Gong Xiaofeng, deputy to the People's Congress of Hebei Province and director of the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology: Focus on the transformation of new and old kinetic energy, and make the digital economy bigger and stronger

Focus on the transformation of new and old kinetic energy, and make the digital economy bigger and stronger

-- Visiting Gong Xiaofeng, deputy to the Provincial People's Congress and director of the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology

"Developing the digital economy is a strategic choice to grasp the new opportunities of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation. This year's government work report clearly proposes to make the digital economy bigger and stronger. This is one of the key points of our province to focus on the conversion of new and old kinetic energy and promote the construction of a new system of modern industry. On January 19, the reporter interviewed Gong Xiaofeng, deputy to the Provincial People's Congress and director of the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology. He suggested that we should actively promote digital industrialization and industrial digitalization, guide the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy, and promote high-quality economic development.

In recent years, the provincial party committee and the provincial government have fully implemented the new development concept, and regarded the development of the digital economy as the main direction of deepening supply-side structural reform, promoting innovation-driven development, and accelerating the cultivation of new kinetic energy, and igniting a new engine for the digital economy. In 2021, 22,000 new 5G base stations will be built in our province, 5G networks in main urban areas above the county level will be fully covered, Zhangjiakou's internet data dedicated channel will be opened and put into use, Qinhuangdao CITIC Dicastal will be selected as the world's "lighthouse factory", and a number of key projects such as HUAWEI CLOUD data centers will be accelerated. The province's digital economy is expected to grow by 10%.

New infrastructure is the necessary material foundation and key support for the comprehensive development of new technologies, new industries, new formats and new models. "Build 25,000 new 5G base stations, build a national data center in Zhangjiakou, and build a national integrated computing power network in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei hub node." Deputy Gong Xiaofeng deeply agreed with the deployment of new-type infrastructure construction in this year's government work report. He said that our province is moderately ahead of the deployment of new infrastructure construction, strengthen the strategic layout, consolidate the foundation for the development of the digital economy, and open up the information "artery" of economic and social development.

Regarding the promotion of digital industrialization, the government work report proposes to implement the three-year "multiplication" plan of a new generation of information technology industry, and accelerate the construction of the Xiong'an New Area Digital Economy Innovation and Development Pilot Zone, the Huailai Big Data Industry Base, and the Zhengding Digital Economy Industrial Park. This made Deputy Gong Xiaofeng feel very encouraged and deeply shouldered a heavy responsibility.

"Digital industrialization is the leading force for the development of the digital economy." He said that this year, the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology will focus on key areas such as solar photovoltaics, new displays, modern communications, and big data, highlight major projects such as Hikvision Shijiazhuang Science and Technology Park, JAO 4GW solar cells, tongguang technology high-quality silicon carbide monocrystalline substrates and epitaxial sheet industrialization, accelerate the construction of Xiong'an New Area Internet Industrial Park, Huailai Big Data Base, Zhengding Digital Economy Industrial Park, Luquan Digital Economy Town, etc., and strive to increase the operating income of the electronic information industry by about 20%.

The government work report proposes to promote industrial digitalization, implement 200 digital transformation projects, cultivate 30 industrial Internet platforms, and add 10,000 new cloud enterprises. In this regard, Deputy Gong Xiaofeng said that industrial digitalization is the physical support of the digital economy. It is necessary to guide the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy, use the new Technology of the Internet to transform traditional industries in an all-round and full-chain manner, improve total factor productivity, and give play to the amplification, superposition and multiplication of digital technology on economic development; promote the deep integration of the Internet, big data, and artificial intelligence with the industry, and accelerate the cultivation of a number of "specialized, specialized, and new" enterprises and single champion enterprises in the manufacturing industry.

The government work report clearly proposes to do a good job in the 2022 China International Digital Economy Expo. In the view of Deputy Gong Xiaofeng, the China International Digital Economy Expo has become an important platform for comprehensively collecting and displaying the latest technologies, achievements and models of the global digital economy, bringing new opportunities and providing a strong impetus for the development of Hebei's digital economy. In 2019 and 2021, our province successfully held two China International Digital Economy Expo, signing more than 300 projects with a total signed amount of 270 billion yuan.

"Attract talents with ability, gather wisdom with wisdom, and prosper with wisdom." Deputy Gong Xiaofeng said that our province will continue to run the 2022 China International Digital Economy Expo with high quality, strive to sign a number of large projects and new projects, accelerate the cultivation and expansion of the digital economy, and provide strong momentum for the high-quality economic development of our province. (Hebei Daily reporter Mi Yanze)