Recently, the State Internet Information Office, together with relevant parties, combed and summarized the development of informatization in all regions and departments in 2023, carried out monitoring and evaluation of informatization development level, and prepared the National Informatization Development Report (2023) (hereinafter referred to as the "Report"). The report clarifies the five major tasks for the development of informatization in 2024, proposes to optimize and upgrade the new generation of information infrastructure, moderately advance the deployment of 5G-A, high-speed optical networks and other scale, implement the IPv6 special action in key cities, and accelerate the pace of 6G technology research and development. The Report is divided into six chapters, which respectively cover the new mission of informationization in the new era and new journey, new breakthroughs in key informationization capabilities, new achievements in informationization driven economic and social development, a new level of informationization development environment construction, a new improvement in the national informationization development level, and the situation and tasks of informationization development in 2024. It comprehensively summarizes the national informationization development situation in 2023, analyzes the informationization development situation in 2024, and deploys five development tasks. The report shows that in 2023, all regions and departments will thoroughly implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, strengthen top-level design, overall coordination, overall promotion, and supervision, promote new breakthroughs in the construction of key information technology capabilities, accelerate the pace of network information technology innovation, continuously improve the new generation of information infrastructure, and significantly improve the level of data resource development and utilization; The drive of informatization has led to new achievements in economic and social development. The digital economy empowers high-quality development, informatization empowers high-quality life, and e-government empowers efficient governance; The construction of the information technology development environment has reached a new level, and the overall level of information technology development in the country has been further improved, injecting new momentum into the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation. The report analyzed the results of an online questionnaire survey on the development of information technology. The surveyed netizens generally believe that the development of information technology in 2023 has played an important role in enriching spiritual and cultural life, improving public service levels, enhancing social governance capabilities, and promoting common prosperity. The sense of gain, happiness, and security of the people continues to improve; The interviewed enterprises have generally increased their investment in innovation and research and development, increased their efforts in cultivating information technology talents, and continuously improved their competitiveness in technology products and services. The report emphasizes that modernization construction should prioritize informatization. In 2024, we must accurately grasp the new deployment, tasks, and requirements for information technology development made at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, effectively integrate information technology work into the overall reform and development, and solidly promote the implementation and effectiveness of relevant reform tasks. Firstly, we should focus on high-level technological self-reliance and enhance key capabilities for information technology development; Secondly, we will focus on developing new quality productive forces and further leverage the driving and leading role of informatization in promoting high-quality economic development; Thirdly, we will focus on ensuring and improving people's livelihoods, and continuously deepen the use of information to benefit and serve the people; The fourth is to focus on improving the leadership level and long-term governance capacity of the Party, and accelerate the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity through informatization; The fifth is to focus on coordinating high-quality development and high-level security, continuously optimizing the environment for information technology development. In terms of enhancing the key capabilities of information technology development, the report proposes to strengthen the layout of the information technology innovation system, continuously strengthen the research and development of key core technologies in the information field, accelerate breakthroughs in integrated circuits, basic software, quantum information and other technologies, cultivate and strengthen the software and hardware ecosystem, deepen the role of enterprise innovation as the main body, strengthen the construction of basic disciplines, emerging disciplines, interdisciplinary disciplines and top-notch talent training in information technology development, promote the in-depth development of industry, academia, research and application, and create a more orderly, open and competitive innovation ecosystem. Optimize and upgrade the new generation of information infrastructure, moderately advance the deployment of 5G-A and high-speed optical networks, implement the IPv6 special action in key cities, and accelerate the pace of 6G technology research and development. We will accelerate the construction of a nationwide integrated computing network, improve the layout of industrial Internet construction, and promote the digital, intelligent, and green upgrading of traditional infrastructure. In terms of "focusing on the development of new quality productive forces", the report emphasizes the continuous growth of core industries in the digital economy, deepening research and development applications of big data, artificial intelligence, and other technologies, carrying out the "Artificial Intelligence+" action, accelerating the construction of digital industry clusters with international competitiveness, supporting the high-quality development of digital enterprises, and enhancing technological product innovation capabilities and market influence. We will promote the integrated development of the real economy and the digital economy, deepen the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry, implement the industrial Internet innovation and development project, intelligent manufacturing project, deeply promote the coordinated transformation of digital and green development, vigorously develop digital commerce, and promote the deep integration of the digital economy and modern service industry. Enhance the level of data resource development and utilization, improve the data infrastructure system, cultivate and strengthen the data element market, promote compliant and efficient data circulation and transactions, and improve the openness and utilization level of public data. (New Society)