Survey on the Development of the Lighting Industry by the Department of Consumer Goods Industry, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

7 June, Zhang Xiaofeng, First-Level Inspector; Xie Li'an, Second-Level Inspector; and Luo Ruidong from the Light Industry Division of the Department of Consumer Goods Industry, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, visited the China Association of Lighting Industry (CALI) to conduct research and provide guidance. They focused on the recent economic operation of the lighting industry and the main difficulties faced by enterprises. Special attention was given to the association's implementation of the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting High-Quality Development of the Light Industry" (hereinafter referred to as the "Guiding Opinions") and the "Digital Action Plan for Assisting the 'Three Products' in Consumer Goods Industry" (hereinafter referred to as the "Action Plan"), and further work was discussed. He Ye, Vice President of the China Light Industry Federation and Chairman of CALI; Liu Shengping, Vice Chairman; Wang Zhuo, Secretary-General; and heads of business departments of the Secretariat participated in the research symposium.

Chairman He Ye extended a warm welcome to the delegation from the Department of Consumer Goods Industry. She first conveyed, on behalf of the China National Light Industry Council, President Zhang Chonghe's gratitude for the department leaders' long-term care and support for the development of various light industry sectors, and expressed appreciation for the department's dedicated visit to survey the lighting industry and the work of the China Association of Lighting Industry (CALI). Chairman He Ye briefly introduced the basic situation, development characteristics, and current challenges facing the lighting industry, and exchanged views with Director Zhang and his delegation on issues where they hoped for attention and support from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Secretary-General Wang Zhuo introduced the development of the lighting industry in the first half of this year, as well as the association's specific measures in serving national strategies, leading industry development, and meeting enterprise needs.

Zhang Xiaofeng affirmed the Association's achievements in actively promoting the implementation of industrial policies in the lighting industry and serving enterprise development. He focused on understanding the Association's efforts to support enterprises' innovative development and tap into new drivers for industry growth by organizing exhibitions and design competitions. He expressed support and appreciation for the Association's positioning and measures centered on the supply chain to host exhibition events, fostering the integrated development of technological innovation, and extended his best wishes for the successful holding of the exhibition.

During the discussion, both sides also had in-depth exchanges on issues such as industry resumption of work and production, logistics and transportation, tax reduction and fee cuts, supply chain relocation, and consumption guidance. Zhang Xiaofeng stated that in the face of temporary difficulties, maintaining confidence and staying true to the original aspiration are most important. He expressed hope that industry associations will actively leverage their advantages, implement the key tasks outlined in the "Guiding Opinions" and the "Action Plan," and further deepen the development concepts of health-oriented, intelligent, integrated, and green growth. Industrial authorities will also introduce supporting policies to provide momentum and safeguards for the stable development of the industry.

The lighting industry is an important component of the light industry. The light industry is China's traditional advantageous industry and an important people-centric industry in the national economy, possessing strong competitiveness internationally. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the "Three Products" strategy for the light industry has achieved significant results, with innovation capabilities significantly enhanced, playing an important role in meeting consumption, stabilizing exports, and expanding employment. Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Commerce, and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly issued the "Guiding Opinions," proposing five key tasks around technological innovation, high-quality supply, modernization of the industry / supply chain, green and low-carbon transformation, and coordinated development of the industry ecosystem. Five major projects have been deployed: key technology R&D engineering, upgrading innovative product manufacturing engineering, brand cultivation engineering, digital development promotion engineering, and green and low-carbon technology development engineering. Among them, in the column on "Upgrading Innovative Product Manufacturing Engineering," it is specifically proposed that lighting appliances need to upgrade innovative functional lighting products and intelligent, integrated lighting system solutions; in the column on "Digital Development Promotion Engineering," it is proposed that lighting appliance products need to strengthen the promotion of digital development in areas such as online inspection technology, flexible manufacturing technology, intelligent warehousing, and logistics.

7 July 5, the launch ceremony for the implementation of the "Action Plan" and the 2022 "Three Products" National Tour was held in Beijing. Wang Jiangping, member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, attended the event and delivered an important speech. Wang Jiangping pointed out that the effective implementation of the "Action Plan" and the smooth conduct of the "Three Products" National Tour activities are of great significance for promoting high-quality development of the consumer goods industry and further exerting the sustained pulling effect of consumption on economic development. First, fully recognize the important role of the consumer goods industry and solidly promote high-quality development of the industry. Adhere to the "Three Products" concept, always take improving consumer goods supply and boosting consumer confidence as the direction of effort, and achieve improvement and breakthrough at the high end of the industry / supply chain. Second, accurately grasp the trend of digital economy development and better play the positive role of digital technology in the implementation of the "Three Products" strategy. Strengthen the leadership of digital concepts and the application of digital technologies, fully utilize and excavate the value of massive data elements in the consumer goods industry, accelerate intelligent transformation and upgrading, and promote digital empowerment, value addition, and efficiency improvement. Third, earnestly implement the decisions and deployments for stabilizing growth and promoting consumption, and deeply carry out a series of "Three Products" National Tour activities. Focus on collaborative efforts from both supply and demand sides, promote linkage between production and sales, interaction between production and consumption, and promote innovation in formats, models, and scenarios of products and services, accelerating the cultivation of new growth points. The "Action Plan" proposes that by 2025, the ability to integrate and apply digital technologies in the field of consumer goods industry will be significantly enhanced, cultivating a batch of new products, famous products, and premium products, continuously improving variety leadership, quality competitiveness, and brand influence. Specific development goals were clarified in three aspects: significantly enhanced innovation capability, significantly improved supply level, and continuously optimized development ecosystem. Among them, in the column on "Engineering for Enhancing Collaborative Capabilities of Digitalization and Greenization," it mentions encouraging the promotion of green and low-carbon products such as efficient lighting.

2022 " Three Products" National Tour Activity Logo

The China Association of Lighting Industry (CALI) will actively integrate the tasks and requirements of the "Guiding Opinions" and the "Action Plan," leverage events such as the China International Lighting/Luminaire Design Competition and the CLITI Exhibition Innovative Product Selection, solidify the foundation for high-quality development of the lighting industry, and support the high-quality development of the light industry with innovative concepts, sufficient momentum, and high-quality lighting products and services.