The Chinese open-source ecosystem is receiving a strong policy-driven engine. Recently, the "Beijing Open Source Ecosystem Construction Implementation Plan (2026–2028)" was officially issued, clearly stating that by 2028, 10 internationally influential open-source projects will be cultivated (of which no less than 5 will reach international leading levels), 30 domestic star open-source projects will be built (with more than one-third in the AI field), and 100 industry large models will achieve large-scale application. This plan marks Beijing's systematic efforts to build a global leading open-source innovation hub at the national strategic level.

Focusing on AI and Large Models, Building Core Open Source Output

The plan emphasizes the leading role of open source in the field of artificial intelligence:

- More than 10 AI open-source projects will be included in the "domestic star" cultivation program, covering cutting-edge directions such as large models, multimodal, intelligent agents, and embodied intelligence;

- The goal of 100 industry large models will rely on Beijing's scenario advantages in finance, healthcare, government affairs, and manufacturing, promoting models from "laboratory demos" to "production-level applications";

- Support universities, enterprises, and developer communities to jointly build high-quality Chinese open-source datasets and evaluation benchmarks, solving the "neck-cutting" data dependency issue.

Comprehensive Support, From Code to Ecosystem

To achieve these goals, Beijing will establish a four-dimensional support system of "policy + platform + talent + capital":

- Establish an open-source innovation special fund, providing up to tens of millions of yuan in support for projects with international influence;

- Build the Beijing Open Source Innovation Center, offering one-stop services such as code hosting, compliance review, and international promotion;

- Promote universities to offer open-source courses and establish a system where "open-source contributions" are included in job title evaluations and talent recruitment assessments;

- Encourage state-owned enterprises and central enterprises to prioritize purchasing solutions built on high-quality open-source projects, closing the "research-use-production" loop.

Why Beijing? Ecological Advantages Are Already Emerging

As the national AI innovation source, Beijing has already gathered 7 Chinese nodes among the top 10 global open-source communities, with over 200,000 active open-source contributors, and has given birth to well-known open-source models such as Baidu PaddlePaddle, Zhipu GLM, MiniMax MiniCPM, and Mianbi CPM. This plan will systematically amplify this advantage, enabling Beijing to move from an "open-source participant" to a "rule-maker."

AIbase believes that the "Implementation Plan" is not only a local policy but also a key move in China's global AI governance and technology standard competition. As open source becomes the "new frontier" in the technological rivalry between major countries, Beijing is seizing the opportunity for the next-generation intelligent infrastructure through an open, collaborative, and inclusive ecological strategy. The commitment to the landing of 100 industry large models will ensure that technological dividends are truly converted into productivity—open source is not the end, but using it is.