It is understood that the theme of this summit forum is “Intelligent Leadership and Seeing the Future”. Tan Jianrong, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Yang Hong, Secretary-General of the Financial Science and Technology Committee of the Chinese Financial Society, and Former Inspector of the Science and Technology Department of the People’s Bank of China, China Industrial Zhang Yu, Director of the Policy Research Institute of the Internet Research Institute, Zhou Aoying, Vice President of East China Normal University, Zhang Mingzhong, Deputy Secretary-General of the Industrial Supply Chain Committee of China International Chamber of Commerce, Zhao Jianchun, Vice President of Tencent Cloud, Tian Chao, General Manager of Tencent Cloud Operations, and many other digital transformation fields Senior research experts from, as well as outstanding pioneers in digital transformation from various industries such as finance, industry, education, and retail, combined their own practice and thinking, and jointly discussed the digital transformation of enterprises in the information age.

Tencent Cloud TVP Industry Ambassador Program officially released

In recent years, digital transformation has gradually become a new driving force for enterprise development, innovation and management. Enterprises in various fields are actively exploring the best path for digital transformation. However, in this process, the informatization and digitization of all walks of life have not formed a universal model or general methodology. Each company will be different from the industry, the scale of the company, and its own unique pain points. The transformation plan produces differentiated demands. Therefore, keeping abreast of the latest progress of the industry’s digital transformation and conducting more intra-industry exchanges and discussions have become a rigid need for the entire industry. Tencent Cloud TVP Industry Ambassador Program was born under this demand.

The Tencent Cloud TVP Industry Ambassador Program is an important part of Tencent Cloud’s concept of building a digital ecosystem for the entire industry. It will target digital leaders in thousands of industries, such as digital transformation leaders of major traditional companies, managers of digital service companies, and financial technology management. The person in charge and the backbone of the industry’s technological change, aiming to promote in-depth communication between Tencent Cloud and various industries by establishing a communication platform with these industry technical experts, and to be able to improve Tencent Cloud’s product capabilities and industry solutions in a more targeted manner. Plan to realize the beautiful vision of “influencing the world with science and technology”.

The scope of the plan will include education, finance, real estate, industry, transportation, energy and other production and life industries. TVP industry ambassadors in each industry will regularly exchange information on the difficulties and key goals of the industry in the development of information technology. Provide suggestions on the design and application of cloud service products from an industry perspective. At the same time, as an invited guest, he will participate in events held by Tencent Cloud from time to time, share experience in digital construction, and work with Tencent Cloud to jointly promote the digital transformation of the industry.

In addition to participating in rich exchange activities and cutting-edge industry conferences, sharing first-line practices and thinking in various fields, Tencent Cloud TVP industry ambassadors can also obtain channels for personal brand and influence communication through Tencent and Tencent Cloud. At the same time, enjoy multiple exclusive rights and benefits such as product experience services, event VIP privileges, and TVP joint book publishing.

