China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has released an Action Plan for Promoting High-Quality Development of Industrial Internet Platforms (2026–2028), outlining 13 measures to “strengthen industrial internet platforms as critical infrastructure for advancing new industrialization and modern productive forces. China currently has more than 340 influential industrial internet platforms and over 100 million connected industrial devices.” Below are some key excerpts from a People’s Daily article on the topic.
The plan centers on four strategic priorities. First, it calls for cultivating and strengthening platforms through differentiated development, establishing a tiered ecosystem of foundational, growth-oriented, leading, and ecosystem platforms. Second, it emphasizes deeper data integration and intelligent applications by improving data collection, aggregation, and utilization, while reinforcing intellectual property protection. Third, it seeks to scale platform applications by expanding use in high-value industrial scenarios and encouraging new business models and service formats. Fourth, it aims to build a stronger support ecosystem through open-source collaboration, expanded international engagement, and closer cooperation between platform providers and manufacturing enterprises.
The ministry also stresses the need for stronger policy coordination, localized implementation, and enhanced support mechanisms. Particular emphasis is placed on ensuring fair participation by private companies and small and medium-sized enterprises, with the goal of accelerating the real-economy impact of industrial internet technologies.
Source: People’s Daily, January 14, 2026
https://paper.people.com.cn/rmrbhwb/pc/content/202601/14/content_30132247.html