ChainCatcher news, the Russian Ministry of Industry has called for a postponement of the launch of digital ruble payments, emphasizing insufficient infrastructure readiness. The ministry expressed concerns about the challenges businesses may face in meeting the 2025 deadline, which requires large retailers to accept central bank digital currency (CBDC) payments. The ministry believes that a hasty transition due to inadequate preparation could harm business operations.The draft law requires large retailers to adopt digital ruble payments by July 2025, while the deadline for small businesses will be later, depending on their annual revenue.The Ministry suggested postponing this by two years to allow businesses enough time to complete operational guidelines, update software, and train employees.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology today released the "Public Announcement of the Establishment Plan for the Metaverse Standardization Working Group." The document states that, based on the needs of industrial development and industry management, relevant units have proposed the establishment plan for the Metaverse Standardization Working Group. To further gather opinions from all sectors of society, the list of relevant committee members is now publicly announced, with a deadline of February 18, 2024. The list includes 60 individuals, with Fan Shujian, Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, serving as the chairman.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) stated in its response to proposal No. 02969 of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference that in the next step, the MIIT will strengthen collaborative interaction with relevant departments to promote technological innovation and high-quality development of the Web3.0 industry. Improve top-level design. Strengthen research on Web3.0, formulate development strategy documents for Web3.0 that align with China's national conditions, clarify the development path, technical focus, and application models of Web3.0, and properly handle the relationships between inheritance and innovation, development and security, government and market, supply and demand. Focus on key areas such as government affairs and industry, encourage strengthening research on Web3.0, and formulate development strategy documents for Web3.0 that align with China's national conditions, including new business models such as NFTs and decentralized applications (DApps), to accelerate the innovative application of Web3.0 and the construction of a digital ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is publicly soliciting opinions on the "Draft Proposal for the Establishment of the Metaverse Standardization Working Group (for Comments)." According to relevant documents, the work scope of the Metaverse Standardization Working Group includes:Research and analyze the standardization demand directions in the metaverse field, build and maintain the metaverse industry standard system, and propose projects for the formulation and revision of industry standards in the metaverse field;Carry out the formulation and revision of industry standards in the metaverse field;Conduct preliminary research on application standards for the metaverse in industrial manufacturing, communications, and other fields, as well as key technology standards related to digital identity, virtual digital humans, and other areas;Carry out standard promotion, application promotion, and talent training in the metaverse field;Actively connect with international standardization organizations in the metaverse and timely propose and participate in the formulation and revision of international standards for the metaverse.

ChainCatcher news, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China recently jointly issued the "Action Plan for Steady Growth in the Electronic Information Manufacturing Industry 2023-2024," proposing the implementation of the "Action Plan for the Integration and Development of Virtual Reality and Industry Applications (2022-2026)." It aims to seize the strategic window period, enhance the core technological innovation capabilities of the virtual reality industry, and continuously enrich virtual reality smart terminal products. The plan deepens the organic integration of virtual reality with industrial production, cultural tourism, and integrated media, conducts a collection of typical virtual reality application cases and industry matchmaking activities, and promotes the in-depth and practical development of the virtual reality industry.

ChainCatcher news, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Energy Administration, and the National Standardization Administration issued a notice on the release of the "Implementation Plan for the New Industry Standardization Navigation Project (2023-2035)." The "Implementation Plan" mainly focuses on the standardization work of emerging industries and future industries, forming a new industrial standardization key area of "8+9."Among them, emerging industries focus on eight major fields: new generation information technology, new energy, new materials, high-end equipment, new energy vehicles, green environmental protection, civil aviation, and ship and marine engineering equipment; future industries focus on nine major fields: metaverse, brain-computer interfaces, quantum information, humanoid robots, generative artificial intelligence, biomanufacturing, future displays, future networks, and new energy storage.

