(Xu Xiaonan, reporter from Wu Qingguo Dalian News Media Group) In order to thoroughly implement the innovation-driven development strategy, focus on the transformation and upgrading of the “old brand”, the in-depth development of the “original brand”, the cultivation and expansion of the “new brand” and the “three major articles”, the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions united the city The department organized a large number of employees to carry out a series of mass technological innovation activities such as technological innovation, technological invention, technological creation, etc. The field of innovation continued to expand and the innovation results became increasingly significant, showing a strong momentum of vigorous development. On December 9, the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions, Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security, Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology, and Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology held a meeting to summarize the city’s mass economic and technological innovation activities in 2020, reward outstanding innovation achievements, and commend winning technical experts. Xu Guangxiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and chairman of the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions, attended and delivered a speech.

The meeting mobilized the city’s trade unions at all levels to improve their political positions, centered on the center and served the overall situation, grasped the core of the reform of industrial worker team building, continuously strengthened the top-level design, implemented fund guarantees, strengthened incentives and guidance, and paid close attention to mass technological innovation activities. .

The innovative achievements awarded this time are high in science and technology. Many of them are domestic firsts or have reached the domestic leading level. They have solved many “stuck neck” problems and created economic benefits of 1.662 billion yuan. A total of 209 outstanding innovation achievements were awarded, 30 “trick, stunt, unique skills” and advanced operation methods, 460 rationalization suggestions, 32 national patent projects in 2020, and 10 skilled workers were awarded the title of “Dalian Technical Innovation Expert”.

Recently, Zhang Peng, CFO of Momenta, was a guest in “The People’s Living Room” and discussed the theme of “Autonomous Driving in the’Second Half’ of Conspiring on New Trends in Future Travel”. At the same time, at the “Xiandao AI to” Xiangdao Robotaxi Online Experience Day held in Jiading, Shanghai, Momenta officially announced that it will provide Xiangdao Robotaxi with an L4 autonomous driving solution, which will compete with SAIC Passenger Cars, SAIC Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and Xiangdao Robotaxi. Travel together to explore the application and innovation of L4 autonomous driving technology in urban travel scenarios.

It is understood that in Xiangdao Robotaxi’s L4 autonomous driving solution, Momenta’s “flywheel L4” technology is fully applied to enhance Robotaxi’s continuous evolution capabilities and create a more scalable autonomous driving: The process “data-driven” algorithm, compared with the conventional “rule-driven”, achieves a cross-order improvement in the performance of each module; through the Momenta Framework, the data flow and technical flow can be opened up, and the L4 technology is provided with “mass data” support; through Momenta, it is efficient The “closed-loop automation” tool chain of the company can carry out highly automated mining and highly automated labeling of golden data, and realize efficient and automated iteration of massive data processing.

Zhang Peng believes that the two major applications for L4 and L5 products will be Robotaxi and Robotruck. The common point is that they can ensure safety and save labor costs on a large scale. The social value and economic benefits brought by L4 autonomous driving will be reflected in these large-scale applications in the future. He said that if the first half is “0-1” and the second half is “1-N”, the biggest test here is the ability to scale, which is where Momenta’s unique “flywheel” advantage lies.

“There are two difficulties in realizing this application, one is the technical level, and the other is the supporting policy level. Technically, in the face of the million-level long tail problem, a large amount of inefficient manual labor must be abandoned. Momenta is driven by data Method, to build a system that automatically discovers and solves problems, called “a flywheel”, is also the technical insight at the beginning of the company’s establishment.” Zhang Peng said that data-driven is the engine, massive data is the fuel, and closed-loop automation is the accelerator. “Flywheel” will be able to efficiently iterate algorithms for massive long-tail problem scenarios, realize large-scale unmanned driving more efficiently, and empower safer, more convenient and efficient future smart travel.

“At the policy level, at the level of L4-L5, the responsibility of driving is shifted from human drivers to cars. This change will bring about a series of legal problems. It requires supporting laws and regulations in various related fields such as roads and transportation to support autonomous driving. We are pleased to see that China’s policy is very forward-looking. On November 25, Beijing’s Smart Connected Vehicles Policy Pilot District issued the Implementation Rules for the Pilot Management of Automated Pilots (for Trial Implementation). The policy states that Robotaxi operators can provide services for a fee in the pilot area. We believe that this marks a new stage in the domestic autonomous driving field from testing and demonstration to commercial piloting. It is important for accelerating autonomous driving technology Landing applications to change the way of travel in the future is of great significance.” He said.

