Recently, at the fourth meeting of the 15th National People's Congress of Fuzhou City, Mayor You Mengjun stated that the Fuzhou area of ​​the Fujian Free Trade Zone will support the pilot work of "blockchain + finance" in 2020."Blockchain" was written into Fuzhou's 2020 government work report.These measures are undoubtedly a signal for Fuzhou to accelerate the construction of the blockchain industry.

And Xiamen, which is also the economic twin star of Fujian Province, has the same strength as Fuzhou on the blockchain track.In December last year, after reaching a strategic cooperation with Alibaba on blockchain and other projects,The Xiamen Municipal Government has issued relevant opinions to encourage enterprises to increase investment in digital economic projects such as blockchain.

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Fuzhou: Policy guidance, building digital Fuzhou

According to Fuzhou's 2020 government work report, in 2019, the city's digital economy reached 350 billion yuan.Among them, 22 new blockchain companies were added.The government plans to continue to promote the construction of "Digital Fuzhou" in 2020, and the development of the digital economy requires the support of the latest information technology. Therefore, the Fuzhou Municipal Government will revise industrial development policies such as blockchain, Internet of Things, big data, 5G commercial use, and artificial intelligence in 2020, and accelerate industrial progress through policy guidance.

In the field of blockchain, the report gives a detailed development plan:Fuzhou will set up a digital Fuzhou blockchain research institute and build a municipal blockchain 'incubator + training base', Newly cultivated more than 30 blockchain enterprises, added more than 20 new blockchain technology application demonstrations, and built a comprehensive pilot zone for blockchain economy.

This is not the first time that the blockchain has appeared in the Fuzhou Municipal Government Work Report. In 2019, the blockchain was mentioned in the report for the first time.The report stated that in order to create an innovative Fuzhou and promote high-quality economic development, the construction of "Digital Fuzhou" will be accelerated. By promoting the deep integration of new technologies such as blockchain and the real economy, we will achieve the leading role in the digital economy. Building a comprehensive pilot zone for the blockchain economy has also been included in the plan at this time.

In order to promote the implementation of the plan, in mid-2019, the Fuzhou Municipal People's Government issued another"Three Measures to Accelerate the Development of Fuzhou's Blockchain Industry", the three measures are: support the landing of high-quality enterprises (institutions), support innovative demonstration applications, and support the construction of industrial platforms.

The government will subsidize and reward the blockchain enterprises and industrial platforms that have landed in Fuzhou; support the implementation of blockchain applications, and encourage innovative blockchain enterprises to participate in the construction of "Digital Fuzhou" and smart cities. At the same time, parks such as Fuzhou Software Park and Southeast Big Data Industrial Park have established blockchain incubation bases. These measures have cultivated the soil for the blockchain industry and talents to land in Fuzhou.As of December last year, there were nearly 150 blockchain companies in Fuzhou, accounting for more than one-third of the total in Fujian province.

Under the guidance of a series of policies, Fuzhou's blockchain construction has achieved results. Blockchain technology has applications in Fuzhou municipal government data sharing, medical health, financial electronic bills and other scenarios.

In May 2019, the country's first blockchain credit report was born in Fuzhou.This is an important achievement of the Fuzhou Municipal Big Data Committee in the field of "blockchain + government services". The credit report combines blockchain technology with a public credit information platform, and citizens can search, download and trace the report.

In the field of supply chain finance, in May 2019,Haixia Bank, headquartered in Fuzhou, has created a "supply chain e-financing" project,Relying on blockchain technology to establish data mutual trust between unfamiliar organizations, and clear the channel for finance to enter the real economy.

Zhong'an Green (Fuzhou) Supply Chain Group also continues to develop blockchain technology, establishes a Zhong'an Green Supply Chain platform, and provides supply chain management services for bulk commodity transactions.

On the basis of the existing achievements, Fuzhou's next development plan is to explore and broaden the application scenarios of blockchain.

