Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Promote Digital Transformation of SMEs, Cloud Adoption Rate to Exceed 40% by 2027
On November 15, the 19th China International Small and Medium Enterprises Fair opened in Guangzhou. A relevant official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology revealed that they will jointly issue the "Special Action Plan for Digital Empowerment of Small and Medium Enterprises (2025-2027)" with related departments; and promote integrated innovation among large, medium, and small enterprises through the newly released list of major enterprise technology innovation demands.
It is understood that the "Special Action Plan for Digital Empowerment of Small and Medium Enterprises" will clarify the main ideas and key tasks for promoting the digital transformation of SMEs over the next three years. The core content includes leveraging central government financial funds to guide and support about 100 cities in batches to carry out transformation pilots and deeply renovate more than 40,000 SMEs.
Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong:
Vigorously develop "small, fast, and precise" digital products and solutions, enabling more SMEs to dare to transform, know how to transform, and transform well. We plan to achieve full digital transformation coverage of "Little Giant" enterprises by 2027.
According to the "Action Plan," by 2027, the cloud adoption rate of SMEs will exceed 40%. A relevant official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology introduced that subsequent efforts will focus on promoting the "chain-style transformation" of SME digitalization.
Director of the SME Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Liang Zhifeng:
Fully leverage the resource aggregation role of leading chain enterprises, platform enterprises, and cluster parks, guiding SMEs to carry out transformation through "resources + tools" such as order traction, technology diffusion, and resource sharing, promoting integrated transformation of chains and clusters.
In addition, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is organizing a new batch of SME "challenge list" work. The newly released 2024 annual list of major enterprise technology innovation demands gathers 151 technology innovation demands from 73 large enterprises in key fields such as automotive, information and communication, equipment, and chemical industries. In the future, enterprises selected on the "challenge list" can receive relevant policy preferences or support from competent departments at all levels according to actual conditions and related requirements.
Director of the SME Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Liang Zhifeng:
The core is to solve the problem of information asymmetry. It enables large enterprises to meet their technology needs faster, and SMEs to enter the supply chains of large enterprises more quickly and better, promoting integrated innovation among large, medium, and small enterprises.
