Every year, the total amount of "computing power vouchers" is increased to 250 million yuan, with new "computing power vouchers" supporting enterprises to purchase intelligent computing power provided by smart computing centers and partners included in the computing power matchmaking that are in line with the planning layout of Hangzhou City. "Computing power vouchers" provide subsidies to user enterprises at a rate not exceeding 30% of the computing power contract cost. Among them, enterprises relying on the registered generative multimodal foundation large models for model services (MaaS), intelligent agent development, and other applications will receive subsidies at a rate not exceeding 30% of the computing power contract cost. Enterprises using domestic computing power facilities for model training, inference, and applications will receive subsidies at a rate not exceeding 30% of the computing power contract cost. Enterprises using other computing power facilities will receive subsidies at a rate not exceeding 20% of the computing power contract cost. The annual application for "computing power vouchers" by a single enterprise does not exceed 8 million yuan, and the limit can be relaxed for enterprises with generative multimodal foundation large models.

The document also proposes to create industry clusters in specific fields. Focusing on building the computing power base, model foundation, and data support for the entire artificial intelligence industry chain, efforts will be made to strengthen the linkage between chip and machine, whole and part docking, and industrial collaboration, to cultivate a number of industry clusters in specific fields such as high-performance chips, high-speed optical networks, high-performance liquid-cooled servers, artificial intelligence algorithms, and multimodal datasets.

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Strengthen the introduction and cultivation of high-quality enterprises. Focusing on the entire industry chain fields such as intelligent computing power, large models, and application empowerment, efforts will be made to introduce and cultivate new force enterprises that are in key positions of the industry chain, have independent core technologies, and are high-growth. Support enterprises that meet the conditions to apply for Hangzhou headquarters enterprises. Accelerate the cultivation of leading enterprises with industry chain control capabilities and international competitiveness, and reward enterprises that are first recognized as "single-item champions" in manufacturing, national specialized and refined "little giants," and provincial "invisible champions" according to relevant policies.

Support Measures for the High-Quality Development of the Entire Artificial Intelligence Industry Chain

In order to seize the new round of development opportunities in artificial intelligence, actively implement the "Artificial Intelligence +" action, promote the high-quality development of the entire artificial intelligence industry chain in Hangzhou, and create a highland for the development of the national artificial intelligence industry, the following measures are formulated.

1. Accelerate the construction of computing power facilities

(i) Support the research and development of key computing power technologies. Encourage enterprises to carry out research and development of key computing power technologies, and the municipal level will provide support according to relevant policies. Encourage enterprises to undertake national and provincial key research and development tasks, accelerate the formation of significant scientific research achievements, and provide financial support at a rate of 25% of the actual funds received from the national and provincial governments for projects that meet policy regulations, with a maximum support amount not exceeding 5 million yuan.

(ii) Increase the intensity of financing interest subsidies. For new computing power infrastructure construction projects (with a total investment scale of not less than 50 million yuan) included in the government's unified layout, encourage cooperative banks to establish preferential interest rate credit funds to provide loans for computing power infrastructure construction projects, and support the mortgage financing of computing power facilities such as servers. Financial funds provide interest subsidies, and according to the preferential interest rate of the cooperative bank, the construction unit of the project is given an interest subsidy of not more than 1.5 percentage points in a graded manner, with the subsidy amount not exceeding 50% of the interest paid by the construction unit to the cooperative bank, and the annual interest subsidy enjoyed by a single enterprise does not exceed 10 million yuan. Support eligible computing power projects to apply for policy-based development financial instruments, and actively strive for the issuance of real estate investment trust funds (REITs) products in the field of infrastructure.

(iii) Expand the issuance of "computing power vouchers." The total amount of "computing power vouchers" is increased to 250 million yuan per year, and new "computing power vouchers" are added to support enterprises to purchase intelligent computing power provided by smart computing centers and partners included in the computing power matchmaking that are in line with the planning layout of Hangzhou City. "Computing power vouchers" provide subsidies to user enterprises at a rate not exceeding 30% of the computing power contract cost. Among them, enterprises relying on the registered generative multimodal foundation large models for model services (MaaS), intelligent agent development, and other applications will receive subsidies at a rate not exceeding 30% of the computing power contract cost. Enterprises using domestic computing power facilities for model training, inference, and applications will receive subsidies at a rate not exceeding 30% of the computing power contract cost. Enterprises using other computing power facilities will receive subsidies at a rate not exceeding 20% of the computing power contract cost. The annual application for "computing power vouchers" by a single enterprise does not exceed 8 million yuan, and the limit can be relaxed for enterprises with generative multimodal foundation large models.

2. Cultivate an open model ecosystem(IV) Support for model compliance filing. Encourage enterprises to apply for model filing for their self-developed models. For enterprises that have obtained the model filing from the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission for generative artificial intelligence models, a one-time reward of up to 500,000 yuan will be given based on their model evaluation and other related costs.