In fact, Tencent Cloud has been deeply involved in the digital transformation of the industry for a long time. With the help of Tencent’s deep capabilities and open ecology in the fields of cloud, security, artificial intelligence, location services and other fields for a long time, Tencent Cloud has already contributed to finance, industry, education, retail, etc. The industry provides digital transformation services. In the financial industry, Tencent Cloud has served a large number of customers in the financial sector, including more than 150 banks, dozens of brokerages, insurance, and more than 90% of licensed consumer gold and many pan-financial companies. Tencent Cloud has also cooperated with leading financial institutions such as Bank of China, China Construction Bank, PICC, China UnionPay, Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and Bank of China International Securities to build a financial cloud platform. It is worth mentioning that Tencent Cloud enterprise-level distributed database TDSQL has served nearly half of domestic TOP 20 banks, and the service ratio of TOP 10 banks is as high as 60%. In the field of industrial manufacturing, more and more companies are beginning to seek digital solutions for lean production and intelligent manufacturing. As a product of the deep integration of the real economy and the new generation of information technology such as 5G, cloud computing, and big data, the Industrial Internet is releasing new momentum for economic development and becoming a booster for accelerating industrial transformation and industrial digital transformation and upgrading. Tencent’s WeMake industrial Internet platform currently covers more than 10 industrial cloud bases across the country, with the widest coverage and the fastest growth rate among domestic cloud vendors. Take Zhangjiagang as an example. The first batch of the platform has completed the introduction of 25 cooperative service providers, and 207 companies have gone to the cloud, providing 69 companies (including Dow, Shagang, Yonggang, Donghua Energy, Jordan and other industry leaders) The “Industrial Internet + Safe Production” solution provides 137 small and medium-sized enterprises with lightweight SaaS tools. In addition, in the education industry, Tencent Education has currently served more than 1,000 provinces, municipalities and counties across the country, with more than 100,000 smart campus benchmarking schools, serving more than 1,000 universities, 100 million teachers and students, and more than 300,000 schools. As an educational institution, Tencent Classroom has served more than 400 million students. Through digital means, Tencent Cloud is accelerating the development of classroom intelligence and education fairness in the education industry. In terms of co-construction of the digital ecosystem, Tencent Cloud also has relatively mature landing experience.As early as 2018, it released the Tencent Cloud’s most valuable expert for building a developer ecosystem-the TVP plan. So far, more than 270 technical experts have joined. TVP, and through various forms of online and offline communication and sharing, jointly promote the development of cloud computing technology and the prosperity of the developer community. 11 experts were awarded TVP industry ambassador certificate on site The release of the Tencent Cloud TVP Industry Ambassador Program this time is Tencent Cloud’s renewed effort in promoting the digital transformation of enterprises and building the digital ecosystem of the industry. In the future, Tencent Cloud will focus on the current and future of digital transformation in various industries, and make TVP industry ambassadors. A communication platform with influence radiating the whole industry and multi-industry. Together with TVP industry ambassadors, we will continue to deepen the differentiated needs of various industries, continue to polish Tencent Cloud products and services, and make every effort to promote the digital upgrade of the industry

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Corona consequences for companies How much longer does the state have to help?

Status: 06/17/2021 10:18 a.m.

Today, the federal and state economics ministers are discussing how to proceed with corona aid for companies. Warnings against a permanent state economy are getting louder. But some industries are still deeply in crisis.

From Axel John, SWR

Tim Sandrock walks through the 3500 square meter hall of his event company. He points to huge loudspeakers, lighting systems or projectors that are piled up to the ceiling. “That would normally all be used outside in mid-June, at theater events, village festivals or music concerts”says Sandrock. “The camp could be swept through completely. We haven’t moved the technology for at least 15 months.”

He is one of the two managing directors of Flo-Service GmbH in Mainz. The company has 25 employees and six trainees. The company organizes up to 1500 events per year with a focus on the Rhine-Main area. “From the disco ball for the teenage party to the stage technology for a Sting concert, we cover everything”says Sandrock. Although the economy is taking off again across the country, Flo-Service still has few orders at major events due to the pandemic requirements. Most recently, among other things, the Oktoberfest was canceled. This sends a devastating signal to the industry.

Hope for further help

“We are broadly positioned and have thus been able to limit losses. The Federal Employment Agency helped us a lot through short-time work with around 31,000 euros per month. The bridging aids were also extremely important to us last year”says Sandrock. “However, our company has fixed costs of 150,000 euros every month.”

“I very much hope for further government aid” – Flo Service Managing Director Tim Sandrock. Image: Axel John, SWR

Flo-Service mainly draws on its operating reserves before Corona. In addition, there was a tough austerity course. Overall, sales have decreased by a good third. This means that Sandrock is still in a brilliant position in the industry. Other companies make a minus of 90 percent or are no longer there. “In the long run, of course, you can’t finance a company like ours. I therefore very much hope for further state aid”, he says. Cultural events have a pre-planning of three to nine months. In the uncertain Corona time, that’s half an eternity. “I am optimistic that the worst is behind us. But we still need support for a transition period. Otherwise all previous payments would be pointless”, says Sandrock.

Economics ministers discuss further aid

The federal and state economics ministers meet today in Düsseldorf – for the first time in attendance. One question is: what will happen next with the support for the economy? The bridging allowance and short-time work allowance were only recently extended to the end of September and even expanded. Now it is about a renewed extension until the end of the year.

