Original Title: Implementation Opinions of the CPC Suqian Municipal Committee and the Suqian Municipal People’s Government on Accelerating the Development of the Digital Economy

The digital economy is the primary economic form following the agricultural and industrial economies. Developing the digital economy is a strategic choice to seize new opportunities presented by the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, and serves as a vital engine for building a modern economic system. To thoroughly implement the decisions and arrangements of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the State Council, the Provincial Party Committee, and the Provincial Government regarding the in-depth advancement of the digital economy, seize new opportunities, foster new growth drivers, accelerate the digital transformation of the city’s economy and society, and promote high-quality development, the following opinions are hereby put forward in light of the actual conditions of our city.

I. General Requirements

(1) Guiding Principles

Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, we will fully implement the spirit of the 19th CPC National Congress and its subsequent plenary sessions. We will treat the digital economy as a key driver of Suqian’s transformation and development and a vital pillar of high-quality development. Aligning closely with the goals of establishing a demonstration zone for the integrated reform of the “Four Modernizations” and a base for advanced manufacturing in the Yangtze River Delta, we will focus on the digital transformation of industries, the industrialization of digital technologies, and digital governance. We will emphasize innovation-led development, strengthen infrastructure,enhance data-driven empowerment, improve the development ecosystem, and promote the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy, thereby providing strong support for building a “strong, prosperous, beautiful, and high-quality” new Suqian.

(2) Development Positioning

— Building a Digital Economy Hub City in the Northern Wing of the Yangtze River Delta. We will accelerate the establishment of institutional mechanisms conducive to the development of the digital economy, promote the deep integration of the digital economy with the real economy, facilitate the deep penetration of digital technologies into all sectors of the economy and society, explore and establish a leading model of digital-enabled economic and social transformation, and build a digital economy hub city in the northern wing of the Yangtze River Delta.

— Building a Demonstration Zone for Industrial Digital Transformation in Jiangsu Province. Fully recognizing the current reality that our city’s manufacturing sector remains dominated by traditional industries and that the need for industrial digital transformation is urgent, we will accelerate the implementation of the “Intelligent Upgrading and Digital Transformation” initiative. We will promote the deep integration of next-generation information technology with traditional industries such as high-end textiles, green food, and green home furnishings, driving comprehensive, multi-dimensional, and full-chain digital transformation across industries to establish a demonstration zone for industrial digital transformation in Jiangsu Province.

——Establish a national benchmark for new-type smart city development in small and medium-sized cities. Fully leverage the supporting role of the digital economy in transforming social governance methods, promote the integrated development of online and offline government services, and build a new-type smart city based on the “1334+N” system architecture to high standards. This will enable real-time monitoring, precise services, and refined management, thereby establishing a national benchmark for new-type smart city development in small and medium-sized cities.

(3) Basic Approach

Differentiated Development to Forge Distinctive Features. Grounded in Suqian’s actual conditions, we will focus on key sectors and critical links, identify comparative advantages, and adhere to a strategy of holistic advancement, breakthroughs in key areas, and the cultivation of distinctive features. By pooling resources and concentrating efforts, we will strive to build the “Suqian” brand in select advantageous niche sectors, charting a path for digital economic development with Suqian’s unique characteristics.

Leading-Enterprise Driven, Leveraging Strengths to Build Momentum. We will deepen comprehensive cooperation with JD.com Group and accelerate the development of key projects in e-commerce, logistics, smart cities, intelligent manufacturing, and foundational data. By fully leveraging JD.com’s “strong magnetic field” effect, we will attract more enterprises from critical segments of industrial and supply chains to establish operations here, thereby building momentum and gathering energy for the high-quality development of Suqian’s digital economy.

Focus on integration and comprehensive empowerment. Focus on key areas such as industrial development, transformation and upgrading, public services, and urban governance. Deepen the integration of informatization and industrialization as well as the convergence of the digital and real economies, promoting the comprehensive integration of digital technology with the economy and society to empower high-quality economic and social development through digital technology.

(IV) Development Goals

By 2025, the city’s digital economy will enter a phase of comprehensive expansion. The value added by core digital industries will account for approximately 12% of GDP. New infrastructure will be continuously improved, breakthroughs will be achieved in industrial digital transformation, the capacity of the digital industry will be significantly enhanced, and digital governance capabilities will be markedly strengthened. The digital economy will become a key engine driving high-quality development.

II. Key Tasks

(I) Prioritizing Digital Empowerment to Create a Powerful Engine for Industrial Upgrading 1. Accelerate the digital transformation of manufacturing. Fully implement the three-year action plan for “intelligent upgrading and digital transformation,” carry out the four major initiatives of “leading enterprises driving growth, 100 enterprises adopting smart manufacturing, 1,000 enterprises moving to the cloud, and 10,000 enterprises connecting to the internet,” and promote the accelerated digital, networked, and intelligent transformation of traditional industries, striving to build a demonstration zone for industrial digital transformation in Jiangsu Province.By 2025, the industrialization-digitalization integration index will reach 65. Implement the Leading Enterprise Drive Project. Support leading enterprises in industrial chains to build industrial internet platforms, cultivate a group of provincial-level industrial internet benchmark factories, advance the construction and promotion of second-level identifier resolution nodes, and promote the integrated development of “5G + Industrial Internet.” By 2025, the number of provincial-level industrial internet platforms will reach 10, and the number of enterprises connected to second-level industrial internet identifier resolution nodes will reach 40,000.Implement the “100 Enterprises Smart Manufacturing” Project. Accelerate the intelligent transformation of workshops and factories, establish a number of provincial-level smart manufacturing demonstration factories and workshops, and comprehensively enhance the level of intelligent production in enterprises. By 2025, the number of provincial-level smart manufacturing demonstration factories and workshops will reach 18 and 60, respectively. Implement the “1,000 Enterprises Cloud Migration” Project. Focusing on enterprises above a certain scale, promote the “cloud migration, data utilization, and intelligent empowerment” of industrial enterprises.By 2025, the number of provincial-level star-rated cloud-based enterprises will reach 1,800. Implement the “10,000 Enterprises Online” Project. Encourage small, medium, and micro enterprises to accelerate their connection to the consumer internet and industrial internet, and actively integrate into industrial chains by leveraging platform functions such as online procurement, warehousing and consolidation, distribution and circulation, and supply chain finance. (Led by the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology; the Municipal Telecommunications Administration Office and other relevant departments are responsible according to their respective duties)

