Blueprint to Action Chinas Path to AI-Powered Industry Transformation 2025

Key enablers in the AI ecosystem 2 Five key enablers – infrastructure, data, technology, energy and talent development – are powering China’s AI innovation. China has made substantial investments to upgrade and transform its infrastructure, data and energy into a critical resource for AI. Various stakeholders – including government, industries, universities, research institutes and end-users – are also collaborating to promote the widespread adoption of AI throughout China. This collaborative effort is, in turn, driving the development of AI industry clusters and nurturing a vibrant AI ecosystem. China’s five key enablers of AI FIGURE 5 1 Infrastructure 26% of the world's total computing power was accounted for by China as of June 20242 Data 26% CAGR (compound annual growth rate) for China's annual data volume3 Foundational models 188 foundation models registered at the national level as of August 2024 4 Energy 22% year-on-year increase in the total number of national green data centers in China in 20235 Talent 47% of the world’s top AI researchers are now in China Source: World Economic Forum and Accenture research, with data sourced from IDC, MacroPolo and other public sources. Blueprint to Action: China’s Path to AI-Powered Industry Transformation 11