(Combating New Crown Pneumonia) Ministry of Science and Technology: Increase support for cutting-edge technology research and development and key core technology research
China News Agency, Beijing, April 3 (Reporter Sun Zifa) Qin Yong, director of the High-tech Department of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, said in Beijing on the 3rd that in the epidemic, new formats and models such as remote office and online education played an important role, and The Ministry of Science and Technology will increase support for research and development of cutting-edge technologies and key core technologies.
The State Council ’s joint prevention and control mechanism held a press conference on the same day to introduce work on technological innovation to support the resumption of production and the smooth operation of the economy.
Qin Yong pointed out at the press conference that in this epidemic situation, some new formats and new models have played a very important role, especially some new formats based on the Internet, which have exerted online advantages and broke the constraints of time and space. While making important contributions to protecting the daily life of the public, it has shown great development potential.
He said that under the need of isolation prevention and control, on the one hand, the application of new technologies and new models of digital products has grown rapidly, such as remote office, video conferencing, online education, online museums, and digital entertainment. On the other hand, these new products have seen rapid user growth in a short period of time. Big data and artificial intelligence technologies have been rapidly adopted and applied by governments and all walks of life in epidemic prevention and control, social governance and people's livelihood services.
Qin Yong said that in the next step, the Ministry of Science and Technology will take measures from three aspects to further promote the development of these new formats and models.
The first is to further strengthen research and development of cutting-edge technology and key core technologies. The focus includes advanced computing, core software, broadband communications, blockchain, optoelectronics, micro-nano electronics, artificial intelligence, new materials, etc. to support the country's new infrastructure. Construction.
The second is to increase the guidance and technical support for new formats and models that have shown great potential in this epidemic. The focus includes: new health industries, science and technology service industries, smart cities, modern logistics, and education services. Develop and grow these new kinetic energy.
The third is to further improve and introduce a number of supporting policies and measures with relevant departments to create a good policy environment for technological innovation and entrepreneurship.
Qin Yong pointed out that throughout the epidemic prevention and control, many Chinese research institutes and enterprises are actively using artificial intelligence technology and products for epidemic situation analysis, identification temperature measurement, virus detection, and auxiliary diagnosis and treatment, which have played a positive role in epidemic prevention and control. . Generally speaking, the use of artificial intelligence technology to respond to the epidemic situation is still in the initial exploration stage, but in the long run this will be the development trend.
He said that the Ministry of Science and Technology of China attaches great importance to the development of artificial intelligence technology. It has vigorously promoted artificial Smart development.
Qin Yong introduced that during the epidemic, the Ministry of Science and Technology urgently issued a number of artificial intelligence guidelines to further increase research and development support for basic artificial intelligence theories, common technologies and key devices. In the near future, the Ministry of Science and Technology will support a number of research projects through the "new generation of artificial intelligence" major projects for intelligent medical treatment, especially the application of artificial intelligence technology in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and drug research and development, in conjunction with epidemic prevention and control. (Finish)