Regarding the two modes of bicycle intelligence and vehicle-road collaboration in the process of autonomous driving, Zhang Peng said that bicycle intelligence relies on the vehicle itself to sense, predict, and plan operations. The discovery and resolution of massive long-tail problems is also Momenta’s “a flywheel.” The focus of strategy is at the core. The vehicle-road collaboration is the organic combination of “people-vehicle-road-cloud” transportation elements through the Internet of Vehicles. The purpose of the two methods of bicycle intelligence and vehicle-road collaboration is to ensure the safety of autonomous driving. Many basic technologies including vision and perception are the same. At the hardware level, a large number of sensors, radars, etc. are also required, and there are many commonalities.

“Momenta will actively participate in the research and development of vehicle-road collaboration. We announced a strategic cooperation with China Mobile last year, combining Momenta’s leading full-stack capabilities of autonomous vehicles, roads, maps, and clouds, and conducted a small-scale pilot in Suzhou. In the future, Momenta will continue to pay attention and actively participate, so that’smart cars’ are equipped with’smart roads’.” Zhang Peng said.

Regarding the vision of future travel, Zhang Peng mentioned that autonomous driving technology will free humans from mechanical driving tasks and no longer need to sit behind the steering wheel. The car of the future becomes a mobile office, a mobile cinema, or a mobile gym, etc. Make full use of the time on the road to greatly improve the efficiency and pleasure of travel. It is believed that with the help of “flywheel L4”, the future of large-scale unmanned driving can be expected. Also just as our mission describes “Better AI, Better Life”.

Not long ago, the global technology giant Facebook announced that its business layout has shifted to Metaverse, and even changed its company name to Meta, which aroused strong attention from all walks of life on Metaverse. And this is just a microcosm of the meta-universe upsurge set off by the capital market.

In March of this year, Roblox, the game known as the best embodiment of the meta-universe concept, received US$520 million in financing. The developer of the game, Roblox, had a market value of more than US$40 billion on the first day of listing, which is an increase from a year ago. 10 times; ByteDance also acquired the VR startup Pico at a price of nearly 10 billion, demonstrating its determination to deploy the meta-universe… The major domestic and foreign technology giants have started the pace of exploring the meta-universe, but the same meta-universe track However, the way of “racing racing” is quite different.

Different entry modes on the same track

Judging from the current situation, major technology companies mainly rely on their existing advantages to deploy the meta-universe field, which can be divided into three modes:

The first is to focus on core components and basic platform areas, and accelerate the deployment of Meta Universe hardware portals and operating systems. International digital technology giants such as Nvidia, Meta, and Microsoft are the main ones. Domestic companies such as Bytedance are also accelerating the advancement of Meta Universe. Research and development of related hardware.

The second is to focus on business models and content scenarios, and explore the landing of related application scenarios of Metaverse, focusing on domestic digital technology giants. For example, Tencent stated that it will accelerate the research and development of Metaverse in the fields of games and social networking.

The third is the government’s promotion of enterprise entry mode, which is mainly based on South Korean enterprises. South Korea is one of the most active countries in the world to promote the development of the metaverse industry. Its capital, Seoul, announced in November this year as the first city government to join the metaverse. At the same time, the development of the metaverse industry in Korea is mainly led by relevant government departments to guide and Promote Samsung, Hyundai Motor, LG and other companies to form a “metauniverse alliance” to form a joint force for the development of the companies in the metauniverse field, so as to promote the realization of a larger-scale virtual reality connection and establish a national-level metauniverse development platform in Korea.

It should be noted that the battle for the meta-universe field at home and abroad is already in full swing, and the global imbalanced development of the meta-universe industry is gradually taking shape. Under this scenario, Chinese companies should strengthen the scientific and technological hard power of the meta-universe industry.

