On the 6th, Deputy Mayor of Beijing Yin Yong delivered a keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI) Conference. He underscored Beijing's commitment to balancing innovation and application, aiming to establish itself as a premier global hub for AI innovation and industry. Yin Yong highlighted several key strategies Beijing will undertake, including:

• Attracting top talent and implementing long-term support policies to foster an environment conducive to innovation.
• Promoting industry-education integration and nurturing young, interdisciplinary talents to ensure a continuous pipeline of skilled professionals.
• Enhancing technological innovation by exploring frontier areas such as AI for Science and general AI, and accelerating the development of disruptive technologies like brain-inspired intelligence.
• Advancing vertical applications in sectors like education, healthcare, and finance, and launching benchmark projects to empower diverse industries.
• Encouraging open innovation by supporting enterprises in open-sourcing model architectures and general datasets, positioning Beijing as a global leader in open-source sharing.