The host of the meeting, the North Rhine-Westphalian Minister of Economic Affairs Andreas Pinkwart from the FDP, has already made a decision: “I am in favor of the aid being extended beyond the end of September until the end of the year”, he says. “Sectors such as the trade fair and event industry or the showmen will continue to suffer from a drop in sales in the fall. The Federal Ministry of Economics also sees it that way. I would also like to advocate this course at the federal government.”

NRW Minister of Economic Affairs Pinkwart is campaigning for a further extension of the corona aid. Image: dpa

North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister of Economic Affairs also refers to legal constraints. “Unfortunately, to fight the pandemic, we had to restrict the freedom of trade. That is why the bridging aid is not subsidy, but compensation. Parts of the economy are only now gradually returning to normal”says Pinkwart. Now it is a matter of creating transitions for the companies concerned.

Share of businesses in need is falling

More and more companies seem to manage this transition. According to a study by the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), only eight percent of all companies saw their existence threatened by May. In April this value was still 13 percent. “The incidence values ​​are easing in many places, and at the same time private-sector companies in Germany are looking more optimistically into the future, “says IAB Director Bernd Fitzenberger. So far, the Federal Ministry of Economics has approved a total of more than 105 billion euros for the economy during the crisis. In addition, there is short-time work allowance of around 32.3 billion euros.

Criticism from economists

More and more economists are critical of the ongoing political assistance. Lars Feld is one of them. The 54-year-old economist is a proven regulatory politician, i.e. oriented towards the principles of market and competition. “The extension until the end of September is fine. But I do not believe in a renewed extension”, he says. “The upswing is in full swing. According to the Bundesbank, we will have growth of 3.7 percent in Germany this year. Next year it should be five percent. The need for an expansive fiscal policy that continues to be so strong is therefore decreasing.”

In addition, there are always deadweight effects at companies that find themselves in a difficult situation without this having anything to do with Corona. However, Feld limits his analysis with a view to the event industry. “If the state restricts certain companies in certain sectors of the constitutionally granted freedom of trade, then this must be compensated. But we will have to live with Corona in the long term. Therefore, I think it is questionable whether the events industry can continue as it did before the pandemic.”

Digital structural change also in the event area

Tim Sandrock in Mainz knows that too. In order to survive economically, Flo-Service had already digitized itself during the lockdown. “We have brought our analog offers into the digital space. Instead of a meeting with a projector, screen or interpreting service, we now also offer complete software solutions”says Sandrock. Corona has massively accelerated development. “There will be a growing digital share at events of all kinds in the future.”

In order not to complicate this structural change, Sandrock is also in favor of a foreseeable phase out of the aid. For the next few months, however, the company needs government aid again. If politicians decide in favor of renewed extension, Sandrock will submit an application. “But I am sure that the industry will recover quickly after Corona. I’m also counting on a catch-up effect. Man is a sociable being. That’s why we’ll be back.”

F-20 leads military industry stocks to take off

As the two centuries of the founding of the party and the army are approaching, there will be more catalysts for the defense and military industry, and “a hundred years of change” will inevitably accelerate the modernization of our army. Last weekend, CCTV’s military channel reported that the second unit equipped with the J-20 was officially made public. It was the first group of the Air Force to form, participate in the war, and win the first “Strong Army Pioneer Brigade”. Compared with the J-20 equipped by the “Wang Hai Brigade”, the J-20 equipped by the “Strong Army Pioneer Brigade” has undergone many improvements, especially the engine is replaced with a domestic turbofan-10 engine, which means that the J-20 has been realized. Fully localized.

Affected by this news, the national defense and military industry sector rose heavily in early trading today. The sector index rose for the third consecutive day and hit a new high in nearly three and a half months. Dongtu Technology’s 20% daily limit, Eleda, Bright, and New Research , Anhui Technology, etc., the daily limit may rise by more than 10%. Military ETF funds also rose today, leading the rise.

