Make good use of the "maximum increment" of the Internet

 Source: Economic Daily

Although China has been fully connected to the Internet for 26 years, the sudden new crown pneumonia epidemic has once again let people see the amazing energy of the Internet. From epidemic prevention and control to resumption of work and production, the Internet has played a huge role. The cybersecurity and informatization industry represents a new productivity and a new direction of development. Facing new historical opportunities, it is necessary to make good use of the "maximum increment" of the Internet.

The people are the foundation of the state, and the foundation is solid. To make good use of the "maximum increment" of the Internet, we must first put the people at the center. The current Internet penetration rate in my country is less than 70%, and many people still fail to enjoy the fruits of Internet development. In the next step, we must continue to increase the construction of information infrastructure, especially to make up for the shortcomings of rural Internet infrastructure construction, accelerate the pace of rural Internet construction, and expand the effective coverage of optical fiber and broadband networks in rural areas. At the same time, it is necessary to reduce the application cost of the Internet and accelerate the popularization of information services, so that the people can use it, afford it, and use it well, so that hundreds of millions of people can have more sense of gaining in sharing the fruits of Internet development.

If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. The key to making good use of the "maximum increment" of the Internet is to break through the core technology of network development. Although my country's Internet industry is very large and there are many large companies, core components are still heavily dependent on foreign countries. This is our biggest hidden danger. To master the initiative in Internet development and ensure Internet security and national security, it is necessary to coordinate various resources, gather elite forces, base on independent innovation, be self-reliant, adhere to open innovation, strengthen exchanges and cooperation at all levels, and establish enterprises as the main body and the market as the main body. A technological innovation system that is oriented and deeply integrated with industry, academia and research accelerates breakthroughs in key core technologies in the information field. Only by consolidating the technical foundation and mastering the core technologies can we control the "life gate" of the development of the Internet industry.

To make good use of the "maximum increment" of the Internet, we must also balance the relationship between development and security. Without network security, there will be no national security, and the stable operation of the economy and society and the interests of the broad masses of people cannot be guaranteed. For a period of time, my country's network security construction has not been able to keep up with the development of the industry. Incidents threatening network security have occurred from time to time, and there are hidden dangers in personal information security of the masses and corporate information. In the future, it is necessary to strengthen the construction of network security information coordination mechanisms, means, and platforms, strengthen the construction of network security incident emergency command capabilities, make every effort to train network security talents, and enhance the people's network security awareness and protection skills.

Only by effectively solving the key issues in the development of the Internet can the Internet better benefit the country and people. (Economic Daily-China Economic Net Wang Yichen)