NDRC: Strengthen new infrastructure such as 5G and industrial Internet to promote integrated innovation of technologies such as AI

At 10 a.m. on March 23, 2020, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held a press conference. Mr. Gao Gao, Deputy Secretary-General of the National Development and Reform Commission, pointed out that the NDRC will continue to deepen the "Internet +" action and accelerate the construction of the digital economy innovation development pilot zone.

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Gao Gao introduced that during this epidemic, in response to the impact of the sudden epidemic on economic operations and social life, various regions and departments have generally implemented "all-weather" online receipt, "timely push" parallel approval, "zero waiting" online delivery and other processing modes, opened an emergency approval green channel, and promptly corrected unreasonable personnel and logistics control measures to support enterprises to resume work and production; promoted the rapid development of online and offline integration, encouraged the sharing economy and platform economy, gave play to their advantages, and promoted the rapid development of new models such as online consultation, cloud office, online teaching, and contactless delivery to help prevent and control the epidemic.

Gao Gao pointed out that the National Development and Reform Commission will also take multiple measures to stabilize and expand employment, including deepening the "deregulation, decontrol and service" reform, stepping up efforts to promote "double innovation" and promoting the "Internet +" action. The core is to stimulate the vitality and potential of innovation, creation and entrepreneurship in the whole society by further improving the business environment and actively using modern technology.

"In terms of promoting the "Internet +" action, it should be said that this response to the epidemic has made us more deeply aware of the important role and development potential of modern technologies such as the Internet." Gao Gao frankly said that in the next step, the National Development and Reform Commission will continue to deepen the "Internet +" action, accelerate the construction of digital economy innovation and development pilot zones, actively use various funds such as central budget investment, strengthen the construction of new infrastructure including 5G, data centers, and industrial Internet, promote the integrated innovation and integrated application of technologies such as big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things, accelerate the cultivation of a number of digital economy industries with strong employment capacity, accelerate the transformation of traditional industries, promote the sustained and healthy development of platform economy and sharing economy, and cultivate more new economic and employment growth points.