Chen Wenjun:

Last question.

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The 14th Five-Year Plan for Technological Innovation in Water Conservancy emphasized the role of technology in water conservancy, and technology will underpin high-quality water conservancy development by the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan period. What progress has been made in and what measures will be taken for smart water conservancy development? Thank you. 

Li Guoying:

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the MWR has firmly implemented General Secretary Xi Jinping's important discourses on building China's strength in cyberspace and applied the Digital China strategy, strengthening in-depth integration of information technology and water conservancy practices. We have made notable progress in the following two aspects:

First, a space-air-ground integrated network for monitoring water conservancy has been established to obtain timely and important information. We have constructed a national water resources monitoring system, a network of national groundwater monitoring stations, and 430,000 water resources information points across China. Hydrological monitoring is carried out on all 5,186 small- and medium-sized rivers for the risk of flooding. The time needed to collect and transmit rainfall and water condition monitoring information has been shortened from one hour to one minute at 110,000 state flood stations nationwide.

Second, a national water conservation map has been created to increase the efficiency of flood control, drought relief and water resources management. The map covers 16 million water conservancy facilities in 55 categories and conducts dynamic management and online updates. Spatial management has been carried out in water areas above the designated size, water conservancy facilities and water conservancy departments, underpinning detailed emergency responses to flood prevention, drought relief and other emergencies. In addition, it provides detailed services for implementing the strictest water resources management institution and the river chief and lake chief mechanisms. 

Next, complying with requirements of meeting demand, prioritizing application, harnessing digitalization and increasing capabilities, the MWR will follow the trend of digitalization and focus on intelligent development with networks, which is supported by data, algorithms and computing power. We will apply digital twin technology in basins, water networks and water conservancy projects by using digitalized scenarios, intelligent simulations and targeted solutions. We will build a smart water conservation system with functions of forecasting, early warnings, disaster relief planning, and emergency drills, which will provide strong technical support to improve the nation's water security. Thank you.

Chen Wenjun:

Thank you to all the speakers and friends from the media. That's all for today's press conference. Goodbye.

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