【Commentary】On March 3, the Beijing Sub-center held a conference on high-quality industrial development. Geng Lei, director of the Economic and Information Bureau of Tongzhou District, Beijing, introduced at the meeting that the sub-center of Beijing focuses on the subdivision of the digital economy and vigorously develops the metaverse industry.

【During the same period】Geng Lei, director of the Economic and Information Bureau of Tongzhou District, Beijing

First, innovation resources continue (influx), in the past year, our district has added 63 new metaverse enterprises such as Blue Universe, Dehuo Technology, and Mandrill Pictures. Second, in terms of spatial layout, it has taken initial shape, and a 2000,<>-square-meter metaverse application innovation center has been built, and the next step will become a first-class domestic and world-leading metaverse industry exhibition center and application experience center. The third is to continue to improve the industrial ecology.

【Commentary】Geng Lei said that the sub-center strives to make breakthroughs in the introduction of ecological enterprises, the creation of scene projects and the formulation of standards through three years of efforts, build metaverse + cultural tourism, cities and other scene pilots, and build the sub-center into a metaverse application demonstration area featuring cultural tourism content.

【During the same period】Geng Lei, director of the Economic and Information Bureau of Tongzhou District, Beijing

The first is to strengthen the foundation empowerment, which is to build several key foundations and cornerstones for the development of our metaverse industry, including "one chain (blockchain digital platform)", "one shed (virtual studio)" and "one calculation (improve the layout of intelligent computing power infrastructure)". The second is to integrate and build chains, and we focus on (cultivate) the subdivided industrial chains in the four metaverse fields. The third is to build a nest and attract phoenixes, planning to build a "1+N" industrial bearing space and promote the work of sub-funds and alliances.

【Commentary】It was revealed at the meeting that Beijing's sub-center has maintained the scale of "480 billion investment" for three consecutive years. Yao Weilong, director of the Tongzhou District Development and Reform Commission of Beijing, said that this year, the sub-center of Beijing will continue to maintain an investment scale of <> billion yuan, and a total of nearly <> major engineering support projects will be arranged.

Yao Weilong, director of the Tongzhou District Development and Reform Commission of Beijing

(Beijing sub-center) has achieved a historic leap from "2020 billion" to "2023 billion", and has maintained the scale of 480 billion investment for three consecutive years from 2023, ranking first in the city, and Jian'an Investment has ranked first in the city for four consecutive years. In 400, it will continue to maintain the scale of investment of <> billion yuan, and arrange nearly <> major projects, involving the three major fields of infrastructure, people's livelihood improvement and industry, which is the most in recent years. In <>, the financing needs of major projects will be nearly <> billion yuan, and the list of financing needs will continue to be rolled out in the future, providing broad space for social capital to participate in the construction of the sub-center in a deeper, more channel, and updated manner.

【Commentary】At the conference site, 8 major projects covering 22 categories, including central enterprises, intelligent construction, scientific and technological innovation, and cultural tourism, were signed in a centralized manner. Representatives of the signatories spoke about the high-quality business environment and investment attractiveness of the sub-center, and said that they would further strengthen the strategic cooperation with Tongzhou District and further inject new impetus into the industrial development of the sub-center with the help of the high-quality development advantages of the sub-center.

Reporting by Dong Zeyu and Chen Hang, Beijing

Responsible Editor: [Luo Pan]