新华·江村对话2025 | 霍鹏：准确把握三方面趋势特征 加快推进数字乡村建设

Core Viewpoint - The event "Digital Makes Rural Areas Better" emphasizes the importance of accelerating digital rural construction during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, highlighting the need to address new challenges and issues in grassroots digital rural practices [1][2]. Group 1: Digital Rural Construction Progress - Since the introduction of the "Digital Rural Strategy" in 2018, significant progress has been made in digital rural construction, evolving from pilot projects to large-scale deployment and comprehensive promotion [1]. - The digital divide between urban and rural areas is narrowing, and the application of digital technology in agriculture and rural areas is improving [1]. Group 2: Challenges in Digital Rural Practices - There are three main challenges in grassroots digital rural practices: 1. Insufficient understanding of digitalization, with some regions lacking systematic thinking and overall planning, leading to low collaborative efficiency [1]. 2. Weak sustainability of business models, with financing and profitability challenges in certain areas of construction and operation [1]. 3. Significant digital application gap, where some projects overlook the differences in digital literacy among urban and rural residents, resulting in low participation and satisfaction among farmers [1]. Group 3: Recommendations for Digital Rural Development - Three key areas to accurately grasp for advancing digital rural construction include: 1. Understanding the trends in digital technology development, leveraging AI and other technologies to bypass traditional high-cost, long-cycle processes and directly engage in intelligent applications [2]. 2. Recognizing the current stage of digital rural development, shifting focus from mere technological presence to achieving measurable value and sustainable models [2]. 3. Acknowledging regional characteristics and effective strategies, addressing the most pressing issues in local agricultural and rural development, and promoting tailored digital rural construction [2]. Group 4: Event Overview - The "Digital Makes Rural Areas Better" event is organized to create a high-end think tank exchange platform, gathering resources from various sectors to enhance the quality of digital rural development in Wujiang and provide a replicable model for national agricultural modernization [3].