At the recently held Paris International Auto Show in France, people visited the Dongfeng Fengxing booth. This year's auto show featured 16 Chinese car companies and 25 brands, with multiple new models making their European debut and showcasing innovative achievements in fields such as power batteries, ultra fast charging, intelligent driving, and artificial intelligence. Xinhua News Agency
Reporter from China Development and Reform Daily | Liu Baoliang
“ In the first three quarters, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 5.3% year-on-year, and the contribution rate of industry to economic growth remained at around 35%. In the first 8 months, the total profit of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 15.7% year-on-year. The digital industry is accelerating its development, with a year-on-year increase of 14.6% in revenue. ” At the press conference held by the State Council Information Office on October 20th, Wang Weiming, Chief Engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, stated that since the beginning of this year, China has adhered to the coordinated efforts of supply and demand, promoted the implementation and effectiveness of stable growth policies in key industries, expanded the supply of high-quality industrial products, and ensured the stable operation of the industrial economy, with synchronous growth in production and efficiency.
The industrial structure is moving towards novelty and optimizationAdvanced manufacturing deepens and solidifies
In terms of industrial structure, Wang Weiming introduced that China has strengthened the implementation of major technological upgrades and large-scale equipment updates in the manufacturing industry, revitalized traditional industries, accelerated emerging industries, and provided a leading opportunity for future industrial layout. In the first three quarters, the added value of high-tech manufacturing industry above designated size increased by 14.3% year-on-year, and the proportion of added value of equipment manufacturing industry to industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 0.8 percentage points compared to the end of last year. The proportion of exports of electromechanical products and high-tech products denominated in RMB to the total export value increased by 3.8 and 4.9 percentage points respectively compared to the same period last year. New products such as humanoid robots are accelerating their entry into the market, and achievements in the field of innovative drugs are constantly emerging. In the first three quarters of this year, 80% of China's approved innovative drugs were domestically produced, and significant breakthroughs have been made in the research of drugs in multiple fields such as oncology, psychiatry, anti infection, gout, and rare diseases. 6G、 New tracks such as brain computer interfaces and biomanufacturing are accelerating their cultivation.
Since the beginning of this year, China has focused on the new generation of intelligent manufacturing and implemented in-depth measures; Artificial Intelligence+Manufacturing; Action has taken new strides in the development of advanced manufacturing industry. The construction of smart factories has been accelerated, and more than 13000 advanced level smart factories and over 500 excellent level smart factories have been built. Domestic computing power and the ability to adapt to large models continue to enhance, forming over 1000 application scenarios in 20 industries such as steel, automotive, and pharmaceuticals, and selecting and promoting more than 100 cohesive projects; Master's Experience; Industrial intelligent agents. The development of green manufacturing is accelerating, and a total of 8336 national green factories have been cultivated. The energy consumption of industrial units with added value above designated size continues to decline. New models such as personalized customization and full lifecycle services are constantly expanding, and the integration of advanced manufacturing and modern service industries is deepening, promoting the transformation of the manufacturing industry from; Selling products; Towards“ Selling plan” Upgrade and extend towards the high-end links of the value chain.
Continue to increase efforts
Resolving the Development Challenges of Small and Medium sized Enterprises
Since the beginning of this year, China has focused on rectifying irrational competition in key industries, comprehensively utilizing market-oriented and rule of law methods, maintaining a fair and healthy market competition order, and continuously optimizing the development environment for enterprises. Through the joint efforts of all parties, the proportion of electronic voucher payments for accounts payable in the automotive industry has significantly decreased, and the prices of mainstream photovoltaic modules in China have stabilized. Recently, the General Office of the State Council issued a notice on strengthening the governance of the problem of difficult payment collection for small and medium-sized enterprises, which makes arrangements for the legal governance of the problem of difficult payment collection for small and medium-sized enterprises.
