The youth in the digital economy
When it comes to the digital economy, what comes to your mind?
Is it artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, cloud computing, or smart home, map navigation, and e-learning?
Not long ago, the "China Digital Economy Development Report (2022)" released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology shows that the scale of China's digital economy will reach 45.5 trillion yuan in 2021, a nominal increase of 16.2% year-on-year, and its proportion in GDP will reach 39.8%.
Under the wave of digitalization, young people are embracing the digital economy.
How has the digital economy changed the lives of young people?
What do young people feel most deeply?
In the new "Parameter" program produced by China Youth Daily, several young people shared their experiences and views on the digital economy.
The digital economy is closely linked to life
"Online shopping, mobile payment, smart home, online car-hailing, smart medical treatment... All kinds of apps have sprung up to meet our various needs. Learning, work, social interaction, entertainment, etc. are more convenient and low-cost. Threshold." Zhang Runyan, a post-00s generation, feels that the digital economy has been closely linked to her life. "Not long ago, many places launched digital consumer coupons, which can be applied for and paid through online apps, which also made me feel great convenience. ".
23-year-old Yu Lu (pseudonym) believes that the digital economy has changed the way of life. "Before I went to college, I never ordered takeout, and when I went out to take a taxi, I stood on the side of the road beckoning. Later, the food merchants on the takeaway platform became more and more Many, taxis can be booked through an online app. The digital economy has had an impact on every aspect of my life.”
Yin Yiguang, who works in an intelligent manufacturing company, feels that the development of digitalization has made his life more convenient and efficient. "In the past, when I went out to buy things, I needed to bring cash and bank cards, but now a payment code can solve the payment problem. Take the bus and subway, You can also scan the code to pass and pay automatically.”
Zhang Jingqi is the head of the Xinjiang branch of the 24th postgraduate teaching group of Hebei University of Technology.
In June this year, she came to the third primary school in Ruoqiang County, located in Washixia Town, Ruoqiang County, Bazhou, Xinjiang.
Here, she can enjoy the same digital life as in the city, and it also breaks her stereotype of the countryside, "Although the town of Washixia where I live is relatively remote, life is very convenient and the network is developed, whether it is a large or small town. Comprehensive supermarkets or roadside shops are all electronic payments. Express delivery and online shopping are very convenient, and there is a courier agency 300 meters away from the door, where I can also easily shop online.”
According to a survey released by the Social Survey Center of China Youth Daily, 80.2% of the surveyed youth said they had a good experience with the digital economy.
Regarding the changes brought by the digital economy to life, 63.8% of the surveyed young people believe that their lives are more convenient and efficient, 54.8% of the surveyed young people believe that they have cultivated new consumption habits, and 51.8% of the surveyed young people believe that they have more Leisure and entertainment experience.
The digital economy has brought new changes to different fields
When Zhang Runyan was studying at a university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, what Zhang Runyan felt most deeply about the digital economy was the digitization of the management platform. "Zhejiang Province has a 'Zheli Office' app, such as 9-valent HPV vaccine appointment, medical insurance registration, consumption coupon collection and appointment processing. Documents, etc., basically everything that can be imagined can be done on it, which not only saves time and economic costs, but also makes the process more transparent and efficient.”
Jing Zhijun, a graduate student majoring in computer science at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, feels that the digital economy contains a wide range of content and has applications in many industries and industries, "I am currently an intern in the field of digital medical insurance, and I am doing technical research related to medical insurance reimbursement. In terms of medical reimbursement list and invoice processing, the traditional invoice processing method relies on manual interpretation of the invoice content, manual input of the invoice content to find the reimbursement ratio of related items, and finally manual calculation of the total reimbursement, etc. We study through OCR (character recognition) technology Realize the pre-recognition of invoices, and then find the reimbursement details of related items from the database, and realize the automatic settlement processing of the whole process of the machine. The overall efficiency is higher than the traditional method.”
Jing Zhijun also paid attention to the digital transformation in the agricultural field, "I have classmates who work in the agricultural field, and I learned that they will use artificial intelligence technology to automatically collect farmland environment or plant images, determine relevant parameters and settings through image processing, and assist in agricultural related fields. equipment to operate and digitize agricultural elements, processes, and management.”
