The Ministry of Commerce and eight other departments issued the Opinions on Accelerating the Advancement of Science and Technology in Commerce

In order to thoroughly implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on developing new quality productive forces in light of local conditions, building a modern industrial system, and expanding domestic demand, implement the Outline of the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China, better leverage the leading and supporting role of science and technology in the innovative development of commerce and trade, and accelerate the building of a strong domestic market, the following opinions are hereby put forward.

I. General Requirements

Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the plenary sessions of the 20th Central Committee, earnestly implement the arrangements of the Fourth Plenary Session, fully, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development philosophy, adhere to high-quality development as the primary task, take scientific and technological innovation as the driving force, take meeting the people's ever-growing needs for a better life as the starting point and ultimate goal, coordinate the promotion of upgrading commodity consumption, expanding service consumption, improving circulation efficiency and integrated scenario innovation, raise the level of application of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of Things, cloud computing, blockchain, digital twins and embodied intelligence, and promote the intelligent, green and integrated development of the entire commerce and trade chain, so as to provide strong support for building a strong domestic market.

II. Empowering the Upgrading of Commodity Consumption through Science and Technology

(1) Promoting the iterative upgrading of commodity supply. Thoroughly implement the special action of "AI + Manufacturing", accelerate the deep integration of AI technology with product R&D, design, manufacturing and marketing, and enrich the supply of smart commodities such as smartphones, computers, home appliances, wearable devices and robots. Encourage the R&D and application of smart products based on safe and reliable open-source operating systems. Accelerate the transformation and upgrading of historical classic industries and develop classic famous products and premium goods. Build a matrix of Chinese consumer famous products and identify consumer famous products featuring independent innovation and high quality. Vigorously develop sci-tech agriculture and promote the quality and efficiency improvement of high-quality specialty agricultural products. Promote the integrity-based innovative development of time-honored brands and support time-honored brand enterprises in using modern production technologies for product innovation.

(2) Promoting the matching of supply and demand in commodity consumption. Develop flexible manufacturing, encourage enterprises to apply technologies such as industrial large models and edge intelligence to build adaptive flexible production systems, and promote new models such as production on demand and consumer-to-manufacturer (C2M). Vigorously develop AI-based personalized customization, cultivate a number of customization brands with industry influence, and meet personalized consumer needs.

(3) Stimulating the vitality of the commodity consumption market. Relying on exhibitions such as the China International Consumer Products Expo, the Global Digital Trade Expo and the China Agricultural Trade Fair, build platforms for the display, exchange and trading of scientific and technological achievements. Cultivate segmented consumption hotspots, create consumption scenarios for new sci-tech products, and unleash consumption potential in segmented fields. Promote the extension of smart consumption facilities and services to counties, improve county-level smart product service networks, and stimulate the vitality of lower-tier markets.

III. Promoting the Expansion of Service Consumption through Science and Technology

(4) Improving the service level of basic-demand categories. Innovate domestic service models, support domestic service enterprises in cooperating with sci-tech enterprises, and build smart domestic service platforms. Accelerate the digital transformation of the catering industry and release a batch of typical cases of catering digitalization. Support qualified localities in exploring the inclusive application of AI technology in scenarios such as health management, pharmaceutical services and rehabilitation care, and expand the supply of high-quality medical and health services. Improve the quality of elderly care and childcare services, encourage qualified regions to build smart elderly care service institutions, and accelerate the development of new forms of smart elderly care and childcare.

(5) Expanding the supply of upgrading-type services. Upgrade the national smart education platform, open high-quality educational resources to society, and enrich educational service scenarios. Carry out pilot applications of "AI + Culture and Tourism", promote the integrated application of AI and technologies such as extended reality, develop distinctive cultural and tourism products and smart services, and improve the supply of cultural and tourism service consumption. Advance the "Data Elements × Sports" action and develop new sports consumption models such as immersive and interactive spectating. Accelerate the promotion and popularization of convenient television terminals such as integrated televisions and plug-in micro set-top boxes, and promote the expansion and quality improvement of audio-visual electronic consumption.

(6) Improving the quality of personalized services. Adhere to the principle of science and technology for good, and cultivate healthy and standardized new forms of smart services such as robots and virtual digital human companionship. Support the R&D and industrialization of ultra-high-definition audio-visual technology, and promote the application of immersive audio-visual in multiple fields such as commercial districts, cultural entertainment, tourism, and education and training. Use technologies such as AI and digital twins to optimize the R&D and design of IP in fields such as culture, tourism, sports, China-chic and historical classic industries, and promote cross-sector integration.

IV. Smoothing the Commerce and Trade Circulation Chain through Science and Technology

(7) Improving the integrated efficiency of supply chains. Implement the special action to accelerate the development of digital and intelligent supply chains, and deepen collaborative innovation in technologies such as the Internet of Things, cloud computing and blockchain. Promote facilities and equipment such as intelligent stereoscopic warehouses, intelligent logistics equipment and unmanned delivery, and advance the intelligent integration of warehousing, distribution and transportation. Develop green supply chains and promote green technologies, green procurement, green products and green packaging. Cultivate a number of leading enterprises in digital and intelligent supply chains and empower small and medium-sized enterprises in the chain.

(8) Promoting the digital and intelligent upgrading of wholesale and retail. Deepen the digital collaboration between the wholesale industry and industries, and promote the integrated online and offline development of wholesale enterprises. Accelerate the digital and intelligent transformation of agricultural product wholesale markets and improve the efficiency of agricultural product collection, distribution and circulation. Implement the retail industry innovation and improvement project. Encourage enterprises to apply digital technologies to optimize links such as store layout, purchase-sales-inventory management, logistics distribution, anti-counterfeiting traceability and after-sales management.

