The General Office of the State Council: Encourage the development of application scenarios for productive service industries such as inspection and testing.

Recently, the General Office of the State Council officially released the "Implementation Opinions on Accelerating Scenario Cultivation and Openness to Promote Large-Scale Application of New Scenarios" (Guobanfa [2025] No. 37), systematically driving the industrial application of new technologies, products, and business models in specific contexts. By using scenarios as a bridge to connect technology with the market, the document aims to accelerate the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation.
 

The document clearly defines "scenarios" as specific contexts designed for the systematic validation of new technologies, new products, and innovative business models—encompassing their industrial applications—as well as the supporting infrastructure, business models, and institutional policies. The document emphasizes that scenarios serve as a crucial bridge between technology and industry, seamlessly connecting R&D efforts with market opportunities, and play a pivotal role in driving the large-scale commercialization of cutting-edge technologies and products. By establishing a development pathway that integrates "technological breakthroughs—scenario-based verification—industrial application—system-wide upgrades," this approach will help China cultivate new forms of productivity and foster high-quality economic and social growth.

In terms of accelerating the development and expansion of economic and social application scenarios, the意见 have outlined several key tasks categorized by sector and field. Notably, in the context of transformation and upgrading within the manufacturing industry, "inspection and testing" has been explicitly identified as one of the productive service industry application scenarios that require cultivation. The document also calls for encouraging local governments and enterprises to foster application scenarios in productive services, including industrial design, pilot-scale verification, and inspection and testing.

The opinions cover several new fields and emerging tracks—such as the digital economy, artificial intelligence, all-domain unmanned systems, biotechnology, clean energy, and marine development—as well as industry sectors like emergency management, mine safety, smart water resources, and construction safety—each of which puts forward specific requirements for technological innovation and the development of application scenarios. The robust advancement of these areas objectively creates substantial demand for the testing, inspection, standard validation, and safety assessments of related technologies, products, and solutions. For instance, the document calls for promoting the establishment of international standards and certification mechanisms for green energy, building high-level intelligent application scenarios for safe mining operations, and strengthening capabilities in dynamic identification and intelligent handling of construction-site safety risks—all of which rely heavily on rigorous testing, inspection, and standardized certification frameworks.

To enhance the capability to support application scenarios, the意见 proposes strengthening policy coordination by aligning scenario development and openness initiatives with innovative support policies such as those for the first-of-its-kind equipment, the initial batch of materials, and the inaugural version of software. Additionally, it calls for providing central financial support to essential infrastructure accompanying major, eligible scenarios. Meanwhile, the document emphasizes the need to improve management systems and refine safety risk controls for new scenarios, ensuring their secure and orderly advancement.

The issuance of this opinion systematically elevates scenario development to the level of national policy. By promoting large-scale, multi-level scenario openness and application, it provides ample opportunities for validating and commercializing various technological innovations and services—ranging from testing and inspection to other cutting-edge fields. This initiative is expected to accelerate the translation of scientific and technological breakthroughs into real-world productivity, thereby driving the upgrading and iterative evolution of industrial systems.

Source: China Government Network