Wuhan Releases Measures for Managing Special Funds for High-Quality Dataset Construction: Up to 2 Million Yuan in Rewards Based on 25% of R&D Investment

Notice on Issuing the "Administrative Measures for Funds under the Provisions on Supporting Special Construction of High-Quality Datasets in the Several Measures of Wuhan Municipality for Promoting the Construction and Application of High-Quality Industry Datasets (Trial)"

To the competent data departments of all districts and all relevant units:

Upon study, the "Administrative Measures for Funds under the Provisions on Supporting Special Construction of High-Quality Datasets in the Several Measures of Wuhan Municipality for Promoting the Construction and Application of High-Quality Industry Datasets (Trial)" are hereby issued to you. Please conscientiously comply with and implement them.

Wuhan Municipal Data Bureau

October 15, 2026

Administrative Measures for Funds under the Provisions on Supporting Special Construction of High-Quality Datasets in the Several Measures of Wuhan Municipality for Promoting the Construction and Application of High-Quality Industry Datasets (Trial)

Chapter I General Provisions

Article 1 To implement the "Several Measures of Wuhan Municipality for Promoting the Construction and Application of High-Quality Industry Datasets" in the "Notice on Issuing the Series of Measures for Promoting the Deep Integration of Scientific and Technological Innovation and Industrial Innovation" of Wuhan Municipality (Wu Zheng Gui [2026] No. 6), give full play to the guiding role of fiscal funds, support the construction and application of high-quality industry datasets, accelerate the release of the value of data elements, support the development of the artificial intelligence industry, and help build Wuhan into a first-tier city of the national digital-intelligent economy, these Measures are formulated in light of the actual conditions of our city.

Article 2 The special funds referred to in these Measures are arranged by the municipal fiscal budget in accordance with the "Several Measures of Wuhan Municipality for Promoting the Construction and Application of High-Quality Industry Datasets" in Wu Zheng Gui [2026] No. 6, and are incorporated into the departmental budget management of the Wuhan Municipal Data Bureau (hereinafter referred to as the Municipal Data Bureau).

Article 3 The use of the special funds shall conform to the policy provisions and guiding requirements of the state, province, and city for supporting the construction and application of high-quality industry datasets, conform to the relevant provisions of fiscal budget management, adhere to openness, fairness, and impartiality, and ensure the safe and efficient use of the special funds.

Chapter II Supported Entities

Article 4 The supported entities referred to in these Measures are organizations (including enterprises and public institutions) that are established in accordance with the law, have independent legal personality, have had no major safety accidents in the past three years, have not been included in the list of serious illegal and dishonest entities and are not within the effective period of any penalty, and are carrying out business activities normally. Units recorded on the "Credit China" website as dishonest persons subject to enforcement or parties to major tax violation cases, or included in the record list of serious illegal and dishonest acts in government procurement, may not apply.

Chapter III Division of Responsibilities

Article 5 These Measures involve the Municipal Data Bureau, the competent data departments of all districts (including development zones and scenic areas, the same below), project applicant units, third-party professional institutions, etc., which shall each undertake the following main responsibilities:

(1) The Municipal Data Bureau. Responsible for budget preparation and execution, and organizing project applications; organizing expert groups to carry out project review and other work; selecting and engaging third-party professional institutions to carry out auditing, spot checks, or other auxiliary work in accordance with relevant government procurement provisions and fund management requirements; carrying out project fund disbursement and performance self-evaluation; cooperating with the Municipal Finance Bureau in key evaluations or re-evaluations; cooperating with auditing, supervisory, and other departments in supervising and inspecting the use and management of funds; supervising the work of third-party professional institutions; and other work matters within the scope of its functions.

(2) The competent data departments of all districts. Responsible for organizing project applications, verifying enterprise circumstances, conducting preliminary project review, recommending and reporting, and tracking and managing projects in accordance with the requirements of the project notice, and promptly reporting to the municipal-level department the implementation status of projects and specific problems existing in supervision and management.

(3) Project applicant units. Submit project application forms and other materials in accordance with the requirements of the application notice; cooperate in carrying out performance evaluation, supervision, inspection, and other work; promptly submit relevant project materials and be responsible for the authenticity, accuracy, and completeness of the materials.

