The National Industrial Information Security Development Research Center said in a report released at the World Manufacturing Convention (Hefei, Sep 20) that China’s manufacturing AI key‑scenario application penetration reached 34.2% in 1H, up 5.5 ppt YoY. The report placed the national integration of industrialization and informatization development index at 67.1. Digital adoption is widespread: 86.3% of firms have digitized R&D/design, 69.5% have digitized production and 81.4% have digitized m

The National Industrial Information Security Development Research Center said in a report released at the World Manufacturing Convention (Hefei, Sep 20) that China’s manufacturing AI key‑scenario application penetration reached 34.2% in 1H, up 5.5 ppt YoY. The report placed the national integration of industrialization and informatization development index at 67.1. Digital adoption is widespread: 86.3% of firms have digitized R&D/design, 69.5% have digitized production and 81.4% have digitized management. Nearly half of firms conduct networked collaboration; digital twins, chain‑network collaboration and smart production models are expanding. 10.6% of manufacturers above designated size report using AI large models to enable business innovation.