On July 5, the State Council Information Office held a series of press conferences on the theme of "Promoting High-quality Development". At the meeting, Jin Zhuanglong, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, mentioned that "the pace of high-end, intelligent and green is accelerating" when introducing the overall situation of the industry.He said that in 2023, the high-tech manufacturing industry will account for 15.7% of the added value of industries above designated size, and the equipment manufacturing industry will account for 33.6%. The digital transformation of the manufacturing industry continues to advance, with the penetration rate of digital R&D and design tools in key industrial enterprises reaching 80.1%, and the numerical control rate of key processes reaching 62.9%. Artificial intelligence is deeply empowering new industrialization and cultivating 421 national intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories. In the first two years of the 14th Five-Year Plan, the energy consumption of industrial units above designated size decreased by 6.8%. In 2021~2023, the water consumption per 10,000 yuan of industrial added value will decrease by 20.3%. In 2023, the comprehensive utilization of bulk industrial solid waste will be about 2.2 billion tons, and the utilization rate will reach 54%.In addition, the industrial scientific and technological innovation capability has continued to improve, and 30 national manufacturing innovation centers have been laid out and built, covering power batteries, humanoid robots, high-performance medical devices and other fields, and 23 national independent innovation demonstration zones and 178 national high-tech industrial development zones have been established. The strength of enterprises has also been continuously enhanced, with more than 501,000 industrial enterprises above designated size and 463,000 high-tech enterprises in the country. The backbone enterprises of the industrial chain have accelerated their growth. More than 140,000 specialized, specialized, and new small and medium-sized enterprises have been cultivated, including 12,000 specialized, special and new "little giant" enterprises and 1,557 individual champion enterprises in the manufacturing industry.
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Promote high-quality products such as new energy vehicles, green building materials, and smart home appliances to the countrysideIndustry is the ballast stone of the national economy, since the beginning of this year, industrial production has maintained a rapid growth rate, and there was a decline in May, how to view the current industrial economic situation? How will the policy of steady industrial growth be strengthened in the next stage?In this regard, Jin Zhuanglong said that last year, China's total industrial added value accounted for 31.7% of GDP, which should be said to play a "ballast stone" role in stabilizing the macroeconomic market. Since the beginning of this year, the operation of the industrial economy has achieved a good start, showing a continuous upward trend. Especially from January to May this year, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 6.2% year-on-year, and the growth rate was 1.6 percentage points faster than that in 2023. In May, the equipment manufacturing industry above designated size increased by 7.5 percent year-on-year, and the added value of high-tech manufacturing increased by 10 percent year-on-year."However, we must also see that the current external environment is complex and severe, the effective domestic demand is still insufficient, and the industrial economy is still facing some difficulties and challenges in its continuous recovery. In the next step, we will focus on the requirements of high-quality development throughout the whole process of new industrialization, solidly promote stable growth, ensure safety, promote upgrading, and consolidate and enhance the upward trend of the industrial economy. We focus on the following aspects. Jin Zhuanglong said that first of all, we must continue to do a good job in the development of the ten key industries. The ten key industries include iron and steel, nonferrous metals, petrochemicals, chemicals, building materials, machinery, automobiles, power equipment, light industry, and electronics, which are large-scale, strong, and highly correlated, and the total added value accounts for about 70% of the industries above designated size.Secondly, encourage and support major industrial provinces to "take the lead". The total industrial added value of 10 major industrial provinces such as Jiangsu and Guangdong accounts for more than 60% of the country, which is very important for stabilizing the industrial economy. In the first five months of this year, the growth rate of the 10 major industrial provinces was higher than that of the whole country.Third, we should further expand effective investment in the manufacturing industry. Implement the implementation plan for equipment renewal in the industrial field, and promote the renewal of advanced equipment, digital transformation, promotion of green equipment and improvement of intrinsic safety.“我们还将在优化制造业企业发展环境上下更大功夫。围绕释放经营主体活力，多措并举降低企业成本，我们要扎实开展清理拖欠企业账款专项行动。”金壮龙表示，围绕释放居民消费潜力，开展消费品“增品种、提品质、创品牌”全国行活动，推进新能源汽车、绿色建材、智能家电等优质产品下乡。围绕释放产业升级动力，坚持新老并举，改造升级传统产业，巩固提升优势产业，培育壮大新兴产业，前瞻布局未来产业。中小企业联系千家万户，是推动创新、促进就业、改善民生的重要力量。那么，促进中小企业“专精特新”发展方面有哪些考虑和具体举措？对此，金壮龙表示，到目前为止，到6月底，我国已经累计培育专精特新中小企业超过14万家，其中专精特新“小巨人”企业达到1.2万家。要坚持服务和管理并重，发展和帮扶并举。特别要擦亮“专精特新”这块金字招牌，支持中小企业高质量发展。具体措施方面，金壮龙提到，一是加大对专精特新中小企业培育支持力度。出台支持专精特新中小企业高质量发展的若干措施。联合财政部支持专精特新“小巨人”企业打造新动能、攻坚新技术、开发新产品、强化产业链配套能力。The second is to accelerate the "cloud and data empowerment" of small and medium-sized enterprises. We will further implement the special action on digital empowerment of small and medium-sized enterprises, carry out pilot cities for digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises, and strive to achieve full coverage of the digital transformation of specialized, special and new "little giant" enterprises by 2027, and take the lead in realizing digital transformation of specialized, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises.The third is to cultivate small and medium-sized enterprises with characteristic industrial clusters. Our country has cultivated 200 national-level small and medium-sized enterprise characteristic industrial clusters, and will cultivate and identify about 100 more this year. At the same time, support all localities to focus on county-level economic characteristics and advantageous industries, and cultivate provincial-level clusters according to local conditions.Fourth, build a high-quality and efficient service system for small and medium-sized enterprises. From the government's point of view, it is more important to provide good services for small and medium-sized enterprises and create a good development environment. Improve the public service system, give full play to the role of market-oriented service institutions, and coordinate the promotion of policies to benefit enterprises, environmental activities, services to help enterprises, innovation to strengthen enterprises, and talents to develop enterprises. Accelerate the construction of China's small and medium-sized enterprise service network, promote the interconnection of national, provincial, municipal, and county-level service networks, gather and integrate various service resources such as government affairs and markets, provide "one-stop" services for small and medium-sized enterprises, and effectively help enterprises reduce costs, improve quality, and increase efficiency.
