On March 26, at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office, Zhao Zhiguo, spokesperson and chief engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, attended and answered reporters' questions. Zhao Zhiguo said that since the beginning of this year, various regions have continued to increase their support for the development of the manufacturing industry, with obvious industrial upgrading and development trends. The growth rate of manufacturing investment has accelerated. From January to February, manufacturing investment increased by 9.4% year-on-year, and the growth rate was faster than last year. 2.9 percentage points. Among them, investment in high-tech manufacturing increased by 10%, and investment in technological transformation in the manufacturing industry increased by 15.1% year-on-year.
The next step will be to thoroughly implement the relevant arrangements of the Central Economic Work Conference and the "Government Work Report", actively take measures, focus on a new round of large-scale equipment updates, promote the sustained and stable growth of manufacturing investment, and accelerate the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry. , Promote new industrialization with "increased salary assistance".
First, in accordance with the deployment of the State Council's "Action Plan for Promoting Large-Scale Equipment Updates and Trade-In of Consumer Goods", focusing on promoting new industrialization, taking large-scale equipment updates as the starting point, the manufacturing technology transformation and upgrading project will be implemented, focusing on digital transformation and green upgrades. , to promote the high-end, intelligent and green development of manufacturing industry.
The second is to accelerate the implementation of major projects in the "14th Five-Year Plan" for the manufacturing industry, make every effort to promote high-quality development of key manufacturing industry chains, carry out in-depth major technical and equipment research projects, focus on key areas, and focus on scientific research, industrialization and promotion and application. On the other hand, we have made breakthroughs in a number of iconic equipment; we have accelerated the implementation of the industrial base reengineering project, focused on key common basic products and technologies in key manufacturing areas, and gathered resources from all parties through "unveiling the list and taking charge" to promote the implementation of a number of major projects and key projects.
The third is to accelerate the construction and development of new information infrastructure such as 5G, gigabit optical networks, and computing power. Continue to improve the quality of network coverage in key areas and key scenarios, optimize the backbone network architecture around national computing power hub nodes, build high-speed computing power networks, deepen the enabling and supporting role of new information infrastructure in the digital transformation of the economy and society, and further consolidate and improve information and communications industry competitive advantage and leading position.
The fourth is to guide financial institutions to increase capital investment in manufacturing. Deepen cooperation between industry and finance, strengthen collaboration with financial management departments, explore methods such as "stock loan debt guarantee" linkage, and increase financial support for major strategies, key areas and weak links in the manufacturing industry. Expand the implementation of the "Financial Integration of Science and Technology Industry" special project, focus on exploring early-stage hard science and technology projects in the fields of biomanufacturing, artificial intelligence, digital technology, commercial aerospace, inland waterways, and low-altitude economy, and guide the continued investment of financial capital, social capital, and industrial capital.