The Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently released the "Recommended Catalogue of Digital Empowerment Service Products and Activities for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Phase 1)". 118 service providers including Alibaba, Tencent, JD, etc. were shortlisted, involving 8 categories and 137 services Products and activities. The Bureau of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that it encourages local SME authorities and relevant units to promote self-service selection and use of SMEs based on actual conditions, guide "specialized, special and new" SMEs to take the lead in becoming benchmark SMEs through digital empowerment, and promote enterprises to resume work and production , Speed up transformation.
In an interview with reporters, many experts and scholars, heads of association organizations, and corporate executives all stated that the publication of the recommended catalog of service providers is an important measure taken by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in a special period. Under the current epidemic examination, the measures launched by many departments to promote the digital transformation of SMEs have formed a resonance effect. The digital transformation of SMEs in my country has ushered in new impetus and development opportunities.
◆◆Many star companies and industry rookies on the "list"◆◆
Data shows that compared with the resumption rate of industrial enterprises above designated size in the country, there is still a gap between the resumption of work and production of small and medium-sized enterprises.
In order to promote the resumption of work and production of small and medium-sized enterprises and improve their professional decision-making capabilities, the SME Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology collected more than 1,700 service products and activities from more than 700 service providers through self-recommendations from various regions, industry associations, relevant units and enterprises, and selected e-commerce platforms , Epidemic prevention and control, digital operation, cloud for cloud use, digital platform, supply chain docking, industry-finance docking, network and data security, and 137 service products and activities from 118 service providers, forming the "Digitalization of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Recommended Catalogue of Enabling Service Products and Activities (First Issue).
The reporter noticed that in this recommended directory, Alibaba's "contactless loan" assistance program and Chunlei program have become the first choice for e-commerce platforms. Jingdong’s "Spring Rain Plan" and other special themed activities, and Jingdong’s corporate purchases came next. Tencent Lexiang and Tencent Conference under Tencent have become the first choices for digital operation products, and Lenovo’s enterprise network disk under Lenovo is also included in the digital operation products.
China Telecom’s warm spring action and 3+10 cloud service packages for helping enterprises have become the first choice for epidemic prevention and control. China Unicom's cloud platform for small and medium-sized enterprises and the special event "Lighting up China" by China Unicom are also included in the list of cloud applications.
In addition, a total of three companies recommended by the China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises were selected. Beijing Qihai’s Yiqihai marketing platform was selected as a digital operation product, following Lenovo’s Lenovo Enterprise Netdisk at No. 6; Shanghai Huicheng’s HiperMATIC manufacturing collaboration platform fast consumer kit, "Indus Plan" and Far East Maimaibao The Maimaibao platform of network technology has also been selected for digital platform projects, ranking 13th and 30th respectively.
◆◆Special actions to guide the development of small and medium-sized enterprises with "specialization, specialization and innovation"◆◆
It is understood that this recommended catalog released by the Bureau of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is part of the in-depth implementation of the "Special Action Plan for the Digital Empowerment of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises" (hereinafter referred to as the "Special Action"), which aims to empower small and medium-sized enterprises with digital networking and intelligence. Enterprises to help small and medium-sized enterprises to prevent and control the epidemic, resume work and production, and achieve sustainable development.
Qin Zhihui, deputy director of the Bureau of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that the decline in market demand and the reduction in orders are currently more prominent problems reported by small and medium-sized enterprises. In the next step, to promote the resumption of work and production of small and medium-sized enterprises, the main considerations are as follows: one is to promote the implementation of policies, the second is to promote the role of leading enterprises, the third is to promote digital empowerment of SMEs, and the fourth is to promote strong support for the public service system . In terms of promoting digital empowerment of small and medium-sized enterprises, it is specifically to implement a special action for digital empowerment of small and medium-sized enterprises, guide them to take the development path of "specialization, specialization and innovation", form a high-quality enterprise gradient cultivation system, and cultivate new growth and new momentum.
