On December 16, the Conference on Promoting the High-Quality Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Liaoning Province and the Unveiling Ceremony of the New Industrialization Institute for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises of Liaoning Province were held at our university.Present at the event were Wang Libo, Vice Governor of Liaoning Province and Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Shenfu Reform and Innovation Demonstration Zone; Zhao Ji, Chairman of Liaoning Mechanical Engineering Society and Former President of Northeastern University; Qi Xianguo, Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Liaoning Province; Su Wei, Member of the Party Working Committee and Deputy Director of the Management Committee of Shenfu Reform and Innovation Demonstration Zone; Wang Xiaozhong, Secretary of the Party Committee and President of Shenyang Branch of China CITIC Bank; Wu Chuan, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and President of Liaoshen Bank; Peng Yi, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Liaoning Province; Pang Juntao, Vice President of Liaoshen Bank; as well as Wang Zhaobao, Chairman of the Board of our university, Hu Xiaomei, Secretary of the Party Committee of our university, and Li Kangju, President of our university. In his speech, Su Wei stated that the settlement of this important provincial-level platform at Shenyang Institute of Technology, which enjoys geographical proximity, shared missions and integrated development with Shenfu Reform and Innovation Demonstration Zone, provides a strategic opportunity for deepening cooperation and promoting the in-depth integration of industry with the education chain, talent chain and innovation chain.The Demonstration Zone will fully support and actively participate in the construction and development of the New Industrialization Institute.It is expected to work closely with the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Liaoning Province, Shenyang Institute of Technology, entrepreneurs and financial institutions to carry out practical cooperation in technological breakthroughs, achievement transformation, talent cultivation, market expansion, financial services and other fields, and jointly build the New Industrialization Institute into a source of technological innovation, a booster for industrial upgrading and an incubator for high-end talents for small and medium-sized enterprises. In his address, Qi Xianguo pointed out that small and medium-sized enterprises are an important force driving innovation, promoting employment and improving people's livelihood, and play a significant role in advancing new industrialization and building a modern industrial system.The province attaches great importance to the cultivation of small and medium-sized enterprises. Since the beginning of this year, the province's industrial sector has carried out in-depth special campaigns of "Consolidating Foundation and Improving Services" and achieved remarkable results.The joint construction of the New Industrialization Institute for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises by the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Liaoning Province and Shenyang Institute of Technology is not only an inevitable requirement for implementing the national strategic arrangements, but also an active move based on the province's reality and serving the overall revitalization.Shenyang Institute of Technology has profound accumulation and distinctive features in the cultivation of application-oriented talents, research and development of engineering technology, and industrial services, making it an outstanding and reliable partner.The joint construction of the New Industrialization Institute will effectively bridge the "last mile" between university scientific research resources and the development needs of small and medium-sized enterprises, and build a comprehensive service platform guided by the government, supported by universities and participated by small and medium-sized enterprises, so as to continuously enhance the core competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises in the province.The New Industrialization Institute for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises of Liaoning Province will serve as a powerful engine to boost the high-quality development of small and medium-sized enterprises and accelerate the process of new industrialization in the province, contributing to new breakthroughs in the comprehensive revitalization of Liaoning in the new era.

