On May 13, Huizhou city in southern China’s Guangdong province announced the first round of the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Scenario Demand List, aiming to accelerate the deployment of AI technology in key industries and fields. The list features 38 application scenarios across six key areas: “AI+” scientific research, agriculture and rural development, manufacturing, services, governance, and public welfare. The city is inviting AI solution providers from around the world to participate.
Embodied intelligent robot presents a demand list of AI scenarios.
At the same time, the Huizhou city government signed strategic cooperation framework agreements with 11 companies to establish smart city partnerships. The two companies will deepen cooperation in technology research and development, product application, human resource development, industrial development, etc., and jointly promote smart city development.
Huizhou Artificial Intelligence Development Co., Ltd. was also established during the event. Focusing on the entire industrial chain of AI and robotics, the company will operate on a market-oriented basis and support attracting major projects, developing innovation platforms and cultivating industrial ecosystems. In addition, the Huizhou State-owned Investment Fund was launched to focus investments on key areas such as AI fundamental hardware and software, core components, intelligent terminals, and industry-specific applications.
Huizhou already has a strong foundation in the AI field, with increasing synergies across energy, computing power, data, industry, and application resources. The city will promote the “AI+” initiative based on the scenario demand list, accelerate the deployment of AI-specific policies, and strengthen cooperation with neighboring cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to build a vibrant AI industry ecosystem.
Reporter | Liu Guang Mingbao
Photo | Liang Weichun
