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Nine departments issue document to advance technology-driven commerce, 18 measures implemented
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The Ministry of Commerce, the Cyberspace Administration of China, the National Development and Reform Commission and six other departments jointly issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Advancement of Technology-Driven Commerce" (Shang Jian Han [2026] No. 551, dated October 13, publicly released on the Ministry of Commerce website on October 19), proposing 18 measures to promote the integration of artificial intelligence and other technologies with the commerce and trade sector. The opinions require in-depth implementation of the "AI + Manufacturing" special initiative, enriching the supply of smart goods such as smartphones, computers, home appliances, wearable devices and robots, and encouraging the research, development and application of smart products based on secure and reliable open-source operating systems; focusing on the consumer goods sector to cultivate technology transfer and transformation institutions, accelerating the market conversion of frontier scientific and technological achievements such as brain-computer interfaces and embodied intelligence, and promoting the implementation of embodied intelligence in two major scenarios—home services and commerce and trade logistics—and promoting the "Artificial Intelligence Terminal Intelligence Grading" series of national standards. In terms of services and business formats, the opinions require adherence to the principle of technology for good, cultivating healthy and well-regulated new intelligent service formats such as robot and virtual digital human companionship, supporting the research, development and industrialization of ultra-high-definition audiovisual technology, and promoting the application of immersive audiovisual technology in business districts, cultural entertainment, tourism, education and training and other fields; at the same time, relying on inclusive computing power resources to support AI startup enterprises in the commerce and trade track, and increasing fiscal and financial supporting support for the technological transformation of commercial facilities and the upgrading of intelligent equipment.
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- Nine departments jointly issue document: Embodied intelligent robots included in a national-level consumption-promotion document for the first time
On October 19, the Ministry of Commerce website made public the "Opinions on Accelerating the Advancement of Commerce Through Science and Technology" jointly issued by nine departments (signed October 13, Shang Jian Han [2026] No. 551, 18 measures). The document proposes promoting the application of embodied intelligence technology in the commerce sector, cultivating new intelligent service formats such as robot and virtual digital human companionship, and enriching the supply of intelligent goods such as robots.
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- Nine departments jointly issue document to accelerate bringing brain-computer interface and embodied intelligence achievements to market
The Ministry of Commerce and eight other departments jointly issued the Opinions on Accelerating the Advancement of Commerce Through Science and Technology, explicitly proposing to accelerate the market transformation of frontier scientific and technological achievements such as brain-computer interfaces and embodied intelligence. The document promotes the implementation of embodied intelligence in the commerce sector, expands two major scenarios—home services and commercial logistics—and promotes the series of national standards titled "Artificial Intelligence Terminal Intelligence Grading." It also proposes relying on inclusive computing power to support AI entrepreneurship in the commerce sector, cultivating new business forms such as robots and virtual digital human companions, and increasing fiscal and financial supporting support for technological transformation of commercial facilities and upgrading of intelligent equipment.
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- Commerce Ministry and 9 other departments issue document to accelerate market conversion of frontier tech achievements such as brain-computer interfaces and embodied intelligence
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Nine departments including the Ministry of Commerce issued opinions on accelerating the advancement of commerce through science and technology, proposing to adhere to technology for good and cultivate healthy and well-regulated new smart service formats such as robot and virtual digital human companionship. The opinions also support the R&D and industrialization of ultra-high-definition audiovisual technology, promote the application of immersive audiovisual experiences in business districts, culture and entertainment, tourism, education and training, and other fields, and use technologies such as artificial intelligence and digital twins to optimize IP R&D and design in multiple fields.
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- 9 departments: Encourage R&D and application of smart products based on secure and reliable open-source operating systems
The Ministry of Commerce and 9 other departments issued opinions on accelerating the advancement of commerce through science and technology, proposing deep implementation of the "AI + Manufacturing" special initiative to accelerate deep integration of AI technology with product R&D, design, manufacturing, and marketing, and to enrich the supply of smart goods such as robots. The opinions encourage R&D and application of smart products based on secure and reliable open-source operating systems, and also propose measures including building a lineup of Chinese consumer famous brands and developing tech-driven agriculture.
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