Landing requires two technological breakthroughs

Technical limitations are the biggest bottleneck facing the development of the current meta universe. The maturity of related technologies still has a certain gap from the needs of Meta Universe landing applications. Therefore, the existing Meta Universe technology display scenes are mostly experimental, local and limited applications, and the display cost is very high. For example, in the 15-second “Digital Huang Renxun” shown by NVIDIA at its press conference in April this year, nearly 50 R&D personnel have been invested and 21 versions have been produced.

As a comprehensive integrated application of multiple digital technologies, the meta-universe scenario needs to achieve two technological breakthroughs from concept to actual implementation: the first is a breakthrough in single technologies such as XR, digital twins, blockchain, and artificial intelligence. The dimension realizes the basic functions of meta-universe applications such as stereo vision, deep immersion, virtual avatars, etc.; the second breakthrough is the comprehensive application breakthrough of multiple digital technologies, through the superposition and compatibility of multiple technologies, interactive integration, condensing and forming a technological synergy to promote the stability of the meta-universe Orderly development.

In addition, data also plays a key role in the development of the metaverse. On the one hand, the development of Metaverse related technologies and the implementation of scenarios will have higher requirements on the volume and dimensions of data, and more personal information needs to be collected from users; on the other hand, data security is important for the healthy and orderly development of Metaverse. premise. In order to balance data use and data security, it is necessary to proactively build the collection and use specifications of meta-universe related data.

Future applications are closely related to work and life

From the perspective of the nature of technology, the meta-universe is a technological means that allows us to better integrate with our environment. Therefore, the landing of meta-universe-related applications will be closely related to our daily work and life, mainly including four forms: one is the “metaization” of work, that is, a large number of work scenarios such as meetings, design, monitoring, etc. will occur in the meta-universe; The second is the “metaization” of life, that is, a large number of life scenes such as shopping, leisure, entertainment, etc. will be transferred to the meta universe; the third is the research and development of “metaization”, the virtual world will break the physical rules of the real world that we are accustomed to. The perspective promotes R&D innovation, and Metaverse may become a new type of laboratory for research and development; the fourth is the “metaization” of social governance. The development of Metaverse will further promote the construction of smart cities and promote the efficiency and level of social governance.

At present, many internationally renowned consulting institutions such as PricewaterhouseCoopers have optimistic expectations for the future development of Metaverse. At the same time, industry insiders generally believe that Metaverse is likely to be a new direction for future Internet development. From the current scale of the Internet segmentation industry, it can be seen that with the development and evolution of Metaverse, different types of companies can seize the opportunity of “metaization” and achieve a good connection with the development of Metaverse, and they will be able to occupy a place in the future Metaverse market.

Although Metaverse has broad market prospects, from the perspective of current computing power conditions, network technology and virtual reality technology related to the development of Metaverse, the realization of its basic scenarios will take about 10-20 years. Meta Universe is still in its embryonic development period, and the related application scenarios surrounding it are almost all on paper. The market scale at this stage is relatively small and full of uncertainty.

The meta-universe boom may bring negative effects

Since the beginning of this year, the major global investment institutions have increased their deployment in the field of Metaverse, which has promoted the continuous increase in the degree of attention and popularity of Metaverse. On the one hand, this craze has promoted the development of XR, digital twins, artificial intelligence and other meta-universe-related technologies, and enhanced the development momentum of meta-universe-related industries, which has a certain positive significance. On the other hand, this craze has also produced some negative effects, and may even mislead the development direction of the meta-universe industry, which is mainly reflected in the following three aspects:

Firstly, companies rushed into the meta-universe field, creating “meta-universe man-sets” one after another. Since the realization of Metaverse application scenarios requires the comprehensive integration of multiple digital technologies, some technology-related companies quickly packaged themselves into a Metaverse enterprise, or changed the original business of the enterprise to be related to Metaverse. . This kind of behavior that caters to the concept boom and deviates from the original technology development path may not be very helpful to the enterprise, or even backfire.

Second, some technological bubbles have been added, and some new tactics and scams have even been spawned from this. The favor of technology giants and venture capital for Meta Universe has led to a surge in related concept stocks, which has increased the Meta Universe bubble to a certain extent. For example, in the current market cybersquatting related trademark phenomenon, some companies have almost nothing to do with the business of the universe. There are even illegal companies and individuals under the guise of Metaverse, doing things that “take loopholes”, and this has spawned some routines and scams.