The F-20 can achieve 100% localization rate, even if it is not easy in the world, except for the F-20, currently only the United States can achieve 100% localization of the fifth-generation fighter, even Russia and France currently Russia lacks high-performance electronic equipment and optical equipment, and needs to import gallium arsenide semiconductor materials from South Korea. Although France can develop Rafale fighters, France does not have the technology to manufacture ejection seats and needs to import ejection seats from the United Kingdom. chair.

Ai Leda focuses on the field of aviation manufacturing, mainly engaged in the production of aircraft structural parts and engine parts. Since the establishment of the company for more than ten years, it has accumulatively participated in the development and production of a variety of models involving more than 3000 aviation parts. On the investor interactive platform, investors have repeatedly asked whether the company’s products are available for the F-20, H-20, and Yun-20 models. Eleda did not respond directly on the grounds that military secrets were involved.

But this does not prevent investors from showing their love for Philharmonic. In 2020, Philharmonic has soared by 271%, and it has risen by more than 30% this year. Today, stimulated by the good news, the intraday straight line pulled up to the 20% daily limit. Beijing Capital Capital increased its holdings of Philharmonic by more than 50% last Friday, and its number of shares hit a four-month high.

Guohai Securities stated that the continuous installation of the J-20 aircraft will further enhance the air force’s comprehensive combat capabilities, and also shows that the national defense construction continues to advance, downstream demand is strong, and the aviation industry chain continues to rise. The 14th Five-Year Plan period is a critical period for achieving the “Hundred Years of Military Struggle” in 2027. The military industry has entered a period of accelerated growth, the industry’s production capacity is expanding, and the fundamentals of many high-quality segments will continue to improve. It is recommended to focus on such fields as missiles, military aircraft and aero-engine industrial chains, new materials for military industry with high upstream prosperity, military electronics, and military information technology.

Capital rallies to reduce chip stocks

Electronic technology stocks continued to strengthen in early trading. The semiconductor sector index hit a record high during the session, the gallium nitride sector index also hit a record high, the chip sector index hit a new high in the past year, and the lithography machine sector index approached a new high this year. The daily limit of Liyuan Information is 20%, and the daily limit of Hanwei Technology, Jingsheng Electromechanical, and Jingchen shares may rise by more than 10%.

As the problem of chip shortages continues to intensify, major domestic and foreign semiconductor manufacturing companies have raised their capital expenditure plans, vigorously expanding production capacity, and increasing prices, shortages, and expansion into “high-frequency vocabulary.” Domestic and foreign companies have raised prices in various aspects of semiconductors, but the contradiction between chip supply and demand is still prominent, which is eventually transmitted to the production links of physical enterprises such as automobiles and mobile phones. The market predicts that this round of the semiconductor industry boom cycle will last at least until the end of 2022.

However, investors should focus on the fact that at present, experts have warned that chip manufacturers may have excessive hunger marketing and large-scale production expansion, and there may be a crisis of chip surplus in the future. And market capital is also constantly flowing out taking advantage of the stock price surge. According to Wind statistics, starting from Qunengdi, the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund has successively reduced its holdings in high-quality companies such as North China Chuangchuang and Zhaoyi Innovation. Recently, Weir shares and others have also announced information on shareholder reductions. In addition, in just four trading days last week, the net outflow of chips and semiconductor-related ETFs reached nearly 5 billion yuan.

Beijing Capital Securities stated that the global core shortage has allowed the industry and capital markets to re-understand the semiconductor manufacturing process, especially semiconductor foundries and IDM-mode semiconductor manufacturers. Companies with fabs will have greater and greater say in future development, and the higher the differentiation, the better, and the valuation given by the capital market will also become higher and higher. Semiconductor is the core technology. To buy a technology company, you must have technical strength, and be able to continuously launch new products, and new products can be recognized by the market to bring income.

Cross-border “drinking” Zhongxing Fungus Industry Daily Limit

How hot the liquor industry is, companies that grow edible fungi must also acquire liquor assets.

On the evening of June 20, Zhongxing Fungus Industry (002772) announced that in order to promote the development of the company’s dual main businesses and increase new profit growth points, the company plans to acquire Liu Jian and Liu Liangyue’s Shengjiao Wine in Maotai Town, Guizhou, in cash. Industry Co., Ltd. (referred to as “Shengjiao Wine Industry”) 100% equity.

