On November 11, it was announced at the 2026 Jiangsu Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Development Conference and the Second Artificial Intelligence OPC Conference that the Suzhou Municipal Regulations on Promoting the Development and Application of the Artificial Intelligence Industry will officially take effect on December 1. These regulations mark Jiangsu Province's first dedicated local regulation on artificial intelligence and the nation's first local regulation on artificial intelligence at the prefecture-level city level. In terms of resource supply, the regulations coordinate the synergistic provision of data, computing power, electricity, and networks, and establish inclusive public service platforms. In terms of industrial development, they support whole-industrial-chain development and tiered cultivation of enterprises. In terms of application promotion, they improve mechanisms for scenario cultivation and opening, and promote the large-scale application of artificial intelligence in fields such as manufacturing, energy, transportation, healthcare, education, and government affairs.