The Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission issued the "National Informatization 15th Five-Year Plan," proposing the development of high-performance AI chips and the timely launch of 6G commercialization

Recently, the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission issued the "National Informatization '15th Five-Year Plan" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"), making deployment arrangements for systematically and deeply advancing national informatization development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. It is an action guide for guiding and advancing the informatization work of all regions and relevant departments.

By 2030, a new-generation communications network will be fully built, and commercial use of sixth-generation mobile communications (6G) will be launched in due course

The "Plan" proposes that by 2030, China's informatization will have made major progress, and its role in advancing Chinese-style modernization will be more prominent. The leading advantages of information infrastructure will be consolidated and expanded, a three-dimensional network system spanning land, sea, air, and space will be basically formed, a new-generation communications network will be fully built, commercial use of sixth-generation mobile communications (6G) will be launched in due course, the national blockchain network will be basically completed, and the intelligent internet will be accelerated in layout and development. Scientific and technological innovation capacity in cyberspace will be significantly enhanced, the scientific and technological innovation system will be more complete, and breakthroughs will be made in key core technologies in key fields.

The cyber and information industry ecosystem will flourish and develop, digital technology and the real economy will be deeply integrated, and the comprehensive strength of cyber and information enterprises will be significantly enhanced. The level of digital, networked, and intelligent application in the economy and society will reach a new stage, and the ability to empower economic and social development and governance will be markedly improved. Cybersecurity safeguards will be solid and strong, the system of laws and regulations and standards will be more complete, and the concept of a community with a shared future in cyberspace will be deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Accelerate the building of a nationally integrated computing network and promote the coordinated development of computing power, electric power, and networks

The "Plan" proposes improving integrated application infrastructure. Implement the national blockchain network construction project and consolidate the foundation of the internet of value. Accelerate the building of a nationally integrated computing network and promote the coordinated development of computing power, electric power, and networks. Optimize the layout of general computing power, intelligent computing power, and supercomputing power. Explore forward-looking research and technological layout for space computing power. Steadily build infrastructure for data circulation and utilization. Build new-type industrial networks and promote independent iteration of the mobile internet of things. Build new-type radio and television networks. Advance the digital and intelligent upgrading of infrastructure in transportation, energy, municipal affairs, water conservancy, and other areas.

Develop high-performance artificial intelligence chips and highly available basic software stacks

The "Plan" proposes developing high-performance artificial intelligence chips and highly available basic software stacks. Lay out technologies for highly intelligent mobile phones, computers, wearable devices, and other technologies. Develop embodied intelligence technologies such as unmanned vehicle terminals and humanoid robots. Accelerate research and development of technologies such as quantum computing, quantum communication, and quantum precision measurement. Promote research on quantum security protection technologies and accelerate research on post-quantum cryptography. Promote the research, development, and application of brain-computer interface systems, and develop systems and devices for signal acquisition, neural decoding, disease diagnosis and treatment, and virtual-real control.

Promote the orderly expansion of opening up in telecommunications, the internet, and other fields; increase the degree of opening up in software and information services and other areas

The "Plan" proposes expanding the opening up of digital services. Promote the orderly expansion of opening up in telecommunications, the internet, and other fields, and increase the degree of opening up in software and information services and other areas. Improve the convenience of digital services for overseas personnel entering China. Give play to the role of pilot free trade zones, the Hainan Free Trade Port, and others to promote the development of digital trade. Implement an overseas development action for cyber and information enterprises, support cyber and information enterprises in steadily and orderly expanding overseas business, and strengthen the protection of overseas rights and interests.

Questions and answers with reporters on the "National Informatization '15th Five-Year Plan"

Recently, the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission issued the "National Informatization '15th Five-Year Plan" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"). A responsible official of the Cyberspace Administration of China answered reporters' questions on the "Plan".

1. Q: What are the background and purpose of the introduction of the "Plan"?

A: The General Secretary profoundly pointed out major assertions such as "informatization has brought a once-in-a-millennium opportunity to the Chinese nation" and "without informatization there would be no modernization", and made a series of major deployments and put forward a series of clear requirements on promoting informatization development. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee and the effective overall coordination of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, strategic plans such as the "National Informatization Development Strategy Outline", the "13th Five-Year Plan for National Informatization", and the "14th Five-Year Plan for National Informatization" have been issued and implemented, promoting remarkable results in China's informatization development and achieving a leap from key breakthroughs to comprehensive empowerment.

During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's informatization development is in a new stage of comprehensive leap in digitalization, networking, and intelligence, playing a strategic, overall, and leading role in Chinese-style modernization construction, while also facing a series of new situations, new tasks, and new challenges. The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly proposed that by 2035, informatization will be basically achieved. The "Outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China" proposed the goal of making major progress in informatization.

To implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and in accordance with the work arrangements of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, the Cyberspace Administration of China, together with relevant departments, organized the compilation of the "National Informatization '15th Five-Year Plan", which, around systematically and deeply advancing national informatization development, systematically plans the task book, timetable, and roadmap for informatization development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. It is an action guide for guiding and advancing the informatization work of all regions and relevant departments.

2. Q: What is the overall consideration of the "Plan"?

A: The "Plan" adheres to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implements the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the plenary sessions of the 20th Central Committee, comprehensively implements the General Secretary's important thought on building a strong cyber nation, completely, accurately, and comprehensively implements the new development philosophy, accelerates the building of a new development pattern, solidly promotes high-quality development, deeply implements the strategy of building a strong cyber nation, focuses on building a new-type information infrastructure system, a cyber and information science and technology innovation system, and a cyber and information industry ecosystem, focuses on improving the level of modern governance, information benefiting the people, dualization coordination, regional coordination, and open development, focuses on consolidating support for security safeguards and laws and regulations and standards, and overall improves the digital, networked, and intelligent level of the economy and society, providing strong momentum and solid support for advancing the great cause of building a strong nation and national rejuvenation.