Stimulated by the news, on June 21, Zhongxing Fungus Industry had a bid price limit. As of the noon close, the number of orders exceeded 1.15 million, reported at 9.64 yuan, with a total market value of 3.55 billion yuan.

According to the announcement, Shengjiao Wine Industry is located in the core production area of ​​7.5 square kilometers of Maotai-flavored liquor in Maotai Town, Renhuai City, China. Since its establishment, it has focused on the research and development, production and sales of Maotai-flavored liquor. One of the wine storage companies. The owner of Shengjiao Liquor’s product is the “Shengjiao” series of Maotai-flavored liquor. After years of development, Shengjiao Liquor has achieved a national distribution of sales channels and is one of the main manufacturers of Maotai-flavored liquor in my country.

Zhongxing Fungus Industry is a modern agricultural enterprise specializing in the research and development, factory cultivation and sales of edible fungi. The main products are Flammulina velutipes and Agaricus bisporus fresh products. Judging from the current main business layout, Zhongxing Fungi is determined to “drink” across the border. Zhongxing Fungus is not the first company to be the first Zhongshengjiao Wine Company.

In October last year, *ST Garden City announced that it planned to acquire 100% equity of Shengjiao Winery and raise matching funds by issuing shares and paying cash. Subsequently, the restructuring inquiry letter from the Shanghai Stock Exchange followed one after another. The core question was to explain the reason for the sharp increase in the performance of Shengjiao Wine Industry.

One month later, in November last year, *ST Park City stated that the transaction company and the target party could not reach an agreement on the valuation of the target company and terminated the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Shengjiao Wine Industry.

It is worth mentioning that in the four trading days from June 15th to 18th, the stock price of Zhongxing Fungi Industry rose successively, with a cumulative increase of 12.16% in the interval. A person in the liquor industry believes that cases of cross-border liquor making in the capital market are not uncommon, but there are many losers. There is still some suspense whether the acquisition plan can be successfully completed. The company also reminded investors in the announcement that the equity purchase agreement has not been formally signed, and it is not yet possible to predict the impact on the company’s operating results.

The concept of medical beauty is active again

The concept of medical beauty was active again on the 21st. As of press time, Harbin Sanlian’s daily limit, Langzi shares rose by more than 8%, Jiangsu Wuzhong, Kaineng Health, Lafang Jahwa, etc. rose by more than 6%, Yihua Health, Gold Rabbi , Aimeike, Huaxi Biology, Haohaishengke, etc. rose more than 5%.

On the news, recently, eight departments including the National Health Commission, the Office of Cyberspace Affairs, the Ministry of Public Security, the General Administration of Customs, the Market Supervision Bureau, the Post Office, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Bureau of Traditional Chinese Medicine jointly issued the “Special Rectification Work Plan for Combating Illegal Medical Beauty Services.” , Decided to jointly carry out related rectification work from June to December 2021. The rectification includes four aspects: (1) Strictly crack down on illegal medical aesthetics-related activities; (2) Strictly standardize medical aesthetics service behavior; (3) Severely crack down on illegal drug manufacturing and sales activities; (4) Severely investigate and punish illegal advertisements and the Internet information.

In this regard, CITIC Securities pointed out that remediation may affect some demand in the short term, but after dynamic rebalancing, market demand will shift to authentic licensed and formal medical aesthetics terminals; medical aesthetics accidents and disputes will decrease, and public trust will increase. It will promote the expansion of demand in the entire market and benefit the entire industry. The rapid expansion of the medical and aesthetic industry and supervision and remediation will help “good money drive out bad money.”

Economic aid will be extended The Bridging aid III gets a “plus”

As of: 06/09/2021 1:56 p.m.

