The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology organized a seminar on key directions for future manufacturing technology.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology organized a seminar on key directions for future manufacturing technology. The meeting focused on trends in future manufacturing equipment and technologies, and solicited experts' opinions and suggestions on frontier technology directions, industry development needs, and scientific and technological innovation work. Mao Junfeng, Deputy Director of the High-Tech Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, attended the meeting. The meeting held that future manufacturing technologies and equipment are important support for promoting the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry and accelerating the building of a manufacturing powerhouse. It is necessary to base efforts on national strategic needs, grasp the trends of the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, strengthen the assessment of frontier technologies and original exploration, reinforce the pull of industrial demand, fully leverage the principal role of enterprises in scientific and technological innovation and the source innovation advantages of universities and research institutes, and promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation.