China's large manufacturing firms, with an annual business turnover of at least 20 million yuan, will have all introduced digitalization by 2035, said a draft issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Wednesday. By 2025, these firms will basically have achieved digitalization, while leading firms in key industries will basically have achieved intelligent transformation, said the draft on intelligent manufacturing development.

工信部4月14日将《"十四五"智能制造发展规划(征求意见稿)》公开征求意见，提出到2025年，规模以上制造业企业基本普及数字化，重点行业骨干企业初步实现智能转型。到2035年，规模以上制造业企业全面普及数字化。

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According to the draft, the technology and market competitiveness of intelligent manufacturing equipment and industrial software will see significant improvements by 2025. The intelligent manufacturing equipment will meet 70% of domestic demand, while the industrial software manufacturing will meet half of domestic demand by 2025, said the draft issued to solicit public opinion.

此外，征求意见稿提出，到2025年，智能制造装备和工业软件技术水平和市场竞争力显著提升，国内市场满足率分别超过70%和50%。