China Youth Daily Client (CYD - CYN reporter Meng Pei Pei) "The industrial Internet ecology is being built at an accelerated pace, and as of June this year, there are more than 100 industrial Internet platforms with certain influence, and the number of connected industrial equipment exceeds 73 million units (sets)." At the 2021 Smart Economy Summit Forum held on July 29, Xie Shaofeng, director of the Information Technology Development Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, announced several sets of data to show the positive results achieved in the process of promoting smart manufacturing and manufacturing transformation and upgrading in China. Xie Shaofeng mentioned that the digital infrastructure is being consolidated, "we have built the world's largest fiber optic network, 4G network, 5G network, the proportion of administrative villages connected to fiber optics and 4G has exceeded 99%, the number of 5G base stations accounted for 70% of the world. In the first half of this year, the rapid growth of industrial software and electronic components". He pointed out that the Ministry of Industry will strengthen the 5G, industrial Internet, artificial intelligence and other new infrastructure layout, in-depth implementation of major national software projects, to enhance the core electronic components, key technology software and other production capacity development level, to achieve advanced industrial base, adhere to the "short board, convex long board" and to achieve the industrial chain, the supply chain Modernization, even to enhance the level of industrial Internet platform empowerment; will continue to cultivate cross-industry, cross-field, comprehensive industrial Internet platform, the development of special platforms for key industries and regions, support the construction of professional platforms, improve the level of supply of industrial solutions; support leading enterprises in various industries to deepen the "5G + industrial Internet Support the leading enterprises in each industry to deepen the implementation practice of "5G+Industrial Internet" and form more high-value, application scenarios and sustainable transformation models, etc. Source: China Youth Daily Client