CCTV News: On January 17, the State Information Office held a press conference on the operation of the national economy in 2024. A reporter asked: In the past year, the central government attached great importance to cultivating new quality productivity, and various regions and departments have made a series of arrangements. From the data, what are the practical effects of new quality productivity in promoting high-quality economic development?

Kang Yi, director of the National Bureau of Statistics, said that developing new quality productivity is an inherent requirement and an important focus for promoting high-quality development. In 2024, all parties are actively promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, vigorously promoting the high-end, intelligent and green transformation of industries, and promoting the transformation of scientific and technological creativity into social productivity. my country's new quality productivity has steadily developed, injecting a steady stream of new momentum into high-quality development. It is specifically reflected in the following aspects: First, the innovation ability is further improved. The basic systems and systems that support comprehensive innovation are accelerating and improving, and the construction of major scientific and technological infrastructure systems is also constantly advancing. New progress has been made in the fields of integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, quantum communication, aerospace, etc., "Chang'e-6" is the first sampling of the lunar back, and "Dream" explores the ocean, constantly setting new heights of China's science and technology. my country's global innovation index rose to 11th in 2024, and is one of the economies with the fastest increase in innovation in the past decade. my country's R&D investment is also continuing to increase. In 2024, the intensity of R&D funding investment reached 2.68%, an increase of 0.1 percentage point over the previous year; basic research funding increased by 10.5%, accounting for 6.91% of R&D funding.

Secondly, emerging industries are growing further. The development trend of emerging industries represented by high-end equipment, artificial intelligence, etc. is improving, and new pillars of the industrial system are gradually being formed. In 2024, the added value of high-tech manufacturing above designated size increased by 8.9% over the previous year, among which the added value of aerospace and equipment manufacturing and electronics and communications equipment manufacturing all achieved double-digit growth. New market demand has also continuously generated more high-quality product supply. In 2024, among the high-tech manufacturing industries above the scale, the added value of the smart consumer equipment manufacturing industry increased by 10.9% over the previous year, of which the added value of industries such as smart vehicle equipment manufacturing and intelligent unmanned aircraft manufacturing increased by 25.1% and 53.5% respectively.

The third is to further upgrade traditional industries. my country is accelerating the technological transformation and equipment renewal in the industrial field, and constantly promoting the revitalization of traditional industries. In 2024, investment in manufacturing technology transformation increased by 8% over the previous year, significantly faster than the growth rate of all investments. As a key area for the optimization and upgrading of traditional industries, the level of raw material industry, process technology and equipment is steadily improving, and green digital transformation is accelerating. In 2024, the energy consumption per unit added value of major energy-consuming industries such as chemicals, building materials, steel, and nonferrous metals decreased compared with the previous year. By the end of the year, the CNC rate of these raw material industries exceeded 75%, and they had completed the planning goals of the "14th Five-Year Plan" ahead of schedule.

Fourth, the digital economy will further grow. With the continuous development of digital technology, digital infrastructure and data resources, the digital economy is also empowering thousands of industries and has become an important support and key engine for the development of new quality productivity. In 2024, the added value of digital products above-scale manufacturing will grow significantly faster than that of industries above-scale industries. The added value of information transmission, software and information technology services will increase by 10.9% over the previous year. New models and scenarios of digital consumption are constantly expanding, driving the online retail sales of physical goods to grow by 6.5%. The construction of network infrastructure such as 5G and gigabit optical networks is progressing steadily. By the end of November 2024, the number of 5G base stations in my country reached 4.19 million; the first 400G full-optical inter-provincial backbone network of "counting east and west" was officially put into commercial use, and a high-speed computing power channel was built.

Fifth, green development will further show results. my country's green and low-carbon transformation continues to deepen, the development of the new energy industry has achieved outstanding results, and my country has built a full-industry chain system for new energy with international competitive advantages. The greening of the energy industry is accelerating, and the proportion of clean energy power generation continues to increase. In 2024, my country's large-scale industrial hydropower, nuclear power, wind power and solar power generation increased to 32.6%, close to one-third.

In addition, my country is also actively deploying future industries, and quantum technology and low-altitude economy are accelerating towards reality. The third generation of independent superconducting quantum computer "Benyuan Wukong" is launched online, and the scale of the humanoid robot market is also expanding. Various fields are accelerating the new track of economic development, and new quality productivity is constantly empowering high-quality development.