Jinan had developed a complete artificial intelligence industrial chain by the early of 2022, including basic support, core technological research and development and industrial application.

The city is currently home to more than 300 AI enterprises, including 184 enterprises above designated size, and has cultivated 188 high-tech enterprises and three unicorn enterprises.

A number of leading companies, such as Inspur Group and Synthesis Electronics, have contributed to the development of the city's artificial intelligence industry.

The city has also developed wider application scenarios, especially in the fields of intelligent manufacturing, smart cities, smart medical treatment, intelligent connected vehicles, intelligent robots, and intelligent transportation.

In addition, an artificial intelligence innovation center has been established to promote the integration of artificial intelligence technology with next-generation information technologies such as integrated circuits, big data and cloud computing.

The center has already introduced more than 50 enterprises with a total industrial scale exceeding 2 billion yuan ($313.6 million).