The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on mankind, leading to increased social instability and uncertainty and slowing economic development. The world urgently needs new drivers and vitality to promote development.
In such a special period, digital technology can become a new driving force for social development and a key to solving new problems.
From the knowledge economy to the information economy, and then to the digital economy, it reflects the continuous improvement of the value of digital technology, digital technology from the development of tools, means, methods, to digital resources, elements, assets, forming a constantly value-added industry.
The industrialization of digital technology has strengthened the information and communication, equipment terminal manufacturing, software development and Internet industries.
The popularization and application of digital technology to various industries and industries to form a huge digital economy;
Then digital technology is applied to all aspects of social life to form a digital society; We will carry out digital intelligent governance on the basis of digital economy and digital society.
The current economic and social development shows the efficacy of digital technology everywhere, and people can feel the thrust of digital technological innovation and its achievements on production and social development.
It can be said that the Internet, the Internet of Things, cloud computing, big data, blockchain, 5G technology, and artificial intelligence are accelerating the development process of the digital economy and digital society.
China actively promotes the industrialization of digital technology, accelerates the wide application of digital technology, and promotes the digital transformation of enterprises.
According to the White Paper on the Development and Employment of China's Digital Economy (2020), the added value of China's digital economy reached 35.8 trillion yuan in 2019, accounting for 36.2% of GDP, and the status of digital economy is prominent.
When the new coronavirus hit, people quarantined at home, maintained social distancing, and even stopped production, digital technology showed its skills, and China widely carried out online actions, which not only met the needs of epidemic prevention, but also helped cultivate new habits of digital life.
People can solve life problems without leaving home, and they can also receive education, office and trade online.
As the epidemic gradually recedes, a combination of online and offline approaches will be adopted to promote the resumption of work and production.As an "extreme" pressure scenario, the epidemic has forced the digital transformation of enterprises and society, and promoted the rapid development of the digital economy and the construction of smart cities.
With platform enterprises as the core, through the integration of multiple types of market players and resources, new models and new forms of business organized around digital platforms constitute a platform economy.
Online platforms help people shop, socialize and travel. Manufacturing enterprises use 5G technology to transform the enterprise Intranet, covering various fields such as aircraft, automobiles, electronics, machinery, rail transit, and chemical industry, and aggregate various digital technology applications to transform into comprehensive digitalization, networking, and intelligence.
With the acceleration and upgrading of urban and rural infrastructure, especially new infrastructure, convenience measures such as online authentication, non-meeting handling, and "One Netcom office" will be more popular, and China will usher in a new round of digital economy development.
