(Economic Observer) China supports the development of Yuanverse industry from many parties

Author: China News Service reporter Liu Yuying

After the large model became a hot topic, the Metaverse did not become cold. Recently, many places in China have laid out the Metaverse industry. The first national-level guidance document on the Metaverse has been released, and the development of the Metaverse has heated up.

In September alone, both Shandong and Chongqing introduced policies related to the Yuanverse industry. Shandong Province proposes to promote an average annual growth of about 15% in the scale of Yuanverse-related industries, reaching about 150 billion yuan by 2025. Chongqing plans to increase the scale of Yuanverse-related industries to RMB 100 billion by 2025, and build a highly influential Yuanverse industry cluster and innovative application pilot area in the country.

According to incomplete statistics from the Radio Management Research Institute (Future Industry Research Center) of CCID Research Institute, as of now, about 30 places in China (involving 10 provincial-level administrative regions) have promulgated supporting policies related to the Metaverse.

Han Jian, director of the Radio Management Research Institute (Future Industry Research Center) of CCID Research Institute, said in an interview with a reporter from China News Service that the local government formulated a development plan for the Yuanshi industry and clarified development goals, key areas and policy directions. These plans aim to promote the integration of Yuanverse industries and traditional industries, promote innovation and entrepreneurship, and create a competitive Yuanverse industrial cluster.

Han Jian introduced that among the local metaverse support policies, one is a special metaverse policy. Shanghai, Zhejiang, Shandong, and Sichuan have all introduced such policies; the other is a comprehensive policy that contains the word “metaverse”. Policies indicate that local governments attach importance to and support the Yuanshi industry, such as relevant policies in Shenzhen and Henan. These policies include fiscal and taxation, infrastructure, talent training and other measures, aiming to attract investment, promote technological innovation and industrial upgrading.

China also issued its first national-level guidance document for the Metaverse industry. At the end of August, China’s five departments: the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, and the State Administration of Radio and Television issued the “Three-Year Action Plan for the Innovation and Development of the Yuanshi Industry (2023-2025)”, proposing that by 2025 In 2016, Yuanverse achieved breakthroughs in technology, industry, application, and governance.

Wei Liang, deputy director of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, said at a metaverse conference recently that the action plan, as a guiding document for the development of China’s digital information cutting-edge technology and strategic emerging industries, is important for promoting China’s metaverse industry to break through key bottlenecks and enhance international Competitiveness has important practical significance.

He Baohong, director of the Cloud Computing and Big Data Research Institute of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, believes that China’s Metaverse industry still has shortcomings and weaknesses in key technologies, industrial ecology, governance systems, etc., and the industry’s concept and understanding of the Metaverse are not unified. , it is necessary to strengthen top-level design at the national level, clarify the direction, and ensure that we win the opportunity.

Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology plans to establish a Metaverse standardization working group. In the draft for comments, it proposes to focus on accelerating the development of basic universal standards such as Metaverse terminology and reference architecture, as well as key technical standards such as Metaverse identity system, digital content generation, and cross-domain interoperability, giving priority to Carry out the development of industry application standards such as “Yuanverse + Industrial Manufacturing”.

The Chinese industry believes that the Metaverse, as a carrier of the integration of the digital world and the real world, breeds unlimited application scenarios and is expected to spawn a number of new products, new models, and new business formats, and is becoming a new track for the digital economy.

He Baohong introduced that many countries around the world have regarded the Yuanverse technology industry as the focus of development, and have strengthened strategic planning, strengthened overall layout, increased resource investment, and strive to build first-mover advantages. For example, the United States lists “advanced communications and immersive technologies” supported by the core of the Metaverse as one of the top ten key technology areas. South Korea has established the Metaverse Alliance and plans to invest US$20 million in 2022 to develop the Metaverse platform.

Research institutions are also optimistic about the business prospects of the Metaverse. The “White Paper on the Ecological Development of the Metaverse Industrial Chain (2023)” released by CCID Research predicts that by 2025, China will form a Metaverse industry scale of nearly one trillion yuan. The “2023 Metaverse Industry Map” shows that investment and financing in all aspects of the Metaverse industry are very active this year, especially the amount of hardware investment and financing is much higher than last year, showing the confidence of funds in the development of the Metaverse.

"China has a comprehensive manufacturing system, multiple scenarios, a large market, and a booming digital economy, which provides a solid foundation for the development of the Yuanverse industry. Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong and other places have also introduced Yuanverse development policies, and industrial development has achieved positive results. "Wei Liang said. (over)