As per the website of the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry, in collaboration with six other departments, has jointly released guidance focused on bolstering the real economy and advancing the high-quality development of e-commerce. This guidance underscores the importance of expediting technological innovation, supporting leading e-commerce enterprises in augmenting their R&D investments, addressing core technological challenges, and constructing an innovative ecosystem characterized by 'industry-academia collaboration and the transformation of academic research into practical applications'. Simultaneously, it promotes the advancement of 'AI+E-commerce', guiding firms to delve into and apply technologies such as large AI models to refine consumer experiences, diminish operational expenses, and elevate circulation efficiency. Moreover, the guidance encourages e-commerce enterprises to harness technology for societal benefit, refine algorithmic guidelines, fortify judicial safeguards for technological innovations, investigate the establishment of protocols like evidence disclosure, alleviate the evidentiary burden on rights holders, and select instances of technological innovation applications within e-commerce to deepen the integration of digital technologies.
