According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the 2024 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit was held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang from November 19th to 22nd. President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory video to the opening of the 2024 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit. Zhang Yunming, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, attended the opening ceremony of the conference, the ministerial meeting and other activities, and delivered a speech at the Artificial Intelligence Empowering New Quality Productivity Development Forum.

Zhang Yunming pointed out that the Party Central Committee attaches great importance to the development of artificial intelligence. In his video congratulations, President Xi Jinping emphasized that we should grasp the general trend of digitalization, networking, and intelligence development, regard innovation as the first driving force, security as the bottom line requirement, and universal benefit as the value pursuit, and accelerate the promotion of innovative development and security in cyberspace. development, inclusive development, and working together towards a better "digital future", which provides important guidance for all parties to work together to build a community with a shared future in cyberspace.

We must deeply study and understand the spirit of President Xi Jinping’s important video congratulations, thoroughly implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, aim at big models, deploy big computing power, integrate big data, dig deep into big scenarios, and cultivate big Enterprises, ensuring comprehensive security, promoting the deep integration of artificial intelligence and the real economy, empowering new industrialization in an all-round way, and accelerating the development of new productive forces.

Adhere to innovation-driven and consolidate the industrial base. Focus on computing power, algorithms, data and other base technologies to increase innovation and research efforts, promote software and hardware adaptation, build a full-stack industrial chain from smart chips to algorithm frameworks to large models, and accelerate large model technology iteration and product upgrades.

Insist on application promotion and expand implementation scenarios. Focusing on "artificial intelligence + manufacturing", we will promote the application of artificial intelligence technology in industrial scenarios such as R&D and design, testing and verification, and production and manufacturing, and improve the level of artificial intelligence-enabled manufacturing.

Adhere to the linkage between industry and research and optimize the industrial ecology. Support enterprises, universities, and scientific research institutions to form innovation consortiums, conduct in-depth exchanges and cooperation on technology and talents, jointly build open source communities, jointly research high-quality algorithms, share high-value data sets, and build a globally competitive industrial ecosystem.

Adhere to multi-party interaction and deepen international cooperation. Deeply implement the Global Artificial Intelligence Governance Initiative, make good use of cooperation mechanisms such as the Belt and Road Initiative and BRICS, exchange governance practical experiences with other countries, strengthen cooperation with international organizations such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and accelerate the formation of a broad consensus governance framework, and work together to create an open and fair artificial intelligence development environment.

In the meantime, Zhang Yunming inspected the information and communication guarantee work of the conference and expressed condolences to frontline staff. Responsible comrades from relevant departments and bureaus of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology participated in the above activities.