Xinhua reports a State Council opinion on technology-empowered commerce. It launches an artificial-intelligence startup support plan for small and mid-sized firms, extends inclusive compute resources to commerce-sector AI ventures, builds quality datasets and trusted data spaces open to small traders, and creates new jobs such as logistics-robot technician.
Experts stress lowering thresholds and precisely reaching grass-roots merchants so digital dividends benefit the more than 56 million self-employed in retail and catering. The plan supports school-enterprise training, quality e-commerce cultivation and existing funding channels to spread emerging tech across consumer markets.
Source: Xinhua
