From the era of industrial economy to the era of digital economy, the world economy has undergone all-round and revolutionary changes, and industrial digitalization is one of the most significant manifestations. At present, industrial digitalization continues to deepen, and new forms and models such as platform economy, industrial Internet, and intelligent manufacturing continue to emerge, becoming an important part of the digital economy. Compared with the traditional economy, what is the status quo of the development of digitalization in our country? What are the challenges? How to promote the development of industrial digitalization?

XU-RC350S-J01 Current situation of industrial digitization in China

From the overall statistics of industrial digitalization, the leading position of industrial digitalization has been further consolidated, and its contribution level in the economy and society has been continuously improved. According to the White Paper on the Development of China’s Digital Economy released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, China’s industrial digitalization scale will reach 31.7 trillion yuan in 2020, accounting for 31.2% of GDP. Among them, industrial digitalization accounted for 80.9% of the digital economy. In comparison, the scale of digital industrialization is 7.5 trillion yuan, accounting for only 19.1% of the digital economy and 7.3% of GDP. Industrial XU-RC350S-J01 digitalization has provided important support for the development of digital economy, and has also become an important source of new momentum for national economic development, playing an important role in achieving high-quality economic development in China. In addition, the digitalization of industries across the country is advancing steadily, but the problem of unbalanced development is still prominent.

■ From the provincial level, Guangdong’s industrial digital development is in a leading position in the country, with an overall scale of nearly 3.5 trillion yuan. In addition, Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang and other real estate industry digital scale is also in the forefront, the overall scale of more than 2 trillion yuan. However, there are still nearly half of the industrial digitalization scale of less than 1 trillion yuan, which is a large gap compared with the scale of the above-mentioned provinces.

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■ In terms of the proportion of GDP, Shanghai’s industrial digitalization scale accounted for 45.1% of the overall GDP, Fujian, Zhejiang, Tianjin, Beijing and other regions accounted for nearly 40%, Shandong, Hubei, Liaoning, Chongqing, Guangdong, Hebei and other regions accounted for more than 30%, while the rest of the provinces accounted for less than 30%.

XU-RC350S-J01 From the perspective of industry statistics and descriptions, the digitalization of the three industries is advancing steadily, and the overall development level of the service industry is relatively high. According to the White Paper on the Development of China’s Digital Economy, in 2020, the digital economy in China’s agriculture, industry and service industries will account for 8.9%, 21.0% and 40.7% of the overall added value of the industry, about 1:2:4, with year-on-year increases of 0.7, 1.6 and 2.9 percentage points respectively. A large number of enterprises use digital technologies such as the Internet of Things and the Industrial Internet to accelerate digital transformation, and the penetration rate of the industrial digital economy has steadily increased. Thanks to China’s strong consumer market and the development needs of the digital transformation of the service industry, the digital development level of the service industry is significantly higher than that of other industries.

From the enterprise-level statistics of industrial digitalization, the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises is in the initial stage as a whole, and they are more focused on subdivisions. According to the “Digital XU-RC350S-J01 Transformation Analysis Report of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (2020)” released by the China Institute of Electronic Technology Standardization, 89% of small and medium-sized enterprises are in the exploration stage, 8% are in the practice stage, and only 3% are in the deep application stage. On the whole, China’s small and medium-sized enterprises are still in the initial exploration stage of digital transformation. In addition, compared with large enterprises, small and medium-sized enterprises are more focused on market segments, and more emphasis on specialized production, service and collaboration capabilities.

From the international comparison of industrial digitalization, China’s industrial digitalization ratio ranks among the top in the world. According to the White Paper on Global Digital Economy released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, in 2020, the proportion of global industrial digitalization in the digital economy will be 84.4% and 43.7% of GDP. Among them, Germany’s industrial digitalization accounted for 91.3% of the digital economy, China’s industrial digitalization accounted for 80.9%, the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Japan, South Africa, Russia, Brazil, Norway and other 13 countries industrial digitalization accounted for more than 80%. In addition, the penetration rate of China’s secondary and tertiary industries is slightly lower than the global average. According to the White Paper on the Global Digital Economy, in 2020, the digital economy of the global agriculture, industry and service industries will account for 8%, 24.1% and 43.9% of the total added value of the industry, respectively. China’s primary, secondary and tertiary industries accounted for 8.9%, 21.0% and 40.7%, respectively. The digital penetration rate of the primary industry was relatively high, while the digital penetration rate of the secondary and tertiary industries was lower than the global average. In contrast, developed countries such as Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States have high digital penetration rates in the three major industries. Among them, the digital penetration rate of agriculture, industry and services in Germany is 24.8%, 43.9% and 67.9%, while the UK is 29.9%, 32.0% and 66.1%, respectively.