The third is to sell anxious and wealthy pie, and harvest the “IQ tax.” Some organizations and individuals often use exaggerated words such as “ultimate”, “last time”, and “future channel” to describe Metaverse. “IQ Tax”.

In a sense, the meta-universe is a possible path for us to explore the needs of our inner world, and it embodies our yearning for a smart social life. In response to a series of problems arising from the current meta-universe boom, we need to adopt a positive and cautious attitude to steadily promote the healthy and orderly development of the meta-universe industry.

The first thing that needs to be clear is that technical limitations are the first problem that Metaverse needs to solve. All discussions or layouts around the meta-universe-related models can only be realized after a real breakthrough in technology. Solidly advancing basic digital technology research is the most effective strategy for the layout of the meta-universe track. Only by continuously enhancing technological innovation capabilities and steadily improving technological maturity can we win the commanding heights in the development of the meta-universe industry and truly promote the maturity of the meta-universe industry.

Secondly, the current meta-universe industry is still in its infancy, and its commercial value will take a period of time. Practice has long proven that technological innovation cannot deviate from commercial value, and commercial value cannot exist independently of technological innovation. Facing the meta-universe boom, it is necessary to maintain a rational behavioral cognition and correct market orientation, and beware of technology and concepts that give rise to a technological bubble.

Finally, from the perspective of individual users, it is necessary to be curious and pragmatic in dealing with such a rapidly developing new thing as Metaverse, and to remain calm and vigilant against Metaverse-related hype in the market.

On the evening of December 10, the Science and Technology Innovation Board’s Listing Committee announced that Loongson Technology Co., Ltd. will first be held at the meeting on December 17, which means that another domestic chip company is about to go public. According to Loongson’s prospectus, Loongson Zhongke’s public offering of new shares will not exceed 41 million shares, accounting for no less than 10% of the total equity after the issuance, and will raise 3.512 billion for advanced process chips, high-performance graphics chips and other projects. .

According to its official website, “Loongson” is the first series of high-performance general-purpose processors developed in my country. It started research and development at the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2001. It has received strong support from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 863, 973, and nuclear high-tech projects. It has been completed for ten years. Accumulation of core technologies.

In 2010, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Beijing Municipal Government jointly led the investment, and the Loongson Zhongke Technology Co., Ltd. was formally established and began market-oriented operations, aiming to industrialize the Loongson processor’s research and development results.

At present, Loongson Zhongke is committed to the design, production, sales and service of Loongson series CPUs. The main products include the “Longson No. 1” small CPU for industry applications, the “Longson No. 2” CPU for industrial control and terminal applications, and the “Longson No. 3” large CPU for desktop and server applications.

In 2021, Loongson Zhongke will launch a completely autonomous instruction set architecture-LoongArch, which marks the complete autonomy of the software ecology carried by the instruction set system architecture.

Loongson 3A5000 adopts the latest LoongArch instruction set architecture, single-core performance is increased by 50%, and power consumption is reduced by 30%. Compared with domestic CPUs with imported technology, it has obvious performance advantages.

I PO details

On the evening of June 28, 2021, Loongson Zhongke Technology Co., Ltd. disclosed its prospectus (application draft). At the same time, the Shanghai Stock Exchange officially accepted Loongson Zhongke’s Sci-tech Innovation Board IPO application, and plans to raise a total of 3.512 billion yuan.

Among them, the total planned investment of advanced process chip research and development and industrialization projects is 1.258 billion yuan. The implementation of advanced process chip research and development and industrialization projects will help improve the performance of Loongson general-purpose processor chips and improve the company’s market competition in the integrated circuit industry. Position, increase the company’s revenue scale and profitability, expand the company’s product market share, and maintain market competitive advantages.

The high-performance general-purpose graphics processor chip and system research and development project plans to invest a total of 1.054 billion yuan, which will be used for the design and development of general-purpose graphics processor chips, and develop independent graphics processor products with high versatility and high scalability. Its software and hardware systems form a synergy with the company’s general-purpose processor products to jointly build a more competitive core platform for information infrastructure.

