The Ministry of Science and Technology ("MOST") has recently issued the Letter on Supporting the Building of the National Pilot Zone for Innovative Development of New-generation Artificial Intelligence in Beijing.
This letter reads that the Letter on Applying for Building the National Pilot Zone for Innovative Development of New-generation Artificial Intelligence in Beijing submitted by the People's Government of Beijing Municipality has been received, and an official reply as below is hereby issued after studies. First, Beijing is supported in building the national pilot zone for innovative development of new-generation artificial intelligence (AI). Second, the proposed pilot zone shall make full use of its advantages in talents and technologies and highlight its high-end and leading role. Third, the proposed pilot zone shall deepen the institutional reform and strive for a better innovation ecology for AI development. This letter also calls on the capital city to fully exploit its advantages in boasting top-class domestic research institutes and gathering together expert groups in the AI field, step up efforts to arrange AI research and development activities, dedicate more to original innovations, expand the demonstrative application, strive to harvest a number of internationally advanced fruits in AI theories, technologies and application, develop itself into a global cradle of AI technology innovations, and enable the pilot zone to become a pillar of Beijing on its way to have top-level and cutting-edge industries prosper and achieve high-quality development.