On September 5th, the POD conference hosted by Odaily and strategically co-organized by 36Kr Group was held in Beijing. At the meeting, Xing Chunxiao, deputy dean of the Institute of Information Technology, Tsinghua University, gave a speech. He believes that in today's world, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is about to take off, and the new generation of information technology represented by artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud computing, big data, and the Internet of Things will develop rapidly, and Accelerate the deep integration of applications in various fields.
He believes that the application of blockchain that can truly reflect self-worth and development direction is to serve the real economy. However, the current blockchain industry lacks high-quality industry applications, which is also a weakness in the connection between blockchain technology and the industry.
In his speech, Xing Chunxiao also put forward several views on the future development of blockchain:
The development of the blockchain must get to the bottom of the matter, strictly abide by the country's rules and regulations, and firmly grasp the essential feature of serving the real economy. The fundamental core of the blockchain is a technology, and making this technology serve the development of the real economy is the future of the blockchain.
Blockchain technology still faces many challenges, mainly including performance, cross-chain, protection of privacy and sovereign data, and imperfect system architecture.
The blockchain needs a group of research institutes, schools, and companies that can conduct in-depth research on some basic and core issues in a down-to-earth manner.
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The following is the content of Xing Chunxiao's personal speech, enjoy~
Distinguished leaders, experts, distinguished guests, and friends: Good afternoon, everyone!
It is a great pleasure to gather with you at this conference. Please allow me to express my sincere welcome to all the guests on behalf of the Information Technology Research Institute of Tsinghua University, the Zhongguancun Blockchain Industry Alliance, and the Blockchain Technology Professional Committee of the Chinese Institute of Electronics. Warm congratulations on the success of the event!
In today's era, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is ready to go, and the digital economy has become the economic activity with the fastest development, the most active innovation, and the most extensive radiation. The new generation of information technology, represented by artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud computing, big data, Internet of Things, etc., is developing rapidly and accelerating its deep integration with various economic and social fields. New industries, new formats, and new models are constantly emerging, promoting The rapid development of the digital economy. Different from the agricultural economy and industrial economy, the digital economy is based on the new generation of information technology, with the interconnection and application of massive data as the core, integrating data resources into all aspects of industrial innovation and upgrading, accelerating the flow of resource elements and promoting the optimization of resource allocation. Promoting the improvement of total factor productivity not only expands new space for economic development, but also promotes sustainable economic development and transformation and upgrading.
At this year's Davos World Economic Forum, the founder and executive chairman Schwab believes that blockchain technology is following the first industrial revolution "steam engine", the second industrial revolution "power technology", and the third industrial revolution " "Key Technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution" after the "Internet". As a disruptive technology that promotes the transition from "Internet of Information" to "Internet of Value", blockchain is leading a new round of global technological and industrial transformation, and is expected to become a bridge and link for global technological innovation and model innovation. Many countries in the world have included blockchain technology in the scope of national strategic development. MIT, Stanford, Princeton, Yale and Berkeley University have successively opened courses related to blockchain and encrypted digital currency and built related research laboratories. Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google "Five Great Empires" ("FAAMG" for short) respectively attack the blockchain.
In 2016, China included blockchain technology in the "13th Five-Year Plan" National Informatization Plan, and clearly stated that "it is necessary to strengthen the basic research and development and frontier layout of new technologies such as blockchain, and build a first-mover dominant advantage in new competitions.", 2017 On the occasion of the opening of the China International Big Data Industry Expo in 2019, Premier Li Keqiang pointed out that a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation has swept the world. New technologies such as big data, cloud computing, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and blockchain continue to emerge. The digital economy It is profoundly changing the production and life style of human beings, and its role as a new driving force for economic growth is becoming increasingly prominent. On May 28th, General Secretary Xi Jinping mentioned the blockchain for the first time in the report of the Academician Conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The new generation of information technology represented by blockchain and block chain accelerates breakthrough applications”, “original breakthroughs in information, life, manufacturing, energy, space, ocean, etc. provide more sources of innovation for cutting-edge and disruptive technologies.” Domestic companies such as BATJ, Huawei, and Thunder are all launching their own blockchain open platforms. Peking University, Beihang University, Beiyou University, and Zhejiang University have also established blockchain-related laboratories.
