The buzzing sound of the computer room keeps coming and going, the lights of the row of cabinets flash, and real-time data is connected to the east and west... With the strong support of enriched new energy, the high-speed computing of data links in the cyber "puzzle" is gradually "lighting up" in the northwest inland. In the tide of cultivating new quality productivity, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and other inland regions in Northwest China have taken the "East Calculation and West Calculation" project as an opportunity to actively participate in the construction of a national integrated computing power network system, providing unlimited opportunities for the development of the western region in the new era. Empowering Thousand Industries with "East Calculation and West Calculation" At the First People's Hospital of Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Deputy Chief Physician of Radiology, Jiang Rongxing, opened the artificial intelligence assisted diagnosis system on the computer, imported the patient's CT image data, clicked the mouse, and the system instantly completed the initial screening -24 ribs were presented one by one on the screen, and the fractured and suspected fractured parts were clear at a glance. The doctor made a diagnosis and treatment of the initial screening results, which took less than 4 minutes throughout the process. Using traditional manual interpretation methods, doctors need to carefully examine each rib one by one, which is not only time-consuming and laborious, but also prone to missed diagnosis Jiang Rongxing said that with the use of artificial intelligence assisted diagnosis, computers can quickly and accurately complete automatic screening. Doctors only need to double check and confirm, greatly improving diagnostic efficiency and significantly reducing missed diagnosis rates. Coronary artery examination, stroke examination, pulmonary nodule screening... These originally complex and time-consuming medical examination items have become more accurate, convenient, and efficient with the assistance of artificial intelligence such as "digital heart" and "digital brain". On the artificial intelligence display screen of Ningxia Hope Information Industry Co., Ltd., rows of dense data are rapidly scrolling. The "Xiyan" big model born here has been approved and filed for registration this year, and is now available to a wide audience. This large model has achieved fully automated processing of the first 15 high-frequency government service items. Log in to the Ningxia Government Service Network, enter the "AI Intelligent Approval Assistant" interface, and enter the government service questions you want to consult and handle, such as "What materials are needed to change pharmacy pharmacist information" and "Can you help me book a number for tomorrow morning's government hall?" Users can receive timely feedback from AI. Li Hao, Deputy Director of the R&D Center of Ningxia Hope Information Industry Co., Ltd., said that this large model application can accurately identify the demands of enterprises and the public through guided question and answer, quickly search for where to do it, how to do it, and what to bring, achieve accurate, effective, and easy to understand answers to all questions, and has broad application prospects. The continuous and widespread application of computing power cannot be separated from the construction of the "East West Calculation" project. The "East Data West Computing" project is a new type of computing power network system that integrates data centers, cloud computing, and big data. It guides the demand for computing power from the east to the west in an orderly manner, optimizes the layout of data center construction, and promotes the coordinated linkage between the east and the west. In May 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission and four other departments jointly issued the "Implementation Plan for the Computing Hub of the National Integrated Big Data Center Collaborative Innovation System", accelerating the "East Data West Computing" project. Gansu and Ningxia have become hub nodes, undertaking the construction of a national data center cluster. In the "East Data West Computing" industrial park of the National Data Center Cluster (Qingyang, Gansu), the cabinets are neatly arranged and over 10000 standard racks are operating efficiently. The intelligent screen keeps flashing, data is updated in real time, and the computing power services here are gradually being transmitted to the Yangtze River Delta, Beijing Tianjin Hebei and other places... The Qingyang data center cluster is driven by computing power demand, accelerating the construction of parks, project implementation, expansion of computing power, clustering, and promoting integration. Within one second, massive data from Shanghai can reach the Loess Plateau and complete complex analysis and calculations; Within a second, the creative design team in Guangdong utilized Qingyang's computing power resources to quickly render ultra fine 3D models. Dong Zongmou, director of the "East Data West Computing" Industrial Park Management Committee in Qingyang City, said that the local basic computing power can support model training and reasoning for AI super applications, and application scenarios such as autonomous driving, intelligent digital design and construction, and speech recognition will be easily controlled in the future. Green energy is gradually becoming a powerful driving force for the development of computing power. The foundation of the digital economy is computing power, and the end of computing power is electricity. Mao Jinhuang, Vice Dean of the School of Economics at Lanzhou University, stated that with the rapid development of technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing, as well as the explosive growth of the total amount of data in society, the demand for data storage, computing, transmission, and application will significantly increase. According to data released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, the electricity cost of data centers accounts for 60% to 70% of their total operating costs. According to data released by the National Development and Reform Commission in 2021, the annual electricity consumption of data centers in China has accounted for about 2% of the total electricity consumption in the society, and the amount of data is still growing rapidly. According to a research report by China International Capital Corporation, it is expected that the power consumption of data centers in China will exceed 400 billion kilowatt hours by 2025. The computing power consumption is so huge that it not only requires enriched energy as a backing, but also needs to do a good job in energy conservation and emission reduction, reduce energy consumption, and explore a green development path. The