On September 24th, the International Forum on Industrial Civilization, themed "Industrial Civilization: China's Strength," kicked off in Shanghai, China.
This event marks not only China's first high-end international exchange platform built from the perspective of industrial civilization but also serves as an important window for China to showcase its industrial development achievements, share development experiences, and jointly map out plans for future development.
Data indicates that in 2023, China's industrial added value reached 39.9 trillion yuan, accounting for 31.7% of GDP, with all industrial categories classified by the United Nations.
Shan Zhongde, a member of the Party Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, stated that during the process of industrialization, China has provided the world with a rich array of industrial products and has developed an industrial culture with Chinese characteristics, giving rise to industrial spirits such as the "Two Bombs, One Satellite" spirit, the Daqing spirit, the manned spaceflight spirit, and the new era Beidou spirit.
While achieving its own industrial development, China has made significant contributions to global industrial civilization.
Next steps, as pointed out by Shan Zhongde, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the new development concept, adhere to high-level opening-up to the outside world, closely focus on achieving new industrialization as a key task, and continuously deepen open cooperation in the fields of industry and information technology.
This will promote mutual benefit and win-win situations with countries around the world, contributing China's strength to global industrial development and enhancing human welfare.
Firstly, they will strengthen the exchange of industrial cultures, deeply explore the connotations of industrial culture in various countries, and enrich communication channels and fields of exchange.
Secondly, they will deepen cooperation in key areas such as green development, digital economy, and artificial intelligence, and jointly build an industrial ecosystem.
Thirdly, they will create an open, fair, just, and non-discriminatory development environment and maintain the multilateral trading system.
Fourthly, they will promote the inheritance of industrial civilization, protect and revitalize the use of industrial heritage, and develop new models of industrial tourism and study tours.
Zou Ciyong, Deputy Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), proposed in a video speech that technological innovation continuously drives social progress, with each country contributing its unique wisdom to industrial development.
UNIDO is committed to promoting sustainable industrialization.
They appreciate China's global civilization initiative and support its projects and programs.
Currently, we are at a critical period of technological innovation, where sustainable development and digital transformation are key elements to ensuring the prosperity of humanity and the planet.
Zhuang Mudi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, emphasized that Shanghai is advancing new industrialization and the strategy of a manufacturing powerhouse, actively shaping an industrial image and promoting the industrial spirit.
Firstly, they are exploring the "Shanghai Model" for revitalizing the use of industrial heritage, with 30 Shanghai industrial heritage sites recognized over the past two years.
Secondly, they are innovating construction ideas to create a "1+1+N" complementary Shanghai Industrial Museum system.
They are preparing to build the Shanghai Industrial Museum at the former site of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, showcasing the process, brilliant achievements, and bright future of Shanghai's industrial civilization.
They are also innovating public welfare positioning and market-oriented operation models to create a high-quality new cultural and museum city space that is "boundless and growing."
Thirdly, they are stimulating the vitality of industrial tourism development with "Made in Shanghai," supporting key industrial enterprises in exploring the potential of industrial tourism resources, and strengthening the educational function of industrial culture study tours.
At the opening ceremony of the forum, the "Shanghai Declaration of the International Forum on Industrial Civilization" was also released.
The declaration emphasizes the importance of international cooperation and the necessity of technological innovation and industrial upgrading.
It also specifically mentions the important role of industrial museums and industrial culture in inheriting and promoting industrial civilization, reflecting comprehensiveness and forward-looking vision.
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