Many companies that have been closed for a long time due to Corona can reopen. But because the situation is still difficult in some industries, several aids will be extended until the end of September – including the short-time working rules. The simplified access rules for short-time work due to the corona pandemic will be extended by a further three months beyond the end of June. The economic crisis caused by the pandemic is “not over yet” and it is therefore important to continue protecting jobs, said Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil. The cabinet has therefore decided to extend the rules, as there are companies “that need short-time work beyond June 30”. The SPD politician referred, among other things, to the event industry. In the justification for the proposal for the cabinet, it is said that, in the view of the federal government, there are still “uncertainties” despite falling corona numbers and vaccination progress. It is about “stabilizing employment relationships and thereby avoiding unemployment and possibly bankruptcies as far as possible”. Above all, financially heavily burdened companies in the retail trade, in the entertainment, travel and tourism industries and in the hotel and restaurant industry, need easier access to short-time working beyond June 30, 2021.

Additional costs for BA of 2.6 billion euros

In addition to easier access to short-time working allowance, the full reimbursement of social security contributions for companies is to be extended. The federal government is making around 2.6 billion euros available for both instruments. Salvation announced the move in May and speaking of planning security for companies. Since the beginning of the year, the BA has already spent over 13 billion euros on short-time work. It is about “continuing to consistently secure employment” and building a “bridge to the time of economic recovery,” said Heil. Short-time working has already saved millions of jobs during the crisis and will continue to do so “where necessary”. The CSU in the Bundestag also pointed out that companies would be brought over the summer in this way. Criticism came from the Greens, who spoke of a “missed opportunity”. The extension “should have been combined with the introduction of a minimum short-time work allowance” in order to provide security and prevent going to the job center, explained the labor market expert Wolfgang Strengmann-Kuhn.

Bridging Aid III will also be extended

Further economic aid will also be paid longer. As the Ministry of Finance and Economics announced, Bridging Aid III for companies and self-employed people will be continued until September 30, 2021 – under the new name “Bridging Aid III Plus”. Economics Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU) said the “economic engine” was running. Nevertheless, the exit from the pandemic is gradual. That is why the extension of the aid, which was previously limited to the end of June, is an important signal. Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD) emphasized that Germany had weathered the pandemic better than many others economically because the government had resolutely provided aid. “And this support is not stopped shortly before the goal, that would be economic nonsense.” The bridging aid is the government’s central crisis instrument to cushion the consequences of the pandemic on jobs and companies. With the extension, the upper limit for the subsidies will also be increased – especially larger companies from the fashion and hotel industries, for example, had complained that they had not yet received the aid. At the same time, companies that take employees out of short-time working earlier or hire new employees should receive a “restart bonus”.

Prior to this, Liu Qingfeng, chairman of iFLYTEK, said in a speech at the “Sixth China Manufacturing Power Forum” that artificial intelligence will begin to replace existing jobs in a large amount in the next 5-10 years, and machines are playing a role in more and more fields. Has been recognized by the industry and the general public.

For example, in medical care, iFlytek’s intelligent medical assistant based on artificial intelligence technology has passed the national medical qualification examination. According to the data given during the two sessions this year, there are only 300,000 doctors with general practice qualifications in my country, and there are probably more than 3 million doctors with qualification certificates. After the wise medical assistant passes the exam, he can become a general practitioner’s assistant.

Up to now, HKUST Xunfei Smart Medical Assistant has provided a total of 170 million diagnosis and treatment services, covering more than 200 counties and districts across the country, increasing the basic diagnosis and treatment capacity to more than 90%. The most important of these is that intelligent medical assistants can automatically detect major infectious diseases and dangerous diseases, including 40 legal infectious diseases and 15 key diseases. Machines can automatically carry out investigations on the front line, and can be detected by human doctors. The alarm starts automatically.

Benefit from the advantages of artificial intelligence in the medical field. In 2020, HKUST Fei’s smart medical business revenue was 313 million yuan, an increase of 69.25% year-on-year, and this increase, in 2021 and beyond, will follow the country’s intelligent prevention and control of infectious disease discovery systems and intelligentization. The great importance of universal medical care has seen a higher rise.

In addition, another field that can be directly felt by ordinary people and achieved excellent results in artificial intelligence is wisdom education.

Up to now, the iFLYTEK Smart Education System has been widely used in 31 provinces and cities across the country, serving more than 38,000 schools across the country, benefiting more than 100 million teachers and students.

