On April 18, the State Council Information Office held a regular press conference on economic data to introduce the development of industry and information technology in the first quarter of 2025. At the meeting, a journalist asked about the Party Central Committee's high regard for the development of new quality productivity in recent years. As an important part of new quality productivity, electronic information manufacturing and software and information technology services, what are your thoughts on the development situation of these industries in the first quarter of this year? What are the highlights? Xie Cun, Director of the Department of Information and Communication Development of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that in terms of software ecosystem construction, the potential of open source continues to emerge, and initial achievements have been made in empowering thousands of industries. More than ten provinces (cities) across the country have innovatively introduced open source support measures, fully utilizing existing policy tools, and actively supporting the incubation and commercial landing of open source projects through technological transformation upgrades and innovative product recommendations. He mentioned that the boundary of the OpenHarmony ecosystem continues to expand, with more than 70 community co-building units, successively launching products such as "MineHarmony", "ElectricHarmony", "MobileHarmony", and "PoliceHarmony", with the number of connected devices exceeding 1 billion, helping accelerate the construction of a digital foundation for all things interconnected in fields such as energy, finance, healthcare, education, and industry. The cumulative installed base of the openEuler system has exceeded 10 million. China-based open-source models represented by DeepSeek have shone on the international stage, embracing greater openness to achieve full openness of advanced models, parameter weights, reasoning logic, and tool chains, enabling developers to transition from "consumers" to "co-creators," thereby strongly promoting technical equality and opening up a new landscape for the commercial use of artificial intelligence. "Looking ahead, we will continue to adhere to technological drive and application guidance, further strengthen the supply of high-quality electronic information hardware and software, accelerate the formulation and release of the next round of action plans for stabilizing growth in the electronics manufacturing industry, persistently promote technological breakthroughs, strengthen the publicity and promotion of typical application cases and excellent results of pilot demonstrations in consumer electronics, and push more APPs onto the HarmonyOS application store to meet diverse needs and continuously improve user experience. We encourage all parties to embrace open source, contribute to open source, and use open source with a more open attitude, accelerating the creation of a mutually beneficial and shared software ecosystem," said Xie Cun. Director of the Department of Information and Communication Development of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Xie Cun, China Internet Network Information Center According to the data announced by Xie Cun, in the first quarter of 2025, the added value of large-scale computer, communication, and other electronic equipment manufacturing increased by 11.5% year-on-year, which is 5 percentage points higher than the growth rate of industrial added value; from January to February, the revenue of the software and information technology service industry reached 1896.5 billion yuan, increasing by 9.9%, maintaining steady growth; the total profit of the software industry was 232.8 billion yuan, increasing by 10.7%. In terms of electronic product consumption, the policy dividend of the new purchase subsidy continues to be released, effectively boosting consumer demand. Under the influence of subsidy policies, AI terminals, etc., the enthusiasm of Chinese consumers for electronic products has increased, driving the rapid production and sales of electronic whole machines. In the first quarter, the output of electronic computer whole machines was 85.322 million units, increasing by 9.6%; the total shipment of TVs reached 8.84 million units, increasing by 4.7%, achieving positive growth for two consecutive quarters; in January and February, the shipment of 5G phones was 41.619 million units, increasing by 7.6%, with domestic brand phones particularly favored by consumers, accounting for 85% of shipments. The热潮of whole machine sales also drove a slight increase in the production of upstream electronic components, with the output of integrated circuits and optoelectronic devices increasing by 6% and 3.5%, respectively, in the first quarter. In terms of industrial project construction, policies work together to stimulate investment enthusiasm. Various regions have seized the opportunity of the "two heavy" and "two new" policies to actively promote relevant project construction, with some projects such as integrated circuits and new displays in Shanghai and Guangdong advancing steadily. In the first quarter, the fixed asset investment of large-scale computer, communication, and other electronic equipment manufacturing increased by 10.5% year-on-year, which is 6.3 percentage points higher than the national fixed asset investment growth rate. Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7494554057613378063/ Disclaimer: This article represents the author's personal views. Please express your opinions by clicking the "thumbs up/thumbs down" buttons below.