2. Promote the digital development of the service sector. Focusing on the “343” modern service industry system, we will promote the comprehensive penetration of next-generation information technology into the service sector, accelerate the digital transformation of the service sector, and cultivate new drivers for its development. We will vigorously promote the digital transformation of production-oriented service industries such as modern logistics, modern finance, technology services, and information services; expand digital application scenarios; optimize management and service models; improve the quality and efficiency of the service sector; and drive production-oriented service industries toward the high-end of the value chain.By 2025, the value added by production-oriented services will account for 50% of the total value added by the service sector. Vigorously develop new business models such as digital tourism, digital elderly care, digital education, digital healthcare, digital entertainment, and digital mobility; enrich digital lifestyle service scenarios; promote the effective integration and utilization of online and offline resources; and drive the digital upgrade of lifestyle services.Focusing on leading industries such as electromechanical equipment, high-end textiles, green food, and green home furnishings, we will encourage manufacturing enterprises to utilize digital technologies to develop service businesses including personalized customization, supply chain management, shared manufacturing, full lifecycle management, and turnkey integration and contracting. This will facilitate the transition of manufacturing enterprises from merely providing products to offering “smart products + value-added services,” and promote the integrated development of advanced manufacturing and modern services.Encourage service enterprises to leverage their strengths in information, marketing channels, technology, branding, and creativity to develop new products and equipment, thereby driving innovation in product and service supply and achieving reverse customization and integration from the service sector into the manufacturing sector. By 2025, the number of provincial-level pilot units for the deep integration of advanced manufacturing and modern services will reach 30.(Led by the Municipal Development and Reform Commission; the Municipal Education Bureau, Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, Municipal Industry and Information Technology Bureau, Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau, Municipal Transportation Bureau, Municipal Commerce Bureau, Municipal Culture, Radio, Television, and Tourism Bureau, Municipal Health Commission, Municipal Market Regulation Bureau, and Municipal Local Financial Regulatory Bureau shall assume responsibility according to their respective duties)

3. Promote the Digital Transformation of Agriculture. Deepen the integrated application of digital technologies across the entire agricultural industry chain to enhance the digitalization of agricultural production, processing, sales, logistics, and other stages. Accelerate the construction of digital agriculture and rural development bases. Promote the outcomes of the National Agricultural Internet of Things Regional Pilot Program, expand IoT coverage to the six major agricultural production regions, elevate the standards of the National Digital Agriculture Pilot in Siyang County, and advance the development of the Yanghe Smart Agriculture Demonstration Zone.By 2025, the proportion of IoT applications in the city’s facility agriculture will reach over 30%, and the number of provincial-level digital agriculture and rural development bases will reach 12. Establish and operate an agricultural and rural big data platform. Adhering to the principles of overall planning, phased implementation, resource integration, and a focus on practical results, fully establish an agricultural big data platform featuring a “six-in-one” system encompassing agricultural data management, command and dispatch, safety supervision, information services, public opinion monitoring, and data visualization.We will optimize module design, strengthen collaborative development and interoperability with the “Sunan Cloud” ecosystem, integrate application systems across business departments, expand data resources, and refine multi-layered spatiotemporal information maps. We will also build a Beidou-based agricultural machinery information management system and a “Su You Qian Xiang” brand big data system.We will deepen the implementation of the "Information to Villages and Households" initiative. Efforts will focus on enhancing the "four-service" capabilities of the Yinnong Information Centers to create a new "Internet Plus" information service platform that satisfies farmers. By 2025, the proportion of Yinnong Information Centers operating sustainably will reach over 80%. We will advance pilot demonstrations of the "Internet Plus" initiative for agricultural products moving from villages to cities.Vigorously develop e-commerce in agriculture and rural areas, accelerate the cultivation of local e-commerce platforms, and encourage business models such as new retail, online food delivery, and online tourism to participate in the rural e-commerce “ecosystem.” Guide agricultural production and operation entities to engage in direct online sales and develop the “cloud economy.” By 2025, the city’s annual online sales of agricultural products will exceed 25 billion yuan. (Led by the Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; the Municipal Bureau of Commerce, the Municipal Telecommunications Administration Office, and other relevant departments are responsible according to their respective duties)

