"It is necessary to combine the resumption of work and production with the expansion of domestic demand, to release the suppressed and frozen consumption, and to grow and strengthen the new consumption and upgrade consumption that were spawned in the prevention and control of the epidemic, so that physical consumption and service consumption can be replenished. At the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on March 4th, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized on the current key tasks of the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and the stabilization of economic and social operations.
As General Secretary Xi Jinping said, the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic on the consumer sector cannot be underestimated, and strong demand during the Chinese New Year, such as catering, entertainment, and accommodation, is suppressed. But at the same time, online education, medical care, and other industries have gained growth, and new formats and models are also gestating. "In order to combat the epidemic, people generally work and work at home, which provides development opportunities for the development of online consumption and objectively promotes the development of contactless services." Said Ouyang Rihui, deputy dean of the China Internet Economics Research Institute of Central University of Finance and Economics. He believes that this will have three obvious effects: one is the application of digital technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence in various fields of the national economy, and the economic digital transformation is accelerating; the other is to promote the 5G technology to accelerate the development of commercial and blockchain technology application scenarios Etc., to enrich the infrastructure for the development of the digital economy; third, to accelerate the digitalization of economic and social governance, and to accelerate the digital transformation from the central to the grassroots level.
For example, AI-assisted medical rapid diagnosis CT images; robots undertake the work of epidemic spread prediction, accurate identification, guidance, disinfection, and publicity of epidemic prevention knowledge; in the field of logistics and express delivery, the robot's non-contact service ability to avoid cross infection, etc. And so did play a practical role in fighting the epidemic. The "China-WHO New Coronary Virus Pneumonia (COVID-19) Joint Expedition Report" stated that China's response measures mentioned that China applied new technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence to strengthen the management of close contacts and key populations. In evaluating the response, China also pointed out that China actively uses cutting-edge technology to promote innovation in prevention and control measures, such as transferring routine medical and teaching work to online medical platforms and using 5G platforms to support prevention and control work in rural areas.
What is more noteworthy is that the application during the epidemic prevention and control also reversely accelerated the implementation of technology. "One is to accelerate standardization and standardization. For example, Meituan Takeaway officially released the industry's first" contactless delivery service specification ", which defines the operation specifications of the takeaway platform to promote 'contactless delivery' in terms of service processes and service quality control. The second is The application field is rapidly expanding, and almost all fields are exploring the application of artificial intelligence and robots. For example, the Industrial Internet has played an important role in precise deployment, supply and demand docking, and coordination in different places. Third, market recognition is rapidly increasing, and many consumers have recognized it. New technology, experienced new technology, this recognition will accelerate the emergence of new models and new formats. "Ouyang Rihui said. For example, fresh e-commerce orders increased sharply during the epidemic, and surveys show that more than 70% of respondents said they would increase offline entertainment consumption such as catering and movies after the epidemic, and clothing, sports consumption, and tourism consumption would also follow them. Rear.
Ouyang Rihui said that in recent years, some people think that the development of the digital economy is just a slogan, or that the new economic and social form of the digital economy will not come so fast. However, in the fight against the epidemic, the government and markets, cities and villages, Scholars and enterprises have reached a high degree of consensus on the development of the digital economy and recognized the necessity and importance of developing new technologies, new industries and new consumption from reality. It can be said that new consumption modes such as online shopping, office, education, meal ordering, entertainment, offline contactless service, and unmanned delivery can not only alleviate the impact of physical consumption during the epidemic to a certain extent, "You can try to become an independent new consumption model through this stage of exploration. "Internet video, games, webcasting, knowledge payment, online education and other industries all have new power points during the epidemic. Service-based e-commerce has developed explosively, and new models and new formats are likely to emerge." Rihui said.
Our reporter Cui Shuang