Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Explore the application of artificial intelligence and other technologies in typical scenarios such as material research and development, piloting, and production, accelerating the application of cutting-edge new materials innovation.

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19/03/2026
On March 19th, Li Leceng, Secretary of the Party Group and Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, presided over the 14th roundtable meeting for small and medium-sized enterprises. Li emphasized that entrepreneurs should cultivate a sense of patriotism, actively integrate the development of enterprises into national strategies, accelerate the development of the new materials industry around the manufacturing industry, target key materials and weak links in the industrial chain, take on heavy responsibilities, and improve the level of independent guarantee of key materials in key areas. Strongly innovate leading, increase research and development investment continuously, actively participate in national major scientific and technological research tasks, step up leading scientific and technological research, and accelerate the production of more landmark original achievements. Strengthen forward-looking layout, closely follow the international scientific and technological frontier progress, grasp the trend of new material revolution, explore the application of artificial intelligence and other typical scenarios in material research, pilot-scale testing, and production, accelerate the application of cutting-edge new materials, and create competitive new advantages.