4. Promote the digital transformation of industrial parks. Guide various types of parks—including development zones, high-tech zones, North-South Joint Development Zones, and specialty parks—to actively adapt to the demands of the digital age. Build digital infrastructure such as 5G, the Internet of Things (IoT), the Industrial Internet, and data centers with a moderate degree of foresight to lay a solid foundation for the parks’ digital transformation. Encourage parks to build digital management service platforms such as “Park Brain” and “Smart Brain,” utilizing digital technologies to enhance operational management, industrial services, and decision-making capabilities, thereby empowering the parks’ digital transformation.Accelerate the construction and operation of projects such as the Suqian Eco-Chemical Technology Industrial Park Smart Park Platform, the Sucheng Economic Development Zone Smart Park Information Platform, and the Su-Su Park Intelligent Hub, establishing a set of benchmarks for the construction of digital management platforms in industrial parks. Strengthen support for industrial parks in all aspects—including policies for “intelligent transformation and digital transition,” finance, technology, and public infrastructure platforms—to lower the barriers and costs of digital transformation for enterprises.Actively explore joint operation models between platform enterprises and industrial parks to enrich the supply of services—including technology, data, platforms, and supply chains—and enhance the level of resource sharing through integrated online and offline channels, thereby guiding the accelerated aggregation of various factors within the parks. (Led by the Municipal Bureau of Commerce; the Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology, the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, and the Municipal Office of Telecommunications Administration, along with all counties, districts, and municipal functional zones, shall assume responsibility according to their respective duties)

5. Enhance the digitalization level of new projects. Treat industrial digitalization as a key pathway for promoting industrial transformation and upgrading. Conduct in-depth research on industrial digitalization to accurately grasp its essence and characteristics. Develop new standards, mechanisms, and strategies for project attraction tailored to these needs. Establish investment promotion systems and mechanisms suited to the digital economy context. Encourage all localities and departments to actively attract projects with high levels of digitalization, networking, and intelligence in R&D, production, and sales, striving to elevate the level of industrial digitalization from the source.(Led by the Municipal Bureau of Commerce; the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, all counties, districts, and municipal functional zones shall assume responsibility according to their respective duties)

(2) Emphasize Strengthening Foundations to Build a Solid Foundation for the Digital Industry

6. Strengthen the foundational industries of the digital economy. Building on Suqian’s industrial foundation and identifying the right direction for industrial development, we will focus on sectors within the digital industrial chain such as electronic components, integrated circuits, and “Big Data+.” We will thoroughly implement the “Ten-Point” work mechanism for cultivating key industrial chains, accelerate efforts to strengthen, supplement, and extend industrial chains, empower leading enterprises, improve supporting infrastructure, and address weaknesses in the industrial chain. This will propel Suqian’s foundational digital industries toward the mid-to-high end of the value chain, with a focus on developing several competitive industries with distinct Suqian characteristics.For the electronic components industry chain, we will address the development needs of next-generation information technology by accelerating the enhancement of technological advantages in basic components and assembled products. We will expand and strengthen the production of optical components, structural parts for mobile phone and tablet casings, 5G antennas, stepper motors, capacitors, inductors, and other products.By 2025, the output value is expected to reach 35 billion yuan. The integrated circuit industry chain will focus primarily on the packaging and testing segments, actively develop the manufacturing segment, strive for breakthroughs in the design segment, and extend the development of supporting materials for integrated circuits, with the goal of building a new integrated circuit industrial base in Jiangsu. By 2025, the output value is expected to reach 15 billion yuan.Big Data + Industrial Chain: Leveraging the rich data resources of the JD Big Data Center, we will encourage market forces to unlock the value of commercial data. We will focus on data collection, cleaning, annotation, analysis, trading, and application to foster and expand the big data industry, and actively build a “central kitchen” for the basic data services industry. By 2025, the output value is expected to reach 20 billion yuan.Focusing on emerging industries such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G, the Industrial Internet, and cybersecurity, we will strengthen industry tracking and research, increase efforts to attract and incubate projects, explore the development of a range of emerging industries suitable for Suqian, and strive to enrich the scope of the “X” component within the “6+3+X” industrial system. (Led by the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology; the Municipal Cyberspace Administration Office, the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, the Municipal Commerce Bureau, and other relevant departments will assume responsibility according to their respective duties)

7. Foster and Catalyze New Business Models and Formats. Guided by the integrated development of online and offline channels, support the personalized and diversified development of services and products, and actively cultivate new business models and formats such as the platform economy, sharing economy, experience economy, and micro-economy. Focusing on all aspects of production and daily life, prioritize e-commerce service platforms, industrial internet platforms, and supply chain management platforms to actively attract and nurture platform-based enterprises. Connect data channels between upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain to build a platform ecosystem capable of empowering businesses and multiplying benefits.Focusing on building a renowned Chinese e-commerce city, we will seize the opportunity presented by the development of the China (Suqian) Cross-Border E-Commerce Comprehensive Pilot Zone, further leverage the leading role of the JD.com ecosystem, and vigorously develop new e-commerce models such as platform e-commerce, cross-border e-commerce, community e-commerce, and live-streaming e-commerce. By 2025, the total volume of e-commerce transactions will reach 300 billion yuan.Promote innovation in production-oriented sharing economy models. Explore new approaches such as the sharing of innovation resources, production equipment, and production capacity. Support the establishment of technology resource sharing platforms, smart manufacturing service platforms, and pilot production platforms to facilitate the high-quality supply and efficient allocation of services and production factors. (Led by the Municipal Development and Reform Commission; the Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, Municipal Industry and Information Technology Bureau, and Municipal Commerce Bureau are responsible according to their respective duties)

