There is a new guide for the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises (Rui Finance)
Provide small, fast, lightweight, and precise products and solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises, and drive small and medium-sized enterprises in the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain and supply chain to carry out digital transformation...Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Guidelines for the Digital Transformation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises" (hereinafter referred to as "Guide"), from lowering the threshold of digitalization to accelerating digital empowerment, and stepping up efforts to help small and medium-sized enterprises.
Gradual development, clear transformation path
Taking multiple measures to promote scientific and efficient digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises is crucial to high-quality economic development.
The relevant person in charge of the Information Technology Development Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology introduced that the "Guide" clarified the digital transformation path of small and medium-sized enterprises from five aspects:
The first is to carry out digital assessment.
Small and medium-sized enterprises need to carry out digital evaluation from the aspects of basic level of digitalization, enterprise operation and management status, internal and external transformation resources, etc., and combine the potential transformation value of business links and management links to clarify the priority of digital transformation and effectively improve the efficiency of transformation.
The second is to promote digital management.
The digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises needs to build an organizational structure and management system that is compatible with the transformation, strengthen digital talent training, deepen cross-departmental communication and collaboration, improve the level of refined corporate management, and optimize business management decisions.
The third is to carry out business digitalization.
In the process of digital transformation, small and medium-sized enterprises should make full use of subscription services and lightweight products to reduce transformation costs.
Carry out the transformation of business links such as R&D and design, production and manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, implement product life cycle management, and develop value-added services based on digital products.
The fourth is to integrate into the digital ecology.
Small and medium-sized enterprises should actively connect with ecological resources such as core enterprises in the industrial chain supply chain, industry leading enterprises, parks/industrial clusters, deepen collaboration and support based on the industrial Internet platform, and use common technology platforms to carry out collaborative innovation.
The fifth is to optimize digital practice.
Small and medium-sized enterprises should evaluate the effectiveness of digital transformation from the aspects of digitalization level and enterprise management level, adjust the digital transformation strategy according to the current resource endowment and transformation status, select corresponding digital products and services, and improve the adaptability of the transformation strategy.
Deepen cooperation and improve supply level
The scope of application and objects of the "Guidelines" include not only small and medium-sized enterprises as the demand side, but also suppliers of digital transformation services for small and medium-sized enterprises such as Internet platform companies, industrial Internet platform companies, and digital transformation service providers.
For example, in terms of strengthening the matching between supply and demand, the "Guidelines" proposes to follow the idea of "building platforms for large enterprises and using platforms for small and medium-sized enterprises". .
In terms of developing lightweight applications, the "Guide" calls for focusing on the pain points and difficulties in the transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises, and providing "small, fast, light and accurate" products and solutions.
In terms of deepening ecological-level collaboration, the "Guidelines" recommends that large enterprises build or apply industrial Internet platforms, open orders, technologies, tools, talents, data, knowledge and other resources to upstream and downstream small and medium-sized enterprises, and explore cooperation models of symbiosis, sharing, complementarity and mutual benefit.
"The key to the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises is multi-party coordination." The relevant person in charge of the Information Technology Development Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology encourages large enterprises, platform enterprises, and digital transformation service providers to focus on the pain points in the operation of small and medium-sized enterprises and the bottlenecks in their development. Design a "toolbox" in stages and scenarios to help small and medium-sized enterprises achieve low-cost and high-efficiency digital transformation.
Zhou Hongyi, founder of 360 Group, said that Internet platform companies and other entities need to provide low-threshold services with the characteristics of "low delivery threshold, low configuration requirements, low technical difficulty, low operation difficulty, and low cost of use" to help small and medium-sized enterprises accelerate their digital transformation. "Recently, we have launched a SaaS store, which specializes in serving small and medium-sized enterprises to bridge the digital divide."
Take multiple measures and increase policy support
In the process of digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises, the government should also give full play to its role.
The "Guidelines" put forward work requirements such as strengthening transformation guidance, increasing financial support, promoting pilot applications, improving supporting services, and optimizing the development environment, aiming to promote relevant departments to strengthen resource support in terms of technology, capital, services, and talents.
"Insufficient funds for transformation are one of the core challenges for the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises." The relevant person in charge of the Information Technology Development Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said, for example, that financial support should be increased to lower the threshold for the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Encourage qualified places to support small and medium-sized enterprises on the cloud platform through special funds and subsidy policies.
Financial institutions are encouraged to provide products and services related to the digital transformation of SMEs.
At the same time, it is necessary to optimize the transformation and development environment from the aspects of infrastructure, evaluation system, development atmosphere, finance, taxation, and talent training to accelerate the digital transformation process of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Zhou Minliang, a researcher at the Institute of Industrial Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said in an interview with our reporter that the majority of small and medium-sized enterprises are an important foundation of China's real economy and play an irreplaceable role in employment, taxation, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
As far as the Chinese economy is concerned, actively promoting the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises is conducive to promoting industrial digitalization and digital industrialization, thereby laying a solid foundation for high-quality development.
"Whether it is to promote digitalization of management, digitalization of business, or in-depth "hand in hand" for large and medium-sized enterprises, the "Guidelines" has given many practical measures. This will help small and medium-sized enterprises avoid small-scale, high-cost, Weak foundation and other disadvantages allow digital transformation to provide a solid boost to the development of enterprises. In the future, in the process of promoting pilot projects, more small and medium-sized enterprises should be encouraged to participate in the process of digital transformation in a timely manner." Zhou Minliang said.
(People's Daily Overseas Edition reporter Wang Junling)