National Business Daily:

In recent years, Qinghai's green computing industry has developed rapidly. What unique advantages does Qinghai have for developing the green computing industry? How can these advantages be transformed into drivers for high-quality development? Thank you.

Wu Xiaojun:

I'll answer this question. First, thank you for your concern regarding the development of Qinghai's green computing industry. Currently, the entire province is making every effort to promote the development of this industry, focusing on three main aspects:

First, we have "favorable timing." As we all know, the development of artificial intelligence (AI) is progressing very rapidly. The key to AI is computing power, which relies on energy. The future of this energy is clean energy. Qinghai's biggest advantage is its abundant clean energy. The province's electricity prices have been maintained at the lowest in the country for a long time. We are seizing the favorable opportunity presented by the country's "east data, west computing" project, focusing on turning "green electricity" into "green computing," "cables" into "optical cables," and "watts" into "bits," striving to cultivate new development momentum and open up new development tracks.

Second, we have "geographic advantages." Qinghai has a dry, cool, and clean climate, with a dryness index of 2.38 and an average temperature of 3.4 degrees Celsius. The province's data centers can rely on natural cooling for 314 days a year, reducing cooling electricity consumption by 40% compared to the national average. It is estimated that investing in computing power in Qinghai will reduce investment costs by about 20%, lower operating costs by 30%, and shorten the investment return period by two years. Simply speaking, Qinghai is a "great natural harbor" for the development of the green computing industry.

Third, we have "favorable human resources." We have built a green computing industry base, which has received strong support from various national departments, ministries, provinces, cities, and leading enterprises. Now, a large number of enterprises and data are gathered in Qinghai. Recently, we held industry promotion conferences in Beijing, Shenzhen and Nanjing, resulting in the signing and implementation of numerous projects. Recently, we have also introduced local standards for green computing and a package of policies to support the development of the green computing industry. Additionally, we are promoting the coordinated development of green computing and green electricity, creating an increasingly favorable environment for the green computing industry in Qinghai.

Taking this opportunity, I sincerely invite friends from all walks of life to visit Qinghai and join us in advancing the development of the green computing industry in Qinghai.

That's all from me. Thanks!