Guangdong's Department of Industry and Information Technology and Department of Finance have issued detailed measures on fund management for artificial intelligence and robotics innovation and industrial development.

The rules specify that state-level manufacturing innovation centers may receive subsidies covering up to 40 per cent of the cost of newly purchased R&D equipment and related software, excluding taxes, with a ceiling of 50 million yuan.

Subsidised initiatives will include capacity-building at AI and robotics innovation centers, cultivation of high-quality enterprises, AI-driven industrial upgrading demonstration projects, and operations of open-source communities and ecosystem hubs.

The measures will take effect on September 1, 2025, and remain valid until the end of 2027.