China Business Daily (reporter Zhao Yiru) artificial intelligence, metaverse, robots, 6G, computing power ......In 2023, a number of cutting-edge technologies will be launched one after another, and the development of science and technology will make great strides, helping China's digital economy to flourish.
In the No. 1 Primary School of Sunac Center in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, students interacted with artificial intelligence equipment to experience the charm of science and technology. (*Courtesy of CNSPHOTO).
The development of artificial intelligence is ushering in a positive situation.
In 2023, when the "100-model war" begins, the management and specification of generative AI technology will also be released accordingly.
In July 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China, together with the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, and the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, announced the Interim Measures for the Administration of Generative AI Services (hereinafter referred to as the Measures). The measures aim to promote the healthy development and standardized application of generative AI, safeguard the public interest, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organizations.
At present, industrial digitalization has become a national strategy, and the development of large models should also empower industrial digitalization, as an industrial revolution-level productivity tool, to help traditional industries, especially the manufacturing industry, achieve digital transformation to intelligent upgrading. The real development opportunity of the big model in the future is the enterprise market, including organizations, ** and cities. From the perspective of this approach, the state has a strong attitude of supporting the application research and development and implementation of enterprise-level scenarios as a whole. Zhou Hongyi, founder of 360 Group, said.
Policies have also been introduced to support the development of artificial intelligence technology.
In November 2023, Guangdong issued the "Implementation Opinions of the People of Guangdong Province on Accelerating the Construction of a Leading Place for Innovation in the General Artificial Intelligence Industry", striving to achieve the largest scale of intelligent computing power in the country by 2025, and the scale of core industries exceeding 300 billion yuanIn October 2023, Shanghai issued a notice on "Several Measures to Promote the Innovation and Development of Large Artificial Intelligence Models in Shanghai (2023-2025)", introducing 11 measures to promote the innovation and development of large-scale pre-trained models and accelerate the construction of a world-class industrial cluster of artificial intelligenceIn May 2023, Shenzhen issued the "Shenzhen Action Plan for Accelerating the High-quality Development and High-level Application of Artificial Intelligence (2023-2024)", and coordinated the establishment of an artificial intelligence ** group with a scale of 100 billion yuanIn May 2023, Beijing issued the "Implementation Plan for Beijing to Accelerate the Construction of an Artificial Intelligence Innovation Source with Global Influence (2023-2025)", proposing that the scale of the core industry of artificial intelligence will reach 300 billion yuan, continue to maintain a growth rate of more than 10%, and the scale of the radiation industry will exceed 1 trillion yuan.
The metaverse and bots have specific goals.
For the development of the metaverse, relevant departments have also put forward specific goals.
In August 2023, five departments, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Education, jointly issued the "Three-Year Action Plan for the Innovation and Development of the Metaverse Industry (2023-2025)" (hereinafter referred to as the Action Plan).
The action plan puts forward the goal for the development of China's metaverse, that is, by 2025, the metaverse will make breakthroughs in technology, industry, application, and governance, and become an important growth pole of the digital economy. Cultivate 3-5 eco-enterprises with global influence and a number of specialized, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises, and create 3-5 industrial development clusters.
Clear goals are the highlights and key points throughout the program. Hu Heng, founder and CEO of Galaxy Well, told a reporter from China Business Daily, "The release of the plan means that the first attention and support for the metaverse industry will bring policy dividends and provide preferential policies and financial support for relevant enterprises." Second, the program can promote the standardization and standardization of the metaverse industry, helping the entire industry to develop in a healthier and more orderly direction. The plan has a role in promoting the development of enterprises in terms of clear direction, market development, technology research and development, and industry cooperation. ”
The guidance on the development of humanoid robots has also injected a shot in the arm for the industry.
In October 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Guiding Opinions on the Innovation and Development of Humanoid Robots" (hereinafter referred to as the Guiding Opinions), which proposed that by 2025, the humanoid robot innovation system will be initially established, and a number of key technologies such as "brain, cerebellum, and limbs" will make breakthroughs to ensure the safe and effective supply of core components. The whole machine products have reached the international advanced level, and have achieved mass production, and have been demonstrated and applied in special, manufacturing, people's livelihood services and other scenarios, and explored the formation of effective governance mechanisms and means. Cultivate 2-3 eco-enterprises with global influence and a number of specialized, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises, create 2-3 industrial development clusters, and nurture and develop a number of new businesses, new models and new business formats.
