As an important support for the development of digital economy, the construction of new infrastructure is in full swing in China. Experts, scholars and business leaders from many countries interviewed by our reporter said that China’s optimization and upgrading of digital infrastructure has laid a solid foundation for the development of its digital economy and created new opportunities for global innovation cooperation.
The government work report submitted to the fifth session of the 13th National People’s Congress proposed to strengthen the overall layout of Digital China construction. Build digital information infrastructure, promote the large-scale application of 5g, promote the digital transformation of industries, and develop smart cities and digital villages. Accelerate the development of industrial Internet, cultivate and expand digital industries such as integrated circuits and artificial intelligence, and improve the innovation and supply capacity of key software and hardware technologies. Improve the governance of digital economy, release the potential of data elements, and better enable economic development and enrich people’s lives.
“A good policy environment will help improve the long-term supply quality and efficiency of new infrastructure and promote the sustainable and healthy development of emerging industries. China’s relevant industrial policies are very efficient.” Ding Youxin, Dean of the school of technology, operation and management of Xijiang University in South Korea, said that due to vigorously promoting the development of new infrastructure, China’s digital technology capacity has been greatly improved and widely popularized. “China has effectively carried out epidemic prevention and control with the help of artificial intelligence, big data and other technologies. New business forms and new models under the digital economy such as e-commerce, online education and online medical care are booming, contributing to high-quality economic and social development.”
Samia, editor in chief of Egypt’s pyramid economic weekly, said that the main feature of the new infrastructure is driven by scientific and technological innovation, which fully reflects China’s strong determination and confidence in supporting the Chinese dream with science and technology.
Zhang song, the relevant person in charge of the consulting firm Stryker, believes that the continuous deepening of China’s digital process, extending from specific life scenes and business scenes, has a great driving effect on the development of economy and industry, and also responds to the people’s expectations for a better life. Technology service companies face many development opportunities in this process.
“Scientific and technological elements are one of the highlights of the Beijing Winter Olympics, demonstrating China’s breakthrough achievements in related fields.” Claudia vernotti, co-founder of China Europe digital Association in Belgium, said that both robot chef and Fuxing intelligent EMU have demonstrated the latest and cutting-edge research results in the field of digital technology in China. “This is inseparable from the attention and investment of the Chinese government in the construction of relevant information technology infrastructure.” She said that in recent years, China has made continuous efforts in the field of science and technology, and the rapid development of artificial intelligence, e-commerce, green energy and other fields has laid a solid foundation for China’s high-quality development.
Shu bole, founder of shurt think tank, which focuses on financial technology and algorithm research, said that China is a global leader in digital finance such as mobile payment and e-commerce, and electric vehicles and automatic driving are also at the forefront of the world. “These technologies have laid an important foundation for the development of China’s digital industrialization and can provide better solutions such as smart cities and health care. China’s new infrastructure is driving profound changes in economic and social fields and injecting new impetus into sustainable economic development.”
Tang Zhimin, director of China ASEAN research center of Zhengda School of management in Thailand, said that China supported the transformation and upgrading of traditional infrastructure through new technologies, adapted to the development needs of digital economy, further strongly promoted scientific research, technology development and product development, solidly promoted the high-quality development of digital economy, and jointly created conditions for China’s sustained economic recovery.
“The vigorous development of new infrastructure will continue to strengthen China’s position as a global influential innovation power.” Carlos hecavaria Cabrera, a scholar of the Cuban Center for international economic research, believes that the improvement of scientific and technological innovation capability has laid a solid foundation for China to achieve high-quality development. “The international competitiveness of Chinese enterprises has been significantly improved, which is inseparable from the state’s attention and investment in R & D capacity.”
Virginia papini, a researcher at the National University of tres de fabrero in Argentina, said that China has actively cooperated with Latin American countries to provide important assistance to the digitization process of Latin American countries. Chinese enterprises have widely participated in projects such as data centers, telecommunications networks and urban security construction, which has promoted regional economic and social development.
“The ‘digital silk road’ carries a bright future of global connectivity and has set an example for countries to strengthen Internet infrastructure, develop e-commerce models and clarify issues related to international technology transfer in the context of the digital economy.” Raquel Jorge ricarte, a researcher at the Royal El Cano Institute in Spain, said.
Vernotti said that the 14th five year plan for the development of digital economy has set clear goals and paths for the future development of China’s digital economy and promoted the healthy, balanced and orderly development of the digital economy. The EU and China have broad space for cooperation in promoting the formulation of e-commerce standards, ensuring data security, and promoting digital currency and digital trade.
David monyae, director of the Africa China Research Center at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, said that China’s continuous strengthening of digital infrastructure construction will further promote industrial transformation and upgrading. Under the background of novel coronavirus pneumonia pandemic, the recovery of the world economy needs endogenous driving force. China’s promotion of new infrastructure has not only paved the way for self-improvement and quality development, but also pointed out the direction for the global economic recovery.