8. Targeted Attraction of Digital Industry Projects. Using the “Individual, Ten, Hundred, Thousand” Investment Promotion Project as a key initiative, we will intensify efforts to attract digital industry projects, using a steady stream of new projects to support the continuous expansion of the digital industry’s scale.Optimize the evaluation criteria for investment promotion, making the attraction of digital industry projects a key indicator of performance. Prioritize project quality, focusing on high-tech content, significant development potential, and broad market prospects as the core criteria for attracting digital industry projects. Efforts should target leading digital enterprises in sectors such as Fortune 500 companies, state-owned enterprises,“state-owned” enterprises, and the top 100 private enterprises, and focus on attracting a batch of flagship and base-building projects; at the same time, we will pay attention to growth-oriented enterprises still in their nascent or startup stages, actively introducing a batch of projects featuring new technologies, business models, and formats that represent future development trends, have broad market prospects, and possess strong vitality.Prioritize investment promotion along industrial chains. Focusing on key digital industrial chains such as electronic components, integrated circuits, and “Big Data+,” we will strengthen tracking and research on upstream and downstream sectors, critical links, and supporting projects. We will actively work to strengthen, supplement, and extend industrial chains, vigorously attract high-quality projects with strong interconnections, and comprehensively address gaps and critical links to build robust industrial chains.Prioritize investment promotion in key regions. Focus on areas with developed digital economies such as the Yangtze River Delta, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Fully leverage the role of specialized investment promotion bureaus, actively conduct on-site investment promotion activities, and continuously expand the depth and breadth of investment promotion efforts. (Led by the Municipal Bureau of Commerce; the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Municipal Market Regulation Bureau, Municipal Foreign Affairs Office, and Municipal Taiwan Affairs Office shall assume responsibility according to their respective duties)

9. Cultivate a tiered structure of digital industry enterprises. Deepen the implementation of the three-year action plan for cultivating leading enterprises in key industrial chains. Encourage leading digital economy enterprises to grow stronger, larger, and more competitive through technological innovation, technical upgrades, mergers and acquisitions, and equity restructuring and listing, accelerating their development into “chain-leading” enterprises capable of building ecosystems. Support “chain-leading” enterprises in facilitating precise matching and deep interconnection among upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain, fostering an ecosystem of integrated development among large, medium, and small enterprises.Continue to carry out the “Small to High-Tech” initiative for high-tech enterprises and the high-tech enterprise benchmarking and quality improvement plan. Vigorously cultivate technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), hidden champions, and “Little Giant” enterprises in the digital industry. Encourage enterprises to refine their core businesses and expand their markets, growing into industry-specific champions, gazelle enterprises, and unicorn enterprises.Strengthen the attraction and establishment of micro and small enterprises in the digital industry, combining incubation and cultivation with investment promotion to increase the concentration of digital economy incubation projects. (Led by the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology; the Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, the Municipal Local Financial Regulatory Bureau, and other relevant departments are responsible according to their respective duties)

10. Enhance digital technology innovation capabilities. Advance the construction of digital economy innovation platforms; support core digital economy enterprises in establishing national and provincial-level industrial (technology, manufacturing) innovation centers, engineering (technology) research centers, and enterprise technology centers; plan the establishment of several new-type R&D institutions and laboratories in the digital economy sector; and build a multi-tiered, highly efficient collaborative innovation platform system.Focusing on key industrial chains such as electronic components, integrated circuits, and big data, as well as emerging fields including artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things, compile a list of core industrial technologies (and equipment). Pool superior innovation resources and explore approaches such as “open challenges” to concentrate efforts on tackling key challenges, thereby fostering a batch of landmark innovative achievements and core products, and enhancing the capacity of key core technologies to support industrial development.Optimize the institutional environment for the transfer and commercialization of scientific and technological achievements. Adhering to the principle of “seeking utilization rather than ownership,” we will closely align with digital hubs such as Shanghai and Southern Jiangsu, explore innovative models like “offshore R&D and onshore incubation,” and actively introduce advanced digital technologies and achievements from developed regions for commercialization in Suqian. We will promote intellectual property (IP) pledge financing and encourage the exploration of IP securitization and technology insurance to facilitate the capitalization and industrialization of digital technology achievements.Regularly organize digital technology exchange events to accelerate the aggregation of innovation factors and the commercialization of digital economic achievements. (Led by the Municipal Science and Technology Bureau; the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, the Municipal Market Regulation Bureau, and other relevant departments shall assume responsibility according to their respective duties)

11. Build Platforms for Digital Economic Development. Guide various types of parks—including development zones, high-tech zones, North-South Joint Development Parks, and specialty parks—to focus on core digital economy industries such as electronic components, integrated circuits, Big Data+, smart manufacturing, and e-commerce. Intensify efforts to attract and establish projects, accelerate the construction of digital infrastructure, innovation incubation spaces, and application scenarios, and strengthen innovation in digital technology applications. Focus on building a series of platforms for digital economic development to promote the clustering of digital industries.Accelerate the construction of digital economy platforms such as the JD Cloud Town, JD Smart City, JD Smart Manufacturing Industrial Park, and JD (Suqian) Data Service Base to create a landmark digital industry cluster centered on JD. Focus on emerging digital industries such as e-commerce, big data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence, and build a number of specialized digital economy industrial parks using platforms such as the Suqian E-commerce Industrial Park, the Municipal Software and Service Outsourcing Industrial Park, and the Shuyang Software Park.Seize the opportunity presented by the high-quality development and innovation pilot program for the Su-Su Industrial Park to strengthen cooperation between Jiangsu and Suqian in the digital economy sector, and promote the development of jointly built parks such as the Su-Su Industrial Park into the main platforms for digital economy cooperation between the two regions. Taking the establishment of the Siyang High-Tech Zone and the Changshu-Sihong Industrial Park as provincial-level high-tech zones as an opportunity, proactively plan and advance the development of supporting infrastructure and carrying capacity in line with the needs of the digital economy, thereby laying a solid foundation for supporting its growth.(Led by the Municipal Bureau of Commerce; the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, and Municipal Telecommunications Administration Office, as well as all counties, districts, and municipal functional zones, shall assume responsibility according to their respective duties)

