The official pointed out that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the Central Network Information Office, together with various regions and relevant departments, has earnestly implemented the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and has made solid progress in implementing the "14th Five-Year Plan for National Informatization". The main goals and tasks have been successfully completed, and significant achievements have been made in the development of informatization. The transition from breakthroughs in key areas to comprehensive empowerment of development has been accelerated. The main manifestations are as follows: the capacity of information technology innovation has been significantly enhanced, and the pace of high-level self-reliance and self-improvement has become more solid; the ecosystem of the network information industry has been accelerated, and the cultivation of new momentum by informatization has become stronger; the leapfrog development of information infrastructure has made the "great artery" of social and economic information more unimpeded; the quality and efficiency of the development and utilization of data resources have been improved, and the value of data elements has been more fully released; the level of informatization application has been greatly improved, and the sense of gain, happiness, and security of the people have been more sufficient; Internet international exchanges and cooperation have been deeply expanded, and the concept of a community with a shared future in cyberspace has been more deeply rooted in people's hearts; the system and mechanism of informatization have been continuously improved, and the pattern of collaborative promotion has become more perfect.
For example, in terms of breaking through key core technologies, during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the total number of products equipped with the open-source Hongmeng operating system exceeded 1.19 billion units. Products such as Tongyi Qianwen and DeepSeek are at the forefront of global performance. More than 700 generative AI large model products have been registered. The research and development of 6G technology and standard formulation are steadily advancing. The first phase of technical trials has been completed, and more than 300 key technology reserves have been formed.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries has been significantly accelerated by information technology. The penetration rate of digital R&D and design tools in key industrial enterprises has increased from 73% to 85.4%; the rate of key processes being controlled by computers has increased from 52.1% to 68.5%; the total online retail sales in China have increased from 11.76 trillion yuan to 15.23 trillion yuan, remaining the world's largest online retail market; the transformation and upgrading of the digital and green economy has accelerated, and the digital carbon management in the steel industry has covered about 40% of the country's production capacity.
In terms of information infrastructure construction, China has built the world's largest and technologically leading fiber-optic and mobile communication network, achieving "access to gigabit fiber in every county, 5G in every township, and宽带in every village". The penetration rate of 5G users increased from 15% to 83.9%, and the number of gigabit fiber users increased from 64 million to 239 million. The number of mobile IoT users increased from 1.136 billion to 2.9 billion, accelerating from "Internet of Things" to "Intelligent Internet of Things". The number of active IPv6 users increased from 462 million to 869 million.
In addition, in terms of data resource development and utilization, China's annual data production increased from 26.83 ZB in 2022 to 41.06 ZB in 2024, accounting for 26.67% of the global total data. In terms of the development of e-government, a national "one-stop" government service network has been built, and 92.5% of provincial administrative licensing items have been realized online acceptance and "at most one visit", promoting more items from "can be done" and "easily done" to "efficiently done".
Modernization construction, informatization first. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee has put forward the strategic goal of making significant progress in informatization. The 15th Five-Year Plan period is a key period for the solid foundation and full play of China's informatization development. It is necessary to thoroughly implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, focus on the theme of high-quality development, adhere to planning guidance, coordinate the promotion of national informatization development; adhere to self-reliance and self-improvement, vigorously promote the innovation of network information technology; adhere to integrated development, cultivate and expand the network information industry ecology; adhere to solidifying the foundation and consolidating the base, build and improve the information infrastructure; adhere to universal benefits and sharing, continuously improve the level of informatization application; adhere to standardized order, improve and improve the informatization laws and standards, and promote China's informatization development level to a new level.
The event also released the "National Electronic Government Development Report (2014-2024)", which systematically summarizes the achievements and experience of China's electronic government development from 2014 to 2024, analyzes the current situation and challenges, and proposes the key tasks for the next step, aiming to build a consensus and provide guidance for promoting the high-quality development of national electronic government in the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.