As pointed out in the guidance, humanoid robots will become a new generation of disruptive platform products after computers, smartphones, and new energy vehicles. Xiong Youjun, co-founder, chief technology officer and executive director of UBTECH, told a reporter from China Business Daily, "In terms of industrial application, China's humanoid robots have a certain industrial base, and compared with the technology and application of humanoid robots in other countries, there is no 'generational difference', coupled with policy support, it can be achieved and is expected to achieve leadership." At the same time, the development of humanoid robots can promote the upgrading of the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, and promote the high-quality development of industrial clusters and the economy. ”
In January 2023, 17 departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology also jointly issued the "Robot +" Application Action Implementation Plan, which will expand the depth and breadth of robot applications, cultivate the development and application ecology of robots, enhance the market competitiveness of independent brand robots, and promote the self-reliance and self-improvement of China's robot industry.
Cutting-edge technology powers the digital economy.
6G technology is also getting closer and closer to commercial use.
On December 5, China's 6G promotion group released the 6G core plan for the first time. Wang Zhiqin, head of China's 6G promotion team and vice president of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, said that the commercial time of 6G is basically around 2030, and the standardization time is 2025.
Zhang Yunming, member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that to promote the formation of a global unified standard for 6G and create a new model of global industrial innovation cooperation, and said that 6G, as a new generation of intelligent and comprehensive digital information infrastructure, requires all parties in the world's industry, academia, research and use to build consensus, brainstorm and work closely together to further enhance the depth of innovation, the breadth of integration and the intensity of cooperation.
At the same time, China's 6G promotion group released technical solutions such as "6G Network Architecture Outlook" and "6G Wireless System Design Principles and Typical Characteristics" for the first time, providing a technical path for 6G to move from "Internet of Everything" to "Intelligent Connection of Everything", and providing guidance for promoting the formation of an overall 6G architecture with industry consensus.
As a new productive force in the era of digital economy, the development of computing power has also received strong support from relevant departments.
In October 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other six departments jointly issued the "Action Plan for the High-quality Development of Computing Infrastructure", which put forward quantitative indicators for development by 2025 from four aspects: computing power, carrying capacity, storage capacity and application empowerment.
Chen Xiaohua, head of the digital economy development research group of the China Science and Technology System Reform Research Association, said that a good computing infrastructure can promote scientific and technological innovation, improve the collaborative efficiency of the information industry chain, support the digital transformation and upgrading of the industry, and strengthen the maintenance of national network information security protection capabilities, which is of great significance to China's digital economy construction and the realization of the goal of digital power.
From artificial intelligence, metaverse, robots, to 6G technology and computing power development, China's policy support for a number of cutting-edge technologies has made the development of the digital economy faster and faster.
Global Digital Economy *** 2023)" shows that from 2016 to 2022, China's digital economy continued to grow rapidly, and the scale of the digital economy increased by 41 trillion dollars;China's digital economy grew at a compound annual growth rate of 142, which is 1. The overall compound annual growth rate of the digital economy of the five countries of the United States, China, Germany, Japan and South Korea in the same period is 16 times.
According to the Research Report on the Development of China's Digital Economy (2023), in 2022, the scale of China's digital economy will reach 502 trillion yuan, a nominal increase of 103%, has been significantly higher than the nominal GDP growth rate in the same period for 11 consecutive years, and the proportion of the digital economy in GDP is equivalent to the proportion of the secondary industry in the national economy, reaching 415%。
In February 2023, the Communist Party of China issued the "Overall Layout Plan for the Construction of Digital China", which proposes to comprehensively empower economic and social development, including strengthening and expanding the digital economy, developing efficient and coordinated digital government affairs, creating a confident and prosperous digital culture, building an inclusive and convenient digital society, and building a green and intelligent digital ecological civilization.