Why did Baidu choose Zhaoqing for its AI Basic Data Industry Base?

 Why did Baidu choose Zhaoqing for its AI Basic Data Industry Base?

Invest in Zhaoqing August 30, 2024 20:29 Guangdong, China

On August 28, 2024, the opening ceremony of Baidu Smart Cloud (Zhaoqing) AI Basic Data Industry Base and AI Application Empowerment Center was held in South China Smart City, Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing City.

The unveiling ceremony. 

This is another new move after the signing ceremony between the People's Government of Duanzhou District and Beijing Baidu Netcom Technology Co., Ltd. at the end of June 2024, marking that the cooperation between the two parties has entered a substantive stage.

01  Duanzhou has a good industrial foundation and rich application scenarios

In simple terms, the AI ​​basic data industry is data labeling.

Data labeling is the process of converting unprocessed raw data into data that can be recognized by machine learning algorithms.

At present, artificial intelligence is widely used in all walks of life, and the gap in data labelers has also increased. In 2020, the state included "artificial intelligence trainer" in the national occupational classification catalog, marking that it has officially become a recognized emerging profession. In 2021, the "14th Five-Year Plan for Digital Economy Development" pointed out that it is necessary to support business entities to carry out data collection in accordance with the law, focus on data labeling, cleaning, desensitization, declassification, aggregation, analysis and other links, improve data resource processing capabilities, and cultivate and expand the artificial intelligence (AI) service industry.

Riding the policy, the data labeling industry is developing in full swing.

As of now, there are more than 10 million data labeling practitioners in my country.

Previously, Baidu has completed the layout of artificial intelligence basic data industry bases in many provinces and cities such as Taiyuan, Shanxi, Tai'an, Shandong, Lishui, Zhejiang, and Hohhot, Inner Mongolia.

At the end of June 2024 this year, the People's Government of Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing City, and Beijing Baidu Netcom Technology Co., Ltd. held a signing ceremony. Since then, the two parties have begun to establish long-term and stable cooperation.

Wang Feng, general manager of Baidu Smart Cloud AI Data Service Department, introduced:

"The location of Zhaoqing this time is because Zhaoqing has a good industrial foundation, rich application scenarios, and a concentration of innovative resources such as talents and education, and has the resource endowment advantages for the development of the artificial intelligence industry."

Duanzhou Junfu Industrial Park. Image source: Duanzhou Release

Location

Looking at Guangdong Province, Zhaoqing is an important node city in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Pearl River-Xijiang Economic Belt, and is also an important part of the Guangdong-Zhaoqing Economic Circle and the Guangzhou Metropolitan Circle. Looking at the whole country, Zhaoqing is located in the central and western part of Guangdong Province, and is an important transportation hub from the southeast coast to the southwestern provinces. Duanzhou District, as the central urban area of ​​Zhaoqing City, has obvious location advantages. In recent years, Duanzhou District has seized new development opportunities, deepened the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and made every effort to break through future industries such as new energy iteration and low-altitude economy, and is committed to building a high-quality first-class district with charm and leadership.

Policy

Zhaoqing has a forward-looking layout, and through the model of "government guidance, state-owned enterprises implementation, and enterprise benefits", it attracts high-quality enterprises to gather and promote the development of the artificial intelligence industry. The "Key Points of Zhaoqing Digital Economy Work in 2024" clearly pointed out that it is necessary to actively develop the artificial intelligence industry and continue to expand and enrich artificial intelligence application scenarios; it is necessary to promote the efficient allocation of data elements, build an artificial intelligence basic data annotation platform, and carry out data sharing breakthroughs.

Talent

Zhaoqing City has abundant college resources, and there are 16 colleges and universities around Duanzhou District. The large number of talents and rich educational resources provide important talent service support and talent resource guarantee for the development of the local artificial intelligence industry.

02 Accelerate the formation of a regional digital economy industry highland

It is understood that the construction of the artificial intelligence basic data industry base can bring significant results in expanding local employment positions, supporting local high-quality enterprises, and building a regional digital economy.

The biggest benefit that Baidu Smart Cloud Artificial Intelligence Basic Data Industry Base and AI Application Empowerment Center can bring is to expand local employment positions in Zhaoqing and accelerate the formation of a regional digital economy industry highland.

Baidu Smart Cloud (Zhaoqing) Artificial Intelligence Basic Data Industry Base. 

On the one hand, data annotation has added a new employment window for the local area, which means that more and more local people can achieve "employment at home". The project will build an artificial intelligence basic data annotation production center and training center, and adopt a professional and unified training model to provide systematic training for practitioners.

On the other hand, a group of high-quality local digital enterprises will stand out, and the regional digital economy industry will be formed at an accelerated pace. Taking Shanxi as an example, as of August 2024, Baidu Shanxi Artificial Intelligence Basic Data Industry Base has attracted and cultivated more than 50 high-quality data annotation companies, of which 19 were rated as technology-based SMEs, 11 were rated as high-tech enterprises, and 2 were rated as "specialized and new" enterprises.

Next, Baidu will also give full play to its own technical and ecological advantages in the field of AI, and strive to gather a group of excellent annotation companies in Zhaoqing, actively cultivate the industrial ecology, and accelerate the formation of an AI data industry ecosystem in Duanzhou District that integrates data collection, annotation, circulation, and application. At the same time, Baidu will also promote the capacity improvement, scenario application, technological innovation and ecological construction of Zhaoqing's data annotation industry, and become a powerful engine to empower Duanzhou's economic development.

The relevant person in charge of Duanzhou District said

"Duanzhou District will give full play to the advantages of local talents, education, data and other resources, work with Baidu to cultivate high-quality AI data service talents, explore and provide more abundant data resources, and help Baidu's artificial intelligence business to accelerate development with first-class services. Duanzhou District attaches great importance to the development of the artificial intelligence industry. The successful opening of this project marks a new step in the development of Duanzhou's digital economy."

The establishment of Baidu Smart Cloud Artificial Intelligence Basic Data Industry Base and AI Application Empowerment Center will incubate more excellent data annotation companies and talents for Zhaoqing, and more results are expected.

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