湖北设立百亿数据产业基金 首期20亿助推数字经济跨越式发展

Core Insights - Hubei Province has established a data industry fund with a total scale of 10 billion yuan, focusing on key areas such as big data, data circulation, data security, green computing power, industrial internet, and artificial intelligence [1][2] - The digital economy in Hubei is experiencing strong growth, with the core industry value expected to reach 574.29 billion yuan by 2024, which is 2.4 times that of 2020, and is projected to exceed 10% of GDP by 2025 [1][2] - The fund aims to invest in the entire data industry chain, including upstream sectors like chips and optical communication, midstream data centers, and downstream data applications and AI [1][2] Investment Strategy - The fund will prioritize local enterprises in Hubei while also attracting leading companies from major cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, creating a dual-driven approach of "internal cultivation + external introduction" [2] - The Hubei Big Data Group is developing the Xiaohongshan Data Industry Park, with a total investment of 2.5 billion yuan, to foster a data ecosystem by attracting and nurturing data-related enterprises [2] Infrastructure Development - A provincial computing power interconnection platform has been launched to integrate computing resources, aiming to make Hubei a central node in the national integrated computing network [3] - The Hubei Health Medical Big Data Center has been established to enhance healthcare services and research, focusing on a comprehensive operational framework [3] Talent Development - The Hubei Big Data Academy has been inaugurated to provide comprehensive talent services, aiming to create a high-end talent cultivation system for the data industry [4]