Accelerate the creation of a new form of intelligent economy
2026-03-17
Creating a new form of intelligent economy can not only promote the upgrading of traditional industries and give birth to new business models, but also seize the opportunity in the core competition track of the world, and make the development achievements more and fairly benefit all people. This year's Government Work Report first proposed the concept of "creating a new form of intelligent economy", which reflects the strategic upgrade of China's artificial intelligence development. The policy framework clearly outlines the evolution logic of artificial intelligence from tool empowerment to economic base transition, from proposing the "Artificial Intelligence+" action in 2024 to continuously promoting it in 2025, and then to this year's requirement to create a new form of intelligent economy. This is a strategic choice to accurately grasp the historical opportunities of the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, and it is also an inevitable requirement for cultivating new quality productivity and opening up new space for economic growth. Profoundly grasping the connotation of the new form of intelligent economy is a prerequisite for promoting development. The intelligent economy is driven by artificial intelligence as its core, with data, computing power, and algorithms as new production factors, reconstructing the industrial system and economic paradigm, achieving a fundamental transformation from "human driven machines" to "machine empowered people", and providing a core carrier for the development of new quality productivity. Its value lies in not only promoting the upgrading of traditional industries, giving birth to new business models, and building a modern industrial system, but also seizing the initiative in the global competition core track, enhancing national core competitiveness, and improving public service efficiency through inclusive intelligent applications, so that development achievements can benefit all people more and fairly. China has unique advantages in creating a new form of intelligent economy. In terms of market advantages, with a population of over 1.4 billion and a middle-income group of over 400 million, there is a massive demand for intelligent technology iteration, providing rich application scenarios and forming a virtuous cycle of "technology application data upgrade". In terms of facility advantages, China has built the world's largest fiber optic and 5G network, with a total computing power ranking among the top in the world. The "East Data West Computing" project is steadily advancing, laying a solid hardware foundation for the intelligent economy. In terms of industrial advantages, the world's most complete industrial category provides a full chain testing ground for intelligent technology, achieving deep integration of technological innovation and the real economy. In terms of institutional advantages, from the national development plan for the new generation of artificial intelligence to the market-oriented reform of data elements, a "four beams and eight pillars" supporting the development of the intelligent economy have been formed, creating a favorable institutional environment. We must also be aware that the development of China's intelligent economy still faces challenges such as the need for breakthroughs in core technologies, insufficient industrial integration, barriers to factor circulation, and the need to improve the governance system. We need to use a systematic approach to fill the gaps, strengthen our strengths and weaknesses, and consolidate our foundation, in order to promote the improvement of the quality and efficiency of the intelligent economy, and ensure its stability and long-term development. Tackle core technologies and build a solid foundation for independent and controllable development. Focus on key areas such as general artificial intelligence basic theory, high-end chips, basic software, open source frameworks, and core algorithms for large models, and increase investment in basic research and cutting-edge R&D. Strengthen the deep collaboration between industry, academia, research and application, concentrate efforts to break through a number of bottleneck problems, and build an independent, controllable, safe and reliable intelligent technology system. Supporting leading enterprises to take the lead in forming innovation consortia, driving collaborative innovation in the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, promoting the rapid transformation of innovative achievements into real productivity, and firmly grasping the initiative of development. Deepen industrial integration and activate the endogenous driving force of the real economy. Taking the "Artificial Intelligence+" action as the overall focus, we will promote the comprehensive and full chain deep integration of intelligent technology with manufacturing, agriculture, and service industries, and root the intelligent economy in the real economy. In the manufacturing industry, accelerate the construction of smart factories and digital workshops, promote intelligent applications such as flexible production, quality control, and energy optimization, and enhance the modernization level of the industrial and supply chains. In the field of agriculture, we will develop smart planting, intelligent breeding, and precision agricultural machinery to improve agricultural production efficiency and quality benefits. In the field of service industry, expand scenarios such as smart logistics, smart healthcare, and smart cultural tourism, and cultivate new business forms and models. Activate data elements to smooth and efficiently circulate the value chain. Accelerate the reform of market-oriented allocation of data elements, improve basic systems such as data property rights, circulation and trading, income distribution, and security governance, break down data barriers between departments, industries, and regions, and promote compliant and efficient circulation and use of data. We will comprehensively promote the construction of a national integrated computing power network, optimize the layout of computing power, enhance the ability to provide computing power for all, and reduce the cost of using computing power. Improve data security and privacy protection mechanisms, standardize the management of the entire process of data collection, transmission, use, and sharing, and fully unleash the value of data elements while ensuring security. Improve institutional supply and create a standardized and orderly development ecosystem. Adhere to inclusive and prudent supervision, accelerate the construction of a legal, regulatory, ethical, and standard system that is compatible with the development of the smart economy. Strengthen the full chain protection of intellectual property rights, stimulate the enthusiasm and creativity of various innovative entities. Deepen the integration of industry and education, school enterprise cooperation, strengthen the cultivation of compound talents in the field of artificial intelligence, and build a talent team with reasonable structure and excellent quality. Optimize the business environment, encourage diverse entities to participate in innovation and creation, and form a good development pattern guided by the government, led by the market, and coordinated by society. (New Society)
Edit:Momo Responsible editor:Chen zhaozhao
Source:Economic Daily
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