(V) Support for the construction of open-source model communities. Increase efforts to cultivate an open-source model ecosystem, support open-source communities to release open-source models, provide model services (MaaS), carry out model agent (Agent) applications, and build a platform for artificial intelligence talent exchange. Regularly release a batch of industry "opportunity lists" focusing on artificial intelligence applications as key scenarios, organize high-level talents in the field of artificial intelligence to participate in "challenge and lead" projects, and promote industrial transformation. For development enterprises with high model download volumes, continuous leading model performance rankings, and high community contributions, select up to 10 enterprises with outstanding contributions in different categories such as models and operators, and give them tiered rewards ranging from 200,000 to 1 million yuan.

(VI) Organize competitions and events. Support enterprises, colleges, research institutes, and third-party organizations to hold artificial intelligence innovation competitions and other events in Hangzhou. Increase policy support for artificial intelligence competitions, and award-winning contestants can apply for recognition as talents of corresponding levels.

III. Accelerate Empowerment of the Real Economy

(VII) Support the construction of public innovation platforms. Encourage artificial intelligence to empower provincial manufacturing innovation centers, enhance R&D manufacturing, pilot production, and testing and evaluation public service capabilities. Accelerate the promotion of basic large model industry applications, focus on the cultivation and creation of a batch of municipal manufacturing innovation centers in future industry sub-tracks, and promote the empowerment of key common technology research and development, scientific equipment development, and pilot platform construction by artificial intelligence technology. For recognized future industry municipal manufacturing innovation centers with a core leadership R&D team and an investment of no less than 10 million yuan, support their platform construction, cutting-edge or common technology research and development, and demonstration application projects at a rate of up to 50% of the audited and determined investment, with a maximum support amount of 5 million yuan, and a policy validity period of no more than 3 years.

(VIII) Support the demonstration of new industrialization applications. Promote innovative applications of artificial intelligence technology in the sub-fields of manufacturing, and promote deep integration of artificial intelligence supply and manufacturing demand. Solicit a batch of demonstration applications and solutions for artificial intelligence large model manufacturing sub-fields, encourage the formation of typical applications and promotion cases, and reward up to 5 excellent schemes that achieve the first application each year, with a reward amount not exceeding 5 million yuan.

IV. Promote the Development of the Entire Industry Chain

(IX) Create industry clusters in sub-fields. Focusing on building the computational foundation, model cornerstone, and data support for the entire artificial intelligence industry chain, strengthen chip-machine linkage, whole-zero docking, and industrial collaboration to cultivate a batch of industry clusters in sub-fields such as high-performance chips, high-speed optical networks, high-performance liquid-cooled servers, artificial intelligence algorithms, and multimodal datasets.

(X) Strengthen the introduction and cultivation of high-quality enterprises. Focusing on the entire industry chain fields such as intelligent computing power, large models, and application empowerment, vigorously introduce and cultivate new force enterprises that are in key positions of the industry chain, have independent core technologies, and are high-growth. Support eligible enterprises to apply for Hangzhou headquarters enterprises. Accelerate the cultivation of leading enterprises with industry chain control capabilities and international competitiveness, and reward the first-time recognized manufacturing "single champion" enterprises, national specialized and refined "little giant" enterprises, and provincial "invisible champion" enterprises according to relevant policies.

(XI) Strengthen element security. Plan and build municipal artificial intelligence industry characteristic parks, and encourage districts, counties (cities) to provide policy support such as rent reduction and team entrepreneurship subsidies. Strengthen service security such as enterprise model filing guidance and data element usage in accordance with the law. Guide the "3+N" Hangzhou fund group to increase angel investment in artificial intelligence talent entrepreneurship projects through state capital guidance and leverage of social and financial capital. [Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information, Municipal Finance Bureau, Municipal State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, governments of various districts, counties (cities)]V. Strengthening Talent Support

(12) Intensify the recruitment of artificial intelligence (AI) talent. Enhance support for technical leaders from world-renowned enterprises and recipients of top international awards. Within the "West Lake Pearl Project," establish a dedicated AI track to strengthen support for AI talent. Increase attention to AI startup projects in college student entrepreneurship funding policies.

(13) Implement special authorization for AI enterprises. Strengthen the talent authorization recognition for key AI enterprises, focusing on cutting-edge AI technologies, niche tracks, and critical core segments. Select a group of high-quality AI growth enterprises and grant them special talent authorization recognition.

(14) Enhance the autonomous cultivation of AI interdisciplinary talents. Encourage enterprises to collaborate with local colleges and research institutions in Hangzhou to establish joint AI research institutes and AI talent training bases, deepening the integration of industry and education, and improving the practical application capabilities of AI talent. Support AI industry alliances in exploring the establishment of open training platforms, and encourage and guide young people and college students to learn AI skills.