Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: 14 measures to help small and medium-sized enterprises digital transformation

Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Guide to Digital Transformation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises", which proposes 14 specific measures for small and medium-sized enterprises, digital transformation service providers and local authorities at all levels, from three aspects: enhancing enterprise transformation capabilities, improving transformation supply levels, and increasing transformation policy support, to help small and medium-sized enterprises in digital transformation and improve their ability
to provide digital products and services for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The Guide puts forward a transformation path from five aspects, including carrying out digital assessment, promoting management digitalization, conducting business digitalization, integrating into the digital ecosystem, and optimizing digital practices, aiming to fully stimulate the transformation momentum of SMEs themselves, and carry out digital transformation
scientifically and efficiently in accordance with the logical closed loop of "assessment-planning-implementation-optimization".

The first is to carry out digital assessments
.
SMEs need to conduct digital assessment from the aspects of digital basic level, enterprise operation and management status, internal and external transformation resources, etc.
, and clarify digital transformation priorities based on the potential transformation value of business and management links, so as to effectively improve transformation efficiency
.

The second is to promote the digitalization
of management.
The digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises needs to build an organizational structure and management system that is suitable for transformation, strengthen digital talent training, deepen cross-departmental communication and collaboration, improve the level of enterprise management refinement, and optimize enterprise operation and management decisions
.

The third is to carry out business digitalization
.
In the process of digital transformation, small and medium-sized enterprises should fully apply subscription services and lightweight products to reduce transformation costs
.
Carry out the transformation of business links such as R&D design, manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, implement product life cycle management, and develop value-added services
based on digital products.

The fourth is to integrate into the digital ecosystem
.
Small and medium-sized enterprises should actively connect with ecological resources such as core enterprises in the industrial chain and supply chain, industry leading enterprises, parks/industrial clusters, deepen collaboration and support based on the industrial Internet platform, and use common technology platforms to carry out collaborative innovation
.

Fifth, optimize digital practices
.
SMEs should evaluate the effectiveness of digital transformation from the aspects of digital level and enterprise operation and management level, adjust digital transformation strategies according to the current resource endowment and transformation status, select corresponding digital products and services, and improve the adaptability
of transformation strategies.

The Guide aims to guide suppliers to focus on the characteristics and actual needs of SMEs and improve the level
of digital transformation products and services for SMEs from four aspects: enhancing the matching degree of supply and demand, carrying out full-process services, developing lightweight applications, and deepening eco-level collaboration.

The first is to enhance the matching degree of
supply and demand.
The digital transformation foundation of small and medium-sized enterprises is uneven and the needs are very different
.
Internet platform enterprises, industrial Internet platform enterprises, large enterprises, digital transformation service providers and other suppliers need to give full play to their advantages in infrastructure, digital technology, industry accumulation, etc.
, meet the differentiated needs of small and medium-sized enterprises, continue to enrich the transformation "toolbox", and improve the pertinence of
products and services.

The second is to carry out full-process services
.
The digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises usually faces challenges such as lack of talents and weak capabilities, and it is difficult to promote digital transformation on their own
.
Transformation suppliers need to provide all-round companionship services from assessment planning, equipment transformation, system cloud, talent training and other links to help small and medium-sized enterprises connect with product and service ecological resources at different transformation stages and promote the gradual deepening
of transformation.

The third is to develop lightweight applications
.
The profits of small and medium-sized enterprises are relatively small, and the investment of digital transformation resources is limited
.
Digital transformation service providers should increase product, technology and model innovation, develop subscription-based services, and help small and medium-sized enterprises achieve low-cost and efficient digital transformation
.

Fourth, deepen eco-level cooperation
.
Supply-side entities need to deepen the collaboration between upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain and supply chain to help small and medium-sized enterprises achieve "chain" transformation
.
Large enterprises can drive the digital transformation
of small and medium-sized enterprises through applications or building industrial Internet platforms.
Develop a new model of industry and finance based on the industrial Internet and improve the financing capabilities
of small and medium-sized enterprises.

In terms of increasing support for transformation policies, the Guidelines put forward five work requirements
: strengthening transformation guidance, increasing financial support, promoting pilot applications, improving supporting services, and optimizing the development environment.