The spring tide is surging, and the spring drum is urging. Guangdong, which is running on a new track of high-quality development, how can it accelerate the leap to a new qualitative state of productivity driven by scientific and technological innovation? How to use science and technology to transform existing productive forces and give birth to new quality productive forces? How can traditional manufacturing and emerging industries develop symbiotically? Focusing on the above topics, a reporter from Yangcheng Evening News interviewed industry experts.
New Hope is looking for a deep driving force for economic development.
New quality productivity is an important focus for achieving high-quality development.
In this regard, Lin Jiang, a professor at the Department of Economics of Lingnan College of Sun Yat-sen University, said that at present, China's manufacturing is squeezed by Southeast Asian countries in the low-end industry, and the high-end industry is under pressure from Europe, the United States, Japan and other countries and regions. "At this time, new quality productivity is very critical, and new industries, new technologies, and new carriers will bring new hope and new development. Lin Jiang said that the new quality of productivity is not empty talk, behind it is a new industry, a new structure, a new layout.
Taking Guangdong as an example, Lin Jiang said that Guangdong's exports have developed from traditional labor-intensive clothes, shoes and socks to home appliances, mechanical and electrical products, and then to new energy vehicles and other "new three", and the quantity and quality of foreign trade have risen, highlighting the transformation from "Made in Guangdong" to "Made in Guangdong".
These are Guangdong's two major advantages: 'opening up' and 'manufacturing foundation'. Lin Jiang stressed that Guangdong's proximity to Hong Kong and Macao can undertake both domestic and external demand and respond quickly. Therefore, for emerging products with international demand such as the "new three", Guangdong can rely on a strong industrial foundation and innovative talent base to quickly respond, produce, develop and rise.
This is where the power of new quality productivity lies. The new quality productivity is a contemporary advanced productive force born from revolutionary breakthroughs in technology, innovative allocation of production factors, and in-depth industrial transformation and upgrading.
In Guangdong, the "blowout" of new technologies and new technologies, the construction of a high-level talent ecology, and the emphasis on new quality productivity have enabled Guangdong enterprises to seize development opportunities. In 2023, 1 out of every 4 new energy vehicles in the country will be "made in Guangdong".
In Lin Jiang's view, to develop new quality productive forces is to find an in-depth driving force for economic development. This kind of power will not exist in the low-end industry, but will only exist in the difficult "uphill road".
But this does not mean that traditional industries and low-end industries are no longer important. For example, Lin Jiang said that the traditional manufacturing industry can be digitalized and intelligently upgraded, and through these transformation and upgrading, it can improve quality and efficiency, and complement the low-end manufacturing industry in Southeast Asia, "For a large foreign trade province like Guangdong, it is beneficial to export finished products to Southeast Asian countries for reprocessing from the previous direct export of finished products to Southeast Asian countries, and it is also a necessary stage of development."
The new matrix seeks increments with future industrial development.
At the same time of upgrading traditional industries, Guangdong's new quality productivity is thriving, and the prospect of realizing the mutual promotion of industrial science and technology is unlimited.
How should Guangdong use science and technology to transform its existing productive forces and give birth to new productive forces? Guo Wanda, executive vice president of China (Shenzhen) Comprehensive Development Research Institute, told Yangcheng Evening News: "At present, Guangdong's high-quality development should focus on three 'simultaneous developments' - the simultaneous transformation of development models and growth momentum, the simultaneous development of industrial stock and incremental development, and the simultaneous development of strategic emerging industries and future industries. ”
In Guo Wanda's view, Guangdong should lead industrial innovation with scientific and technological innovation, give birth to new tracks and new formats, and promote scientific and technological innovation with industrial development, which is the mutual promotion of industrial science and technology. Guangdong's manufacturing industry chain is complete and highly concentrated, but it also needs to promote the deep integration of the innovation chain and the industrial chain, and the innovation chain involves all kinds of original technologies and basic research.
At present, Guangdong is at a critical juncture in the transformation of old and new kinetic energy. Guo Wanda believes that high-quality development first means the transformation of production mode and growth momentum. On the supply side, the path of blindly relying on traditional factor resources such as land and labor to promote development in the past has hit the "ceiling", and the development of new quality productivity can achieve economic transformation and upgrading; On the demand side, it is also necessary to shift from relying on external demand to smooth domestic and international dual circulation, so as to further meet and stimulate domestic consumer demand. Secondly, the stock and incremental development of the industry at the same time, as the stock of traditional industries occupy an important position in the composition of Guangdong's industry, to rely on science and technology to achieve transformation and upgrading, and give birth to new quality productivity.
During the conference, Guangdong released the action plan for five future industrial clusters, including future electronic information, future intelligent equipment, future life and health, future materials, and future green and low-carbon, aiming at the direction of cutting-edge industries that are expected to form hundreds of billions and trillions of scales, and create a future industrial development matrix in the province.
Guo Wanda said that the so-called increment can be further divided into strategic emerging industries and future industries, "the difference between the two is that the new quality of productivity to rely on scientific and technological innovation to promote, strategic emerging industries show that the new quality of productivity has begun to apply, such as new energy vehicles and 5G intelligent terminals, the future industry is a breakthrough in science and technology, but the prospect of industrialization is not very clear, the development of the two should also be carried out simultaneously."
The new breakthrough has driven the manufacturing industry to transform into a "service-oriented".
As Lin Jiang said, taking advantage of the spring breeze of reform and opening up, Guangdong has linked the domestic and international industries with one hand, developed the traditional manufacturing industry, and established a majestic first-class chain base. Now, under the accelerated evolution of the century-old changes, Guangdong should help the manufacturing industry upgrade and break through with new quality productivity.
In recent years, Guangdong has cultivated and expanded strategic emerging industrial clusters, and has continuously gathered new momentum for high-quality economic development. In 2023, the added value of 20 strategic industrial clusters in the province will increase by 5% year-on-year2%, accounting for 40% of GDP; The province's industrial investment increased by 22 percent year-on-year2%, the fastest growth rate since 2006.
The development of these strategic emerging industries has become a powerful tool for Guangdong to break through again and broaden the space for high-quality development. Lin Jiang believes that these new industries, which have both quantity and quality, are becoming a new driving force for Guangdong's economic growth.
Guangdong is competing for the leading position in the development of emerging industries in the international arena, and in addition to developing the industry itself, it is also impossible to ignore the "Guangdong technology" to go out.
Guangdong should promote the manufacturing and service industries to jointly support high-quality development. Lin Jiang analysis said that after the development of Guangdong's manufacturing industry to a certain extent, it is necessary to promote the service of "going out", Guangdong enterprises to other countries and regions to export more efficient production solutions, optimize the production process of enterprises in other countries, and improve the productivity of upstream and downstream through the export of technology, which is also a connotation of "manufacturing master", and another embodiment of new quality productivity, which is very important for Guangdong.
For example, Lin Jiang said that Uniqlo from Japan has factories in China and Vietnam, and Sony Camera also has a digital camera manufacturing base in China.
Therefore, we must combine the advantages of Guangdong's manufacturing industry with the global market demand, closely combine the advantages of Guangdong's opening up to the outside world with the global service market, and empower more industries to transform and upgrade by exporting advanced manufacturing solutions. In particular, we will give full play to the characteristics of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao cooperation and promote the upgrading of Guangdong's manufacturing industry from production-oriented to service-oriented. Lin Jiang said.
New reforms to build a new system of a higher-level open economy.
The new theory of productive forces guides the new practice, and it is also crucial who will be the main body of practice.
Guo Wanda believes that how to ensure that enterprises are the main body, how to establish an innovation community where government, industry, academia and research work together, and how finance empowers scientific and technological innovation, etc., are all related to the issue of "vitality to reform". Among them, it is necessary to promote reform and innovation through opening-up, make good use of the resources of Hong Kong and Macao and the international network of the Greater Bay Area, and build a new system of a higher-level open economy.
For example, to promote industrial scientific and technological innovation, talent is the decisive factor. "To attract talents, it is necessary to attract internationally renowned scientists, which is openness; After attracting talent, how to retain and cultivate talent is inseparable from reform. Guo Wanda said.
What is the significance of Guangdong's "First Meeting of the New Year" focusing on the theme of "high-quality development" for two consecutive years?
Guo Wanda told reporters that high-quality development is the last word in the new era and the primary task of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way.
The conference drew a blueprint for the high-quality development of Guangdong's economy. Guo Wanda said that in order for Guangdong to achieve the goal of "walking in the forefront", first, it is necessary to seize the opportunity, grasp the new opportunities of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, and put it into action; Second, it is necessary to boost confidence and let the vast number of entrepreneurs firmly take root in Guangdong.
At present, Guangdong regards the "Millions and Thousands Project" as the number one project to promote high-quality development. At this conference, leading the revitalization of the industry with scientific and technological innovation and promoting the implementation of the "Millions and Millions Project" are also topics of wide concern.
In Guo Wanda's view, the implementation of the "Millions and Millions Project" should promote three measures: scientific and technological empowerment, industrial support and capital to the countryside. "Only by empowering the industry with science and technology, promoting the application of digital technology in traditional fields, and encouraging the development of new business formats can we help counties, towns and villages truly find a way out for development; Capital going to the countryside reflects market orientation and uses market mechanisms to stimulate innovation momentum. ”
Text |Reporter Sun Qiman Huang Tingtu |Yangcheng Evening News data map.