According to the interpretation of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the "Special Action" proposes 13 key tasks and 4 safeguard measures. The key points include: First, promote new applications such as "Itinerary Card" and "Health Code" as well as solutions such as online office and remote collaboration, so that enterprises can restore their management functions as soon as possible, and realize the digitalization of management and operations; second, accelerate the development of online office and online Education and other new models, fostering and expanding new service-oriented manufacturing formats such as shared manufacturing and personalized customization, and improving the level of cloud use; the third is to build a digital platform such as supply chain and industry-finance docking to help small and medium-sized enterprises open up the supply chain and connect financing resources ; The fourth is to promote qualified small and medium-sized enterprises to accelerate digital transformation to realize lean production, agile manufacturing, fine management and intelligent decision-making; the fifth is to strengthen the support of digital resource services such as network, computing and security, and strengthen the sharing and development and utilization of data resources.
In order to promote the implementation of the "Special Action", the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology proposed to focus on the "four batches": First, widely recruit a number of digital service providers with strong technical force and good service effects, and excellent digital products and services; Second, summarize and recommend Batch digital empowerment of benchmark small and medium-sized enterprises and practical cases, demonstration and promotion to drive more small and medium-sized enterprises to accelerate digital network intelligent transformation; third is to organize "Innovative China Tour", small and medium-sized enterprises digital empowerment high-end forum, large and medium-sized enterprises integration innovation and digitalization A series of activities such as the docking of products and solutions to promote the docking of supply and demand and promote the application of products; the fourth is to use online platforms such as "enterprise micro-courses" to carry out a batch of digital networked intelligent technology training.
In terms of incentive measures, we will encourage localities to increase financial support for the digitalization of small and medium-sized enterprises in accordance with the idea of "businesses provide a little bit, service providers make a little bit, and the government make a little bit more." For example, Hunan, Sichuan, Shanghai and other places use special funds for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises to support the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises and the cloud for enterprises.
◆◆The digital transformation of SMEs usher in new opportunities◆◆
While the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology launched a special action, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Central Cyberspace Affairs Office recently launched the "cloud and smart with numbers" action for the digital transformation and development of small, medium and micro enterprises, helping and encouraging various aspects such as capacity support, financial inclusiveness, and ecological construction. Enterprises accelerate digital transformation and foster new economic development.
The person in charge of the Innovation and High-Tech Development Department of the National Development and Reform Commission said that in the face of the sudden new crown epidemic, my country's digital economy has demonstrated strong resistance to shocks and development resilience. It has played a role in maintaining consumption, ensuring employment, stabilizing the market, and boosting the economy. It has a positive effect and still has great potential.
Digital transformation empowers high-quality development of enterprises. According to research and calculations by relevant institutions, without considering the impact of the epidemic, digital transformation can reduce manufacturing costs by 17.6% and increase revenue by 22.6%, reduce logistics service companies' costs by 34.2%, and increase revenue by 33.6%. Retail business costs reduced by 7.8% and revenue increased by 33.3%.
Nevertheless, the proportion of digital transformation of Chinese enterprises is about 25%, which is far lower than 46% in Europe and 54% in the United States. It is in the initial stage and faces many practical difficulties that urgently need to be resolved. The National Development and Reform Commission and the Central Cyberspace Administration of China launched the “cloud use data to empower intelligence” action to solve the difficulties and difficulties faced by enterprises in their digital transformation, such as “no transfer”, “no money transfer”, and “dare to transfer”. problem.
Zhang Jingqiang, executive chairman of the China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, said that the epidemic has brought a wider and greater impact on the production and operation of SMEs. At present, a number of targeted measures issued by the central and local governments have provided reassurance for small and medium-sized enterprises. They still need to implement precise measures and provide timely and considerate services to the practical difficulties and urgent needs of small and medium-sized enterprises.
It is understood that the industrial Internet multi-million public welfare project initiated by the China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises is being carried out in an orderly manner, digitally empowering small and medium enterprises, and helping to resume work and production. The China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises stated that it should make full use of platforms and services such as the Industrial Internet of China's Small and Medium Enterprises to help enterprises reduce their dependence on individual employees and their dependence on working hours and locations in production and business activities. At the same time, through digital business association, it can strengthen the business collaboration and in-depth association between enterprises and business partners, optimize the allocation of enterprise resources, build a stable supply chain system, and establish and improve external service forces, so that enterprises can respond to various emergencies Incidents to ensure their own healthy and sustainable development.
Industry insiders pointed out that the number of small and medium-sized enterprises is large and wide, many of which are capillaries and nerve endings in the economy, and they are also the main force for stable employment. The current multi-sectoral initiatives have formed linkage and resonance effects, and the digital transformation of SMEs has ushered in new development opportunities.
Source: Economic Information Daily
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