According to the public information in its declaration draft, as an old brand of independent research and development, Loongson Zhongke has increased its operating income from less than 200 million yuan in 18 years to 1 billion yuan in 20 years, which has nearly doubled by 6 times; net profit has nearly doubled from 18 years. 7.75 million yuan, which will increase to about 72.24 million yuan in 20 years, a nearly nine-fold increase.

Loongson’s official website shows that the company has a comprehensive grasp of computer core technologies such as CPU instruction systems, processor IP cores, and operating systems, creating an independent and open software and hardware ecology and information industry system, and providing independent, safe and reliable processors for national strategic needs , Provide high-performance, low-cost processors and basic software and hardware solutions for the innovation and development of the information industry.

As a chip design company, Loongson Zhongke adopts the Fabless model and independently develops the CPU instruction framework and operating system, with the intention of forming a complete ecosystem. In 2020, the company’s chip production and sales rate can reach 99%, with an annual output of about 2 million chips. Funds raised from this listing are used to develop advanced process chips and GPUs.

Chip core technology

The chips produced by Loongson’s scientific research include Loongson 1, Loongson 2, and Loongson 3 three series of processor chips and bridge chips. The Loongson 1 series are low-power, low-cost dedicated processors, and the application scenarios are oriented to embedded dedicated applications, such as IoT terminals, instrumentation, data acquisition, etc.; Loongson 2 series are low-power general-purpose processors, application scenarios Facing areas such as industrial control and terminals, such as network equipment, industry terminals, intelligent manufacturing, etc.; the Loongson 3 series are general-purpose processors, and the application scenarios are oriented to information technology fields such as desktops and servers; supporting chips include interface chips represented by Loongson 7A1000 And power chips, clock chips, etc. under development. Among them, the Loongson No. 1 series and Loongson No. 2 series are mainly oriented to industrial control applications; the Loongson 3 series are mainly oriented to information applications, among which industrial-grade products are oriented to high-end industrial control applications.

Based on the open Loongson ecosystem, the company has established close cooperative relationships with board card, complete machine manufacturers, and basic software and application solution developers. It provides downstream companies with various development boards and software and hardware modules based on Loongson processors, and provides Perfect technical support and service.

Loongson Zhongke can provide 32-bit, 64-bit, single-core, multi-core and different quality levels of processors and supporting chips for various industry application companies. The Loongnix and LoongOS two major system softwares can adapt to different application scenarios. The company will independently grasp the advantages of the CPU ecological technology system, effectively empower all types of enterprises, and create products that meet more application needs in the form of application traction and market promotion.

[Kyodo News, December 11] The Japanese government will speed up the discussion of adopting a new system to realize that patents on cutting-edge technologies that can be transferred to the military can not be disclosed to the public. By restricting the disclosure of information, we can avoid the influx of cutting-edge technology into foreign countries and aggravate national security risks. The government considers it as one of the main contents of the economic security promotion bill that it strives to submit to the regular Congress next year, and adopts it as early as 2023.

The high-tech competition between the United States and China has become fierce, and the importance of information protection has increased. Major countries such as Europe, the United States, China, and Russia already have a “secret patent” system that does not disclose military-related patent information. This is because, if important military technology is leaked, it will become a threat to the national security.

Japan’s patent system is based on the principle of disclosure. 18 months after submitting the application, regardless of whether the patent can be granted, the details must be disclosed online. Therefore, some opinions point out that there are problems in the management of important technologies.

The number of patent applications is around 300,000 per year, which is a huge number. The new system will select technologies that will not be disclosed in advance so that they can respond quickly. The Ministry of Defense and the National Security Agency will jointly review and if it is judged to be “safety-related”, the content of the application will not be disclosed for a certain period of time.

Uranium enrichment technology related to the development of nuclear weapons and rocket technology that may be transferred to missiles may become undisclosed objects. For the targeted technologies, applicants will be obligated to apply for patents in Japan, and it is not allowed to obtain patents overseas without the permission of the Japanese government.