If the blockchain 1.0 stage is the "currency era" with Bitcoin as the core, and the 2.0 stage is the development and application of smart contracts, then the 3.0 stage will be a new era of serving the real economy. For the blockchain, its development direction that can truly reflect its value should be to serve the real economy and scale applications. However, the current lack of high-quality industry applications is the weakness of the blockchain. The application of the blockchain in China is still at a shallow level, and there are not many high-quality landing case applications. Taking advantage of this forum, I would like to put forward some views on the future development of blockchain:
First, the development of the blockchain must get to the bottom of the matter, strictly abide by national rules and regulations, and firmly grasp the essential feature of serving the real economy.The behavior of hyping the blockchain has seriously disrupted the financial order. The fundamental core of the blockchain is a technology, and making this technology serve the development of the real economy is the future of the blockchain.
Second, blockchain technology still faces many challenges.It mainly includes the following four challenges:
（1）The first challenge is related to performance。The core point of this performance is to reach a consensus. And this consensus algorithm has also become the core technology in the blockchain field. We have seen many different approaches, some of which introduce randomness, and some optimize the consensus efficiency of the public chain.
（2）The second challenge is cross-chain.In fact, cross-chain is a further appeal. Blockchain is the value Internet in the future, but the level of interconnection between existing blockchains is also very low, and the overall scale of value transfer is very small. This shows from one aspect that Cross-chain technology is still immature.
（3）The third challenge is the protection of privacy and data sovereignty.
（4）The fourth challenge is about architecture.The blockchain is considered to be the underlying ledger, which not only solves the technical problems of certificate storage and sequencing, but also solves the problems of double spending and overdraft in business. If all hopes and demands are concentrated on one chain. This chain will definitely become extremely heavy. The last challenge is how to make supervision understand the blockchain and moderate supervision is the biggest challenge for China to develop blockchain technology.
Third, the blockchain needs a group of research institutions, schools, and companies to conduct in-depth research on some basic core key issues, such as sandbox models, consensus mechanisms, blockchain standard test beds, and blockchain standards.Don't follow others' opinions, under the guise of the blockchain, sell dog meat, do not deeply study the underlying basic technology of the blockchain, do not deeply explore the application scenarios of the blockchain, and consume the blockchain, it is difficult to let the blockchain The advantages of chain technology are developed.
Fourth, cultivate talents who master blockchain technology.Adhere to the high-quality, high-level, diverse, and creative talent training goals, and implement the "trinity" training model of value shaping, ability training, and knowledge imparting. There is a shortage of blockchain talents. In order to consolidate the rapid development of blockchain in the whole industry, it is very important to cultivate qualified blockchain technical talents. There will be a huge demand for blockchain technical talents who master cryptography, distributed communication technology, smart contracts, on-chain code auditing, and artificial intelligence technology. Therefore, it is necessary for the whole society to cultivate talents required for various blockchains.
Distinguished guests and friends, China's economy is entering a stage of economic transformation and upgrading, improving the quality and efficiency of development, and it is particularly important and urgent to accelerate the development of the digital economy empowered by the blockchain. We must seize the new round of technological revolution driven by the blockchain and industrial transformation opportunities, build new advantages in international competition, put the research and development of blockchain, digital economy, and smart economy in a prominent and important position, make full use of my country's existing advantages and favorable conditions, and accelerate the development of blockchain digital economy and the depth of the real economy The pace of a new generation of smart economy that integrates. 2018 will usher in a real year of the application and layout of blockchain technology in specific industries. Finally, I wish this forum a complete success, thank you!
