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Shanghai Plans 200 Open-Source Projects By 2027 To Build A Major Open-Source Hub For AI And Chip Innovation

Prime Highlight

  • Shanghai has launched a new action plan to develop a strong open-source technology ecosystem, supporting China’s push for AI and semiconductor self-reliance.
  • The initiative aims to position Shanghai as a national and global hub for open-source innovation, reducing dependence on foreign technologies.

Key Facts

  • The city plans to develop 200+ open-source projects, support 100 related companies, and grow its developer community to over three millionby 2027.
  • The plan prioritises AI, intelligent chips, high-end software, and RISC-V architecture, and includes launching China’s first open-source platform for overseas markets next year.

Background

Shanghai has announced a new plan to build a strong open-source technology ecosystem as China steps up its race with the US in artificial intelligence and advanced chips.

Under an action plan released, the city wants to develop more than 200 high-quality open-source projects by 2027. It also plans to set up one to two “internationally influential” open-source communities and support 100 companies working in related technologies.

The total number of developers in these communities is expected to cross three million in the next two years. The initiative comes from several municipal agencies led by the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization, which oversees the city’s technology growth. Officials said the goal is to turn Shanghai into a national hub for open-source innovation and reduce reliance on foreign technologies.

The plan will focus on frontier sectors such as artificial intelligence, intelligent chips and high-end software. Shanghai will also launch China’s first open-source platform aimed at overseas markets next year.

To support the ecosystem, the city will provide shared resources such as pre-trained AI models, training data, development tools, and applications. These will cover the full chain from model building and testing to deployment and operations.

Shanghai is already home to leading AI developers like MiniMax and SenseTime, as well as chip firms Biren Technology and Enflame. The city’s new move reflects China’s wider push to grow domestic innovation through open-source technology.

The plan also includes a major push for RISC-V chip architecture. Shanghai wants to build toolchains such as compilers, simulators, and operating system tools around RISC-V, which is free to use and modify.

RISC-V is seen as a key route for China to build chip self-sufficiency at a time of rising global tech tensions.

Officials said the strategy will help Shanghai become a global source of innovation and strengthen China’s position in the fast-moving AI and semiconductor sectors.