(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Wuhan accelerates economic revival: "Cloud Economy" breaks new ground

　　China News Agency, Wuhan, May 22 Question: Wuhan accelerates economic revival: "Cloud Economy" breaks new ground

　　China News Agency reporter Zhang Qin

　　The sudden new pneumonia epidemic caused Wuhan economic development to stagnate. After experiencing heavy losses, how the local economic development resumes has attracted the attention of all parties. Nowadays, entering the stage of normalized epidemic prevention and control, Wuhan is accelerating the economic revival, and is returning to power after the restart and breakthrough.

Accelerated restart of advantageous industries

　　50.1 seconds, this is the time for a new car of Dongfeng Honda Motor Co., Ltd. to go offline. Suffered from the impact of the epidemic, Dongfeng Honda Motor Co., Ltd., which was shut down for more than two months, resumed production and resumed production on March 11. Up to now, the cumulative production of more than 120,000 vehicles has returned to the normal level before the epidemic.

　　On May 21, a reporter from China News Service came to the assembly workshop of Dongfeng Honda's third factory, and there was a busy scene in front of him. Ma Jie, Chief of Advertising Section of Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd., introduced that at present, Dongfeng Honda's three factories in Wuhan are catching up with production in a hurry, maintaining the production rhythm of double-duty production, maximizing delivery capacity and product reliability to compensate Loss of production in the past few months.

　　It's not just the auto industry that is rushing for time. As of May 11, Wuhan's industrial enterprises above designated size had a resumption rate of 98.8%. In April, Wuhan's total import and export volume has returned to the average level of the whole year last year. In that month, the growth rate of the added value of Wuhan's industrial enterprises above designated size basically returned to the level of the same period last year.

New formats break through and show advantages

　　While striving to consolidate traditional superior industries with "recovery", a number of new technologies, new formats, and new models represented by the "cloud economy", such as Wuhan online classrooms, home office, virtual exhibitions, and live broadcasts, have broken through the trend Bring new opportunities in the crisis to cities and businesses.

　　"The pressure brought by the epidemic to the enterprise is largely due to the reduction of work efficiency, production capacity, and the huge hard daily expenses required to maintain the operation of the enterprise." According to Zhan Jianbo, vice president of the University of Science and Technology, the pressure is short-term The strategic opportunities for enterprise development are long-term.

　　Since the outbreak, the University of Science and Technology has relied on the non-contact, intelligent and other characteristics of artificial intelligence technology to fully develop in the fields of smart medical care and online education. Zhan Jianbo believes that the development of new infrastructure is an effective measure to deal with the impact of the epidemic and stabilize the economic fundamentals. It will play an important role in artificial intelligence in the new infrastructure and allow artificial intelligence technology to better meet the needs of society. The strategic direction of Wuhan's industrial development.

　　Zhan Jianbo said that HKUST hopes to continue to enhance its core technological innovation capabilities, participate deeply in the development of artificial intelligence technology and industry in Wuhan, and help the local become a domestic artificial intelligence center.

Investment environment recognized

　　Wuhan, which was "reborn" after the epidemic, also attracted investors' attention. In the past week, 37 state-owned enterprise projects with a total value of more than 180 billion yuan (RMB, the same below) were signed in Wuhan, and Honeywell ’s emerging market headquarters and innovation center of the world ’s top 500 companies were opened in Wuhan. There was good news for Wuhan. The economic revival after the epidemic injects powerful momentum.

　　"Wuhan is Honeywell's best choice," said Zhang Yufeng, President of Honeywell China. Wuhan is a central city in central China with obvious geographical advantages. It is also an important industrial base and scientific research base in China. Radiate the vast central and western markets of China and meet their market needs.

　　Ye Qing, deputy director of the Hubei Provincial Statistics Bureau, who holds the same view, believes that the unique geographical advantage makes Wuhan a pivotal position in China's economic industry. He analyzed, "The impact of the epidemic on the local economy is short-term and is expected to reach the level of the same period last year in the third quarter."

Traditional service industry urgently needs to break

　　Under the epidemic situation, the traditional service industry represented by the catering industry was greatly affected. According to the "Wuhan Economic Operation in the First Quarter of 2020" published by the Wuhan Municipal Statistics Bureau, in the first quarter, the turnover of Wuhan's catering industry decreased by 56.5%.

　　Recently, Wuhan City has introduced various policies to support the resumption of production and small and medium-sized enterprises and self-employed individuals including the catering industry. Some catering companies have begun to change their minds while broadening online sales channels and increasing promotional efforts. Some star-rated hotels "put down" to sell early and set up barbecue stalls to attract consumers.

　　In this regard, Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Wuhan Food and Beverage Association, believes that the sale of breakfast and barbecue in star-rated hotels is not an economic account, but a brand account. Its social benefits are far greater than the economic benefits. Whether it is a large restaurant or a small restaurant, only the initiative can attack Find new business opportunities. In the next step, the catering association will coordinate the efforts of all parties to carry out the identification of rest assured restaurants to help the catering industry in Wuhan recover. (Finish)