According to the latest data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, from January to July, the added value of electronic information manufacturing industries above designated size increased by 13.4% year-on-year. Among the main products, the output of mobile phones was 878 million units, a year-on-year increase of 9%, of which the output of smart phones was 654 million units, a year-on-year increase of 10.6%; the output of microcomputer equipment was 186 million units, a year-on-year increase of 2.7%; the output of integrated circuits was 244.5 billion units, a year-on-year increase of 29.3%.

Integrated circuits are strategic, basic and leading industries that support the country's economic and social development, and are also the cornerstone of new infrastructure. With the rapid development of the electronic information industry, the importance of integrated circuits has become increasingly prominent. At the same time, in recent years, artificial intelligence has gradually become one of the engines of new quality productivity. Under the background of "no chip, no AI", artificial intelligence and integrated circuits promote each other, and the relationship between the two is inseparable.

Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology both stated that they should focus on the development of industries such as integrated circuits and artificial intelligence.

State Administration for Market Regulation: Focus on key industrial chains such as integrated circuits and artificial intelligence, and deploy 146 key research tasks

At present, the State Administration for Market Regulation has achieved considerable results in further focusing on artificial intelligence, integrated circuits and other industrial chains.

According to a recent report by CCTV News reporters, according to the "strengthening quality support and standard guidance, and improving the resilience and security level of the industrial chain and supply chain" proposed by the Central Economic Work Conference, the State Administration for Market Regulation has deployed and carried out quality chain strengthening work in conjunction with relevant departments, and has achieved phased results.

Since the beginning of this year, the State Administration for Market Regulation has deployed three key tasks: quality strengthening enterprises, quality strengthening chains, and quality strengthening counties. For example, in terms of "quality strengthening chains", the country has launched ten landmark projects. According to Liu Sanjiang, director of the Quality Development Bureau of the State Administration for Market Regulation, the project mainly focuses on the quality improvement needs of key industrial chains such as integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, quantum information, and new energy vehicles, and deploys 146 key research tasks. At the same time, in view of the shortcomings of key technical standards such as core components and test methods urgently needed for the development of key industries, a number of national standards will be developed to promote the formulation of a number of international standards.

So far, a number of bottlenecks that restrict the quality of the industrial chain supply chain have been broken through, such as: the integrated circuit project has successfully developed a 22nm line width national first-level standard material; the quantum information project 4.2K temperature measurement device has entered the cooling experiment stage; the electric vehicle supercharging project has established a remote metering system and database for charging piles, connected to 135,000 charging piles and 500 supercharging piles, and the consistency of online and offline electric energy metering measurement results exceeds 90%.

01 Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

Focus on new tracks such as artificial intelligence, build an independent and controllable supply chain around key industrial chains such as integrated circuits.

Recently, Jin Zhuanglong, Secretary of the Party Committee and Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that we should focus on new fields and tracks such as artificial intelligence, actively carry out cross-border cooperation, and at the same time, focus on key industrial chains such as integrated circuits to build an independent and controllable industrial chain supply chain.

On August 28, Jin Zhuanglong pointed out at the Sixth Roundtable Meeting of Small and Medium Enterprises that we should focus on new fields and tracks such as artificial intelligence and quantum technology. Jin Zhuanglong said that we should strengthen the upstream and downstream collaboration of the industrial chain and supply chain, actively participate in the high-quality development of key industrial chains in the manufacturing industry, and work closely with chain-leading enterprises to accelerate technological breakthroughs and product iterations. We should strengthen the planning and layout of cutting-edge fields, focus on new fields and tracks such as artificial intelligence and quantum technology, actively carry out cross-border cooperation, introduce and cultivate high-level talents, and accelerate the formation of more iconic products.

On August 31, Jin Zhuanglong reiterated in an interview with Xinhua News Agency that we will focus on key industrial chains such as integrated circuits, industrial mother machines, and medical equipment, and build an independent and controllable industrial chain supply chain with one chain and one policy.

Industrial chain and supply chain are important features that must be possessed by the economy of a big country. Jin Zhuanglong pointed out that my country has built an industrial system with a large scale, a complete system and strong competitiveness, but it should also be noted that the adverse effects brought about by the current changes in the external environment have increased, and the problems of key core technologies being controlled by others and the weak industrial foundation have not been fundamentally solved. We must accelerate the improvement of the resilience and security level of the industrial chain and supply chain.

For example, in terms of improving and strengthening the institutional mechanisms for the development of key industrial chains. Jin Zhuanglong pointed out that we should focus on key industrial chains such as integrated circuits, industrial mother machines, and medical equipment, and formulate a policy for each chain to build an independent and controllable industrial chain and supply chain. We should deeply implement the industrial base reconstruction project and the major technical equipment research project, and promote technical research and application of results throughout the chain. We should improve the application policies for the first unit (set), the first batch, and the first edition, and promote the large-scale application and iterative upgrading of innovative products.

In 2023, my country's digital industry will achieve a revenue of 32.5 trillion yuan, and the application of industrial Internet will cover all major industrial categories, and the driving role of the digital economy will become increasingly prominent. Jin Zhuanglong pointed out that in the next step, we will organically combine the construction of a manufacturing power with the development of the digital economy and industrial informatization to improve the modernization level of the industrial system.

02 Future of the Technology

Among them, in vigorously developing the new generation of information technology industry. Focusing on integrated circuits, industrial software, satellite Internet and other fields, we will make greater efforts to make up for shortcomings, strengthen strengths, and build new boards, cultivate and create a group of ecological leading enterprises, develop a group of specialized and new small and medium-sized enterprises, and create a group of digital industry clusters with international competitiveness. At the same time, promote artificial intelligence to empower new industrialization. Cultivate a number of general large models and industry large models. Carry out the "artificial intelligence + manufacturing" action and vigorously develop smart products.

In addition, in the future, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will focus on strategic industries such as new generation information technology, artificial intelligence, aerospace, etc., and promote the improvement of development policies and governance systems. At the same time, focusing on future manufacturing, future information, future materials and other directions, vigorously develop new fields and new tracks such as humanoid robots, 6G, and atomic-level manufacturing, establish a future industry investment growth mechanism, improve the policy system to support incubation and acceleration, and develop and expand gazelle enterprises and unicorn enterprises.

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