China has officially begun construction of a national AI application pilot base
for industrial software in Jinan, Shandong. The facility will provide unified
simulation workshops, a shared compute pool and industrial datasets to test AI
software under real operating conditions. The base will focus on three
categories—R&D design, production control and business management—has cataloged
more than 100 industrial application scenarios and signed cooperation agreements
with over 20 companies. Its stated goal is to bridge industrial AI from
laboratory proof-of-concept to factory deployment.