Shandong Cultivates New Momentum Through Informatization, Bringing Digital Dividends to Millions

Shandong Cultivates New Momentum Through Informatization, Bringing Digital Dividends to MillionsShandong Province adheres to the principle of cultivating new momentum through informatization, driving high-quality economic and social development, and striving to allow more enterprises and citizens to enjoy the benefits of the digital economy. From smart agriculture to the synergistic transformation of digitalization and green development, from efficient and convenient government services to a digitally inclusive society, informatization is injecting strong impetus into Shandong's high-quality development, painting a magnificent picture of "digital integration across all industries, intelligent benefits for every household

Shandong Cultivates New Momentum Through Informatization, Bringing Digital Dividends to Millions

Shandong Province adheres to the principle of cultivating new momentum through informatization, driving high-quality economic and social development, and striving to allow more enterprises and citizens to enjoy the benefits of the digital economy. From smart agriculture to the synergistic transformation of digitalization and green development, from efficient and convenient government services to a digitally inclusive society, informatization is injecting strong impetus into Shandong's high-quality development, painting a magnificent picture of "digital integration across all industries, intelligent benefits for every household."

Smart Agriculture: Technological Empowerment, Increased Production and Efficiency

Entering the watermelon planting greenhouse of Weifang Guopai Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., one is greeted by plump and round watermelons, exhibiting vigorous growth. An Internet of Things (IoT) environmental monitoring system collects and uploads various growth data of the watermelons in real-time, and adjusts the growth environment as needed. Yang Meng, the company's vice general manager, introduced that they use "blockchain + vegetables" application technology, leveraging an IoT traceability and quality control integrated management platform to record every stage of the watermelon's journey from planting to sales, achieving standardized and intelligent production processes, resulting in a more than 35% increase in planting efficiency.

Taking the opportunity of the blockchain innovation application pilot project organized by the Central Cyberspace Administration of China, Weifang City focuses on the issue of agricultural product safety, exploring the application of blockchain in agricultural product traceability systems, and promoting the digital transformation of agricultural product quality and safety supervision. Currently, Weifang City has achieved digital management of eight types of fruits and vegetables, including watermelons, establishing a credible traceability mechanism across the entire industrial chain from field to table. The innovative application of "blockchain + vegetables" quality traceability has been selected as one of the first 50 typical cases of digital China construction, effectively promoting the construction of digital villages and providing valuable experience for other regions nationwide. This model of technological empowerment in agriculture not only improves production efficiency and product quality but also enhances consumer confidence in agricultural product safety.

Synergistic Transformation of Digitalization and Greening: Energy Saving and Emission Reduction, Low-Carbon Development

In the dispatch hall of Jinan Thermal Power Group, various heating data are continuously updated on the large screen in real time. Jinan's urban heating system relies on sensors and IoT technology to monitor various data in real time and intelligently adjust according to heating conditions. Bai Qiang, general manager of the Jinan Thermal Power Group's numerical control department, stated that the "smart heating brain" significantly improves the scientificity, safety, and reliability of the heating system operation and dispatch. From November last year to January this year, compared to the same period of the previous heating season, 12,100 tons of standard coal were saved, and approximately 30,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions were reduced.

As one of the first batch of pilot cities for the synergistic transformation of digitalization and greening nationwide, Jinan City, seizing the opportunity of the "Digital Jinan" construction, prioritizes the green and low-carbon development of the digital industry, the "dual transformation" of traditional industries, and low-carbon smart urban governance, cultivating application scenarios and exploring replicable and promotable "Jinan experiences." The optimized operation of the city's heating system is just a microcosm of Jinan's in-depth promotion of "dual transformation" development, reflecting Shandong Province's active efforts in promoting green and low-carbon development. The promotion of this model can not only effectively reduce energy consumption and pollution emissions but also promote sustainable economic development.

Digital Government: Efficient and Convenient, Upgraded Services

Shandong Province continues to deepen the "efficiently handling one matter" reform, using digital transformation as a lever to continuously improve the efficiency of digital government services, promoting governance innovation and improvements in people's livelihood. The online processing rate of government service items exceeds 90%; the province is comprehensively promoting the construction of a "province without certificates," promoting the application of "Lu Tong Code" (a unified digital ID), accumulating over 900 million applications of electronic certificates, and enabling enterprises and citizens to conduct business "without certificates" and "with one code."

At the Yangxin County Government Service Center, Feng Lili, the handler from Yangxin Yuansheng International Trade Co., Ltd., highly praised the "efficiently handling one matter" service. She said that now she only needs one visit to change the legal representative and company name, greatly facilitating the enterprise. Ding Junpeng, a staff member of the Yangxin County Administrative Approval Service Bureau, introduced that the local area has significantly reduced the business processing time by strengthening inter-departmental coordination and joint handling, combined with data sharing and the application of electronic certificates. Yangxin County also fully implements the requirement of "improving the digital literacy of the entire population," optimizing service measures and enhancing the digital literacy of citizens.

The innovation of the digital government benefits millions, significantly improving the efficiency and convenience of government services and effectively reducing the burden on enterprises and citizens. This people-centered service philosophy reflects Shandong Province's determination and achievements in building a digital government.

Improving the Digital Literacy of the Entire Population: Digital Skills Training, Fostering a Positive Atmosphere

Digital literacy is the expansion and expression of scientific literacy in the digital age. In recent years, Shandong has focused on improving the scientific literacy and digital literacy and skills of the entire population, organizing and holding activities such as the National Digital Literacy and Skills Improvement Month every year. Relying on the National Supercomputing Jinan Center and 43 other national and provincial digital literacy and skills training bases, it has created 47 characteristic training brands such as "immersive training in artificial intelligence technology" and nearly 100 thematic training activities, training over 1.1 million people annually, creating a strong social atmosphere for improving the digital literacy of the entire population. This reflects Shandong Province's high degree of importance to talent cultivation in the digital age, providing a solid talent guarantee for the development of the digital economy.

Digital Society: Convenient Life, Sharing Dividends

In Licheng District, Jinan City, residents use the "Lu Tong Code" to scan codes to enter and exit residential areas and pay utility bills, significantly improving the convenience of life; in Laoshan District, Qingdao City, the smart community platform monitors the health data of the elderly living alone in real time, automatically alerting in case of emergencies. Currently, 87.5% of the prefecture-level cities and 38.5% of the counties (cities, districts) in Shandong have reached a four-star or higher standard for new smart cities, and 14 cities have been among the top 100 digital cities nationwide. The convenient and beneficial digital society is allowing more people to enjoy the "digital dividends." This marks the remarkable achievements of Shandong Province in building a digital society, effectively improving the quality of life for the people and laying a solid foundation for future development.

Shandong Province has achieved remarkable results in smart agriculture, the synergistic transformation of digitalization and greening, the construction of a digital government, and the improvement of the digital literacy of the entire population by actively promoting informatization, allowing digital dividends to benefit millions and providing strong support for high-quality economic and social development. This provides valuable experience and reference for other regions to build a digital economy. In the future, Shandong Province will continue to adhere to the principle of cultivating new momentum through informatization, striving to build a strong digital province, and contributing to the realization of the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.