improving the Public Service System for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises" to further promote the incremental expansion of public services for small and medium-sized enterprises, improve quality and efficiency. Organized and carried out theme activities such as "Benefiting Enterprises Together" SME Service Action, "SME Service Month" and other theme activities. Throughout the year, service agencies served a total of 12.47 million SMEs.

One is to serve the innovation and development of enterprises.Organized more than 3000 activities of "digital empowerment, intellectual empowerment of scientific and technological achievements, and brand assignment of quality standards to small and medium-sized enterprises nationwide", serving more than 140 million enterprises and promoting the transformation of technological achievements to 29.06 billion yuan. Carry out the first "famous teacher excellent course" solicitation and selection activity to send policies, technology and management to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Second, service enterprises to expand the market.Organization of "100 million enterprises" large and medium-sized enterprises financing docking activities more than 700, reached 12000 cooperation intentions. To carry out the work of "publishing the list" of large enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises, 409 technological innovation requirements have been released, and more than 1200 small and medium-sized enterprises have been jointly unveiled to tackle key problems, and actively promote a number of specialized and new small and medium-sized enterprises to integrate into the industrial chain supply chain of central enterprises.

Third, service enterprise financing promotion.Our Ministry organized and carried out "one chain, one policy, one batch" SME financing promotion activities, jointly with the General Administration of Financial Supervision to carry out the activity of "walking ten thousand enterprises to improve confidence and excellent service", and jointly with the China Securities Regulatory Commission to promote the construction of 17 "specialized and new" special boards in the regional equity market. The National SME Development Fund has set up a total of 36 sub-funds. In 2023, newly listed specialized and special new small and medium-sized enterprises accounted for 70% of the newly listed A- share enterprises, becoming the main force of listing.

Four is the service enterprise foreign exchange.The 18th China International SME Expo and APEC SME Technology Exchange and Exhibition were held, with more than 3700 exhibitors and an intended cooperation amount exceeding 16 billion yuan. More than 100 cross-border exchange and docking activities were held around the world, with more than 10000 Chinese and foreign SMEs participating.

In general, the economic performance of small and medium-sized enterprises rebounded in 2023. The added value of industrial small and medium-sized enterprises above designated size increased by 4.7 year-on-year, and the electricity consumption of small and micro enterprises increased by 4.5 year-on-year. At the same time, we also see that due to the complex and severe external environment, some enterprises do face many difficulties, such as insufficient orders, high costs and so on.

In the next step, our ministry will, in accordance with the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, work with various departments and localities to create a good environment, further increase support, continuously improve the public service system for small and medium-sized enterprises, and promote the high-quality development of small and medium-sized enterprises.

One is to establish a strong public service institutions for small and medium-sized enterprises.Improve the service quality and efficiency of public service institutions above the provincial level, expand the coverage of the public service system at the city and county level, extend the service radius, and improve the convenience of service.

The second is to speed up the construction of a national service "one network" for small and medium-sized enterprises to provide "one-stop" services for enterprises.At present, China's small and medium-sized enterprise service network has been put into trial operation on January 1 this year. You are welcome to put forward your valuable opinions in use. We will continue to expand the service function and make the service for enterprises wider, deeper and more detailed.

Thank you.

Information source: Department of Industry and Information Technology of Shandong Province