On the morning of Mar→&δ¥ch 8, after the second p§÷lenary session of the Fifth S←♣★ession of the 13th National Peo↑✘Ω₽ple's Congress, th♠‌↑e "ministerial channel" was opened, and♠‍ some of the responsiσ₩ble persons of relevant ministries a™≤↕nd commissions of th↓ ©e State Council were invite¥★Ωd to accept online video in☆φ×terviews.

Since the commercial use of 5G, many ↔β®enterprises have regarded t€✔he use and development of 5∑ ®G technology as an importa±♠Ωnt opportunity. How does ♥£≥σthe Ministry of Industry ¥∞and Information Technology view  ₹accelerating the development of 5G thi​×π∏s year?

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In addition, it is n£ε​ecessary to further expand and enrich₹ ←× the application scen× ♦arios to facilitate everyone&a☆π≥​pos;s work and life. We also encourage‌∑π more application cases, appl¥∞×ication scenarios, application softwa₩ ↓re, and application practices to emerg✘©α‍e, and do a good job in pr¶®≠≤omoting and leading demonstrations, s★$'≠o that 5G applications can emerge mo✘÷↕re extensively.

In addition, in the proces✔>& s of 5G development, it is necessary ♥€for all walks of life to form a >βjoint force and accommodate each oth←≈§×er, so that the developmen∑≠↓™t of 5G will maintain a leading posi∏↑tion in technology and have more in♥φβnovation. Here, while developing 5G‌♣♥, we should also conside≥≥ r the evolution direction and tech£↔nical route of the next-generation c₩€ βommunication technology, and₹₹✘ plan and deploy in advance≠¥∑• for the development of♦' the next-generation communicat≥•ion technology, that is,₩< ★ 6G.