(3) Focus on Enhancing Quality and Shaping New Benchmarks for Smart Governance

12. Promote the digital transformation of urban governance. Centered on the overarching goal of “monitoring the entire city on a single screen, managing the entire city through a single network, and benefiting the entire city via a single platform,” we will deeply integrate new-generation information technologies—such as the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, and 5G—with urban development,accelerate the construction of a new type of smart city based on the “1334+N” system architecture to achieve fine-grained perception of urban conditions, precise management of urban operations, efficient handling of emergencies, and highly efficient and intelligent public services. We will strive to establish a distinctive national benchmark for smart city development among small and medium-sized cities. We will deepen the construction of a “1+9+N” social governance and integrated command system that features three-tier coordination (city, county, and township levels), scientific management, integration of routine and emergency operations, and seamless vertical connectivity.Further improve the “City Brain” to advance informatization and digitization across multiple sectors including community governance, transportation, healthcare, and ecological environment. Establish an integrated comprehensive social governance system, prioritizing the development of four application scenarios: smart public security, smart justice, smart petition handling, and smart communities. Build a refined and intelligent urban management system, focusing on seven application scenarios: smart planning, smart construction, smart utility networks, smart property management, smart power supply, smart market regulation, and smart ecology.We will build a data-driven large-scale transportation governance system, with a focus on advancing the development of six application scenarios: smart transportation maps, smart traffic management, smart public transportation, smart transit hubs, key vehicle monitoring, and smart logistics. We will improve the large-scale emergency response governance system, with a focus on advancing the development of five application scenarios: urban safety operation monitoring, smart emergency early warning, and smart meteorology.Explore new models of “Internet Plus Community Governance” and deeply advance the integrated application of various social governance data. Accelerate the innovative “three-network integration” model for metropolitan governance, strengthen coordination among grassroots law enforcement forces, deepen innovations in grid-based social governance, and reinforce the support for “smart governance.” Strengthen the digital transformation of the social public service sector, actively build digital living scenarios, and promote the development of smart streets, smart communities, smart campuses, smart hospitals, and smart tourist attractions, accelerating the extension of new smart city construction to the grassroots level.(Led by the Municipal Command Center for the Modernization of City-wide Social Governance; the Municipal Political and Legal Affairs Commission, Municipal Big Data Administration, Municipal Education Bureau, Municipal Public Security Bureau, Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau, Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning, Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau, Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, Municipal Urban Management Bureau, Municipal Transportation Bureau, Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, and Tourism, Municipal Health Commission, Municipal Water Resources Bureau, Municipal Emergency Management Bureau, and Municipal Market Regulation Bureau shall assume responsibility in accordance with their respective duties)

13. Promote the digitization of government services. Actively utilize next-generation information technologies to continuously enhance the standardization, normalization, and convenience of government services, achieving collaborative management and services across levels, regions, systems, departments, and business areas, and making every effort to build the “Suqian Express Service” regional public brand for government services.Accelerate the construction of the “Internet Plus Government Services” business support system, optimize and upgrade the functions of the municipal integrated government service platform, and build a unified, standardized, and multi-level interconnected “Internet Plus Government Services” platform. This will form a comprehensive government service system where various forms—such as online service halls, service counters, mobile apps, and self-service terminals—are interconnected and integrated, each with its own distinct focus. Accelerate the development of the Suqian City Portal app to create a unified “master gateway” for mobile services across the city.We will deepen the implementation of “One-Stop Online Services,” focusing on services covering all aspects of personal affairs and the entire business lifecycle for enterprises. By prioritizing online data sharing and fully utilizing identity authentication and electronic seals, we will achieve end-to-end online processing and citywide accessibility. By 2025, the rate of “One-Stop Online Services” for government affairs will reach 100%.We will deepen the “One-Stop Service” reform, gradually expanding its scope to areas most needed and urgent for businesses and the public—such as investment projects and public service matters—further optimizing administrative processes and promoting the routine handling of “One-Stop Service” matters. We will enhance government data sharing capabilities, focusing on eliminating the need for document submission, further deepening the reform of the “super administrator” coordination mechanism for government data sharing, expanding the scope of “Mayor’s Account” access, and continuously broadening its application areas.Deepen the “Internet Plus (Government) Collaboration” reform to promote the coordinated handling of government services across departments, levels, and regions, achieving targeted service notifications, time-limited completion, and full traceability of the review and management process. Promote the new “Internet Plus Regulation” model, explore the implementation of management methods such as remote and mobile supervision, and enhance the precision and intelligence of regulatory oversight.(Led by the Municipal Administrative Approval Bureau; the Municipal Big Data Administration Bureau, Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning, Municipal Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security, Municipal Public Security Bureau, Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau, Municipal Market Regulation Bureau, and Municipal Command Center for Modernization of Urban-Rural Social Governance shall be responsible according to their respective duties)

