The growth momentum of the county economy is the background color and vitality of China's economy. At present, there are more than 1,800 counties and county-level cities in China, with a population of 2500 million, accounting for nearly 30% of the country's urban permanent population, the total economic output has reached 40% of the country, and the strength of the head county should not be underestimated. In recent years, the integrated development of urban and rural industries has accelerated, and county-level economic data has attracted considerable attention.
The situation varies widely from place to place, and the appropriate development strategies vary from county to county. On the basis of summarizing and learning from universal experience, all localities focus on tapping their own resource endowments, actively seek breakthroughs in industrial economic development, and embark on their own distinctive development paths.
In Ningxian County, Shandong, Minquan and other places, bigger, stronger and better county-level characteristic industrial clusters have become the "password" for the long-term development of the county's economy. Traditional resource-based cities such as Hegang in Heilongjiang and Qian'an in Hebei Province have actively transformed and cultivated emerging industries, opening up a new situation for the high-quality development of the county economy. Represented by Qingxu County in Shanxi, Zheng'an County in Guizhou Province and Huizhou City in Guangdong Province, the practice of "industry + cultural tourism" has not only activated the industrial potential, but also formed a well-known local characteristic cultural IP. As the "top students" of county development, the experience of Kunshan, Jiangsu Province and Yiwu, Zhejiang Province in continuously improving their core competitiveness with the "soft power" of the business environment is worthy of attention and reference.
With the help of the policy of "rejuvenating agriculture through digital commerce", many agricultural products have gone out of the countryside through live broadcast e-commerce, and more and more "intelligent manufacturing in county towns" have gone abroad. The unleashed consumption potential of counties and townships and the obvious resilience of county economies have stimulated more imagination of the future of China's county seats.
The decentralized Internet has created new resources for the economic development of the countyCao County, Shandong Province, and Suning, Hebei Province, took advantage of the development of e-commerce to make a Hanfu and a fishing rod into a big industry to get rich. In the increasingly fierce competitive environment, Henan, Liaoning, Zhejiang and other places actively promote the digital transformation of enterprises, increase investment in R&D and innovation, promote the transformation of "made in the county" to "intelligent manufacturing in the county", boost the "going out" of enterprises, "bring in" domestic and foreign talents, and give the town a more vivid future. Shandong, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Hubei and other places have improved commercial and trade infrastructure, expanded commercial and trade enterprises, promoted e-commerce into rural areas, and continuously enriched county-level commercial formats to meet the new consumption needs of residents. In the context of the accelerated development of "regional integration" and "establishment of metropolitan areas", 18 small counties have taken the lead in connecting to regional rail transit, so that local residents can enjoy the convenience of cross-city life, and also promote the smoother sharing of regional resource elements.
When the "county" of high-quality development is underway, people have gained from "accumulating" and "planting" in unremitting exploration, and they are more and more motivated.
A few days ago, the Revitalization and Development Working Committee of the China Council for International Investment Promotion (CIIA), People's Daily Online, People's Data, China Primary Health Care Association and other units jointly launched the "Digital Rural Revitalization Pilot Project".It aims to accelerate the promotion of precision of agricultural and rural production and operation, intelligent management services, and digitalization of rural governance, and help rural revitalization enter a new competition of high-quality development.
The project involves two major sectors: digital people's livelihood and digital industry, covering medical and health care, education, ecological environment governance, agricultural industry, industrial industry and other multi-dimensional aspects. The project stimulates the endogenous power of the pilot districts and counties by guiding the sinking of funds, and actively explores new mechanisms and paths for digital rural revitalization in the new era in the form of "teaching them to fish" in the form of "teaching them to fish", while focusing on alleviating major livelihood problems in underdeveloped areas, breaking the information barriers of grassroots industries, vigorously promoting the high-quality green development of local industries, helping grassroots managers improve their governance ability and planning level, and comprehensively promoting rural revitalization. Continuously enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness and security.
Adhering to the principle of "selecting the best of the best", the project will select 100 pilot projects in all counties, cities and districts submitted for application across the country for project assistance, and help the transformation and upgrading of people's livelihood projects and industrial development in the county by digital means. It is hoped that through the "Digital Rural Revitalization Pilot Project", the comprehensive revitalization of industries, talents, culture, ecology and organizations at the county, city and district levels across the country will be promoted, the successful digital transformation of agriculture and rural areas will be promoted, and local people's livelihood, agriculture and industry will flourish, and a grand blueprint for rural revitalization will be jointly depicted.
Appendix 1: Access Criteria and Application Procedures for Digital Rural Revitalization Pilot Projects
Appendix 2: "2023 Digital Rural Revitalization Pilot Project Registration Form".