Jin Zhuanglong, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that in 2023, China will forge strong strengths to strengthen the foundation and revitalize the manufacturing industry. It will also vigorously boost market confidence, help SMEs solve difficulties, and promote the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy.
Jin Zhuanglong said that in 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology made every effort to keep the supply chain of the industrial chain stable and smooth in response to the impact of a variety of unexpected factors. From January to November, the added value of industries above designated size increased by 3.8% year on year, while the added value of high-tech manufacturing and equipment manufacturing increased by 8% and 6.2% year on year respectively so that the proportion of manufacturing industry in GDP was basically stable, giving play to the "ballast" role of industry in stabilizing the macroeconomic market.
Accelerating measures to cultivate strategic emerging industries such as artificial intelligence, biological manufacturing and the internet of things will be the ministry's priorities in 2023, Jin said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency.
Meanwhile, he highlighted efforts to do research on and draft plans for the development of future industries and accelerate the planning for humanoid robots, the metaverse and quantum technology.
These technologies are widely seen as the next strategically important frontiers where major countries around the world are scrambling to establish a foothold.
Jin Zhuanglong said that assisting the development of SMEs is an important means to boost market confidence. In 2022, small and micro enterprises added more than 1.35 trillion yuan in tax reduction and fee reduction, as well as tax rebates, tax deferrals and fee deferrals. This year, we will strive to achieve the goal of more than 80000 small giant small and medium-sized enterprises in China.
In the field of digital economy, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will accelerate the construction of digital infrastructure this year, deeply implement the construction of gigabit cities, deepen the construction of 5G and gigabit optical networks, study and formulate an action plan for computing infrastructure development, and coordinate the construction of new infrastructure such as data centers and industrial Internet.