The government plans to adopt a mechanism of monetary compensation for patent income obtained through publication in order not to weaken the applicant’s enthusiasm for research and development when patents are not disclosed. (Finish)

China Civil Aviation Network correspondent Xiong Jun reported: On December 9, the 4th China Aviation Maintenance Summit (MRO China) was held in Xiamen. HNA technical representatives were invited to attend the summit and published a theme entitled “The Meta-Future of Aviation Maintenance Training” speech. At this summit, the VR maintenance skills training application system developed by HNA Technology was awarded the “Management Innovation Award” of the 4th China Aviation Maintenance Red Crown Award. This is the fourth consecutive year that HNA Technology has won the China Aviation Maintenance Red Crown Award.

It is understood that the China Aviation Maintenance Summit ( MRO China) is co-sponsored by the Civil Aviation Maintenance Association of China and AVIC Publishing and Media Co., Ltd. It is committed to discussing the policies and regulations, development direction, management concepts and advanced methods, new technologies, and new technologies of the aviation maintenance industry in China. Hot topics such as service improvement. The China Aviation Maintenance Red Crown Award is recommended and selected by senior experts in the industry to select the most influential companies, projects and leaders in the field of aviation maintenance in China.

At the summit, Gao Yukun, general manager of the HNA Technical Speaker Training Management Department, combined with the recent hot concept “Meta Universe”, expounding the prospects for the future development of aviation maintenance training. “Meta universe presents explosive power beyond imagination. It provides unprecedented interoperability. It involves AI/XR/big data/data twins/blockchain and other emerging technologies to create editable open training courses and realize multi-person Real-time interactive scenarios solve the problems of information communication and collaborative training, and bring new experiences to students. In the future, through continuous thinking and expanding the application of meta-technology in civil aviation maintenance training, it will gradually reduce equipment dependence and provide a highly immersive training experience. Rich and accurate data, in-depth exploration of human factors and shortcomings of skills, to provide managers with comprehensive portraits.” Gao Yukun said.

It is understood that the HNA Technology VR Maintenance Skills Training Application System, which has been awarded the “Management Innovation Award” this time, innovatively combines the aircraft maintenance training system with VR technology, allowing the maintenance trainees to “immersively” perform practical operations. Training and virtual training are not limited by venue and time. While improving the efficiency of personnel training, it also reduces the loss of aircraft caused by errors due to insufficient personnel skills. Since 2018, HNA Technology has begun to research and promote the development of VR maintenance skills training application systems, combined with the development of 5G information applications and training platforms, and continuously optimize the progress of VR projects, and overcome the development of complete machine surveying and mapping, modeling, technical courses and data. Difficulties such as platform construction. After the system application platform went online, it became the first authorized practice training platform based on VR technology approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China. The first stage of the project’s slide package disassembly and assembly training course is the first authorized practice training based on VR technology approved by the bureau in China. It has been fully put into use in Hainan Airlines technology. It is also used in the maintenance training class. In the recent civil aviation aircraft maintenance skills competition in Hainan, the VR technology was used for the first time in the competition, which broadened the use of the VR maintenance skills training application system. In November 2021, the project was included in the 2021 provincial key research and development plan of the Hainan Provincial Department of Science and Technology.

As a local aviation maintenance company in Hainan, HNA Technology will continue to uphold innovative development concepts, improve management efficiency, improve maintenance reliability, and provide safe and high-quality aviation maintenance services. At the same time, HNA Technology will give full play to the policy advantages of Hainan Free Trade Port, promote cooperation with leading international companies in the industry, build a complete aviation maintenance industry chain, establish a high-quality aviation maintenance service brand, and help the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port.

Southeast Net, December 11 (Fujian Daily reporter Huang Rufei, Yang Lingyi, correspondent Huang Jianhe) The circular knitting machine is a kind of equipment used in the fields of textiles and garments, decorative fabrics, and industrial fabrics. At the end of the last century, the circular knitting machine technology was introduced into my country After that, it began to vigorously develop. So far, the domestic annual output has reached 60,000 units, accounting for 95% of the total global knitting machinery. Its production bases are mainly concentrated in the Xia Zhangquan area, and the annual output value of machines and accessories has reached more than 20 billion yuan.

Hua’an Economic Development Zone exerts its cluster effect and strengthens the construction of business environment. Seven knitting machinery manufacturing enterprises including Fujian Yonglitai, Yonghong and Xingfang have gathered in the area of ??the park.

