苏州市十七届人大常委会第二十四次会议举行第一次全体会议

Group 1: Artificial Intelligence Development - The city aims to become an "Artificial Intelligence+" city by promoting technological innovation and industrial application of AI [1] - The government has established a special working group for "Artificial Intelligence+" and has held multiple meetings to advance the implementation of related proposals [1] - The city hosted two "Artificial Intelligence+" conferences and launched the "Action Plan for Accelerating the Construction of an 'Artificial Intelligence+' City (2025-2026)" [1] - The city has been approved to build the only national AI application pilot base in the manufacturing sector in the province and has initiated a legislative plan for the "Artificial Intelligence Promotion Regulations" [1] - A total of 16 units have been selected for national AI industry innovation projects, with a total scale of 6 billion yuan for the provincial AI special mother fund already established [1] - From January to August, the AI industry in the city achieved revenue of 247.2 billion yuan, with a growth rate of 18.7% [1] Group 2: Consumer Market Recovery - The city has implemented a special action plan to boost consumption, focusing on innovative consumption scenarios and market vitality [2] - From January to September, the city's retail sales of consumer goods increased by 3.2% year-on-year, while per capita consumer spending grew by 4.6% [2] - The recovery of the consumer market has provided strong support for the sustained and healthy development of the city's economy [2]