Li Kangju introduced the construction plan of the New Industrialization Institute for Small and MediumSized Enterprises of Liaoning Province. The institute is an innovative service platform integrating concept upgrading, technical services, achievement transformation and talent supply, aiming to promote the highquality development of small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) in Liaoning Province by gathering resources from leading domestic and international enterprises and multiple parties. Its core services focus on four dimensions: empowering enterprise transformation, coordinating technological innovation, serving industrial upgrading and cultivating talents. In terms of empowering enterprise transformation, the institute will implement gradient cultivation and targeted empowerment for highquality SMEs, carry out special training for specialized, refined, characteristic and innovative enterprises, provide quality and management diagnosis services, and build a cluster resource sharing platform to open up financial, R&D and other resources. It will also foster an integrated innovation ecosystem, encourage leading enterprises to open up scenarios and resources, and promote collaboration among large enterprises, SMEs, industry, universities and research institutes. Focusing on digitalintelligent and green upgrading, the institute will conduct digital "diagnosis", provide "small, fast, light and accurate" solutions, and offer technical support for equipment renewal. For technological innovation coordination, the institute will establish a deep integration mechanism of industryuniversityresearch cooperation, jointly build R&D and transformation platforms, and open scientific research facilities and instruments. It will address enterprise needs through technology matching and "reveal the list and take charge" mechanisms, and collaborate on applying for major projects. The institute will also promote achievement transformation through onsite enterprise services and innovation workshops, providing technical research, management consulting and customized talent training. In serving industrial upgrading, the institute will optimize the efficiency of the entire value chain relying on digital supply chains, and empower enterprise innovation with industrial simulation, digital twin, big data and artificial intelligence technologies. A "governmentuniversityenterprise" linkage mechanism will be established to carry out orderbased training for skilled and technical talents and special training for entrepreneurs, and achieve precise supplydemand matching through an industrial talent docking platform. Shenyang Institute of Technology has actively cooperated with leading enterprises such as Huawei, Midea, KUKA and Siemens to build multiple modern industry colleges, and simultaneously established several highlevel practice teaching centers empowered by digital intelligence, forming an integrated platform for teaching, practice and R&D covering the entire intelligent manufacturing process. Through diversified cooperation modes such as technological collaborative innovation and customized talent training, the university precisely meets enterprises' actual needs, addresses their development pain points and solves practical problems. This schoolrunning concept of integrating industry and education to empower industries is highly consistent with the original intention of establishing the New Industrialization Institute for Small and MediumSized Enterprises of Liaoning Province, forming a sound development ecosystem of universitylocal collaboration and universityenterprise linkage. Wang Libo and Wang Zhaobao jointly unveiled the plaque for the New Industrialization Institute for Small and MediumSized Enterprises of Liaoning Province. The Department of Industry and Information Technology of Liaoning Province signed strategic cooperation agreements with Shenyang Branch of China CITIC Bank and Liaoshen Bank. The Bureau of Industrial Innovation of Shenfu Reform and Innovation Demonstration Zone signed service cooperation agreements with the New Industrialization Institute for Small and MediumSized Enterprises of Liaoning Province, Liaoning Software Industry Association, Zhihe Hightech (Liaoning) Co., Ltd., Zhixiang Data Technology (Shenyang) Co., Ltd. and Shenyang Torch Hightech Industrial Service Center Co., Ltd. In the keynote report session, industry experts and enterprise representatives shared cuttingedge concepts and practical experience. Zhao Ji, Chairman of Liaoning Mechanical Engineering Society and Former President of Northeastern University, delivered a keynote report entitled "Core Paths and Future Vision of AI Reshaping Manufacturing", deeply analyzing the core logic of the deep integration of artificial intelligence technology and manufacturing, and clearly outlining the future development blueprint of technologyempowered industrial transformation. Wei Xiaogang, Vice President of Midea Group's Meiyun Zhishu, gave a report titled "Dual Lighthouse Model Driving Highquality Transformation and Upgrading of SMEs", sharing the construction ideas and practical paths of the dual lighthouse model, and providing feasible solutions for SMEs to break through transformation bottlenecks and achieve highquality development. Liu Wen'an, Chief Expert of Huawei Government and Enterprise Consulting, presented a report on "Huawei's Intelligent Manufacturing Practice", combining Huawei's own exploration experience in intelligent manufacturing to dissect key links in the whole process from technical architecture to implementation, demonstrating the intelligent manufacturing achievements of leading enterprises. Guan Jingtian, General Manager of KUKA China Vision, delivered a report entitled "KUKA Empowers SMEs' Intelligent Manufacturing with Robot AI Brain", focusing on the technical advantages of the robot AI brain and explaining how it helps SMEs lower the threshold of intelligent manufacturing, improve production efficiency and intelligence level. On the same day, the participants visited HuaweiShenyang Institute of Technology Modern Industry College, Shenyang Institute of TechnologySouth Beidou Spatiotemporal Information Industry College, Shenyang Institute of TechnologyMidea Digital Lighthouse College, KUKA Authorized Industrial Robot College, Shenyang Institute of TechnologySiemens College and Inspur Industrial Internet College Joint Innovation Center. This event is a concrete practice of implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speeches and instructions on the comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China and Liaoning Province, and also an important measure to promote the highquality development of SMEs and advance new industrialization across the province. The establishment of the New Industrialization Institute for Small and MediumSized Enterprises of Liaoning Province will build an innovative platform integrating policy promotion, industry docking, industry exchange, technical services, achievement transformation and talent cultivation, providing strong support for promoting the highquality development of SMEs, building the "2211" industrial system with Liaoning characteristics and accelerating the construction of new industrialization.

Translated by Basic Courses Department