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At present, the central government has successively made important arrangements to speed up the construction of new infrastructure. Many investment and construction plans have been launched in many places. The technology industry, especially the digital industry, has Technology companies are participating in new infrastructure construction.
What’s new in new infrastructure?
New infrastructure mainly refers to new infrastructure represented by 5G, data centers, artificial intelligence, industrial Internet, and the Internet of Things. It is essentially information digitization. Infrastructure
The recent meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee emphasized "accelerating the construction of new infrastructure such as 5G networks and data centers." Previously, the National Development and Reform Commission clarified the scope of new infrastructure for the first time, and will work with relevant departments to study and issue relevant guidance to promote the development of new infrastructure, pressing the "fast forward button" for the construction of new infrastructure.
What is new infrastructure? How is it different from traditional infrastructure?
Infrastructure is the basis of economic and social activities. It has the basic characteristics of foundation, piloting and publicity, and is crucial to the development of the national economy.
"Traditional infrastructure construction mainly refers to 'railway, public transport and aircraft', including construction projects such as railways, highways, airports, ports, water conservancy facilities, etc., which plays an important basic role in the process of my country's economic development. New infrastructure construction It mainly refers to new infrastructure represented by 5G, data centers, artificial intelligence, industrial Internet, and the Internet of Things, which are essentially information digital infrastructure," said Pan Jiaofeng, director of the Institute of Science and Technology Strategy Consulting of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Traditional infrastructure connects things and people, and the construction of roads and airports brings prosperous business to the region. The new digital infrastructure solves the connection, interaction and processing of data. New technologies such as 5G, cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence and quantum computing, as the infrastructure for digital industrialization and industrial digitization, will bring greater space for industrial upgrading and promote the formation of new products, services and new production systems. and new business models.
Railways and highways are the infrastructure of the industrial age. In the information age, infrastructure capabilities such as computing power and algorithms with data as key elements are more reflected. Su Meng, chairman and CEO of Beijing Percent Information Technology Co., Ltd., described that in terms of elements, if the data element is "petroleum" and the new infrastructure is "oil wells and oil pipelines," then data intelligence is "refining technology and equipment." ; Data intelligence processes resources into usable, high-value products and services.
Gao Hongwei, chairman of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, said that my country's infrastructure construction has gone through three stages: the first stage is to establish the energy and industrial products production system and production capacity as the main goal; the second stage The main goals are to improve "circulation capacity construction" and "urbanization construction". The third stage currently in place has the main goal of providing an infrastructure system for industrial governance, information governance, ecological governance and security governance services, with an emphasis on information governance infrastructure.
Liu Song, Vice President of Alibaba, believes that new infrastructure is an innovation in infrastructure and can promote the creation of new services and new business formats. It can change the basic model of scientific research, R&D design, and supply chain collaboration. For example, establishing a new value network based on data creation during the production process can transmit consumer demands to the production side in real time. This digital infrastructure can significantly improve economic efficiency across all factors.
Liu Song said that the next 10 years will be the “installation period” of new infrastructure. Currently, based on new generation digital technologies such as 5G, data centers, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things, various digital platforms including shopping, travel, entertainment, government affairs, intelligent manufacturing, etc. have been formed. These platforms are also digital industrialization , infrastructure for industrial digitalization. In addition, traditional infrastructure including "railroad infrastructure" has been digitally transformed to form integrated infrastructure. With the addition of 3D printing, intelligent robots, AR glasses, autonomous driving and other technologies, the new infrastructure will be a completely new technological landscape.
What is the use of new infrastructure?
Advanced intelligent technology is deeply integrated with industry, and new infrastructure will accelerate the intelligent transformation of traditional industries such as finance, manufacturing, and energy.
Use big data technology to build an epidemic transmission model to quickly assess and predict the source of infection, transmission speed, transmission path, transmission risk, etc.; artificial intelligence remote consultation, auxiliary diagnosis, and image analysis can effectively reduce the close contact of medical staff The risk of infection has greatly improved diagnostic efficiency; many companies have opened up computing power for free to support viral gene sequencing, new drug research and development, etc., helping scientific research institutions shorten the research and development cycle...
In the prevention and control of the new coronavirus epidemic and resumption of work In the resumption of production, behind new things and new business formats such as health codes, online courses, and smart retail are the application of new generation information technologies such as 5G, big data, artificial intelligence, and supercomputing, demonstrating the power of new infrastructure. Supporting effect.