“ The large number and wide coverage of small and medium-sized enterprises are an important support for economic resilience and a source of vitality for cultivating new quality productivity. ” Wang Weiming introduced that since the beginning of this year, the overall development trend of small and medium-sized enterprises in China has been stable, with steady progress. From January to August, the total profit of small and medium-sized industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 13.8% year-on-year, the highest level since the same period in 2022; Specialized, refined, and innovative industries above a certain scale; Little Giant; The total profit of enterprises increased by 22.2% year-on-year, better than all industrial enterprises above designated size, which strongly supported the sustained recovery and improvement of the industrial economy.
Meanwhile, Wang Weiming stated that small and medium-sized enterprises, especially small and micro enterprises, still face challenges; Shortage of orders, high costs, and difficulty in recruiting personnel; Further efforts are needed to support the sustainable and healthy development of small and medium-sized enterprises. We will actively implement the policy of promoting the development of small and medium-sized enterprises; Fifteen Five Year Plan; Plan "and" Management Measures for Gradient Cultivation of High quality Small and Medium sized Enterprises ", implement the Artificial Intelligence Small and Medium sized Enterprise Entrepreneurship Support Program, and guide localities to include potential enterprises in the cultivation scope; One enterprise, one file; Dynamic tracking,“ One enterprise, one strategy; Precise assistance.
Currently researching and drafting
New generation intelligent manufacturing policy measures
The new generation of intelligent manufacturing, as a new production mode that deeply integrates artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing technology, is the core strategic support for China's transition from a manufacturing power to a manufacturing powerhouse. The Party Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to the development of the new generation of intelligent manufacturing. The National Advanced Manufacturing Conference held in September this year clearly proposed to focus on the new generation of intelligent manufacturing and accelerate the development of intelligent, green, and integrated manufacturing.
Wang Weiming pointed out that the key to developing a new generation of intelligent manufacturing lies in promoting the deep integration of artificial intelligence technology with the entire manufacturing chain, enhancing the self perception, self decision-making, and self execution capabilities of equipment and systems, promoting changes in production methods and organizational forms of enterprises, exploring the formation of new manufacturing models, helping enterprises reduce costs, improve efficiency, and better meet diversified market demands. Next, we will fully leverage the unique advantages of China's active innovation in artificial intelligence and rich manufacturing scenarios, and focus on four aspects of work.
One is gradient cultivation of intelligent factories. Encourage basic and advanced level intelligent factories to solidify their digital and networked foundations, and deepen the application of artificial intelligence in research and development design, production and manufacturing, operation management, after-sales service, and other aspects. Support the exploration of new generation intelligent manufacturing system architecture and future manufacturing models for excellent and leading level intelligent factories, leading the development of the industry.
The second is to innovate and develop intelligent equipment, support enterprises in researching and developing intelligent industrial mother machines, intelligent robots, intelligent detection equipment, and intelligent control equipment, enhance adaptive processing, flexible operations, and online detection capabilities, and better meet high-precision and high reliability production requirements. Promote the research and application of intelligent engineering machinery, intelligent agricultural machinery, intelligent medical equipment, etc., enhance independent operation and intelligent service capabilities, make equipment more intelligent and products more user-friendly, and support the intelligent development of related industries.
The third is to accelerate the research and application of intelligent technology. Support enterprises to build high-quality industrial datasets around core processes such as research and development, design, and manufacturing, develop advanced and applicable vertical domain models and various industrial specific models, explore the research and development of industrial intelligent operating systems, and promote the mutual adaptation and efficient collaboration of data, models, software, and equipment. Implement modular resonance actions around intelligent production scheduling, parameter optimization, defect detection, equipment operation and maintenance scenarios, steadily carry out industrial intelligent agent research and application verification, mature one, and promote one.
The fourth is to deepen international cooperation in intelligent manufacturing. Promote the implementation of the Smart Manufacturing Cooperation Initiative, rely on cooperation mechanisms such as BRICS, strengthen cooperation in the construction of smart factories, standard and regulatory systems, encourage enterprises and research institutions to further share advanced technologies, solutions and construction experience, carry out supply and demand matching and talent training, assist partners in building smart factories, and jointly promote the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry.