Industry Digital Transformation Enters a New Stage | Steel Industry Digital Transformation Promotion Center Established in Beijing

In order to implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, further implement the deployment of the National Conference on the Promotion of New Industrialization, vigorously promote new industrialization, and deeply implement the high-quality development action of key manufacturing industry chains, in accordance with the requirements and work deployment of documents such as the “Implementation Guidelines for Digital Transformation of Manufacturing Enterprises” and the “Work Plan for Digital Transformation of Raw Material Industry (2024-2026)”, and effectively promote the three-year action of digital transformation in the steel industry, the “Steel Industry Digital Transformation Promotion Center” (hereinafter referred to as the “Promotion Center”) jointly established by the China Iron and Steel Industry Association (hereinafter referred to as the “Steel Association”), steel enterprises, research institutes, and professional technical service institutions

was officially established in Beijing on December 30th.
The picture shows the scene of the establishment conference of the Promotion Center
Zhang Haideng, a first level inspector of the Raw Materials Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and Jiang Wei, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Vice President and Secretary General of the Steel Association, attended the establishment meeting of the Promotion Center and delivered speeches. Zhu Guosen, Deputy General Manager of Shougang Group, attended the conference. Feng Chao, Deputy Secretary General of the Steel Association, presided over the conference. Relevant personnel from the Raw Materials Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Technology and Environmental Protection Department of the Steel Association attended the meeting, with more than 100 representatives from affiliated units of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, steel enterprises, universities, research institutes, and professional technical service institutions.

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Zhang Haideng stated that the establishment of the Promotion Center will serve as an important carrier to accelerate the digital transformation of the industry, integrate resources from all parties, gather the strength of industry associations, leading enterprises, universities, research institutes, system solution suppliers and other units, and help the Chinese steel industry continue to promote digital transformation. He put forward three requirements for better playing the role of the promotion center. We need to improve our positioning and serve the overall situation. Each member unit of the Promotion Center should raise their political stance and deeply understand the importance and necessity of accelerating the digital transformation of the steel industry. Secondly, we need to strengthen cooperation and gather joint forces. Internally, the promotion center should improve its operational mechanism, fully leverage the enthusiasm of all member units, and form a collaborative and efficient work force with complementary advantages and deep cooperation; Externally, the promotion center should strengthen exchanges and cooperation with industries such as finance, automotive, and home appliances, learn from each other, strive for more support for the development of the center, and create a favorable development environment. We must put our efforts into practice and strive for practical results. The promotion center should combine the needs of enterprises, promote the dissemination and implementation of digital transformation maturity standards, expand the application of typical scenarios, build a bridge for “industry university research application” communication, and promote exchange and cooperation; We must strictly comply with national laws, regulations, and standards, strengthen data security management, and prevent the leakage of confidential and sensitive information in our work.

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Jiang Wei stated that the establishment of the Promotion Center is a concrete manifestation of implementing the work of the Party Central Committee and the State Council. It is a key step in implementing the overall requirements of the national intelligent manufacturing development plan and the “Work Plan for Digital Transformation of Raw Material Industry”. It marks a new stage in the construction of the digital transformation project in the steel industry, and also signifies that the three-year action plan for digital transformation in the industry is further achieving collaborative innovation and mutual benefit. The Promotion Center will aim at openness, collaboration and innovation, comply with the requirements of the Internet era, link steel enterprises, digital transformation suppliers, scientific research institutes, standardization institutions and other units, commit to solving the “difficulties” of transformation, get through the “pain points” of transformation, gather industry wisdom and high-quality resources, provide more accurate policy guidance, advanced technical support, and rich talent training for the transformation of industry enterprises, build an industry exchange and cooperation service platform integrating standard development, consulting and evaluation, supply and demand docking, benchmarking, talent training, and industrial control safety, and help to achieve more efficient, lower cost, and higher quality digital transformation of the whole industry.

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At the meeting, Fu Xinfeng, Director of the Technology and Environmental Protection Department of the Steel Association, reported on the preparation work of the Promotion Center. It is reported that the Promotion Center is composed of the Chairman Unit, Vice Chairman Unit, Director Unit, and Member Unit, with an Executive Council, Expert Committee, Secretariat (located in the Science and Technology Environmental Protection Department of the Steel Association), and five working groups including Evaluation and Consultation Group, Standardization Promotion Group, Intelligent Equipment Group, Industrial Information Security Group, and Intrinsic Safety Group. The key tasks of the Promotion Center are to promote the revision and implementation of standards related to digital transformation, organize the evaluation and diagnosis of digital transformation, conduct forward-looking research on digital technology, promote the application of advanced technology, and conduct digital transformation training.

The conference reviewed and approved the draft articles of association for the Digital Transformation Promotion Center of the Steel Industry, and elected the first chairman, executive vice chairman, vice chairman, secretary general, and other members of the center.
The picture shows the conference venue

At the meeting, Peng Yanhua, Chief Scientist of MCC CCID Information Technology (Chongqing) Co., Ltd., and Liu Dong, Researcher at Ansteel Group Economic Development Research Institute, respectively reported on the progress of compiling a list of typical scenarios for digital transformation in the steel industry and evaluation standards for the maturity of digital transformation in the steel industry. The attending representatives also had extensive discussions on promoting the 2025 work plan of the center, and put forward suggestions and opinions.
The conference is hosted by the Steel Association, organized by Shougang Group Co., Ltd. and Metallurgical Technology Development Center, and co organized by Beijing Shougang Automation Information Technology Co., Ltd. During the conference, the attending representatives also visited the Shougang Ceramic Building Exhibition Hall.