At a time when 2022 is about to pass halfway and the global economy is highly uncertain, the sixth World Intelligence Conference , which concluded last weekend, has released confidence in growth.
Focusing on the theme of "Intelligent New Era: Digital Empowerment to Win the Future Smartly", participating experts said that the digital economy supported by artificial intelligence , cloud computing , etc. is reshaping the global innovation landscape and is the key to ensuring the current and A key to stable economic growth in the future.
The picture shows the "Metaverse Venue" of the World Intelligence Conference
"Digitalization" deepens the world's major changes unseen in a century
At the beginning of this month, the World Bank released the latest "Global Economic Outlook" report, which predicted global economic growth in 2022 It was lowered to 2.9% and warned of the risk of "stagflation".
However, along with this risk, some new growth points have emerged. Thomas Sargent, Nobel Prize winner in economics and New York University economics professor who attended the meeting online, said, "Artificial intelligence is playing a significant role in world economic growth and other aspects," machine learning is Help humans complete "pattern recognition" from massive data and make better decisions.
"Looking at the world, there are not many technologies that can change human beings and at the same time change human survival and life, and 'digitization' is one of them." Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering , Founder of Alibaba Cloud Wang Jian said that " "Digitalization" should be understood in the face of major changes in the world today that have not happened in a century. "The current 'digitalization' is equivalent to the 'electrification' of 100 years ago."
Wang Jian believes that every technological revolution is closely related to urban development. , such as industrial revolution is to Manchester, UK, and the electrical revolution is to New York, USA. China is still in the early stage of "digitization", and the dividends have not yet been fully released.
The picture shows the smart gas system of Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City. Picture provided by Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Management Committee
In fact, "digitization" is quietly changing the operation of the city. Taking the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City , the permanent exhibition base of the World Intelligence Conference, as an example, based on the data gathered in 18 fields such as construction, environment, and medical care by the " City Brain ", pipelines such as water, electricity, and heating can be unmanned. Management, real-time warning, and "knowing in the heart" through "knowing in the head".
The 2022 annual report released by the China New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Strategy Research Institute shows that as the core engine of the fourth industrial revolution , artificial intelligence, on the one hand, leads the comprehensive development of the economy and society through extensive empowerment, and on the other hand, creates a more equitable world. Educational opportunities and more entrepreneurship and employment opportunities will transform the " digital divide " into "digital dividends."
Staff of State Grid Tianjin Binhai Power Supply Company are inspecting photovoltaic equipment. Photo provided by State Grid Tianjin Electric Power.
Digital "empowerment" of China's real economy has begun to show results.
Although China's economic growth forecast for 2022 has also been lowered, the World Bank's latest The first issue of China Economic Briefing believes that China’s economic growth momentum is expected to rebound in the second half of the year.
"The scale of China's artificial intelligence core industry has exceeded 400 billion yuan, the number of enterprises has exceeded 3,000, .7 million 5G base stations have been built, 150 large-scale industrial Internet platforms have been cultivated, and more than 78 million units (sets) of connected industrial equipment have been connected. Artificial intelligence Accelerate integration with manufacturing, transportation, medical care, people's livelihood and other fields," Xiao Yaqing, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, said at the meeting.
Liu Gang, chief economist of the China New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Strategy Research Institute, said that the Chinese logic of the development of the artificial intelligence technology industry and the typical characteristics of China’s plans are “deep technological innovation” that promotes the deep integration of artificial intelligence and the real economy. “In Driven by deep technological innovation, China is becoming a world technological power, and the speed is accelerating. "
At the "Colorful" pier in the C section of Tianjin Port, "only goods are coming and going, but no human voice is heard."The remotely controlled cyan quay crane picked up the red container and landed smoothly on the white driverless container truck. With the support of Beidou system and 5G technology , terminal operation positioning has reached centimeter level, which is not only safer, but also improves operating efficiency by 20% and reduces labor costs by 60%.
"Currently, digitalization has become an irreversible global development trend. Whoever can better integrate digital technology with the real economy and coordinately promote digital industrialization and industrial digitization will occupy a more advantageous position in global competition." , founder of 360 Group Zhou Hongyi said.
The picture shows the "Tianjin" pure solar car displayed at the exhibition site. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhao Zishuo
"Scenario-driven" development of China's digital economic potential
According to Zhou Ji, director of the National Strategic Advisory Committee for the Construction of a Manufacturing Power, China has become a veritable world manufacturing power, but it is not yet a manufacturing power. In the next 15 years, it will This is a critical period for the development of "intelligent manufacturing", the core technology of the new round of industrial revolution. We should seize this once-in-a-lifetime historical opportunity to achieve a lane change and overtaking in China's manufacturing industry.
"Digital, networked, and intelligent technologies are profoundly changing all aspects of products and services. They will fundamentally promote the fourth industrial revolution and promote the transformation of the manufacturing industry from product-centered to user-centered." Zhou Ji said, China must give full play to its late-mover advantage and adopt a technological policy of parallel advancement and integrated development of digitalization, networking, and intelligence.
China's rapidly developing digital economy has huge potential. Represented by 5G, it is estimated that by 2025, 5G will drive 8 trillion yuan of information consumption in China, directly driving an economic added value of 2.93 trillion yuan.
Students from the Affiliated School of Tianjin Eco-City of Beijing Normal University study in the "VR/AR Classroom" Photo courtesy of the Affiliated School of Tianjin Eco-City of Beijing Normal University
"To develop smart technology and digital economy, we should insist on using scenarios as an important driving force." Zeng Yi, general manager of of China Electronics Information Industry Group Co., Ltd., said that based on the extremely broad market, promoting the application of scenarios in ultra-large and ultra-complex environments is a unique advantage and path for the development of China's digital economy.
Zhou Hongyi also said that there are about 40 million small and medium-sized enterprises in China, which have rich application scenarios for the development of the digital economy. In addition, the demographic dividend is also a dividend and potential for the development of China's digital economy.
"Whether such a large small and medium-sized enterprise can realize the digital transformation of to is directly related to the success or failure of the country's digital economic development." Zhou Hongyi said that helping small, medium and micro enterprises with digital transformation through the "software as a service" model is what 360 Group is doing .
Megvii Technology co-founder and CEO Yinqi said that artificial intelligence algorithms are being upgraded from programmers to "data-driven", including two technical directions. One is to help people live more easily in the physical world. , such as through robot-assisted production; the other is to help people have better enjoyment in the virtual world, such as the metaverse.
"But no matter which technical direction we follow, we must ultimately focus on scenario applications, and the goal is to make human life better." Yin Qi said. (End)