It is understood that the use of the iFLYTEK Education System of HKUST can reduce students’ invalid exercises by more than 49%, teacher preparation time is reduced by an average of 53%, homework correction time is reduced by an average of 42%, and classroom efficiency is improved by at least 30%; using big data for “precision” After the teaching, the number of questions for students in Hefei No. 6 High School Mathematics has been reduced from 60 questions per week to 20 questions, the time to master knowledge points has been shortened by about 30%, and the repetitive error rate has been reduced by about 16%. By correcting the questions and doing well, the mathematics scores of all-level students increased by about 12% month-on-month.

In 2020, iFLYTEK’s smart education business revenue was 4.019 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 70.68%, accounting for 30.86% of operating income.

At the same time, the financial report shows that in 2020, other businesses of HKUST will also develop steadily, with a considerable growth rate. Among them, the open platform was 1.921 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 66.42%, and its proportion in operating revenue increased from 11.45% last year to 14.57%.

It is precisely because of the increasing role of artificial intelligence in various fields that Liu Qingfeng believes that in some typical industries, artificial intelligence will largely replace existing jobs in the next 5-10 years. The development of artificial intelligence will also shift from empowering products to empowering enterprises to transform and upgrade.

According to Liu Qingfeng, the digital transformation of enterprises can be roughly divided into three levels:

The first is networking, which mainly solves early tasks such as remote network office, remote control, and corporate Internet publicity.

The second is digitization. After a large amount of data is gathered in the background, unified modeling can be carried out, which can provide more help to enterprises in manufacturing and business decision-making.

The third is to further improve the production efficiency and operating capabilities of the structured data through the deep learning of artificial intelligence, so that the enterprise can reach a new level.

From Tina Wenzel, BR The HR department of the IT service provider Datev viewed around 18,000 applications last year. The Nuremberg-based company has hired more than 400 employees and more than 70 trainees. “We will have a continuous and high number of hires in 2020”, reports HR manager Michael Link. The company competes for the best minds in the industry and faces the challenge of integrating new employees well into the team in times of home office. “We invest a lot there, otherwise the drop-out rate would be high,” emphasizes Link.

IT and logistics industries are booming

The IT industry has not buckled in the Corona crisis. On the contrary: digitization has received a significant boost with the pandemic, says expert Enzo Weber from the Institute for Employment Research (IAB). Companies have switched to working from home, events are taking place digitally, and online trading has also grown significantly. The IT service provider Datev has also benefited from digitization and mobile working in the home office. In 2020, sales increased by 5.1 percent. The booming online trade, in turn, means that the logistics industry is still looking for workers – especially for parcel services.

Urgently wanted: Nurses

Systemically relevant professions such as food retailing and drug stores are also being hired. The health sector also needs more staff – and that on a permanent basis, because society is getting older and older. At the Nuremberg Clinic, the list of current vacancies is long – especially for nurses. They are also crucial when it comes to coping with the corona pandemic. The intensive care units are currently filling up again rapidly. In order to catch the first corona waves, the clinic has withdrawn staff from other areas and reduced capacities, reports HR director Peter Schuh. For example, some operations had to be postponed. Finding caregivers is not easy, however. Schuh has long been looking not only at the domestic job market, but also abroad. The clinic has been recruiting nurses from abroad for a year. There are already more than 80 employees. However, getting started was tedious. Due to the pandemic, language courses could not take place as planned. Nevertheless: “We are now seeing the first successes and have received positive feedback,” said Schuh.

Qualifications are crucial

The crisis shows that job seekers are ready to change industries. Studies by the IAB show that they have increasingly been satisfied with worse jobs under the pressure of the crisis. “This is something critical, because our job market should actually ensure that people get ahead and not that they lag behind,” said IAB researcher Weber. There is another development to keep an eye on: The pandemic ensures that the economy and the labor market change even faster, and that digitization advances even faster. “This poses clear challenges, especially for qualification policy,” emphasizes Weber. “The further development of qualifications is the decisive means to do justice to such a transformation process.” Otherwise people will be left behind in the labor market – in the worst case permanently.