China News Service, Zhengzhou, December 16 (Yang Dayong) In the countryside, mobile phones are empowered to become new agricultural tools, data becomes new agricultural materials, and live broadcast becomes new agricultural activities; in cities, there are smart cars, smart roads, and unmanned stations. , Automatic charging, smart stations, cloud control centers; in the mining area, truck drivers can sit in a warm office and mine against a computer screen... Today, the digital wave is playing different roles in different industries.

In the future, what impact will digitalization have on our lives?

On the 16th, at the Central Plains Digital Economy Forum held in Zhengzhou, relevant experts interpreted it.

　　"The digital economy has become the focal point of strategic choices around the world, and it has increasingly integrated into all fields of economic and social development. Wherever history goes, logic goes wherever it goes. Now, we are at the intersection of a thousand years of change. It is revolutionary. Significant new things often act as the main drivers of major changes. The role that the current digital wave is playing is also becoming a key force in reshaping the economy and reshaping the pattern of our world." Former Secretary of the Party Committee of Henan University of Science and Technology Xia Lin, President of Henan Public Relations Association, said that in the face of opportunities and challenges, we must not hesitate. We need to carry out multilateral international cooperation and put forward a Chinese plan.

Can we adapt to the trend of the digital transformation era, create new advantages in the digital economy, and win strategic opportunities?

　　According to Zhu Ming, deputy director of the Henan Provincial Big Data Bureau, Henan is an important agricultural province, a province with a large population, a province with a large economy, and a province with large resources, with a registered population of more than 100 million people, and its economic aggregate ranks fifth in the country. Central China is an important information and communication hub and transportation center in the country. It is a major province of data generation and application. It has a solid foundation, natural advantages and broad prospects for the development of big data.

At present, Henan is accelerating industrial transformation and upgrading, continuously cultivating and expanding market players, and constantly enhancing new development momentum. It can be said that Henan Province has ushered in unprecedented opportunities for digital development.

Xia Lin, former party secretary of Henan University of Science and Technology and president of Henan Public Relations Association, delivered a speech at the meeting.

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　　Xu Guiyang, director of the Digital Economy Center of Henan University of Economics and Law, said that 5G has been widely used in various life and work scenarios, such as smart utilities, consumer markets, healthcare, and industrial manufacturing. In the future, 5G applications will bring substantial growth to global GDP .

However, 5G currently has structural contradictions in the layout of the scene, digital divides, and ethical risks. At the same time, attention should be paid to the cooperation of basic strategic values ​​and other technologies.

　　Some experts believe that Henan should take the acceleration of core industries, the quality of digital transformation, and the improvement of smart cities as the main ways, with the construction of new infrastructure as an important support, implement the seven major projects of the digital economy, and promote the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy. Promote the construction of digital Henan.

　　In this forum, well-known business people such as Huawei Technologies, Kingdee Software, Inspur Group, etc. discussed the topic of "5G construction and application, status quo, and challenges", and discussed the digital economy’s role in promoting corporate growth from different levels and perspectives such as digital transformation. The unique role in the development of quality, the unanimous view is: innovation and integration must be used to empower the industry's digital and intellectual transformation.

　　The Central Plains Digital Economy · 5G and Future Summit Forum in 2021 will be held online and offline with the theme of "Digital Economy · 5G and the Future".

The forum is co-sponsored by Henan Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Henan Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Henan Provincial Communications Administration, Henan Provincial Big Data Administration, and Henan Provincial Public Relations Association.

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