energy consumption indicators in the eastern and central regions of China are tight, and the cost of electricity is high, making it difficult to support large-scale data center construction. The western region is not only an important energy base in China, but also rich in renewable energy, with enormous potential to meet the computing power demand of the eastern region. In this context, the industrial layout of "East Digital West Computing" is rapidly forming, and green electricity is accelerating its transformation into green computing power. In recent years, Qingyang, Gansu Province has attracted a large number of enterprises closely integrated with clean energy and digital economy fields to settle down with the multi energy complementary energy pattern of "oil, gas, wind, solar power, fire, and hydrogen storage". The Huaneng Yizhen C2 Wind and Solar Comprehensive Power Station in Huan County has a planned total installed capacity of 6 million kilowatts. Currently, a 1 million kilowatt wind and solar project has been put into operation and connected to the grid for power generation at the end of last year. The straight-line distance between Qingyang and the Beijing Tianjin Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, and Pearl River Delta regions is within 2000 kilometers. The unique location advantage and abundant resource guarantee here are the key to supporting Qingyang to meet the computing power demand in the east with high quality Mi Shitao, Deputy Director of Qingyang Data Bureau, said. In Qinghai, the Gobi Desert has transformed into a "photovoltaic sea", and a new track for the integration and development of clean energy and green computing power is accelerating. In Ningxia, the 2-gigawatt green power park built in Zhongwei City is expected to be completed and put into use by the end of this year, which can meet the green energy security needs of data centers through direct green power supply and other means. The green concept is not only reflected in the front-end power supply of computing power, but also runs through the entire process of data center cluster operation. In the Qingyang data center cluster, the energy generated by the data center is not stored in a row, but is carefully used for recycling: thermal energy is used for urban residents' heating, while cold energy is transported to cold storage for storing agricultural and sideline products such as apples. Entering the China Telecom (National) Digital Qinghai Green Big Data Center, a huge display screen displays real-time numbers, accurately recording the power consumption of the data center. Here, the clean energy used in the center can be traced. Qinghai has a cold climate, and the data center here adopts the technology of chilled water and indirect evaporative cooling. Therefore, there are 314 days in a year when the air conditioning compressor is not turned on, resulting in a significant reduction in energy consumption. In winter, the system can recover residual heat from the computer room to provide heating for offices and corridors. It is reported that the data center has achieved the "zero carbon" goal, with an annual carbon reduction of 300000 tons, and the data center's energy efficiency index (PUE) has dropped below 1.2, approaching the ideal level of "1". The release of computing power attracts industry clusters. The White Paper on China's Computing Power Development Index (2023) released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology shows that China's total computing power ranks second in the world, with an average annual growth rate of nearly 30% in the past five years. And for every 1 yuan invested in computing power, it will drive a GDP growth of 3 to 4 yuan. The industrial chain is constantly expanding, and the development momentum is continuously increasing. China's computing power industry is moving towards high-quality development. Computing power empowers the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, and integrated applications are rapidly emerging in the western region. Mao Jinhuang believes that with the acceleration of the penetration of computing power into government affairs, industry, transportation, medical care and other industries, the Internet, big data, artificial intelligence and the real economy are deeply integrated, and new applications, new formats and new industrial chains are bursting out of vitality, promoting Gan Qingning to run hard on new tracks in the digital field. In Gansu, Ningxia and other places, the computing power industry is gradually transforming from traditional storage and aggregation to large-scale computing and application. "As the core factor of production in the AI era, computing power is the key driving force for the development of the digital economy. Northwest China, such as Gansu, should seize this historical opportunity to accelerate the construction of computing power infrastructure system, promote the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy, and inject new vitality into economic and social development." Wang Jiayao, academician of the CAE Member, said. In Qingyang, Gansu, relying on strong computing power, a group of midstream and downstream enterprises have formed a cluster. Zhengning County, Qingyang City has introduced a production line for sodium storage graphene sodium ion solid-state batteries. Recently, the company has decided to increase investment in the construction of shared energy storage power stations to ensure the smooth operation of electricity for enterprises in the "East Data West Calculation" industrial park. After this production line reaches full capacity, it can achieve an annual output value of over 2 billion yuan, profits and taxes of over 80 million yuan, and solve employment problems for more than 1000 people Gong Xiaozheng, the head of the Commerce Bureau of Zhengning County, said that the landing of such high-tech enterprises will not only promote local new industrialization, but also help the revolutionary old areas in Longdong to embark on a green development path. Such driving effects are ubiquitous in Qingyang. Huawei Rendering Cloud provides over 30000 cores of cloud rendering computing power, achieving "10000 cores rendering one image" and effectively promoting the development of the rendering industry in the northwest region; The construction of DingTalk Digital Town and Gansu Agricultural Industry Cloud by Alibaba Agricultural Cloud has greatly promoted the digitalization of the entire agricultural production, supply, and marketing chain, as well as the digitalization of rural governance and services... From "West East Electricity Transmission" to "East Data West Calculation", green energy connects the east and west, driving data to cross thousands of mountains and rivers, and making the vast land of Gansu, Qinghai, and Ningxia more competitive in high-quality development. (New Society)