CCTV News:On May 20th, the State Council Press Office held a press conference to introduce the overall situation of promoting epidemic prevention and control, industrial transformation and upgrading, and promoting the stable development of manufacturing communication industry. Wen Ku, spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and director of the Information and Communication Development Department, said at the press conference that information and communication technology has provided effective support and services for epidemic prevention and control and resumption of work. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will further promote the development of information and communication industry from the following aspects.
The first is to strengthen the solid foundation of the network. We will continue to improve network capabilities, build high-quality networks, especially accelerate the construction of communication infrastructure such as 5G and data centers, promote Gigabit optical fiber networks and large data centers, and build an information superhighway network with Internet of Everything, human-computer interaction and integration of heaven and earth.
The second is to cultivate a new engine for economic development. We will seize the opportunity brought by the epidemic to speed up the shift of industries, promote the integrated application of information and communication technologies, accelerate the expansion of 5G applications from 2C to 2B, accelerate the digital transformation of traditional industries, and promote the integrated development of industrialization and informatization in a wider scope, deeper level and higher level, so that more industries can run smoothly on the information superhighway and open a new chapter in the high-quality development of China’s digital economy.
The third is to promote the rapid growth of information consumption. On the one hand, it will accelerate the cultivation of new consumption, such as ultra-high-definition live broadcast, cloud conference and cloud tourism, which have been displayed during the epidemic period, and promote consumption upgrading. On the other hand, we will continue to increase the innovation of information and communication technology, expand the emerging formats of information services, promote the research and development and scale application of smart terminals such as 5G mobile phones, drive the sustained and rapid growth of information consumption, enhance the resilience of China’s economy, and support the sustainable prosperity and development of the economy and society.