Cishan ·AI Valley Shines at 2026 Global Digital Economy Conference

Source: Huang-Bohai New Area

The 2026 Global Digital Economy Conference kicked off at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, gathering leading minds and converging technological innovation.

The OPC Community of Cishan·AI Valley located in Yantai's Huang-Bohai New Area, successfully secured the "OPC Pioneer Community" award conferred by the Global Digital Economy Cities Alliance, bringing the achievements of the New Area's artificial intelligence industry into the national and global tech spotlight.

The conference was held alongside the Digital Economy Industry Expo and the Global OPC One-Person Company Co-Creation Festival series of events.

The Global OPC Co-Creation Festival is the country's first professional exchange and showcase platform dedicated to solo AI entrepreneurs. Aligned with policies promoting affordable computing power access and supporting micro digital-tech innovation entities, the festival specially established the "OPC Pioneer Community" award to recognize industrial hubs that have developed distinctive models in startup incubation, resource integration, and tech-ecosystem building.

Cishan·AI Valley's award not only represents full recognition from a national-level industry platform of Huang-Bohai New Area's deep commitment to the digital economy and its targeted cultivation of micro AI entrepreneurial entities, but also but also adds a prestigious emblem to Yantai’s digital industry brand.

Stepping onto the award podium is an honor, and stepping off the exhibition floor marks a two-way engagement in industrial promotion and resource matchmaking.

At the award ceremony, Huang-Bohai Investment and Development Group gave a comprehensive presentation on the industrial advantages of Cishan·AI Valley to OPC entrepreneurs and overseas returnee tech teams from home and abroad.

The Huang-Bohai New Area boasts abundant industrial application scenarios in the real economy, complemented by sustained and stable "patient capital" from state-owned enterprises—making it highly suitable for the asset-light, R&D-focused development model of solo tech teams. Cishan·AI Valley offers a one-stop "move-in ready" entrepreneurial service system, covering affordable computing power access, industrial scenario matchmaking, policy application guidance, and daily living support—positioning itself as a reliable "logistics commander" for tech entrepreneurs throughout their journey.

This on-site promotion was both a concentrated brand showcase for Cishan·AI Valley and an olive branch extended by Huang-Bohai New Area to high-quality AI innovation projects nationwide.

During the conference, the working team from Huang-Bohai Investment and Development Group acted as "talent scouts" for innovation projects, actively participating in various cutting-edge competitions and exchange sessions.

At the AI Supernova Hackathon finals and AI Developer Pitch sessions, the team closely followed 35 high-quality innovation projects, delving into the cutting-edge technological achievements of young innovators and university labs, thereby reserving premium innovation resources for the New Area's industrial transformation and upgrading. At the same time, the team made full use of the venture capital exchange corner and OPC exclusive exhibition areas to network with entrepreneurial teams from various regions and leading investment institutions such as MiraclePlus. They also benchmarked against exemplary OPC communities in Beijing's Haidian District and Yizhuang area to share experiences, with a focus on identifying high-quality landing projects in smart manufacturing and the digital economy, exploring cross-regional collaborative innovation paths, and fully demonstrating the New Area's open and inclusive investment and business environment.

Behind the honor lies Cishan·AI Valley's solid industrial foundation and clear strategic positioning.

With a total investment of RMB 1.8 billion and a total construction area of 232,000 square meters, Cishan·AI Valley shoulders the core development mission for the city's artificial intelligence industry. In February of this year, Yantai issued its "Three-Year Action Plan for 'AI+'," outlining a "1+3+N" AI industry layout, with Huang-Bohai New Area designated as the city's sole core leading zone for artificial intelligence—the pivotal "1" in the industrial blueprint.

Guided by three major development goals—becoming a global open innovation and cooperation hub for AI across all scenarios, a national demonstration highland for integrated AI and smart manufacturing, and a provincial-level core growth pole for the AI industry—Cishan·AI Valley leverages the technological support of leading companies such as Shengshu Technology and iFlytek. It focuses on four core tracks: multimodal generation, industrial intelligence, digital cultural creativity, and smart education. The valley has built low-cost computing channels suitable for OPC solo entrepreneurship models, fast-tracked application scenarios, and full-cycle entrepreneurial support services, forging a distinctive incubation path that coordinates Beijing-Shandong resources and empowers individual AI entrepreneurs.

Reaching outward to expand resources, and cultivating industry inward.

With this prestigious recognition from Beijing, Huang-Bohai New Area will distill and absorb the cutting-edge industrial ideas from the conference, introduce high-quality innovation projects and professional talent, and continuously inject new momentum into the digital transformation of local manufacturing. Going forward, Cishan·AI Valley will take its "OPC Pioneer Community" award as a new starting point, uphold the philosophy of openness, cooperation, and co-creation, continue to refine and improve its AI entrepreneurship incubation ecosystem, and join hands with countless tech dreamers to embark on a new journey of high-quality development in the artificial intelligence industry.