14. Promote the digital transformation of rural governance. Implement the requirements of Suqian City’s Digital Rural Development Implementation Plan, deepen the development of digital rural initiatives, and promote the coordinated planning and simultaneous implementation of digital rural development with new smart cities. Explore new models of smart governance characterized by urban-rural linkage, resource sharing, and refined efficiency. Drive the rapid, comprehensive, and in-depth application of digital technologies across all rural sectors to enhance the level of digital rural development in Shuyang County andSuqian City’s digital rural development to provincial pilot standards, actively organize other counties and districts to apply for provincial pilot and demonstration site designations, and strive to increase the number of provincial digital rural pilot and demonstration sites to 4 by 2025. Advance the renovation and upgrading of rural infrastructure, and continuously improve the digitalization level of facilities. Comprehensively deepen the construction of the rural “Snow Bright Project,” and accelerate the creation of safe and law-abiding rural communities. Further improve the rural grid-based governance mechanism and enhance rural grid-based governance capabilities.Accelerate the extension of “Internet Plus Community Governance” to rural areas and the expansion of “Internet Plus Government Services” applications to townships, villages, and residential communities, continuously improving the rural digital governance system. Consolidate and deepen the achievements of internet-based poverty alleviation, and launch initiatives to foster motivation and knowledge through the internet. Innovatively carry out efforts to enhance farmers’ digital literacy and skills, comprehensively popularize digital applications for public services such as education, healthcare, elderly care, social security, and employment, and promote the prosperity of rural internet culture.(Led by the Municipal Cyberspace Administration Office and the Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; the Municipal Political and Legal Affairs Commission, the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the Municipal Education Bureau, the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, the Municipal Public Security Bureau, the Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau, the Municipal Justice Bureau, the Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, the Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, the Municipal Transportation Bureau, the Municipal Health Commission, the Municipal Administrative Approval Bureau, and the Municipal Telecommunications Administration Office shall assume responsibility in accordance with their respective duties)

(IV) Strengthen Foundational Work to Solidify the Hardware Support for the Digital Economy

15. Accelerate the construction of new-type information infrastructure. Strengthen the construction of next-generation communication network infrastructure, optimize network quality, and enhance access capacity. Comprehensively advance 5G network construction; by 2025, commission more than 8,000 5G base stations to achieve citywide 5G coverage with deep coverage in key areas.Accelerate the coordinated development of “dual-gigabit” networks and promote the large-scale deployment of 10-gigabit passive optical network (10G-PON) equipment in cities and key townships. By 2025, the number of 10G-PON ports across the city will reach 55,000, and the number of gigabit broadband users will reach 700,000.Advance the IPv6 upgrade and transformation of the city’s backbone network, metropolitan area network, access network, and terminals, and promote the construction of Yanghe Co., Ltd.’s national IPv6 technology innovation and integrated application pilot project.Coordinate the planning of the city’s sensor infrastructure layout, accelerate the construction of urban narrowband IoT networks, and achieve extended coverage across four levels: city, county, town, and village. Coordinate the construction of digital computing infrastructure. Addressing the needs of key sectors, optimize the layout of Internet Data Centers (IDCs) across the city, advance the deployment of next-generation green data centers, encourage the construction and expansion of data centers meeting National Class A or T4 standards, and support existing data centers in implementing green retrofits.Accelerate the construction of projects such as Phase II of the JD Cloud East China Data Center, advance the construction and expansion of data centers operated by Suqian Telecom, China Mobile, and China Unicom, and support cloud service providers in building advanced, green, and efficient new-generation data centers. Develop data services including application hosting, data storage, and disaster recovery backup.By 2025, the city’s data center rack capacity will exceed 18,000 racks, and the PUE of newly built large-scale data centers will be below 1.3. (Led by the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology and the Municipal Telecommunications Administration Office; the Municipal Cyberspace Administration Office, the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the Municipal Urban Management Bureau, and other relevant departments will be responsible according to their respective duties)

16. Vigorously promote the smart upgrade of traditional infrastructure. Leverage next-generation information technologies to deeply empower infrastructure across all sectors of the economy and society, enhancing capabilities in precise sensing, accurate analysis, refined management, and attentive service. Taking the construction of new-generation smart cities as a key driver, comprehensively advance the application of IoT sensing terminals in municipal infrastructure such as roads and bridges, underground utility tunnels, key buildings, scenic spots, civil defense projects, and sanitation facilities, to achieve comprehensive sensing and automatic collection of operational data for municipal infrastructure.Promote the intelligent and digital transformation of traditional infrastructure such as highways, railways, water transport, water conservancy, and postal services. Coordinate the construction of integrated infrastructure such as vehicle-to-everything (V2X) and vessel-to-everything (V2X) networks, advance platform interconnection, data interoperability, and facility sharing, and enhance the level of coordinated operation and control of the comprehensive transportation system. Promote the implementation of construction projects such as the Suqian Port on the Grand Canal and the Suqian-Lianyungang Smart Waterway.Promote the deep integration of energy with next-generation information technology, coordinate the construction of infrastructure networks for energy, communications, and transportation, and build an energy internet characterized by the coordinated development and integrated complementarity of “generation-grid-load-storage.” (The Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning, Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau, Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, Municipal Urban Management Bureau, Municipal Transportation Bureau, Municipal Water Resources Bureau, and Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, and Tourism shall be responsible according to their respective duties)

(V) Commit to Ecological Development and Secure a Leading Position in Digital Development