3. Q: What are the main goals of the "Plan"?

Answer: The Plan closely follows the Outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China and relevant arrangements for building a cyber power, and proposes that by 2030, China's informatization will have made major progress, with its role in advancing Chinese-style modernization becoming more prominent. The leading advantages of information infrastructure will be consolidated and expanded, a three-dimensional network system spanning land, sea, air and space will basically take shape, the new-generation communications network will be fully built, commercial use of sixth-generation mobile communications (6G) will be launched in due course, the national blockchain network will be basically completed, and the intelligent internet will be developed at an accelerated pace. The capacity for scientific and technological innovation in cyberspace will be significantly enhanced, the scientific and technological innovation system will be more robust, and breakthroughs will be made in key core technologies in key fields. The cyber industry ecosystem will flourish, digital technology and the real economy will be deeply integrated, and the comprehensive strength of cyber enterprises will be significantly enhanced. The level of digital, networked and intelligent application in the economy and society will reach a new stage, and the ability to empower economic and social development and governance will be markedly improved. Cybersecurity safeguards will be solid and strong, the system of laws and regulations and standards will be more complete, and the concept of a community with a shared future in cyberspace will be deeply rooted in people's minds.

4. Question: What are the main indicators proposed in the Plan?

Answer: The Plan proposes 12 main indicators, including the internet penetration rate, the number of 5G (including 5G-A) base stations per 10,000 people, the share of IPv6 network traffic, the power usage effectiveness (PUE) of newly built large and ultra-large computing facilities, the R&D expenditure intensity of the computer, communications and other electronic equipment manufacturing industry, the number of valid domestic invention patents in core industries of the digital economy, the application penetration rate of new-generation intelligent terminals, intelligent agents and the like, the added value of core industries of the digital economy as a share of gross domestic product (GDP), the proportion of enterprises with comprehensive digitalization in key business links, the scale of cross-border e-commerce imports and exports, the share of adults with advanced digital literacy and skills, and the population coverage rate of electronic social security cards, covering infrastructure, technological innovation, industrial ecosystem, application empowerment and other aspects. They both take into account continuity with relevant indicators in the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Informatization and fully reflect the forward-looking and representative nature of informatization development, effectively guiding all regions and relevant departments to promote high-quality informatization development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.

5. Question: What key tasks does the Plan deploy?

Answer: Focusing on systematically and deeply advancing national informatization development, the Plan proposes an overall layout of "building three systems, raising five levels, and consolidating two supports," and deploys 25 key tasks in 10 areas and 7 special columns.

First, build a new-type information infrastructure system. This includes building a three-dimensional network infrastructure, improving integrated application infrastructure, and laying out and developing the intelligent internet, and sets up a special column on the information infrastructure innovation and development project. Second, build a cyberspace scientific and technological innovation system. This includes enhancing basic research and original innovation capacity, making breakthroughs in key core technologies, and promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation, and sets up a special column on the cyberspace scientific and technological innovation breakthrough project. Third, build a cyber industry ecosystem. This includes cultivating new industries and new tracks, empowering the optimization and upgrading of traditional industries, and promoting the high-quality development of cyber enterprises, and sets up a special column on the cyber industry ecosystem development project. Fourth, raise the level of modern governance. This includes raising the level of e-government services and advancing digital empowerment of grassroots work, and sets up a special column on the intelligent society development and governance action. Fifth, raise the level of information benefiting the people. This includes raising the level of informatization in livelihood services and enhancing digital literacy and skills for all. Sixth, raise the level of digital and green coordination. This includes developing digital and green production methods, promoting green and smart lifestyles, and strengthening digital governance for green development. Seventh, raise the level of regional coordination. This includes serving the implementation of major regional strategies, promoting connectivity and co-construction and sharing, and advancing the integrated development of urban and rural informatization, and sets up a special column on the action for coordinated informatization development in key regions. Eighth, raise the level of open development. This includes deepening exchanges and cooperation in cyberspace and expanding the opening-up of digital services, and sets up a special column on the overseas development action for cyber enterprises. Ninth, consolidate security safeguard support. This includes strengthening security safeguards for new technologies and new applications and raising the level of data security and personal information protection, and sets up a special column on the action to enhance the facilitation of cross-border data flows. Tenth, consolidate legal and standards support. This includes improving legislation in the cyber field and advancing the construction of informatization standards.

6. Question: How does the Plan ensure implementation?

Answer: To promote the implementation of the Plan's tasks and ensure practical results, the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission will, in the next step, work with relevant departments in four areas.

In strengthening overall coordination, improve the overall coordination mechanism for national informatization development, strengthen departmental coordination, central-local linkage and classified guidance, organize monitoring and evaluation of implementation, regularly release national informatization development reports, and promote the effective implementation of all tasks. In funding support, coordinate and make good use of various fiscal funds and industrial funds in accordance with regulations, develop and expand patient capital, long-term capital and strategic capital, and guide financial institutions to support the development of the cyber industry. In talent team building, comprehensively enhance the informatization performance capacity of leading cadres and increase efforts to cultivate interdisciplinary and cross-field composite talents. In strengthening publicity and guidance, widely build social consensus and stimulate the enthusiasm, initiative and creativity of the whole society in promoting informatization development.

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