[Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Launching Special Action to Cultivation of Artificial Intelligence Application Service Providers] On August 31, the General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a notice on launching a special action to cultivate artificial intelligence application service providers. Using the special action as a guide, a service provider resource pool will be established to improve service providers' technological innovation, integrated delivery, and safety compliance capabilities, and create a team of artificial intelligence application service providers who understand industry pain points, technical mechanisms, security risks, and are good at delivery and operations. By the end of 2026, the number of service providers in the national service provider resource pool will exceed 2,000, forming a multi-level echelon with a reasonable structure, orderly division of labor, and collaborative innovation, and the ability to deliver complex scenarios will be significantly enhanced. By the end of 2027, the number of service providers in the national service provider resource pool will be no less than 3,000, supporting the formation of an artificial intelligence application service ecosystem with all-factor collaboration, all-chain connectivity, and all-scenario coverage.