17. Strengthen talent development. Deepen the implementation of the “Five Links and Five Strengths” initiative for talent-led service development, coordinate the development of digital talent teams, and continuously enhance the role of talent in supporting the digital economy. Vigorously attract and cultivate high-end digital talent, focusing on foundational fields such as electronic components, integrated circuits, big data, and e-commerce, as well as emerging fields such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity. Optimize talent recruitment policies and management approaches, and intensify efforts to attract high-end talent and teams.Support Suqian University in conducting research on the digital economy, establishing relevant majors and courses, and enhancing its capacity to independently cultivate high-end digital talent. Expand the ranks of multidisciplinary “digital artisans” by strengthening vocational skills training in the digital economy sector. Provide digital technology training to frontline employees of enterprises undergoing “intelligent transformation and digital transition,” fostering a cohort of multidisciplinary “Suqian Digital Artisans” who are proficient in both their industry-specific skills and digital competencies.Enhance entrepreneurs’ “digital literacy.” Through initiatives such as hosting digital economy forums for entrepreneurs and conducting digital development training for corporate leadership, we will elevate the digital literacy and capabilities of senior management and cultivate a cohort of leaders in corporate digital transformation. (Led by the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department; the Municipal Education Bureau, Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, and Municipal Cyberspace Administration Office shall assume responsibility according to their respective duties)

18. Strengthen policy support. Focusing on the needs of key sectors and critical stages of the digital economy, we will optimize and integrate the existing policy framework to create a “1+9+4+N” digital economy policy toolkit. This toolkit will be centered at the municipal level, supplemented by counties, districts, and functional zones, and will cover four major areas—digital industry development, transformation and upgrading, technological innovation, and talent recruitment and training—as well as several specific sub-sectors. We will continue to expand policy support and establish a long-term mechanism to drive the development of the digital economy.Fully leverage the role of municipal-level industrial funds; through market-oriented operations, mobilize more social capital, technology, management, and other resources to participate in the development of the digital economy.Encourage financial institutions to innovate financial services and financing products to support the construction of digital economy projects and the development of enterprises. (Led by the Municipal Development and Reform Commission and the Municipal Finance Bureau; the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department, the Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, the Municipal Industry and Information Technology Bureau, the Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, the Municipal Local Financial Regulatory Bureau, the Suqian Central Branch of the People’s Bank of China, and the Suqian Branch of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission shall be responsible according to their respective duties)

19. Foster a favorable development environment. Thoroughly implement the “Five-Heart” service commitment list, continuously optimize the business environment and service quality, and enhance the soft power of the digital economy. Improve intellectual property protection measures and strengthen the protection of core intellectual property rights related to digital technologies. Actively seek opportunities to host conferences and forums in the digital economy sector to promote in-depth exchanges and cooperation among digital economy entities both within and outside the city. Organize multi-level, multi-type, and multi-sector digital economy innovation and entrepreneurship competitions to attract talent, recruit projects, gather capital, and foster a vibrant atmosphere through these events.Establish a group of benchmark enterprises, projects, and models in digital empowerment to leverage their exemplary and leading effects. Strengthen publicity through mainstream media, enhance digital education for all citizens, improve public digital literacy and skills, and foster a strong atmosphere of public participation in the development of the digital economy. Carry out pilot demonstrations related to the digital economy to promote innovation in digital applications. (Responsibility lies with the Municipal Publicity Department, the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the Municipal Education Bureau, the Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, the Municipal Industry and Information Technology Bureau, the Municipal Market Regulation Bureau, and other relevant departments according to their respective duties)

(6) Emphasize Openness and Sharing to Create an Accelerator for Unlocking Data Value

20. Strengthen the supply of public data resources. Establish a coordination mechanism for public data sharing to enhance organizational leadership and overall coordination of citywide public data sharing. By 2025, the on-demand sharing rate of public data across the city will reach 100%. Improve the citywide big data sharing and exchange system, upgrade the municipal government data sharing and exchange platform, and build a one-stop, comprehensive, and multi-dimensional public data platform.Conduct an in-depth citywide census of public data resources, compile a public data catalog, improve the public data catalog system, and enhance the standardization of data usage. Improve the system for collecting and aggregating government data, and promote the integration and aggregation of data across levels, regions, systems, departments, and business functions. Deepen the special campaign on data aggregation and governance, explore pathways for aggregating data from both the private and public sectors, continuously expand the breadth and depth of data collection, and achieve “collection on demand and comprehensive collection where applicable.”Actively coordinate with higher-level authorities to secure the return of more national and provincial-level data. Further improve the five major foundational databases: population, legal entities, credit, electronic certificates, and natural resources and spatial geography. Accelerate the efficient aggregation of data resources in key sectors such as education, healthcare, and transportation; advance the construction of thematic and specialized databases across various fields as needed; and provide reliable support for the socialized development and utilization of public data resources.Strengthen public data quality management, enhance the traceability and verification capabilities of public data, and improve the quality of the city’s public data resources. Implement the Chief Data Officer system to enhance data governance and operational capabilities.(Led by the Municipal Big Data Administration Bureau; the Municipal Cyberspace Administration Office, Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Municipal Public Security Bureau, Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau, Municipal Natural Resources and Planning Bureau, Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, Municipal Transportation Bureau, Municipal Administrative Approval Bureau, Municipal Health Commission, and Municipal Market Regulation Bureau shall assume responsibility according to their respective duties)

