Core Viewpoint - The event highlighted the importance of data as a core engine driving the steel industry's transition from traditional high-energy consumption models to digital, green, and intelligent transformation, emphasizing significant value in carbon management, product innovation, and supply chain collaboration [1][4]. Group 1: Company Initiatives - HeSteel Digital, a subsidiary of HeSteel Group, has been focusing on digital transformation and has recently won the "Technical Innovation Award" in the green low-carbon track at the 2024 "Data Element ×" national finals for its carbon-neutral digital solution [3][4]. - The company has launched the WesCarber carbon-neutral digital platform, which is based on the national WeShyper industrial internet platform and aims to support enterprises in energy-saving and carbon reduction strategies [4]. Group 2: Technological Advancements - The WeShyper platform has connected 530,000 devices and deployed over 3,000 industrial applications and 3,400 industrial mechanism models, providing robust IoT data access, big data analysis, and AI decision-making capabilities for the steel industry's green transformation [4]. - Data value is realized through three main aspects: creating precise carbon profiles, optimizing processes using algorithm models for energy consumption and carbon emission predictions, and promoting industry collaboration through a carbon management platform [4]. Group 3: Industry Challenges and Recommendations - Current challenges in the green low-carbon sector include an incomplete national carbon footprint database, barriers in supply chain data acquisition, and insufficient data quality and transparency affecting international recognition [5]. - Recommendations include improving the carbon footprint data system, establishing national data collection standards, implementing a policy transition period, and enhancing data quality supervision to increase credibility and international acceptance [5].