(9) Building a quality-oriented e-commerce ecosystem. Carry out the quality e-commerce cultivation action, promote the "authenticate before shipping" model, and improve the full-chain quality management level of platforms. Strengthen the quality standards, inspection and brand building of online-sold commodities in key fields such as home appliances, home decoration and furnishings, and electronic products. Strengthen the online verification of compulsory product certification (CCC certification) on e-commerce platforms. Advance the pilot reform of CCC certification marks for products in key fields, and add CCC traceability QR codes.

V. Shaping Future Commercial Scenarios through Science and Technology

(10) Create intelligent scenarios. Cultivate new business forms of commercial agents, and develop specialized agents such as intelligent shopping guides, intelligent operations, and intelligent logistics. Promote the implementation of embodied intelligence technologies in the commerce and trade field, and expand application scenarios such as home services and commercial logistics. Develop intelligent consumption scenarios such as cloud shopping and cloud display, and support the application of technologies such as digital twins in consumption scenarios.

(11) Expand green scenarios. Develop new green and low-carbon business models, support enterprises in using blockchain technology to carry out product carbon footprint accounting, and create low-carbon product consumption scenarios. Promote the application of advanced biofuels, new bio-based materials, and biodegradable plastics, cultivate benchmark entities such as green shopping malls, green restaurants, and green logistics parks, and advance green consumption. Promote the intelligent upgrading of second-hand commodity circulation and renewable resource recycling, and create a green circular business ecosystem.

(12) Cultivate integrated scenarios. Relying on pilots of new consumption forms, new models, and new scenarios, promote the integrated application of technologies such as virtual reality and digital twins in fields such as culture and entertainment, tourism, health, and sports, and create a batch of new consumption scenarios integrating commerce, tourism, culture, sports, and health. Guide localities to focus on key locations such as pedestrian streets, business districts, and tourist attractions, build a batch of consumption scenarios integrating the digital and the real, and continuously enrich the diverse application of new technologies.

VI. Optimize the Development Environment for Commercial Science and Technology

(13) Improve the commercial science and technology standards system. Promote the implementation of the series of national standards of "Intelligent Grading of Artificial Intelligence Terminals," and accelerate the construction of a unified standards system covering various terminal forms. Implement the standards upgrading action in the commerce field. Carry out national standardization pilots in the commerce and trade field, and explore effective ways to support innovative development of commerce and trade through standardization.

(14) Consolidate the foundation of digital and intelligent infrastructure. Promote the upgrading and transformation of commercial infrastructure, and accelerate the application of the industrial internet and cloud computing platforms in the commerce and trade field. Deeply implement the entrepreneurship support plan for artificial intelligence small and medium-sized enterprises, and promote inclusive computing power to empower artificial intelligence startup enterprises in the commerce and trade field. Establish a batch of high-quality datasets and trusted data spaces in the commerce and trade field, and promote the integrated application and value release of commercial data and public data.

(15) Improve the security supervision and governance system. According to different application scenarios, prudently and steadily carry out tiered governance of commercial agents. Clarify the boundaries and norms for the collection, use, and sharing of commercial data, explore the release of a negative list for data application, establish a data security risk monitoring and early warning system, and enhance security protection and governance capabilities. Implement inclusive and prudent regulation, allow new technologies and new models to carry out stress tests and sandbox pilots within a controllable range, and improve the level of refined regulation.

VII. Strengthen Support and Safeguards

(16) Strengthen scientific and technological research and development and transformation application. Accelerate key technology research and development in fields such as new displays and intelligent terminals, expand typical application scenarios and feasible business models, and strengthen demonstration and promotion. Cultivate and build commercial technology application innovation centers. Focus on the consumer goods field to cultivate a batch of technology transfer and transformation institutions, and accelerate the market transformation of cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements such as brain-computer interfaces and embodied intelligence. Support commerce and trade enterprises in fields such as intelligent warehousing and digital and intelligent supply chains in applying for specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative enterprises.

(17) Strengthen talent cultivation in the commerce and trade field. Increase efforts to cultivate interdisciplinary talents in commercial science and technology, support regular higher education institutions, research institutes, and vocational schools in jointly building training bases and practical training platforms with commerce and trade enterprises, support qualified regions in establishing city-level industry-education consortia oriented to the commerce and trade field, encourage leading enterprises to take the lead in establishing industry-education integration communities related to commerce and trade, and promote work-study integrated training, order-based customized training, and job-direct training. Promote the establishment of related new occupations (job types) such as logistics robot application technology and intelligent system management.

(18) Increase fiscal and financial support. Coordinate the use of existing funding channels to promote the popularization and application of emerging technologies in the consumption field. Encourage financial institutions, in accordance with market-based and law-based principles, to increase financial support for new consumption scenarios and provide diversified financial products and services. Guide financial institutions to increase financial support for technological transformation and equipment renewal in the field of consumer commercial facilities, and improve service quality and efficiency.

All localities and relevant departments should fully understand the important role of science and technology in the innovative development of commerce and trade, strengthen organizational leadership and comprehensive coordination, strengthen the principal position of enterprises in innovation, and improve long-term promotion mechanisms. The Ministry of Commerce, together with relevant departments, should strengthen overall coordination, do a good job in policy publicity, promptly summarize and promote typical experience and results of invigorating commerce through science and technology, create a good atmosphere, and promote the implementation and effectiveness of various measures.

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