“The spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee pointed out the direction and goal of development. How to understand the spirit of the Plenary Session and implement it in the construction of the park is the direction we need to work hard and delve into.” Zou Xiongpeng, Director of the Management Committee of Hua’an Economic Development Zone, told Reporter, “At present, the park has formed a supply chain for knitting circular knitting machines from the complete machine to 60% of its accessories, with a total annual output value of more than 1.5 billion yuan, and the initial formation of a knitting machinery industrial park.”

“We can produce all parts from 6mm to 200kg.” said Li Abian, general manager of Zhangzhou Yongliang Knitting Machinery Co., Ltd. The company is a major manufacturer of core components for circular knitting machines. In 2013, the company settled in Hua’an Economic Development Zone and became the first knitting machinery enterprise in the park, and it also became the “magnet” of industrial agglomeration.

At present, the accessories produced by Yongliang occupies 35% of the global knitting circular knitting machine industry, and it has become a leading enterprise in the knitting machine accessories manufacturing industry. The research on key technologies such as craftsmanship has been listed in Fujian Province’s “specialized, special and new” small and medium-sized enterprises, and the leading enterprises of the provincial science and technology giants in 2018-2020. According to statistics from China Textile Association, from 2017 to 2019, Yongliang Company’s triangle product market share ranked first in the country for three consecutive years.

On the other side, in the factory area of ??Xingfang Precision Machinery Co., Ltd., the reporter saw that technicians were debugging the assembled machine. After that, this batch of products will be shipped to countries along the “Belt and Road”.

“Thanks to the good business environment of Hua’an County and the caring services of the park, our company is able to devote energy to production and research and development.” Zhao Jingyang, general manager of Xingfang Company, is a native of Shanxi. Under the adsorption effect of Yongliang Company, in 2020, he Also came to Hua’an Economic Development Zone to start a business. It only took a month for the company to put into production, and the output value in the first half of this year reached 45 million yuan.

“Learning from the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is to absorb the wisdom and strength of advancement, strengthen the leading support of scientific and technological innovation, and use the spirit of daring to work hard to create a service chain for the entire industry, adding weight to high-quality development.” Hua’an County Workers Said Yang Baoru, Director of the Bureau of Information.

Reporter’s Notes

Maintaining integrity and innovation, grasping the pulse of the industry

The Sixth Plenary Session of the Nineteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China emphasized that we must base ourselves on the new development stage, implement the new development concept, build a new development pattern, and promote high-quality development.

By grasping the core technology, you can grasp the pulse of the industry. “We don’t need to find customers, they are all customers who come to our door.” said Li Abian, general manager of Yongliang Company. The reporter learned that the company did not set up a business department because of the steady stream of customers and because the products developed by Yongliang have mastered the “heart” of the circular knitting machine. Yongliang has an independent research and development team of more than 20 people. At present, most of the large circular knitting machines in China Manufacturing companies are all customers of the company.

At present, our country has entered a new stage of development. Only by continuously improving the level of technological construction and grasping the pulse of the industry can we have more voice and decision-making power in the world’s industrial development.

Science and Technology Daily reporter Liu Xia

The fireworks in the world have been consistent for thousands of years, but the development of technology is changing with each passing day, and the impact on mankind is becoming more and more complicated. The US “Forbes” biweekly magazine website listed us five major technological trends in 2022 in a recent report, including the ubiquity of artificial intelligence (AI), the acceleration of the entire society towards digitalization and virtualization, and the full-scale code-free revolution. The demand for technology supervision is increasing, and renewable energy and new energy are increasingly favored.

AI is everywhere

Devices driven by AI, usually machine learning algorithms, will help us in more and more innovative ways. For example, smart cars will use facial recognition algorithms to detect whether the driver is paying attention to the road, and alert when the driver feels tired and tired; smart phones use AI algorithms to do everything from maintaining call quality to helping us take better photos, etc. ; Even the upcoming smart toilet is the same-it can help diagnose gastrointestinal problems by analyzing stool samples!

AI has penetrated into various tools in our daily lives-from voice assistants to language translation, and tools that allow us to extract structured data from pictures and handwritten notes. AI also powers many process automations and relieves the workload and pressure of employees in management, logistics, accounting, and human resources departments.

