en.Wedoany.com Reported - On May 8, 2026, the Standing Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of Guangdong Province, China, held a meeting to study and deploy the city's economic work. According to the meeting, Shenzhen will vigorously develop new forms of intelligent economy, strengthen the industrial pillar, promote the expansion and quality improvement of the service sector, and accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system with greater international competitiveness.
Artificial intelligence is the core track for Shenzhen to develop new forms of intelligent economy. The 2026 Shenzhen Municipal Government Work Report clearly states the goal of accelerating the construction of a global pioneer city in AI, with the added value of the AI industry cluster growing by over 10% in 2026. Data released at the 2026 Guangdong Province AI Application Matchmaking Conference held on April 27 shows that Shenzhen's AI core industry revenue has reached 220 billion yuan, with over 2,600 enterprises above designated size, and a cumulative release of 5 batches of nearly 300 "City+AI" application scenario lists.
To promote the development of the AI industry, Shenzhen has recently intensively introduced a series of action plans. In February 2026, Shenzhen issued the "Shenzhen 'AI+' Advanced Manufacturing Industry Action Plan (2026-2027)," outlining the blueprint for AI empowering the manufacturing sector over the next two years. On March 23, Shenzhen issued the "Shenzhen Action Plan for Accelerating the High-Quality Development of the AI Server Industry Chain (2026-2028)," focusing on eight key areas from underlying chips to top-level complete machine integration, aiming to build a globally leading hub for intelligent computing cluster R&D and manufacturing within three years. On April 30, Shenzhen released the 2026 Project Support Plan for Building an AI Pioneer City, covering projects such as model vouchers, industry application demonstration benchmarks, and domestic AI ecosystem source innovation centers. On May 8, the "Shenzhen Action Plan for Creating an AI OPC Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Leading Area (2026-2027)" was issued, proposing to build an AI one-person company entrepreneurial ecosystem characterized by industrial agglomeration and active innovation.
Embodied intelligence is becoming a new highlight of Shenzhen's intelligent economy. On May 8, the Qianhai·Bao'an 2026 AI Industry Development Conference opened at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, officially promoting the "Embodied Intelligence Port" and four major public service platforms, introducing a "1+3+1" policy matrix for AI industry development, and witnessing the signing and landing of 11 industrial projects and 8 scenario cooperation projects. According to the 2026 POWER Robot × DIKI China Embodied City Ranking, Shenzhen topped the national list with a high score of 88.59 points, becoming a national benchmark for the embodied intelligence industry ecosystem with its most comprehensive industrial chain layout. Bi Yalei, Director of the Industry Development Center at the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, introduced that the growth rate of Shenzhen's robotics industry chain output value recovered to over 20% in 2025, entering a second "explosive period."
The construction of Shenzhen's modern industrial system is supported by strategic emerging industries as its core pillar. In 2026, Shenzhen will formulate and implement version 3.0 of the "20+8" strategic emerging industry cluster and future industry policy system, targeting an increase of over 7% in the added value of strategic emerging industries. In 2025, the added value of Shenzhen's strategic emerging industries reached 1.67 trillion yuan, accounting for 43% of GDP. The added value of the intelligent connected automotive industry cluster reached 102.372 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 38.8%, with over 2,400 upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain. The "Shenzhen 2026 Work Plan for Optimizing the Market-Oriented Business Environment" released on March 23 proposed accelerating the commercial operation of intelligent connected vehicles, promoting the graded and classified opening of test and demonstration roads for intelligent connected vehicles citywide, and exploring pilot applications of autonomous driving technology in scenarios such as public buses, taxis, ride-hailing, and logistics distribution.
The low-altitude economy is also a key new form of intelligent economy that Shenzhen is strategically deploying. Shenzhen has released the "Shenzhen Low-Altitude Aircraft Takeoff and Landing Facility Layout Plan (2026-2035)," proposing an overall layout of "56 hubs + 1,500 terminal takeoff and landing points." By the end of 2026, Shenzhen plans to build over 1,200 low-altitude takeoff and landing points, open over 1,000 various low-altitude commercial routes, and achieve a coverage rate exceeding 50% of the built-up area within a 1-kilometer radius of helicopter and eVTOL takeoff and landing facilities.
Economic data for the first quarter of 2026 shows a positive trend in Shenzhen's industrial upgrading. The city's gross regional product reached 959.413 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%. Among this, the added value of the secondary industry was 322.347 billion yuan, growing by 7.3%, showing prominent growth. The added value of the core digital economy industries exceeded one trillion yuan for the third consecutive year, and total R&D investment reached 245.31 billion yuan, ranking second among cities nationwide in total volume, while R&D intensity reached 6.67%, jumping to first place among cities nationwide. The combined added value of the five key industrial clusters in the first quarter was approximately 168.892 billion yuan, continuing to achieve double-digit growth.
The Shenzhen Municipal Government Work Report proposes that in 2026, the added value of industries above designated size should strive for growth of over 6%, and the revenue of the software and information technology service industry should grow by over 10%. Shenzhen is advancing across multiple tracks including artificial intelligence, embodied intelligence, low-altitude economy, and intelligent connected vehicles, using new forms of intelligent economy as a driving force to accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system with greater international competitiveness.
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