Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with 10 departments of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Commerce, the People's Bank of China, the General Administration of Market Supervision, the General Administration of Financial Supervision, and the China Securities Regulatory Commission, jointly issued the “15th Five-Year Plan” to promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises. Recently, comrades in charge of the Small and Medium Enterprises Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology explained the situation relating to the “Plan”. Q: What are the highlights and innovations of the Plan? A: The “Plan” innovates in terms of cultivation management, development paths, policy methods, etc., and can mainly be summarized as “three further steps”. The first is to further highlight effective qualitative improvement on the basis of reasonable quantitative growth. The “Plan” proposes to maintain steady growth in revenue and total assets. At the same time, it puts more emphasis on improving the quality of development, and proposes to establish a mechanism to promote the development and growth of specialized and new SMEs, improve the active discovery mechanism for high-quality SMEs, strengthen quality management of high-quality enterprises, improve certification and exit standards; place more emphasis on enhancing the market competitiveness of enterprises, deploying measures in the three areas of improving quality management systems, strengthening brand cultivation, and enhancing standardization capabilities; and encouraging small and medium-sized enterprises to establish a modern enterprise system with Chinese characteristics, cultivate excellent corporate culture, and strengthen compliance management. The second is to further highlight intelligent, green, and integrated development. In terms of intelligence, the “Plan” proposes measures to promote “artificial intelligence” in various fields such as artificial intelligence+entrepreneurship, + transformation, + management, and + services. In terms of greening, expand the scope of green products procured by the government, guide banks and insurance institutions to support small and medium-sized enterprises through green finance, and encourage large enterprises to drive upstream and downstream small and medium-sized enterprises to jointly build a green supply chain. In terms of integration, the “Plan” proposes to support industry-university-research collaborative innovation, jointly establish innovation consortia; support large, medium, and small enterprises to integrate innovation and build a good industrial ecosystem. Third, more emphasis is placed on hierarchical classification and precise policies. Focus on classification policies in response to the differentiated needs of different industries and types of SMEs. For traditional industrial enterprises, the “Plan” proposes to promote green and low-carbon transformation of traditional small and medium-sized enterprises and increase support for digital transformation; for enterprises in emerging and future industries, it proposes support for enterprises in emerging and future industries to explore typical application scenarios and viable business models; to provide “small, quick and easy” digital intelligence products and solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises, encourage small and medium-sized enterprises with a digital foundation to strengthen artificial intelligence applications and participate in “artificial intelligence+manufacturing”, smart factory gradient cultivation, intelligent manufacturing system solution research and application; for overseas enterprises Market docking and promotion support to strengthen the provision of brand promotion, technical communication and project promotion functions for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with 10 departments of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Commerce, the People's Bank of China, the General Administration of Market Supervision, the General Administration of Financial Supervision, and the China Securities Regulatory Commission, jointly issued the “15th Five-Year Plan” to promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises. Recently, comrades in charge of the Small and Medium Enterprises Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology explained the situation relating to the “Plan”. Q: What are the highlights and innovations of the Plan? A: The “Plan” innovates in terms of cultivation management, development paths, policy methods, etc., and can mainly be summarized as “three further steps”. The first is to further highlight the effective improvement of quality on the basis of reasonable growth in quantity. The “Plan” proposes to maintain steady growth in revenue and total assets. At the same time, it puts more emphasis on improving the quality of development, and proposes to establish a mechanism to promote the development and growth of specialized and new SMEs, improve the active discovery mechanism for high-quality SMEs, strengthen quality management of high-quality enterprises, improve certification and exit standards; place more emphasis on enhancing the market competitiveness of enterprises, deploying measures in the three areas of improving quality management systems, strengthening brand cultivation, and enhancing standardization capabilities; and encouraging small and medium-sized enterprises to establish a modern enterprise system with Chinese characteristics, cultivate excellent corporate culture, and strengthen compliance management. The second is to further highlight intelligent, green, and integrated development. In terms of intelligence, the “Plan” proposes measures to promote “artificial intelligence” in various fields such as artificial intelligence+entrepreneurship, + transformation, + management, and + services. In terms of greening, expand the scope of green products procured by the government, guide banks and insurance institutions to support small and medium-sized enterprises through green finance, and encourage large enterprises to drive upstream and downstream small and medium-sized enterprises to jointly build a green supply chain. In terms of integration, the “Plan” proposes to support industry-university-research collaborative innovation, jointly establish innovation consortia; support large, medium, and small enterprises to integrate innovation and build a good industrial ecosystem. Third, more emphasis is placed on hierarchical classification and precise policies. In response to the differentiated needs of different industries and types of SMEs, focus on classification policies. For traditional industrial enterprises, the “Plan” proposes to promote green and low-carbon transformation of traditional small and medium-sized enterprises and increase support for digital transformation; for enterprises in emerging and future industries, it proposes support for enterprises in emerging and future industries to explore typical application scenarios and viable business models; to provide “small, quick and easy” digital intelligence products and solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises, encourage small and medium-sized enterprises with a digital foundation to strengthen artificial intelligence applications and participate in “artificial intelligence+manufacturing”, smart factory gradient cultivation, intelligent manufacturing system solution research and application; for overseas enterprises Market docking and promotion support to strengthen the provision of brand promotion, technical communication and project promotion functions for small and medium-sized enterprises.