Showcasing the Power of Craftsmen in the Digital Wave | Digital | Craftsmen
With the deepening development of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, the wave of digitalization is surging. On the stage of various industries, more and more "digital craftsmen" are stepping onto the career "cloud" with their superb professional skills. They use their joysticks, electronic screens, and programmers to constantly break through the boundaries of technical skills, reshaping their production and lifestyle while refreshing the public's understanding of traditional workers.
The driving force behind digital technology changing professional forms comes from the booming development of the digital economy. With the continuous breakthroughs in cutting-edge technologies such as the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality, more and more traditional industries are opening up new digital tracks. According to the Digital China Development Report released by the State Internet Information Office, in 2022, China's digital economy will reach 50.2 trillion yuan, ranking second in the world in total, with a nominal year-on-year growth of 10.3% and a proportion of 41.5% of GDP.
As the "chip" of digital economy development, digital skilled talents are an important support for promoting industrial transformation and upgrading, and supporting the sustainable development of the digital economy. However, talent shortage has become a limiting factor for the development of the digital economy. It is estimated that the overall shortage of digital comprehensive talents in China is 25-30 million, and the gap is still expanding. Digital craftsmen enhance their abilities and enhance their skills, which is not only an urgent requirement to make up for talent shortages and accumulate potential for development, but also a necessary obligation for personal long-term development and realizing self-worth.
To play a greater role, digital craftsmen need to overcome skill panic and resolve skill anxiety. Unlike traditional workers, digital craftsmen need to possess both modern industrial technology and intelligent networking skills, and be able to enhance traditional industries through digital technology transformation. Therefore, the improvement of digital skills cannot rely solely on the accumulation of skills in a single job, but should involve a wide range of disciplines, industries, and fields of information, cultivate cross thinking abilities, and build a diverse knowledge system.
Digital craftsmen need to continue to deepen their learning and enhance their abilities in order to play a greater role. The digital economy has strong innovation, rapid updates, and wide penetration, which means that the demand for digital skills is not static. In the face of constantly emerging new concepts and accelerating iteration of new technologies, digital craftsmen should maintain an "empty cup" mentality, keenly capture the new needs of industrial change in production practice, and plan long-term reserves of knowledge and skills. Only in this way can they fully adapt to the work scenario of human-machine cooperation and enhance their competitiveness.
Digital craftsmen need to play a greater role by inheriting the spirit of craftsmanship and always pursuing excellence. Although the knowledge structure, work environment, and labor tools of digital craftsmen are vastly different from those of traditional craftsmen, the craftsmanship spirit they exhibit, which is persistent, focused, meticulous, and pursuing excellence, is in line with that of traditional skilled talents. Whether it's using a keyboard and mouse to recreate a construction site, manipulating drones to cross obstacles and transport materials, or industrial welding robots waving their robotic arms to challenge accuracy by aiming at millimeter level welding points, behind these seemingly effortless appearances, skilled personnel tirelessly design, train, and explore.
As we embark on a new journey, digital craftsmen have a very broad stage to display their talents. We should adhere to the attitude of dedication to work to the extreme, inherit the precious spirit of the older generation of model worker who have worked hard and have the courage to innovate, strive to study digital technology, provide continuous power for the leap from "Made in China" to "Made in China", and create our own wonderful life in helping the construction of digital China.
