Grasping the Opportunity of the New Industrial Revolution and Creating a Stronger

Grasping the Opportunity of the New Industrial Revolution and Creating a Stronger "BRIC"

The tenth meeting of BRICS leaders was held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 25th to 27th. This year coincides with the opening year of the second "Golden Decade" of BRICS. This meeting will be based on the theme of "BRIC countries in Africa: compromising growth and common prosperity in the fourth industrial revolution". People will deepen the strategic partnership of the BRICS, strengthen the solidarity and cooperation of the BRICS, and help the development of the BRICS.

From the perspective of human development, a reality that cannot be ignored has been placed before us - from the government to the enterprise to the individual, the whole world is actively or passively, or intentionally or unintentionally involved in the fourth industrial revolution. Compared with the industrial revolution with the label of “exclusiveness” and “exclusiveness” in the past, the fourth industrial revolution is subverting the existing forms, division of labor and organization of many industries, realizing multi-field integration, reconstructing people's lives, and even changing. The relationship between man and the world. This revolution has revealed a more obvious shared economic trait. Under the impetus of the globalization process, human beings will gradually be brought into a new era of the Internet of Everything. As the founder of the World Economic Forum, Schwab, said, the fourth industrial revolution blurs the boundaries of the physical, digital, and biological worlds. It no longer advances at a linear rate, but grows geometrically. In addition, the new industrial revolution has almost broken the development model of each industry in each country, and the breadth and depth of these changes indicate that the entire system of production, management and governance is subject to subversive changes.
For the emerging market countries and developing countries represented by the BRICS countries, the fourth industrial revolution that is emerging is gradually giving birth to new development kinetic energy, bringing a once-in-a-lifetime development opportunity, "smart manufacturing" and "Internet + "The new industry and new business mode will become a bridge for leap-forward development." Grasping this opportunity, it is possible to achieve "curve overtaking" and miss this opportunity. The North-South divide and development imbalance will be further expanded. In addition, in today's difficult global economy, the promotion of inclusive growth in the fourth industrial revolution is undoubtedly a powerful counterattack against the trend of globalization and populism and extremism.
For this reason, at this meeting in Joburg, the BRICS countries will focus on the fourth industrial revolution, seize the opportunity of the new industrial revolution, and enrich the connotation of pragmatic cooperation. Before the meeting in Joburg, the Chinese side proposed the initiative to establish a "BRIC New Industrial Revolution Partnership", which has been positively responded by all parties concerned. It can be said that this is the general direction for the BRICS countries to carry out pragmatic cooperation in the industrial and scientific fields in the next decade, and it is also one of the prerequisites for the creation of the second "Golden Decade".
Some analysts pointed out that by establishing the "BRIC New Industrial Revolution Partnership", we can further promote the industrialization process and inclusive growth of the five countries, strengthen cooperation in the field of innovation and investment, and actively explore new fields of pragmatic cooperation through extensive distribution in the industrial field. New ways can also further tighten the link between BRICS countries and make the BRICS cooperation mechanism stable and far-reaching. In the context of the new industrial revolution, the deep cooperation between the BRICS countries will further promote joint research and development and innovation in the fields of Internet of Things, cloud computing, big data, data analysis, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, information and communication. Further improve the ICT infrastructure construction and interconnection level among BRICS countries, jointly promote scientific and technological innovation cooperation, and exert synergies to tap the new growth momentum of BRICS countries, through technology transfer and transformation, technology parks and enterprise cooperation, and technical talent mobility. And other ways to strengthen innovation and entrepreneurship cooperation.
Looking forward to the next decade, global economic governance is likely to form a new pattern, technological innovation is on the verge of a new critical point, and the Earth's ecological environment will also face new challenges, especially the recent anti-globalization trend and protectionist sentiment, which has improved the world economy. The medium-term risks have also increased the uncertainty of the development of human society. The game of interests and rules is bound to become increasingly fierce, making the external environment of emerging market countries and developing countries more complicated and severe. Under such a trend, the BRICS countries can continue to build consensus, strengthen confidence, grasp the historical opportunities brought about by the new industrial revolution, join hands to create a favorable development environment, and strive to achieve greater development, in order to lead emerging market countries and developing countries to join hands. Open up a fair, open, comprehensive and innovative development path, on the one hand to help the world economy continue to grow, on the other hand to make greater contributions to the grand vision of building a community of human destiny.