The instrument and meter industry is one of the industries with relatively fast progress in restructuring and transformation within the entire electromechanical industry. A considerable number of state-owned enterprises have been converted to private enterprises, and foreign-funded enterprises are also very active. Many well-known multinational companies in the instrument and meter industry have invested or expanded their production in China.

Instruments and meters are multipliers of industrial production, pioneers of scientific research, military combat effectiveness, and materialized judges of modern social activities. It goes without saying that instruments and measurement control play an important role in promoting the development of science and technology and the national economy in today's information age.

*Today's world has entered the information age, and information technology has become a key technology driving the rapid development of science and technology. Famous scientist Qian Xuesen clearly pointed out that information technology includes measurement technology, computer technology, and communication technology. Measurement technology is the foundation. The rapid development of information technology has given rise to a vast and emerging information industry, which has become a driving force for global economic growth. This means that measurement technology is the foundation and source of information technology, and the instrumentation industry is an important component of the information industry. It goes without saying that instruments and measurement control play an important role in promoting the development of science and technology and the national economy in today's information age.

status and role

Due to the high importance and role of instruments and measurement control in society, the country has taken a series of significant measures in recent years to accelerate development. Special measures worth mentioning include:

At the Fourth Session of the Seventh National People's Congress held in March 2001, the outline of the Tenth Five Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development clearly stated that the development of instruments and meters should be placed in an important position. The National Development Outline mentions instruments and meters, and places them in an important position, which is the first time since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Subsequently, many ministries and commissions such as the National Development and Reform Commission, the Economic and Trade Commission, and the Ministry of Science and Technology have listed several special projects and mobilized large amounts of funds to support the development of instruments and meters.