"The development of modern communication facilities and the Internet has also driven the development of the rural economy here." In the days of volunteer teaching in Xinjiang, Zhang Jingqi deeply felt the changes brought by the digital economy to the rural industry, "Ruoqiang County is particularly famous for its red dates, people will Through live broadcasts, short videos, etc., jujubes are promoted and sold online, and can also be sold on various e-commerce platforms, and then the agricultural products are shipped to all parts of the country through a convenient express logistics network. I heard that the sales are very high, People also have more opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship.”
"The primary school I teach has very complete digital multimedia facilities, and you can also enjoy many online learning resources through the Internet." Zhang Jingqi said that the digital economy has had a great impact on education and teaching. She and other students in the teaching group will use electronic Modern teaching systems such as large screens provide lectures to enrich the form and content of the classroom. "Last year, our school's postgraduate teaching group held a campus tour, and led the children to visit the university on the cloud through the video conference connection between the members of the two teaching groups. campus, to stimulate the motivation of students to learn.”
The development of the digital economy must ultimately be implemented on people
While the digital economy makes life more convenient, Zhang Runyan also found that there is an obvious "digital divide" between different groups, "the elderly may not be able to adapt to online payments and operate various apps because they cannot access the Internet. My grandmother is 76 years old. She has been using functional phones before. Under the guidance of her family, she gradually learned to shop online and play with Moments. However, due to the limitation of objective conditions such as age and cognition, the learning speed of the elderly Nowhere near the speed of digital technology and product change.”
Jing Zhijun also put forward his own thoughts on the challenges faced in the development of the digital economy, "Currently, computers are trained with a large amount of data to obtain better models, which requires a large amount of data collection. Information security and privacy protection issues arise. Machines know where we are, our browsing history, and our social network relationships. It is important to find a balance between data protection and sharing.”
According to the data of the Social Research Center, 58.9% of the surveyed young people expect a breakthrough in core technologies in my country's digital economy, 55% of the surveyed young people expect to improve supervision and laws and regulations, and 46.2% of the surveyed young people expect the future of the digital economy. Increase the application of the digital economy in more fields.
Zhang Runyan hopes that the "digital divide" between different groups can be better resolved in the future, and the elderly can better adapt to the development of the digital economy, apply the digital economy in different fields, provide convenient and diverse services, and improve the Regulatory and legal regulations to protect personal digital security and privacy.
"As young people in the new era, we should also improve data security awareness, improve data analysis and processing capabilities, and innovation capabilities, enhance 'digital literacy', and actively participate in the construction of the digital economy." Zhang Runyan felt that under the impact of the digital wave, young people need to constantly Only by improving their comprehensive ability can they better adapt to the development of the times.
"I have a lot of expectations for the future development of the digital economy." Jing Zhijun said that the development of the digital economy has linked various means of production and brought changes to traditional industries. "The combination of digitalization and traditional industries has also given birth to new job opportunities".
In the future, he also hopes to be employed in the field of intelligent manufacturing, so that the professional knowledge he has learned can be applied in practice.
"Short video up hosts, video hosts, etc. are all new occupations developed in the digital age, giving young people more diverse choices." Yu Lu hopes that the digital economy can be applied in more fields and provide more jobs in the future. Jobs and employment opportunities, and broaden the career choice track of young people.
"Some of the current smart wearable devices can monitor and feedback our body fat, sleep and other conditions. In the future, I hope that these smart wearable devices will have more breakthroughs in technology, allowing us to better understand our physical state." Yin Yiguang believes that digital development can provide people with more high-quality health services in the future.
Jing Zhijun also expects that the development of the digital economy can help reduce the imbalance of regional development and realize the sharing of high-quality resources, such as educational resources and medical resources. , improve people's health and quality of life, and let technology come from people and use it for people."
"I am very much looking forward to improving the digital infrastructure in rural areas, allowing the digital economy to drive rural development better, and making the development of different regions more coordinated." Zhang Jingqi said.
China Youth Daily and China Youth Daily trainee reporter Xu Danyang reporter Sun Shan Source: China Youth Daily
August 25, 2022 Edition 03