The new industrial revolution which initiated by digital technology, internet and new energy innovation has coming and will bring profound changes to industry, economy and society all over the world, it’s a long-term, inclusive and sustainable industrialization process. Based on the analysis of main features of the industrial revolution, this paper points out that the purpose of this revolution is to promote a more sustainable and comprehensive development of human being and the society. So the revolution should be looked as a complicated sociotechnical system. And a people-oriented principle should be established when make any decision or choice, and social innovation solution and technical innovation solution must be applied coordinately and systematicly. When the two solutions conflict with each other, changes in the technical system should be made to adapt to the social system.