The new infrastructure deeply integrates advanced intelligent technology with industry and will accelerate the intelligent transformation of traditional industries such as finance, manufacturing, and energy.
In the energy industry, wind farms are mostly located in remote areas, and engineering teams are stationed in remote R&D centers, making it difficult to perform on-site operation and maintenance of wind turbine equipment. Due to the complex internal structure of large-scale wind power equipment, local managers of wind farms often cannot predict faults and maintenance well, resulting in high equipment maintenance costs and difficulty in reducing operating costs. "The Industrial Internet combined with cloud computing and Internet of Things technology can help solve such problems and reduce operation and maintenance costs." said Qiao Jian, Vice President of Lenovo Group.
In the aerospace field, the Industrial Internet also plays an important role in promoting digital transformation. An aerospace electrical appliance company located in Guizhou, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, uses the aerospace cloud network as a platform to realize the entire process, automation and intelligence from marketing signing to R&D and production scheduling, from supply chain and manufacturing to settlement and after-sales. ization to solve the problem of agile response to the diverse needs of the market. "Currently, the company has an annual order volume of hundreds of thousands, and can process up to 2,000 orders per day. It can cope with the single-piece and small-batch production needs of various personalized products, achieving simultaneous improvements in efficiency, quality and benefits," Gao Hongwei said.
New infrastructure can also promote the upgrading and development of basic industries, especially the information technology industry, which not only drives the industry itself to expand its scale, but also promotes the development and growth of the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain.
Taking 5G as an example, 5G network construction not only involves a large amount of investment in factories, base stations, power supply and other infrastructure, but will also drive the transformation and upgrading of various industries such as factory renovation, construction and operation, system upgrades, and technical training. According to the forecast of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, by 2025, the cumulative investment in 5G network construction will reach 1.2 trillion yuan, driving related investment to exceed 3.5 trillion yuan.
Some experts pointed out that the new infrastructure will also promote the in-depth basic research, promote more achievements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence algorithms, chips and other fields, and help the technology field make up for shortcomings.
Why press the "fast forward button" at this time
It is not only an objective need to cope with the downward pressure on the economy, but also a decision based on a deep insight into and grasp of the general trends of world technology and industrial changes. Strategic Choice
In recent years, our country has been committed to seizing the opportunities of the new round of technological revolution, vigorously developing the digital economy, and promoting industrial optimization and upgrading. The planning and layout of the new infrastructure has already begun. Why choose to press the "fast forward button" at this time?
Experts said that this decision is not only an objective need to cope with the downward pressure on the economy, but also a strategic decision based on a profound insight into and grasp of the general trends of world technology and industrial changes.
Li Ying, first-level inspector of the Information Technology Development Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, believes that in the face of the challenges of increasing economic downward pressure, declining marginal benefits of traditional infrastructure investment and declining industrial penetration, it is necessary to promote new digital infrastructure Facility construction is an effective way for my country to hedge against the impact of the epidemic, optimize investment structure, and stimulate economic growth.
Creating new momentum for economic development is inseparable from the strong support of informatization, digitalization, and intelligence. Ma Yuan, founder and CEO of Pensees Technology, believes that the concentrated outbreak of online demand during the epidemic has demonstrated the potential of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, big data, and cloud computing to drive overall social and economic development, and objectively also opened up new The window period for infrastructure construction.
Pan Jiaofeng analyzed that as China’s economy shifts from a stage of rapid growth to high-quality development, the problem of incompatibility of the original infrastructure system has become more prominent. Based on the new era and new mission, the infrastructure system must also Make strategic adjustments.
Accelerating the promotion of new infrastructure, the value is not only in front of you. 5G, data centers, industrial Internet and other fields are advanced to a certain extent. Investing in new infrastructure is actually investing in the future and providing long-term services. Yang Yuanqing, chairman and CEO of Lenovo Group, believes that new infrastructure is a wave of infrastructure construction centered on technology, the new hard core of the economy. It injects strong "digital power" into China's economic transformation and upgrading and accumulates energy for high-quality development.
"In the long run, new infrastructure is a strategic, pilot, and overall project that strengthens the foundation and benefits the long term. It must be long-term, not divorced from national conditions, and must act within its capabilities." Science and Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Wan Jinbo, a researcher at the Strategic Consulting Institute, said.
Gao Hongwei said that enterprises participating in new infrastructure construction must also have the ability, determination, and patience to do professional work, take a long-term perspective, and ensure the speed and quality of new infrastructure construction. "People's Daily" (Page 19, June 8, 2020)