China Review News:
Which global enterprises and organizations will be invited to attend this year's WIC? How will they be taking part in the conference? Thank you.
Zhao Zeliang:
This year's Internet Development Forum continues to maintain a high-end positioning, inviting important guests from government departments, international organizations and leading enterprises within the internet field, as well as top academics, to take part in the forum in various ways. Among them, Turing Prize winners, Nobel Prize winners and Internet Hall of Fame inductees have all been invited. The number of guests attending this year's meeting in-person may be limited due to the pandemic situation. We will give full play to the communication advantages of the internet and allow more people participate online. For example, the Release Ceremony for World Leading Internet Scientific and Technology Achievements, the Youth and Digital Future Forum, the Innovation and Breakthrough in Industrial Internet Forum and other events are all being broadcast live online. People can watch these activities online through various platforms. We will also publish the speeches and opinions of guests through videos and pictures on the WIC's official website and other relevant platforms. This will facilitate continued participation and allow people to watch after the conference has ended. Thank you.
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Tongxiang has become the permanent host city of the WIC. What role has the internet played in Tongxiang's handling of the pandemic? Thank you.
Sheng Yongjun:
Thank you very much for your question. The internet has played an irreplaceable role in Tongxiang's handling of the pandemic this year. Great achievements have been made following the motto "Both hands must be hard and both battles must be won," referring to the prevention and control of the pandemic situation and the resumption of work and production. These achievements have benefited from the results of the conference, which helps Tongxiang greatly improve its construction of a smart city. These achievements have benefited from the implementation of the concept of "integrated intelligent governance" and "practicing values of loyalty and honesty and being dared to break through difficulties." These achievements have also benefited from the cultivation of internet thinking models among the majority of cadres and the public after the permanent settlement of the conference in Tongxiang. I have been most impressed by three aspects:
First, the internet has allowed for more accurate prevention and control of the epidemic. The use of precise intelligent controls has allowed for favorable, orderly and effective conditions. Before the popularization of the "Health Code," we developed and promoted the "Tongxingtong" app. Compared with the "Health Code," the "Tongxingtong" app has more functions, allowing users not only to gain admittance by code, but also to enjoy the convenience of "one code for all," marking its iterative upgrading from intelligent controls to governance and service, and its continuous extension to social management, life services and big data application fields. More importantly, it has a unified online command platform, which can achieve linkages with a single code, visualization with one picture, coverage on one network and unified management. With the help of the internet, the whole of society has been able to travel smoothly, carry out operations in an orderly manner and receive general satisfaction.
Second, the internet has allowed a more efficient resumption of work and production. In order to restart work and production faster and more effectively, we used the internet to solve three difficulties. First, we solved the difficulty of attracting investment. Through online negotiation and cloud contract signing, we managed to continue introducing talents and attracting investment. In February, when the situation was at its most severe, we signed 27 projects with total investment of 16.2 billion yuan. Foreign investment in the first three quarters of this year has managed to grow in contrary to trends. Contracted foreign investment increased by 56 percent year on year, actual foreign investment increased by 20 percent year on year, and domestic investment from outside the city achieved 124 percent of the tasks for the whole year. In addition, 12,000 college graduates have been recruited, representing a year-on-year increase of 55 percent. Second, we solved the difficulty of production and marketing. Under the framework of "unblocking domestic circulation and promoting domestic and international dual circulation," we realized the effective connection of market chains and industrial chains. Taking online retail as an example, we alleviated the impact of the epidemic on the real market by opening up online markets. From the first to the third quarters of this year, we achieved a total of 29 billion yuan in online retail sales, a year-on-year increase of 20 percent. Third, we solved the difficulty of returning to work. In order to solve the labor shortages caused by the epidemic, we vigorously promoted "machine substitution " and industrial internet applications. So far, nearly 10,000 industrial robots have played important roles in the city. The production efficiency of enterprises has been improved, and labor shortages have been effectively eased. The integration index of industrialization and informatization is also constantly improving, and Tongxiang is more worthy of its title as a "national demonstration city for the integration of the two modernizations." In the field of agriculture, we have vigorously promoted "field nannies" with intelligent management and protection as their main features, enabling data-led agriculture . A bumper harvest is now in sight.
Third, the internet makes people's lives more convenient. We have very deep feelings in this regard. We pushed forward the reform of a "one-stop service model" and managed to allow all items in the "whole lifecycle" of individuals and enterprises to be dealt with online. Through online classes, 110,000 teachers and students across the city continued their studies at home during the epidemic. With the establishment of the "internet plus medical service" system and the wider application of remote surgery and online diagnosis and treatment, people can now enjoy high-quality medical services at home. In addition to smart government, smart education and smart medical services, we have made great progress in smart city governance, smart traffic, smart elderly care and future communities, thus making the city more intelligent and more people-centered.
In summary, the epidemic has clearly shown us just how closely connected the internet is with people's work and lives. Party committees and the governments should follow the trends of the times, act to seize the opportunity amid the crisis and blaze a new path through the turbulent situation. The World Internet Conference (WIC) is a platform to link China and the rest of the world - an interconnected world shared and governed by all. As Tongxiang is the permanent host city of the WIC, we will live up to the great trust placed in us and firmly follow the overarching concept of smart governance guided by the pioneering spirit of the red boat, putting loyalty and a pioneering spirit first, and achieving good results through good methods. We will ensure that richer internet application scenarios are promoted, and will help digital industries, which have the greatest innovative momentum, to prosper. We will ensure the future of the internet in Tongxiang and Wuzhen. Thank you.
