On November 2, the reporter learned at the press conference of 2022 National Small and Medium Enterprises Digital Transformation Conference that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Shandong Provincial People's Government planned to hold the 2022 National Small and Medium Enterprises Digital Transformation Conference in Jinan, Shandong Province from November 9 to 10. On November 2, the press conference of 2022 National SME Digital Transformation Conference was held in Beijing. According to Xu Xiaolan, vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Wu Tao, a reporter from China News Network, with the deep integration of the new generation of information technology with all walks of life, a series of digital transformation models have emerged, and the competition model and situation of SMEs in the industrial chain have also been reconstructed. Digital transformation can help SMEs achieve multiple goals such as "quality improvement, efficiency enhancement, cost reduction, savings reduction, green and safe development", which also helps SMEs gain greater initiative in market competition. "It can be said that digital transformation is not only a way to help enterprises rescue, but also a key measure to enhance the competitiveness of enterprises. Under the new situation, realizing the digital transformation of SMEs is no longer a 'choice', but a 'required course'". Xu Xiaolan said. Xu Xiaolan also talked about the highlights of the conference and held the first conference; Publish the approved list of the first batch of digital transformation public service platforms to be publicized; Release the Evaluation Indicators for the Digital Level of SMEs (2022 Edition) and the Guidelines for the Digital Transformation of SMEs; Launch the activities of the "Ten Cities and One Thousand Enterprises" SME Digital Service Bank, and the Internet based resources to enable millions of SMEs to become digital; The unveiling of Shandong Branch of Industrial Internet Platform Innovation Cooperation Center and Shandong Industrial Internet Digital Transformation Promotion Center are highlights of this conference. Ling Wen, vice governor of Shandong Province, introduced that the theme of the conference was "innovation leads development and figures brighten the future", and the agenda mainly included the opening ceremony, the main forum, the directors' joint meeting, the supply and demand docking meeting, the forum and eight sub forums. The opening ceremony will release the first batch of important contents such as the List of Selected Platforms for Financial Support of Small and Medium sized Enterprises' Digital Transformation Pilot, the Evaluation Indicators of Small and Medium sized Enterprises' Digital Level, and the Guidelines for Small and Medium sized Enterprises' Digital Transformation. At the same time, an exhibition of small and medium-sized enterprises' digital transformation innovation achievements will also be held. Zhang Haibo, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Shandong Province, said that Shandong Province, based on the "double advantages" of a big manufacturing province and a strong digital economy province, anchored the "go ahead, open up new bureaus", and firmly promoted the digital transformation of SMEs, and achieved positive results. Up to now, the digital transformation rate of specialized, special and new enterprises in the province has exceeded 60%, the integration development index of industrial enterprises and key business links has reached 116.1, and the overall digital rate of key business links has reached 67.8%, both ranking second in the country, driving the industrial digital index to 80.3, ranking first in the country. Zhang Haibo also said that the next step is to strive to accelerate the development of more than 30 digital service platforms by 2025, and fully stimulate the endogenous power of SMEs' digital transformation; Build about 400 "small lighthouse" enterprises, build new advantages for high-quality development of small and medium-sized enterprises, and provide strong support for the construction of a manufacturing and digital province. Sun Bin, member of the Standing Committee of Jinan Municipal Committee and Vice Mayor, said that