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Traditional industries are an important part of our country's economy and a solid foundation for the modern industrial system. Promoting the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries is not only a strategic choice to proactively adapt to and lead a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, but also an important measure to enhance the resilience of industrial and supply chains and promote new industrialization. new productivity Technological innovation It is led by the substantial improvement of total factor productivity as the core symbol, which is an advanced form of productivity that is different from the traditional economic growth mode and productivity development path. Empower the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries with new productivity, promote the industry's leap from low added value to high added value, from scale expansion to quality and efficiency, from factor-driven to innovation-driven, and achieve“Old trees sprout new shoots”, is the key to reshaping the competitive advantage of the industry and seizing the initiative in future competition.
The inner logic of new productive forces empowering the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries
Revolutionary breakthroughs in key technologies drive the iteration of production paradigms.New productivity promotes the transformation of traditional production methods through revolutionary breakthroughs in digital, intelligent, and green technologies.
On the one hand, large numbers According to,artificial intelligence Digital technologies such as these have penetrated into the entire production and manufacturing process, prompting traditional industries to shift from experience-driven to data-driven, and from standardized batch manufacturing to flexible customization.
On the other hand, the innovative application of green technologies such as new energy and new materials has accurately solved the development pain points of high energy consumption and high emissions in traditional industries. By improving the energy consumption structure, optimizing process flows, and promoting circular production models, it has helped the industry break through resource and environmental constraints and realize the transformation from "high-carbon and extensive" to "green and low-carbon" production paradigms.
Innovative allocation of production factors activates the endogenous power of the industry.Faced with the dilemma of tight supply constraints and diminishing marginal returns of traditional factors, new production factors such as data, technology, and talents promote the optimization and upgrading of traditional industrial structures through innovative allocations with traditional factors. For example, the in-depth application of data elements can accurately capture and analyze information that is ignored in the traditional production process, promoting comprehensive changes in traditional industries in terms of production models and organizational forms; the gathering of high-end innovative talents has transformed the role of workers from repetitive operators to technology research and development leaders, intelligent equipment collaborative managers, data analysts, etc., providing intellectual support for traditional industries to break through the "ceiling" of technology and management.
The intersectional integration of industrial ecology reconstructs the value creation model.Through technological penetration, factor reorganization and model innovation, new productivity has broken the boundaries of traditional industries, promoted cross-border flow and efficient allocation of resources in different fields, spawned new business formats and new models, and expanded industrial value space. For example, traditional industries have been combined with information technology, biotechnology and other technologies to develop Smart manufacturing, smart agriculture and other new business formats; the deep integration of traditional industries and modern service industries promotes the extension of the value chain to high value-added links such as R&D and design, brand services, and full life cycle management. This integration not only reshapes the basic logic of value creation, but also enhances the core competitiveness of the industry and accelerates the transformation of traditional industries into high-quality development.
The path for new productive forces to empower the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries
Focus on high-end development and forge new competitive advantages in the industry.First, strengthen innovation in foundational areas. Address weaknesses in basic components, materials and software through fundamental research and original, disruptive technological innovation. Implement projects to rebuild industrial foundations and develop major technical equipment. Use open calls for teams to tackle difficult challenges to overcome critical technological bottlenecks in traditional industries and upgrade industrial capabilities. Second, improve the supply of high-end products. Guide companies to invest more in new product R&D, accelerate product upgrades, improve quality against advanced international standards and develop high-end ‘Made in China’ brands with proprietary intellectual property and international competitiveness. Third, optimise the industrial structure. Renew traditional industries and support established companies in specialising deeply in market segments, following a path of ‘Specialized and Specialized"The development path is to continuously incubate new technologies, open up new tracks, cultivate new industries, promote the strengthening and extension of traditional industries, and expand and extend into high-tech and high-value-added fields.
Focus on intelligence and stimulate new performance in digital intelligence empowerment。First, accelerate new infrastructure development. Plan ahead for digital information infrastructure such as 5G networks, data centres and computing centres; prioritise integrated applications and new use cases for 5G and the industrial internet in key production processes; and build an integrated cloud–network system supporting real-time transmission and processing of massive datasets. Second, digitally transform traditional industries through connectivity and intelligent technologies. Support leading companies in applying digital twins and artificial intelligence to build smart factories and digital workshops. Use models such as ‘industry brains’ and ‘factories of the future’ to transform the entire value chain and lifecycle of traditional industries, including steel, chemicals and building materials. Third, promote coordinated transformation among large, medium-sized and small companies. Encourage supply-chain leaders to develop comprehensive, distinctive and specialised industrial internet platforms and open data, technology and standards to upstream and downstream businesses. Provide SMEs with affordable, easily deployed digital products and solutions that are small, fast, lightweight and precise, driving transformation throughout the supply chain.
Focus on greening and create a new paradigm of energy conservation and carbon reduction.First, build clean, low-carbon energy and production systems. Optimise the energy mix, develop non-fossil energy, and strengthen innovation and large-scale application of green technologies such as environmentally friendly materials and energy-saving equipment. Upgrade major energy-consuming processes to save energy and reduce carbon emissions, and promote clean production methods. Second, strengthen green manufacturing systems. Transform industries including steel, petrochemicals, non-ferrous metals and textiles; promote green design; develop green products; build green factories and supply chains; and establish green manufacturing benchmarks. Create an efficient, clean, low-carbon and circular manufacturing system. Third, improve resource efficiency and recycling. Expand the comprehensive use of bulk solid wastes such as tailings and fly ash, promote advanced processing of recycled materials such as scrap steel and non-ferrous metals, and increase the recovery of resources from industrial solid waste, wastewater, waste gases and other by-products. Retrofit industrial parks for circular operations and build zero-waste parks and enterprises, enabling resources to be used in successive applications and circulated through the economy.
Focus on integration and build a new ecosystem of cross-border cooperation.The first is to deepen inter-industry integration, promote the in-depth connection between traditional industries and the digital economy, emerging industries, and modern service industries, and cultivate new cross-border integration business forms such as platform economy, supply chain finance, and industrial Internet. The second is to vigorously develop service-oriented manufacturing, promote personalized customization, shared manufacturing, general integration and general contracting and other models, and carry out remote operation and maintenance, full life cycle management and other services based on the industrial Internet platform, so as to realize the transformation from purely manufacturing to "manufacturing + service", and from simply selling products to selling "products + services". The third is to encourage the cross-border application of technology, actively promote the in-depth integration of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and blockchain with traditional industrial scenarios and core business processes, support enterprises, universities, scientific research institutions, financial institutions and other diverse entities to form cross-industry technological innovation alliances, carry out cross-domain technology collaborative research and development and cross-industry cross-application of products for specific scenarios, and promote the upgrading of traditional industries.
(Niu Xueyan Author’s unit: Henan Academy of Social Sciences)
Source: Guoke Torch Business Incubator Research Center