Looking back on the upcoming year of 2024, "stability," "recovery," and "boost" have become the key words for economic development. From the perspective of economic data, the total GDP in the first three quarters increased by nearly 3.7 trillion yuan compared to the same period last year, and the month on month growth rate has been positive for nine consecutive quarters. Among them, the information and communication industry has become a highlight supporting economic growth. In the first three quarters of this year, the added value of information transmission, software, and information technology services industry increased by 11.3%, significantly higher than the service industry's growth rate of 4.7%, and continued to play a leading role in economic development.
As a strategic, fundamental, and leading industry in the national economy, the information and communication industry has played an important role in the steady development of new quality productivity in the past year. On the one hand, the innovative development of the information and communication industry has injected "new growth" into the development of new quality productivity. The Internet data center, big data, cloud computing and other emerging businesses continue to grow at a high speed. New technologies in the information and communication fields such as 5G and AI have created new industries and new forms of business. The scale of China's core AI industry has reached nearly 600 billion yuan. On the other hand, the integration of the information and communication industry has added "new momentum" to the development of new quality productivity. Digitization and intelligence have accelerated the growth of the industrial economy, and the production of new industrial products such as service robots, 3D printing equipment, intelligent unmanned aerial vehicles, and intelligent vehicle mounted devices has rapidly increased. A large number of digital industry clusters have also accelerated their formation; The application of industrial Internet, Internet of Things and other technologies continues to deepen, creating new forms of industrial production such as digital twins, flexible manufacturing, and unmanned factories.
Looking ahead to 2025, "innovation" and "integration" have become the main themes of economic development. The meeting proposed to "lead the development of new quality productive forces with technological innovation" and "promote the integrated development of technological innovation and industrial innovation". Experts believe that this will be a key direction for economic work in 2025, which is not only a short-term driving force for economic growth, but also a long-term layout for achieving high-quality economic development and enhancing international competitiveness.
The information and communication industry is the backbone of technological innovation. In recent years, China has achieved global leadership in multiple technologies in the field of information and communication, from the global proportion of necessary patent declarations for 5G standards reaching 42%, to the ranking of artificial intelligence innovation index in the world's top tier, to the forefront of innovative capabilities in cutting-edge technologies such as 6G and quantum communication. The information and communication industry has become a key force in China's scientific and technological innovation, and one of the most concentrated and active fields for technological innovation and application. At the same time, these cutting-edge technologies are being implemented on the production line, significantly improving production efficiency and reducing production costs; The key link in the development of landing products is to create a brand new intelligent personalized product. The acceleration of future technological innovation and application will undoubtedly further promote industrial transformation and development, improve production efficiency, and provide technical support and momentum support for the development of new quality productivity.
The information and communication industry is a key link for innovative and integrated development. 5G industry applications have covered 80 major sectors of the national economy, "5G+Industrial Internet" has achieved full coverage of 41 major sectors of industry, enabling thousands of industries to transform and upgrade... At present, ICT is accelerating its application in various fields of the national economy, accelerating its extension to all aspects of social life, deepening its penetration into core links such as production innovation, and playing a magnifying, overlapping, and multiplying role in high-quality economic development by virtue of its wide coverage, strong penetration, and large radiation and driving role. The information and communication industry provides a key foundation for the deep integration of digital technology and the real economy, and is the supporter and leader of the deep integration of digital and real industries. It will play a greater role in promoting the integration and development of technological innovation and industrial innovation.
2025 is the final year of the 14th Five Year Plan and a crucial year for planning the development of the 15th Five Year Plan. The information and communication industry has also ushered in a critical period of innovation and transformation. On the basis of sustained high-speed development in the industry, continuous innovation and breakthroughs in key technologies, and accelerated deepening and penetration of technological applications, the information and communication industry should continue to unleash innovation and vitality, accelerate breakthroughs in technological innovation, continue to make efforts in industrial integration, create new formats, new increments, and new driving forces, and demonstrate great potential in leading the development of new quality productivity.