On November 11, the Theory Learning Group of the Provincial Party Committee held a special meeting to learn the spirit of the important speech by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the eighteenth collective learning meeting of the Central Political Bureau, and the blockchain knowledge. Che Jun, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech. He stressed the need to deeply learn and understand the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech, conscientiously carry out the decisions of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and thoroughly implement the “Digital Economy No. 1 Project”, so as to create an industrial center for block chain innovation, and strive to be a pacesetter in the block chain development.

Yuan Jiajun, Ge Huijun, Zheng Shanjie, other members of the Theory Learning Group of the Provincial Party Committee, deputy provincial leaders and heads of relevant organizations directly under the Provincial Party Committee attended the meeting. At the meeting, Chen Chun, Professor of Zhejiang University and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, gave a lecture explaining the development and trend of blockchain technology with specific cases and detailed data.

Che Jun pointed out that the integrated application of blockchain technology plays such an increasingly important role in new technological innovation and industrial transformation that many countries around the world are accelerating the development of blockchain technology. With a great penetrating and driving force and integrative characteristics, blockchain can be applied to economic operation, social governance, market supervision, public service, government service and other fields, and can effectively promote the quality change, efficiency change and power change of the real economy. We should be fully aware of the great strategic significance of blockchain development, seize the opportunity to make positive contributions, and truly pursue the benefits and avoid the disadvantages.

Che Jun stressed that, as Zhejiang leads the whole country in digital economic development, it is also one of the earliest provinces in China to attach importance to blockchain development, with a good foundation in blockchain technology, application, enterprises, elements, etc. We should take blockchain as an important breakthrough in core technology innovation and strive to take a leading position in four aspects. First, we should take the lead in blockchain technology innovation, give full play to the advantages of colleges and enterprises, strengthen cooperation in production, teaching, research and use of blockchain, clarify the main direction, increase investment, and strive to make new breakthroughs in core technology research and development and win new advantages. Second, we should take the lead in the application of blockchain integration, promote the all-round integration of blockchain, big data, cloud computing and artificial intelligence industries, work hard in "blockchain + real economy", "blockchain + people's livelihood", "blockchain + smart city", "blockchain + government service", etc., strive to overcome the difficulties in the development of the real economy, accelerate the transformation of old and new driving forces, increase people's welfare, and improve urban management to modernize provincial governance. Third, we should take the lead in attracting the blockchain talents, give full play to the advantages of private economy, digital economy and ecological environment, and make full use of the platforms of Hangzhou Future Science and Technology City, Zhijiang Laboratory, West Lake University, Tsinghua Yangtze River Delta Research Institute, etc., so as to vigorously introduce leading talents and innovation teams. Fourth, we should take the lead in blockchain system innovation and ecological construction, strengthen policy support, strive to build a superior ecosystem for blockchain development, and promote the safe and orderly development of blockchain. All departments and leading cadres at all levels should strengthen learning, combine learning with application, improve the ability to promote the "No.1 Project" of Digital Economy, and accelerate the construction of high-quality development and modern economic system in our province.