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Strategic Study of CAE >> 2022, Volume 24, Issue 2 doi: 10.15302/J-SSCAE-2022.02.010

Development Path of China’s Industrial Software Industry in the New Era

1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;

2. School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, Shandong, China;

3. National Engineering Lab for Big Data Software, Beijing 100084, China;

4. School of Software, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

Funding project:Chinese Academy of Engineering project “Research on the Main Content and Path of Improving the Basic Capabilities of the New Generation Information Technology Industry” (2020-ZD-11) Received: 2021-09-13 Revised: 2022-01-13 Available online: 2022-03-03

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Abstract

The industrial software industry is an important support for the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry. Against the background of strengthening China’s manufacturing industry in the new era, industrial software is becoming a direct driving force for optimizing manufacturing and management processes, transforming production methods and relations, improving total-factor productivity, and promoting the spillover and transformation of advanced industrial technologies. China is currently building an independent, controllable, safe, and efficient modern industrial system, which not only challenges the original “technology– production–market” division of labor, but also creates important opportunities for the development of the industrial software industry. Considering the current international market structure, this paper analyzes the basic characteristics and market share of industrial software products, analyzes the shortcomings and problems of China’s industrial software industry development, and summarizes two new development trends of the industrial software industry: platform-based and open source development. Based on this, we propose the following three development paths: (1) improving weak links while strengthening basic research, (2) making technical breakthroughs to catch up with the international advanced level, and (3) leading the development with frontier technologies, hoping to address the industrial deficiencies and improve the industrial level. Furthermore, we propose several suggestions. First, the organizational model should be optimized to maximize the leading role of industrial enterprises. Second, the policy objects should be refined to promote the breakthrough of key technologies regarding industrial software at different levels. Third, the application market needs to be expanded to promote the innovation of industrial software products. Fourth, it is necessary to tap the potentials of talents and support the cultivation of industrial software talents through multiple channels.

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