A new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation calls for accelerating the deep integration of informatization and industrialization. Intelligent manufacturing, characterized by the digitalization, networking, and intelligence of manufacturing, is the entry point and main focus of the deep integration of the two, which has become a common consensus in the industry and the main action of enterprises.

　 　Accurately grasp the new situation

　　The integration of informatization and industrialization is a major decision and deployment by the Party Central Committee and the State Council. It is key to promoting industrial transformation, upgrading, and improving quality and efficiency, and is also the trend of global technological and industrial changes. Under the new situation, accurately grasping the new situation and new requirements for the development of this integration is particularly important.

　　A new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is about to take off. Intelligent manufacturing, networked manufacturing, green manufacturing, and service-oriented manufacturing are increasingly becoming important directions for changes in production methods. Cross-domain, collaborative, and networked innovation platforms are reorganizing the manufacturing innovation system. Represented by Germany's Industry 4.0 and the United States' Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, developed countries are actively planning and deploying adjustments and rearrangements of high-end manufacturing, fundamentally aiming to create new national competitive advantages in manufacturing.

　　After more than 30 years of accumulation and development since reform and opening up, China's manufacturing and information and communication industries have the capabilities and conditions to support the deep integration of informatization and industrialization. Many strategic emerging industries are at a similar or the same starting line as developed countries, with some aspects leading internationally. Against this backdrop, accelerating transformation and upgrading to achieve leapfrog development, we can fully catch the fast train of the new industrial revolution.

　　The integration and development of new-generation information and communication technologies and industry are showing new trends. The continuous evolution of new technologies such as integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, mobile internet, big data, new sensors, and 3D printing is driving the integrated application in manufacturing, especially intelligent manufacturing, industrial internet, independently controllable information technologies and products, as well as new businesses, new formats, and new models derived from them. After international comparison, thorough research, and repeated demonstration, it can be concluded that intelligent manufacturing will be the core goal for promoting the deep integration of informatization and industrialization currently and in the future, and is key to establishing a national manufacturing innovation system.

　　Especially now, China's industrial development has reached a critical juncture. The new normal forces the industry to accelerate transformation and upgrading. Promoting the deep integration of informatization and industrialization and accelerating the development of intelligent manufacturing have become key options to break development bottlenecks, enhance international competitiveness, and cope with economic downward pressure. We must seize the opportunities brought by the development of new-generation information and communication technologies, do a good job in the major task of integration, promote China's economic transformation and upgrading, and reshape international competitive advantages.

　 　Strive to achieve key breakthroughs

　　Promoting the deep integration of informatization and industrialization is a comprehensive and systematic project. The entire system must plan overall, lay out in advance, focus on strengthening top-level design, clarify integration paths, grasp development directions, achieve key breakthroughs, and promptly translate mature ideas into policy measures.

　　Take intelligent manufacturing as the main focus. Vigorously develop emerging industries such as new-generation information technology and high-end equipment manufacturing, comprehensively improve the intelligence level of manufacturing products, equipment, production, management, and services, achieve the integration and multiplied development of two ITs (industrial technology and information technology), and promote the industrial structure to move towards the mid-to-high end.

　　Take the industrial internet and independently controllable software and hardware products as important support. Cultivate new production methods and business models, accelerate the transformation from production-oriented manufacturing to service-oriented manufacturing, speed up the construction of public information network infrastructure, support the development and growth of productive service industries, enhance the support capacity and security capability of independently controllable information technology industries, and promote the integration to develop in deeper and broader directions.

　　Take the promotion and application of standard systems as the main approach. Adhere to standards first, focus on building and promoting enterprise informatization and industrialization integration management systems, carry out standard promotion and demonstration applications in key areas, promote enterprises to apply information technology throughout the entire lifecycle of products and services and the whole production management process, and enhance the core competitiveness of enterprises.

　　Take improving integration mechanisms as an important guarantee. Coordinate resources within the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, strengthen inter-ministerial coordination, improve provincial linkage and government-enterprise linkage mechanisms, promote the formulation of special integration policies, accelerate the cultivation of compound and integrated talents, and continuously improve the system and mechanism for promoting the deep integration of informatization and industrialization.

　　We must clearly recognize that currently, China's industrialization and informatization tasks are not yet completed. The banner of integration must be held high, and the will to promote integrated development must not waver. The entire system must strive to create an upgraded version of integration, vigorously promote the construction of a strong manufacturing country and a strong network country, and write a new chapter in China's new-type industrialization development.

　　In 2015, we have reason to believe that the deep integration of informatization and industrialization will achieve new breakthroughs. The integration will open up larger scopes, finer industries, broader fields, higher levels, deeper applications, and more intelligence.