ChainCatcher news, the 2023 China International Big Data Industry Expo opened in Guiyang, Guizhou Province.Wang Jiangping from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated that the ministry will deepen the integration of big data and the real economy, and solidly promote new industrialization. It will strengthen the tackling of key core technologies, coordinate the advancement of industrial foundation reconstruction projects and major technological equipment tackling projects, and proactively layout future industries such as artificial intelligence, web 3.0, advanced computing, and 6G, forming new competitiveness in new tracks. The network supply capacity will be continuously improved, accelerating the deep coverage of 5G and gigabit optical networks, creating a network architecture and computing power supply system that integrates cloud and network, providing a strong foundation for the innovative development of the big data industry. The cultivation of the data element market will be accelerated, a basic data system will be constructed, a national unified data registration platform and data asset evaluation service platform will be promoted, the national standards for data management will be deepened, and the value potential of data elements will be stimulated. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to China.com, at the press conference on the development of industry and information technology in the first quarter of 2023 held by the State Council Information Office, Zhao Zhiguo, Chief Engineer and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, stated that the next step will be to accelerate technological innovation in the industry, promote breakthroughs in key core technologies such as 6G, optical communication, and quantum communication, and increase research and development efforts in cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and digital twins. We will tackle a number of "bottleneck" key areas to enhance the resilience and security level of the industrial and supply chains. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology today publicly solicited opinions on the "Guidelines for the Construction of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology Standard System (2023 Edition)" (draft for comments). It was proposed that by 2023, the top-level design of the blockchain and distributed ledger technology standard system should be clarified, the overall rules for the construction of the standard system and the formulation of standards should be studied, the relationships between standards should be defined, and the development of basic common standards should be prioritized to basically meet the standardization needs of blockchain and distributed ledger technology in China. By 2025, the national blockchain and distributed ledger technology standard system should be further improved, continuously promoting standards for basic commonality, key application demonstrations, and security guarantees in blockchain and distributed ledger technology, effectively guiding the construction of China's blockchain industry and enhancing the level of technology and application services. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the National Radio and Television Administration, and the General Administration of Sport of China issued the "Action Plan for the Integration and Development of Virtual Reality and Industry Applications (2022-2026)." The development goals include, by 2026, the continuous improvement of the industrial ecosystem. The overall scale of China's virtual reality industry will exceed 350 billion yuan, with virtual reality terminal sales exceeding 25 million units, cultivating 100 backbone enterprises with strong innovation capabilities and industry influence, creating 10 regional influential clusters that lead the development of the virtual reality ecosystem, and establishing 10 public service platforms for the industry.The plan points out that, focusing on key sub-fields such as near-eye displays, rendering processing, perceptual interaction, network transmission, content production, compression coding, and security and trustworthiness, it aims to enhance the intrinsic capabilities of "virtual reality +", strengthen the deep integration of virtual reality with new generation information technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, blockchain, and digital twins, and overlay the empowering capabilities of "virtual reality +". (source link)

According to Chain Catcher news, data from the press conference held by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on "Vigorously Developing the New Generation Information Technology Industry" shows that from January to July this year, the information technology service industry achieved a revenue of 3.03 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12%. The software industry accounted for 65.5% of the total revenue.In terms of sub-sectors, the cloud computing industry has an average growth rate of over 30%, with a global market share of 14.6%. Emerging technologies such as cloud computing, big data, and blockchain are accelerating innovation, and the number of international patent applications is steadily increasing, with blockchain patent applications accounting for over 84% globally. The pace of enterprises moving to the cloud is continuously accelerating, with more than 3.6 million enterprises in the country having adopted cloud services. (Cailian Press)

Chain Catcher News: The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently issued a notice to organize the collection of typical blockchain application cases for 2022. The collection directions include: innovative technologies and products, blockchain + real economy, blockchain + livelihood services, blockchain + smart cities, blockchain + government services.The submitted cases should comply with national laws and regulations and relevant industrial policy requirements, must have been implemented and achieved results, possess a high level of technology, obvious industry or regional characteristics, and a mature business model. They should have strong representativeness, demonstrability, innovation, and scalability, fully reflect the technical characteristics and applicable scenarios of blockchain, and have significant reference significance and promotional value for relevant industries or enterprises. (Source link)

Chain Catcher News: The Blockchain Industry Innovation and Development Special Training Course, hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, recently opened in Kunming. Jiang Mingtao, Deputy Director of the Information Technology Development Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nie Lining, Deputy Director of the Yunnan Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, and An Enfa, Member of the Municipal Standing Committee and Vice Mayor, attended and delivered speeches.The purpose of this training course is to enhance the theoretical level and work capabilities of the cadre team in the national blockchain field, help various regions timely grasp the current status of industrial development in the field of national blockchain technology innovation, gain insights into the similarities and differences in domestic and international development, assess the opportunities and challenges brought by Internet 3.0, and accurately understand the connotation and trends of blockchain development.Relevant department-level officials in charge of blockchain from industrial and information technology authorities across the country, as well as well-known domestic experts and scholars, engaged in discussions and specialized lectures on the development of blockchain technology at home and abroad, the empowerment of the real economy and public services by blockchain, and the integration and application of blockchain with a new generation of information technology, providing strong support for various regions to accelerate the high-quality development of the blockchain industry. (Source link)