The scenarios that Fuzhou continues to explore cover four major areas: e-government, financial technology, social governance, and people's livelihood security.image description

Blockchain Industry and Entrepreneur International Summit / Tuyuan Network

Xiamen: Join hands with Ali to build a smart city

In 2019, Xiamen achieved many "firsts" and zero breakthroughs in the blockchain field.

On November 14, the country's first financial asset trading venue alliance chain was launched,Relying on the Xiamen Asset Securitization Association and the National Alliance of Financial Assets Trading Places, the alliance chain is based on blockchain technology and empowers the financial exchange business.

On December 13, Fujian Mobile Xiamen Branch completed the deployment of the province's first blockchain service network (BSN) node in Xiamen.

On December 16, Zhang Yongyou, financial manager of Xiamen Xiashun Aluminum Foil Co., Ltd., successfully handled a $100,000 tax filing information inspection at the Xiamen Branch of China Construction Bank through the "cross-border financial blockchain service platform" and completed the external payment .

This is the country's first cross-border financial blockchain service platform for electronic payment and tax record filing business.This external payment only took two minutes, which solved the problem of cross-border payment efficiency.

The completion of these "firsts" benefited from Xiamen's long-term exploration and practice in the blockchain industry.

As early as 2016, the Xiamen International Financial Assets Trading Center in the Xiamen Free Trade Zone initiated the establishment of the ChinaLedger Alliance with the development of blockchain technology as the core, and landed the world's first blockchain asset transfer transaction.

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Cross-Strait Blockchain Industry Base / Figure Source Network

In August 2018, Xiamen University established a blockchain research center to integrate blockchain-related scientific research and human resources, and promote the combination of scientific research results and industry applications.This provides a talent and technical foundation for the development of Xiamen's blockchain industry.

In July 2019, Xiamen was selected as a pilot area for the cross-border financial blockchain service platform of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. The blockchain platform can effectively alleviate the difficulty of cross-border trade financing for small and medium-sized enterprises, and better serve the real economy.

Like Fuzhou, Xiamen City also has strong policy support.In November 2019, the municipal government issued "Several Measures to Accelerate the Integrated Development of the Digital Economy in Xiamen City",It is proposed to support the introduction and cultivation of blockchain and other related industries, and the top 100 blockchain enterprises certified by authoritative organizations will be rewarded with a maximum reward of 10 million yuan.

Measures also include supporting digital economy enterprises in technological research, supporting platform construction, innovation carrier construction, and formulating standards in related fields of digital economy.

In December, the Xiamen Municipal Government issued the "Opinions of the Xiamen Municipal People's Government on Accelerating the Development of the Software and Information Technology Service Industry", and further proposed subsidy and incentive measures: For enterprises whose annual new research and development expenses exceed 1 million yuan and are engaged in subdivided fields such as blockchain, on the basis of the current corporate research and development expense subsidy policy, the new research and development expenses compared with the previous year 10% of the rewards.

In addition, a major feature of Xiamen's development of blockchain is to focus on cooperation with high-quality private enterprises and complement each other's advantages.On December 10 last year, Xiamen City and Alibaba Group formally signed a strategic agreement,image description

Signing Ceremony between Xiamen and Alibaba / Picture source network

In Fuzhou, the blockchain has become an important strategy written in the government work report, and it is part of the plan to build a "Digital Fuzhou". Policy support has achieved remarkable results in the development of the blockchain industry. Xiamen is also working hard to create a good policy atmosphere, aiming to promote the implementation of the blockchain industry in Xiamen. At present, the two cities have also achieved phased construction results.

However, in the process of developing blockchain,Xiamen and Fuzhou are facing the same problem: talent and industrial foundation are relatively weak, and there is still a certain distance from the goal of building a "blockchain innovation cluster".In industrial development, policy support alone is not enough, but how to apply technology is more important.

In the next step, the two places need to increase efforts to cultivate and attract outstanding industry talents; attract investment, accelerate the incubation of blockchain enterprises, and promote the implementation of blockchain technology in the industry.