Developing the digital economy is a strategic choice to grasp the new opportunities of the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation.
On March 5, Premier Li Keqiang pointed out in his government work report that the strategy of innovation-driven development will be implemented in depth this year to consolidate and strengthen the foundation of the real economy. It is necessary to promote the development of the digital economy, strengthen the overall layout of the construction of digital China, build digital information infrastructure, promote the digital transformation of industries, accelerate the development of the industrial Internet, and improve the governance of the digital economy.
“Digital economy” has been included in the government work report for many times since it was first mentioned in the 2017 government work report. In January this year, the State Council issued the “14th Five-Year Plan for Digital Economy Development”, which proposed 11 key construction projects in terms of infrastructure, data elements, digital industrialization, and industrial digitization, and proposed that by 2025, the core of my country’s digital economy will be The proportion of industrial added value in GDP will reach 10%, the data element market system will be initially established, and the digital economy governance system will be more perfected.
Strengthen the overall layout of digital China construction
“Strengthening the overall layout of digital China construction” is the first “football point” of this year’s government work report “promoting the development of the digital economy”, and compared with last year’s government work report, it can be seen that in the overall construction of digital China, digital information infrastructure will be Further sinking, smart cities and digital villages have become important scenarios for digital economy applications.
Wu Qi, executive director of the Wuxi Institute of Digital Economy, told the Securities Daily reporter that the government work report clarifies that digital information infrastructure is the cornerstone of the development of the digital economy. The construction of digital information infrastructure is of great significance for stabilizing investment, expanding domestic demand and building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way. “Taking 5G as an example, it is expected that from 2020 to 2025, it will directly drive 1.1 trillion yuan in telecom operators’ network investment, and 0.47 trillion yuan in vertical industry network and equipment investment, which will help expand and upgrade information consumption. In 2025, 5G commercial use will drive 1.8 trillion yuan in mobile data traffic consumption, 2 trillion yuan in information service consumption and 4.3 trillion yuan in terminal consumption.”
In addition, 2022 is the first year for the consolidation and expansion of poverty alleviation achievements to be effectively linked with rural revitalization. The digital village is not only the strategic direction of rural revitalization, but also an important part of digital China.
Ma Chuanxi, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and executive vice president of Anhui Agricultural University, said: “Digital has provided new impetus for rural revitalization and will profoundly change rural development. However, in order to truly realize the use of digital to promote agricultural development, increase farmers’ income, and make overall progress in rural areas, the future needs to be improved. Make up for the shortcomings in many ways.”
“In the future, the construction progress of digital information infrastructure such as 5G networks and data centers will be further accelerated, and the new pattern of urban and rural economic and social integration development will gradually become clear, helping rural areas to catch the ‘digital express train’.” Wu Qi said.
Accelerate the development of the Industrial Internet
Zheng Lei, chief economist of Baoxin Finance, told the “Securities Daily” reporter that the digital economy can be divided into digital industrialization and industrial digitization. The former refers to the original digital technology application enterprises, including the ICT industry; the latter refers to the use of Digital technology transforms traditional industries, that is, digital transformation, which is specifically applied at levels such as the Industrial Internet and the Internet of Things.
The “China Internet Development Report 2021” shows that the scale of China’s digital industrialization has reached 7.5 trillion yuan, and the scale of industrial digitalization has reached 31.7 trillion yuan.
“my country has formed a relatively comprehensive hardware manufacturing industry in terms of digital industrialization, but it lacks cutting-edge core technologies, and it is difficult to transform traditional industries with digital technology. On the one hand, it lacks infrastructure and on the other hand, it is limited by enterprise informatization. The levels vary widely, and the investment in digital R&D is relatively small, and the progress is slow.” Zheng Lei further said.
The government work report proposes to accelerate the development of the industrial Internet, cultivate and expand digital industries such as integrated circuits and artificial intelligence, and improve the innovation and supply capabilities of key software and hardware technologies.
The “14th Five-Year Plan for Digital Economy Development” proposes that the application penetration rate of industrial Internet platforms is expected to reach 45% by 2025, an increase of nearly 30 percentage points compared with 2020.
Zhou Yunjie, deputy to the National People’s Congress, chairman of the board of directors of Haier Group, and CEO of Haier Group suggested that key provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country should be supported in first-in-test, top-level overall planning, and the industrial Internet should be used to build the industrial base of the digital economy. main vein. In addition, strengthen policy guidance, encourage qualified prefectures and cities, build a city-level industrial Internet comprehensive service platform, provide enterprises with “one-click online full coverage” full life cycle services, and provide governments with digital industry maps covering industries and regions.
The first mention of “improving digital economy governance”
The government work report proposes to improve the governance of the digital economy, release the potential of data elements, and better enable economic development and enrich people’s lives. This is the first time that “digital economic governance” has appeared in the government work report.
“Break through the technical barriers of ’emergency levels’ and build a digital security barrier system.” Zhou Hong, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, member of the Central Committee of Jiusan Society, and founder of 360 Group