The Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology recently released the "Operational Procedures for the Support Plan for Building a Pioneer City in Artificial Intelligence", which is an important document that marks a solid step in Shenzhen's field of artificial intelligence. The introduction of this regulation aims to promote Shenzhen’s artificial intelligence industry to a higher level through systematic policy support and inject new impetus into urban scientific and technological innovation.
Among the many support projects, the "Model Voucher" project is undoubtedly the most popular highlight. The project innovatively adopts the form of "model vouchers" to provide substantive economic support to enterprises. Enterprises can carry out model services and intelligent development and application based on the generic artificial intelligence model registered by the Cyberspace Administration of China. Through the "model coupon", enterprises can receive a subsidy of up to 2 million yuan, of which 30% of the model service fee can be directly deducted. This policy will significantly reduce the R&D costs of enterprises and stimulate innovation vitality.
In addition to the "Model Voucher" project, Shenzhen has also specially established special funding for demonstration application projects and benchmark application projects. For demonstration application projects with promotional value, a maximum of 2 million yuan can be obtained; for benchmark projects with industry leading role, the funding amount is as high as 10 million yuan. At the same time, Shenzhen City is also paying special attention to the national artificial intelligence "Announcement and Leadership" project, providing 1:1 supporting support to the undertaking units, with the maximum funding amount also reaching 10 million yuan, fully reflecting Shenzhen's emphasis on major projects in the field of artificial intelligence.
In terms of supporting the construction of domestic artificial intelligence ecosystems, Shenzhen has also formulated detailed support policies. For model application migration and adaptation services, enterprises can receive a fee subsidy of no more than 30%, and the maximum funding amount for a single enterprise is 1.5 million yuan. In addition, Shenzhen has specially established an artificial intelligence software open source project reward mechanism, providing corresponding funding based on project level, and encouraging enterprises to actively participate in the construction of the open source ecosystem.
In order to create a good development environment for the artificial intelligence industry, Shenzhen will also provide financial support for high-end exhibitions, forums and competition projects, with the funding ratio up to 50% of the total project approval investment, and the maximum funding amount for a single project is 3 million yuan. At the same time, in the field of embodied intelligent robots, Shenzhen has also formulated corresponding reward policies, giving a reward of up to 3 million yuan to the annual hot products to promote the rapid development of the intelligent robot industry.
This operating procedure will be officially implemented from March 18, 2025 and will be valid until June 30, 2027. Through this series of precise and powerful support policies, Shenzhen will further enhance its competitiveness in the field of artificial intelligence and lay a solid foundation for building a pioneer city of artificial intelligence with global influence.
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Shenzhen City has released a support plan for the pioneer city project of artificial intelligence, focusing on high-quality industrial development.
The "Model Voucher" project provides enterprises with model service fee subsidies, with an annual application amount of up to 2 million yuan.
Provide up to 10 million yuan in funding for demonstration and benchmark application projects to help artificial intelligence ecological innovation.