The 2nd "Smart Canal · Smart Computing Future" Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition kicks off

In June 2026, the 2nd "Wisdom Gathering at the Grand Canal, Computing the Future" Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition and the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference, guided by the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence and hosted by the People's Government of Gongshu District, Hangzhou, is about to be grandly launched. The competition focuses on the cutting - edge fields of artificial intelligence and solicits high - quality projects globally. It aims to promote the convergence of top - notch technologies and industrial resources at home and abroad in Gongshu, Hangzhou through "attracting talents and promoting industries with the competition", and help build an artificial intelligence innovation high - ground in the "China Computing Valley".

Focus on the Frontier and Get Ready to Take Off

Currently, artificial intelligence technology is reshaping the global industrial landscape. As a high - ground for China's digital economy, Hangzhou has been leading the way in the field of artificial intelligence in recent years and has proposed to strive to become the top city for artificial intelligence innovation and development in China. As the birthplace of DeepSeek, Gongshu District has established a mature system for scientific and technological innovation and achievement transformation. Relying on industrial platforms such as the Grand Canal Digital Intelligence Future City and the Smart Internet Valley Town, it focuses on building the innovation and development landmark of the "China Computing Valley" and promotes the construction of the open - source ecological pilot area, the cultural and scientific innovation demonstration area, and the computing power equipment agglomeration area at a high level.

On the basis of the successful first - session "Wisdom Gathering at the Grand Canal, Computing the Future" Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, Gongshu District will hold the 2nd "Wisdom Gathering at the Grand Canal, Computing the Future" Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition and the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference from June to September. The competition focuses on innovation and entrepreneurship projects of talents at home and abroad in the field of artificial intelligence. It centers on AI empowering all industries, and focuses on sub - tracks such as embodied intelligence (smart logistics), life and health, and cultural tourism. It actively plays the role of leading enterprises and research institutes in the district, such as the Zhejiang University Holographic Research Institute, the SF Innovation Center, and Huadong Medicine, and fully converges the innovation resources in the global artificial intelligence field to discover and support high - quality projects with leading technologies and clear industrialization prospects.

Hanggang Cloud Computing Data Center

Waiting for Talents with Open Arms

The scene of the first - session "Wisdom Gathering at the Grand Canal, Computing the Future" Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

The competition is open to high - level talents at home and abroad who are interested in starting businesses and innovating in Hangzhou. The specific requirements are as follows:

Overseas high - level talent projects: The project leader should be under 60 years old, have returned to China (come to China) within the past 3 years, have obtained a master's degree or above overseas (need to go through the certification by the Service Center for Chinese Scholars Abroad), have overseas entrepreneurial work experience, or have served as a middle - or senior - level management position in an internationally well - known enterprise for more than 3 years, or have served as a position equivalent to an associate professor or above in an overseas well - known university or research institute.

Local high - level talent projects: The project leader should be under 55 years old, have obtained a master's degree or above, have relevant industry entrepreneurial experience, or have served as a middle - or senior - level position in a well - known enterprise for more than 3 years, or have served as a position equivalent to an associate professor or above in a well - known university or research institute.

Enterprises that plan to settle in Gongshu or have settled in Gongshu within 3 years are generally required to be enterprises established within the past 5 years (enterprises outside the district are not subject to this restriction).

Generous Support and Full - Process Accompaniment

The 2025 Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference

To accelerate the implementation and transformation of high - quality projects, the competition has established a significant reward mechanism: The special - prize project can receive a project subsidy of 8 million yuan with reference to the Class A project of the "Grand Canal Talents" in Gongshu District, Hangzhou; The first - prize project can receive a project subsidy of 5 million yuan with reference to the Class A - project of the "Grand Canal Talents" in Gongshu District, Hangzhou; The second - prize project can receive a project subsidy of 3 million yuan with reference to the Class B+ project of the "Grand Canal Talents" in Gongshu District, Hangzhou; The third - prize project and the winning - prize project can receive a project subsidy of 1 million yuan with reference to the Class B project of the "Grand Canal Talents" in Gongshu District, Hangzhou. After the winning projects are implemented in Gongshu District, they can also enjoy policy packages such as rent subsidies, financing guarantees, loan interest subsidies, and talent housing.

Gongshu, Hangzhou, this fertile ground for innovation rooted in the digital economy industry, is opening its arms and warmly embracing every AI pioneer with dreams. The competition is about to start. Participants can log in to the official website of the 2nd "Wisdom Gathering at the Grand Canal, Computing the Future" Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition to submit project materials. We sincerely invite global AI talents to gather by the Grand Canal, spark ideas with wisdom, and outline the future with algorithms.