IBI Named a First-Batch Co-Initiator of the “Digital Transformation Partner Action” Launched by 17 Ministries and Agencies under the NDRC
To thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions on advancing pandemic prevention and control alongside economic and social development, accelerate digital transformation across industries and sectors, help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) overcome difficulties and transform for growth, stimulate new demand, cultivate new drivers, and strongly support the building of a modern economic system and high-quality development, on May 13, 2020 the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), together with relevant ministries, national digital-economy pilot zones, media organizations, internet platforms, industry leaders, financial institutions, research institutes, and industry associations—145 entities in total—jointly launched online the “Digital Transformation Partner Action (2020)” (the “Partner Action”).
The Partner Action aims to aggregate multi-party strengths and roll out inclusive services to “migrate to cloud, use data, and apply intelligence,” fostering new forms of the digital economy. Focusing closely on MSMEs’ pain points—“don’t know how to transform, can’t transform, dare not transform”—it builds platforms, pools strengths, and optimizes services to form a linkage mechanism of “government guidance — platform empowerment — leading-enterprise leadership — institutional support — diversified services.” It strengthens cross-department, cross-region, cross-industry coordination, aligns supply with demand, integrates online and offline efforts, and enhances upstream-downstream collaboration along industrial chains. On a broader scale and at greater depth, it promotes inclusive “cloud-data-intelligence” services and cultivates a digital-transformation community that “innovates together, combats the pandemic together, and wins through transformation together.”
All co-initiators will leverage their respective strengths and foundations to enhance R&D of common digital-transformation solutions, launch inclusive products and services, explore shared-access models to open their resources, jointly build integrated transformation capabilities, and foster a fair, healthy, and virtuous ecosystem—helping MSMEs reduce transformation costs, shorten cycles, and improve success rates.
At the launch event, the co-initiators jointly released the Initiative of the Digital Transformation Partner Action, unveiling 500+ measures for MSMEs. These provide comprehensive, end-to-end support—from information matchmaking, resource opening, capability enablement, software/hardware support, supply-chain support, consulting, professional training, and platform/base building, to turnkey solutions, targeted financial services, and ecosystem development. MSMEs can access relevant information and support via the NDRC portal, the “Digital Transformation Partner Action” section on the Chinese Government website, People’s Daily Online “Smart China,” or through participating organizations’ channels.
Going forward, the NDRC—together with the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), Ministry of Education, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, National Health Commission, People’s Bank of China, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Financial Regulatory Administration, All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, as well as Hebei (Xiong’an New Area), Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Chongqing, Sichuan and other provinces/municipalities—will continuously track progress, strengthen policy support and targeted guidance, coordinate major issues in a timely manner, and summarize typical experiences and best practices when appropriate. People’s Daily, Xinhua News Agency, and China Media Group will conduct follow-up coverage to summarize and promote exemplary experiences, practices, and models.
First-Batch Co-Initiators
I. Ministries and Agencies
National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC); Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC); Ministry of Education; Ministry of Industry and Information Technology; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Ministry of Commerce; National Health Commission; People’s Bank of China; State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council; National Financial Regulatory Administration; Chinese Academy of Sciences; All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.
People’s Daily, Xinhua News Agency, China Media Group.
Chinese Government Website.
II. National Digital-Economy Innovation and Development Pilot Zones
Hebei, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Chongqing, Sichuan.
III. Industry Leaders, Platform Enterprises, and Service Providers
Alibaba (China) Co., Ltd.; Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co., Ltd.; BBD (Beijing Orient National Communication Science & Technology Co., Ltd.); Beijing United Information Technology Co., Ltd. (IBI); Beijing Hede Space Technology Co., Ltd.; JD Retail (Beijing Jingdong Century Trading Co., Ltd.); Megvii; Meituan (Beijing Sankuai Online Technology Co., Ltd.); 58.com (Beijing 58 Information Technology Co., Ltd.); Didi Chuxing (Beijing Xiaoju Technology Co., Ltd.); Ebrun (Beijing Ebrun International E-commerce Co., Ltd.); KE Holdings; Chongqing Humi Network Technology Co., Ltd.; Changan Automobile; Dayu Irrigation Group; Dmall; Foshan Zhontaolian Supply Chain Service Co., Ltd.; StarNet Ruijie; Fuzhou IoT Open Lab; Foxconn Industrial Internet; ZHUOZHI (Guangdong Easy-Go Cross-border Supply Chain); State Grid Corporation of China; Haier COSMOPlat; Hikvision; HBIS Group; Huawei; Baozun; JATEN CNC; XCMG Information; Kingdee; iFLYTEK; Inspur Group; Lenovo; Loongson; NWS Holdings (Nanwei Software); Qi-An-Xin; Qingyuan Tian’an Cyber Park; Sunsea AIoT; Shanghai Steel Union; Tencent; Shijiazhuang Changshan Beiming; Sugon; Rootcloud; Changhong; Suning; Tongcheng; X-Sensor (Xirenma, Quanzhou); Xiaomi; New Hope Group; Yonyou; Geely Holding; PowerChina; China Telecom; China Electronics Technology Group (CETC); China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation (CASIC); China Financial Computerization Corp.; Sinopec; CNPC; China Mobile; Chinasoft (ZHCX, Fujian) Group; ZTE; ZBJ.com (Zhubajie). (Alphabetical by initial letter in Chinese.)
IV. Financial Institutions
Policy banks: China Development Bank; Agricultural Development Bank of China.
Commercial/other institutions: Bank of Beijing; China Guangfa Bank; Bank of Guiyang; Huaxia Bank; Bank of Jiangsu; Bank of Nanjing; Shanghai Pudong Development Bank; Bank of Shanghai; WeBank; Sichuan Rural Credit Union; XWBank (Sichuan Xinwang Bank); NetsUnion Clearing Corporation; Industrial Bank; Zhejiang Rural Credit Union; MYBank; China Zheshang Bank; Bank of Zhengzhou; ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance; Sinosure; ICBC; China Construction Bank; Agricultural Bank of China; Ping An Group; Bank of China; China UnionPay; China CITIC Bank; Bank of Zhongyuan. (Alphabetical by initial letter in Chinese.)
V. Universities and Research Institutes
Peking University; Tsinghua University.
MIIT Fifth Research Institute of Electronics; NDRC China Center for Urban Development; NDRC Innovation-Driven Development Center; NDRC International Cooperation Center; NDRC Belt and Road Initiative Promotion Center; National Public Credit Information Center; National Industrial Information Security Development Research Center; Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFCOM); MOFCOM Circulation Industry Promotion Center; China Electronics Standardization Institute; China Center for Information Industry Development; China Academy of Industrial Internet; China International Electronic Commerce Center; Academy of Macroeconomic Research (NDRC); Computer Network Information Center, CAS; Institutes of Science and Development, CAS; China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT).
National Engineering Labs/Centers (alphabetical): National Engineering Lab for Big Data Analysis & Application; National Engineering Lab for Big Data System Software; National Engineering Lab for E-Government Cloud; National Engineering Research Center for Software Engineering; National Engineering Lab for Big Data Applications in Social Security Risk Perception and Prevention; National Engineering Lab for Big Data Applications to Enhance Government Governance Capability; National Engineering Lab for Comprehensive Transportation Big Data Applications.
VI. Industry Associations
Guangdong IoT Association; Zhongguancun Big Data Industry Alliance; Zhongguancun Alliance for the Integration of IT and the Real Economy; China Network Social Organizations Federation; China Information Association. (Alphabetical by initial letter in Chinese.)
Repost: from the NDRC official WeChat account.
