This is a news report from Science and Technology Daily:

The 2021 World 5G Convention, themed "5G+ By All For All, " kicked off in 
Beijing Etrong International Exhibition & Convention Center on 31st August. 
With more than 1,500 experts, scholars and entrepreneurs from 20 countries 
participating online and offline, the convention aims to discuss the future 
application of 5G in the fields of "industry", "economy" and "innovation" . 

Co-hosted by The People's Government of Beijing Municipality, National 
Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Science and Technology and 
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the three-day event features 
forums, exhibitions and a 5G-based application design competition. 

According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), since 
5G came into commercial use in China, 993,000 5G base stations have been built. 
With more than 392 million households connected to 5G terminals, 5G base 
stations has covered all prefecture-level cities, more than 95% of counties and 
35% of townships. 

By now, over 10,000 5G application cases have covered 22 important industries 
and related fields of the national economy, including steel, electric power and 
mining. Besides, a large number of colorful application scenarios are becoming 
new engines leading China's high-quality development.

Li Meng, Vice Minister of Science and Technology, said that at present, the new 
generation of information technology, represented by the mobile Internet, 
artificial intelligence, big data and supercomputing, is booming and evolving 
at a faster pace, bringing significant and far-reaching impact on economic 
development, the improvement of people's livelihood and the environment and 
ecology of all countries.  

"As China enters a new stage of development, implementing new development 
concepts, building a new development pattern and achieving high-quality 
development, sci-tech innovation are more than ever needed," Li said. "At the 
same time, the huge potential market, diversified consumer demands and emerging 
industrial forms will also provide more diversified application scenarios and 
broader space for sci-tech innovation."  

As for how to promote the maturity of 5G enhanced technology, Li elaborated, 
"We are willing to continuously uphold the idea of opening up and cooperation, 
mutual benefit and win-win result, with more open attitudes and more pragmatic 
approaches, further strengthen the international cooperation of the evolution 
of 5G technology."

Relying on 5G application technology and industrial base, exploring the 
secondary technology development system of 5G vertical industry application 
system, with joint efforts, we are endeavoring to address imperative needs of 
5G frequency expansion and coverage enhancement, carry out standards of 5G 
enhanced technology and equipment R&D, and enhance the adaptability of 5G 
vertical industry applications, noted Li.

Li stressed that the Ministry of Science and Technology warmly welcomes 
entrepreneurs, universities and research institutions from all over the world 
to join in the future R&D of 5G, seizing the new trends and opportunities of 
global information technology development. With joint efforts and deep 
cooperation, create more breakthrough and leading technological achievements.  

Source: Science and Technology Daily