In 2022, the collaborative work of AI, the Internet of Things, and emerging ultra-high-speed networks (such as 5G) will greatly increase our capabilities in all aspects, and factors such as increasing data volume, faster networks and processor speeds will merge together. , The impact on society far exceeds the impact of a single factor.

No code interface is more popular

Another driving force for social development will be the continued democratization of data and technology. In recent years, an emerging industry has emerged, the goal of which is to enable more members of society to enjoy the fruits of technological development and use the skills and tools required for technology-led innovation.

Codeless interfaces will become more popular! OpenAI, founded by Elon Musk and funded by companies such as Microsoft, announced Codex in August this year, which is a programming model that can translate human spoken language into code. It can translate English into code, aiming to reduce the workload of professional programmers and help amateurs to code.

In 2022, this type of technology will become more and more mature. Ready-made AI solutions will be suitable for everything from marketing to human resources, project management, and production process planning and design.

Increasing trends in digitization and virtualization

In 2022, the entire society will accelerate towards digitization and virtualization, and the “meta universe” will get closer and closer to our lives.

A few days ago, Facebook changed its name to Meta (the prefix of MetaVerse) to focus on the business of Metaverse, which attracted great attention. Microsoft, Apple, etc. have successively announced their entry into Meta Universe, allowing Meta Universe to “swipe the screen” in the media. The meta universe is a digital world that exists parallel to the physical world in which we live. With the continuous development of digital technology, Metaverse will simulate the real world with higher and higher accuracy, enabling us to have a more immersive, persuasive and ultimate value experience in the digital field. Although many people have experienced some kind of immersive virtual reality through headsets, a series of new devices that will be launched will greatly improve this experience, providing tactile and even odor feedback.

For example, Ericsson provided virtual reality headsets for employees working from home during the new crown epidemic, and is also developing the so-called “Internet of perception.” The company previously issued a report stating that consumers are looking forward to the emergence of the Internet of perception in 2030, when it will be difficult for consumers to distinguish virtual experiences from reality. As the new movie “The Matrix” is about to be released, we will be closer to the world described by “The Matrix” in 2022.

The voice of regulatory AI is growing

Facebook’s AI tool recently identified black people in the Daily Mail video as “primates,” and a company spokesperson subsequently apologized for this “unacceptable error”. In fact, this is not the first time AI has had a problem. Last year, the facial recognition system led to the wrongful arrest of two black men in Detroit.

In view of this, transparent and interpretable AI has become more and more popular in recent years. Governments also clearly recognize the need for a regulatory framework. The EU’s proposed legislation prohibits the government and relevant agencies from using AI to create social scoring systems and the use of facial recognition tools in public places. It also lists a list of potential hazardous effects, including “exploiting loopholes” and “causing physical or psychological harm”, etc., AI solves Solution providers must prove that their systems will not cause these effects to be allowed to sell.

But Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that although he recognizes the need to regulate AI, in order to ensure that innovation is not stifled, “a balance is needed.”

As more and more people realize the possible positive and negative impacts of AI and other technological trends on society, how to find what Pichai calls the “balance point” will become a hot topic in 2022.

Sustainable energy is becoming more and more “favored”

The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that the production and use of renewable energy will increase by 40% in 2020 compared to the previous year, and predicts that this growth will continue until 2022. In addition, the cost of generating electricity from various renewable energy sources such as onshore and offshore wind, solar, and tidal energy has dropped by 7%-16%. Exciting emerging energy sources, such as biofuels, liquid hydrogen, and even nuclear fusion, are also becoming more viable.

According to the World Nuclear News website, Helion Energy announced on June 22 that its sixth prototype fusion generator Trenta has reached a high temperature of more than 100 million degrees Celsius, becoming the world’s first private fusion research company to achieve this milestone. The company’s latest fusion generator prototype will go online in 2022.

In addition, the “green hydrogen” energy field is also expected to add more green to the entire world. In 2020, “Green Hydrogen” has become the preferred future green fuel in many countries. Within a year, “Green Hydrogen” projects totaling more than US$150 billion have been announced globally. This trend is expected to be further highlighted in 2022.