21. Promote the orderly opening of public data. Establish a management system and framework for public data opening, clarifying the division of responsibilities and authorities, opening mechanisms, platform construction, development and utilization, and security management. This will provide institutional safeguards for promoting public data opening and standardizing the social utilization of public data resources. Coordinate the development of the city-wide public data opening platform system and diversify data service methods, including downloadable datasets, API interfaces, and mobile apps.Fully implement the graded and categorized management of public data resources, compile a citywide public data openness directory, and promote the release of more high-quality data to the public, ensuring that all data that should be open is made available. Guided by the application needs of market entities, promote the orderly release of public data resources in key sectors such as education, science and technology, employment, healthcare, social security, transportation, culture and tourism, market regulation, and credit to the public. By 2025, the openness rate of public data that should be open will reach 100%.(Led by the Municipal Big Data Administration; the Municipal Cyberspace Administration Office, Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Municipal Education Bureau, Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, Municipal Transportation Bureau, Municipal Culture, Radio, Television, and Tourism Bureau, Municipal Health Commission, and Municipal Market Regulation Bureau shall assume responsibility according to their respective duties)

22. Strengthen regulation of the data element market. Standardize market activities involving data elements, continuously improve regulatory methods and approaches for the data element market, explore the establishment of intellectual property management systems for data assets and data property rights protection systems, and accelerate the formulation of rules regarding the identification, transfer, use, and protection of data property rights.Gradually improve the construction of a multi-stakeholder governance system for the data element market, promote the joint participation and collaborative governance of diverse entities including the government, enterprises, social organizations, and individuals, standardize the data resource utilization practices of various market entities, and ensure fair competition and the healthy operation of the market. (Led by the Municipal Market Regulation Bureau; the Municipal Cyberspace Administration Office, the Municipal Big Data Administration Bureau, the Municipal Public Security Bureau, and others are responsible according to their respective duties)

23. Comprehensively strengthen the digital security barrier. Fully implement laws and regulations such as the Cybersecurity Law of the People’s Republic of China and the Data Security Law of the People’s Republic of China, and strictly enforce security systems including the graded protection of cybersecurity, security protection of critical information infrastructure, and risk assessment. Improve mechanisms for cybersecurity risk early warning, intelligence sharing, analysis and response, and emergency coordination, and explore the establishment of a comprehensive cybersecurity prevention and control system.Accelerate the construction of cybersecurity monitoring platforms, promote data interconnectivity, information sharing, and joint prevention and response among provincial, municipal, and county levels, and establish an integrated cybersecurity monitoring and early warning system to provide round-the-clock, comprehensive monitoring of the city’s cybersecurity landscape. Strengthen security protection for critical digital infrastructure, enhance security supervision throughout the entire lifecycle of data collection, sharing, circulation, and application, establish a data classification and grading management mechanism, conduct regular security inspections and evaluations, and improve the capacity to protect critical data and personal information.(Led by the Municipal Cyberspace Administration Office; the Municipal Public Security Bureau, Municipal National Security Bureau, Municipal Big Data Administration Bureau, and Municipal Telecommunications Administration Office shall assume responsibility according to their respective duties)

III. Support Measures

24. Strengthen Organizational Leadership. Establish a Municipal Leading Group for Digital Economy Work, with the Municipal Party Secretary serving as First Group Leader, the Mayor as Group Leader, relevant municipal leaders in charge serving as Deputy Group Leaders, and the principal officials of relevant municipal units and departments as members, to coordinate and advance the city’s digital economy development.The Office of the Leading Group shall be housed within the Municipal Development and Reform Commission. It shall be responsible for spearheading the implementation of major policy decisions and deployments regarding digital economic development at the national, provincial, and municipal levels; handling and supervising the implementation of matters decided by the Leading Group; and researching and formulating policy measures for the city’s digital economic development. Each member unit of the Leading Group shall, in accordance with their respective responsibilities, formulate relevant work measures and ensure their implementation.(Led by the Municipal Development and Reform Commission; the Municipal Big Data Administration, the Municipal Command Center for Modernization of Urban Social Governance, the Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, the Municipal Administrative Approval Bureau, and the Municipal Telecommunications Administration Office shall assume responsibility according to their respective duties)

25. Improve the implementation framework. Formulate and implement a three-year action plan for the digital economy, and carry out five special initiatives: accelerating core digital industries, digital transformation of manufacturing, accelerating the construction of a digital government, tackling key technological challenges in the digital economy, and attracting and cultivating talent for the digital economy. Compile annual work priorities to establish a comprehensive, end-to-end implementation model comprising “Implementation Guidelines + Three-Year Action Plan + Special Initiative Implementation Plans + Annual Work Priorities.”(Led by the Municipal Development and Reform Commission; the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department, the Municipal Big Data Administration, the Municipal Command Center for Modernizing Urban Governance, the Municipal Education Bureau, the Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, and the Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau shall assume responsibility in accordance with their respective duties)

26. Strengthen Monitoring and Evaluation. Conduct statistical monitoring of the digital economy, improve the working mechanisms for such monitoring, and establish a statistical indicator system covering the identification of digital economy entities, calculation of value-added, and assessment of contribution levels across the city. Enhance dynamic monitoring and analytical research on the development of the digital economy, and regularly release digital economy data and development trends. Establish a performance evaluation mechanism for the digital economy, incorporating its development into the city’s high-quality development evaluation system, with evaluation results serving as a key basis for the commendation of leadership teams and the assessment of officials.(Led by the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department and the Municipal Bureau of Statistics; the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, all counties and districts, and municipal functional zones shall assume responsibility in accordance with their respective duties)