According to WeChat news, on January 23, the fourth session of the 15th Beijing Municipal People's Congress opened, and Beijing Mayor Chen Jining delivered a government work report.

Chen Jining said that during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, Beijing has implemented the innovation-driven development strategy and vigorously promoted high-quality economic development. Seize the opportunity to actively deploy a number of new research and development institutions such as quantum and brain science, and promote a number of major projects around integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, and blockchain. The supply-side structural reform was further promoted, and the dual-engine role of the new generation of information technology and the medical and health industry continued to play. The added value of high-tech industries and strategic emerging industries increased by 56.9% and 58.5% respectively. The proportion of added value was further increased, and the construction of a high-precision and advanced economic structure was accelerated.

In 2021, Beijing will focus on building a national strategic scientific and technological force. Give full play to the role of the central government's innovation resources in Beijing, promote the optimal allocation and resource sharing of scientific and technological forces of all parties, accelerate the construction of various innovation platforms and new R&D institutions, and strive to promote breakthroughs in joint research on key cutting-edge technologies such as quantum, artificial intelligence, and life science and technology.

At the same time, Beijing will also speed up the construction of digital infrastructure. Promote the application of gigabit fixed network and IPv6, add 6,000 5G base stations, build a trusted digital infrastructure based on blockchain, accelerate the construction of an open service platform integrating artificial intelligence, computing power, algorithms and data, and make overall plans for satellite Internet, industrial Internet, Edge computing node construction. Establish an international big data exchange to promote the efficient and orderly flow and in-depth development and utilization of data resources.

In addition, in 2021, Beijing will expand the scale of advantageous industries such as information technology, health care, intelligent manufacturing, blockchain and advanced computing, optimize and strengthen strategic emerging industries such as integrated circuits and new materials, and promote high-level autonomous driving demonstrations District construction, and accelerate the development of industries such as satellite aerospace, high-end precision instruments and sensors.