(4) Third-party institutions and expert groups. This includes expert groups that review projects, third-party audit institutions that audit construction projects, and other professional institutions. The review expert group shall verify the authenticity, compliance, legality, and effectiveness of relevant materials of the applied projects, conduct a fair and impartial review of the applied projects in accordance with the support conditions, and put forward review opinions. Third-party audit institutions shall conduct special audits of construction projects and issue audit reports. Third-party professional institutions and expert groups shall bear confidentiality responsibilities for their work, promptly communicate any problems found with the Municipal Data Bureau, and shall not have any conflict of interest with project applicant units.

Chapter IV Support Content and Reward and Subsidy Standards

Article 6 Reward and subsidy standards, support conditions, and application materials for high-quality dataset construction:

(1) Reward standards

Each year, a batch of high-quality industry dataset construction projects shall be supported. For high-quality dataset projects with relatively high data quality that can support artificial intelligence model training, vertical applications, or intelligent agent research and development, a reward of up to 2 million yuan shall be given at 25% of the actual research and development investment of the project.

High-quality dataset construction has the attributes of both scientific and technological research and development and technological industrialization tackling. The research and development investment referred to in these Measures means the expenditures incurred by the undertaking unit in carrying out systematic and creative activities to acquire new knowledge, new technologies, new processes, and new products, and ultimately outputting verifiable technological achievements; the specific accounting scope shall be implemented with reference to the "Notice on Improving the Policy for Pre-Tax Additional Deduction of Research and Development Expenses" (Cai Shui [2015] No. 119), the "Guidelines for the Implementation of the Policy for Additional Deduction of Research and Development Expenses 2.0," and relevant provisions. The following expenditures shall not be included: expenditures formed by fiscal funds already treated as non-taxable income, daily operating and administrative expenditures unrelated to project construction, operating procurement costs of purchased finished datasets, rent and business entertainment for non-research and development purposes, and the same expenditures already subsidized by other special fiscal funds. The reward and subsidy base shall be based on the amount determined by the special audit of a third-party professional institution.

(2) Support conditions

1. The project must demonstrate data lifecycle management and application capabilities covering data planning, collection, preprocessing, annotation, and model validation. High-quality datasets, within the scope of the special task, possess attributes such as premium content, relatively large application scale, and outstanding practical value; their data security and compliance must conform to ethical norms and laws and regulations, comply with the corresponding national standards, and present no security risks such as privacy leakage.

2. The high-quality datasets produced by the project should be directly usable for developing and training artificial intelligence models, significantly improving model performance. At the same time, they should have mature application scenarios, strong replicability, industry-driving effects, and social and economic value, so as to better empower the high-quality economic and social development of Wuhan.

(3) Application materials

1. Project application form, letter of commitment, business license (institutional legal person certificate), tax payment certificate or certificate of no tax arrears for the applicant unit over the past 3 months, financial audit report for the previous year, and credit record from "Credit China."

2. Proof of data services and application results (such as procurement contracts, user application certificates, application cases, and achievement reports), and proof of technical achievements and innovation level related to dataset construction (such as patents, software copyrights, standard-setting documents, paper search reports, and competition achievement certificates).

3. Dataset construction report (including construction background, construction content, investment composition, details of R&D investment and the basis for dividing its research phase and development phase, implementation period, project team, etc.), and proof materials of construction investment (including proof of self-raised funds, etc.).

4. Other materials helpful for proving project quality (such as project personnel qualifications, achievement appraisal, and project approval or filing documents) may be provided at the discretion of the applicant unit based on actual circumstances.

The Municipal Data Bureau publicly solicits project construction intentions, formulates a solicitation notice, and specifies the deadline, solicitation requirements, work requirements, and other specific content.

(2) Soliciting projects

Focusing on the need for deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation in Wuhan, and based on the relevant materials of the solicited project construction intentions, the Municipal Data Bureau entrusts third-party professional institutions or organizes expert groups to conduct demonstration, and formulates a batch of key fields that promote Wuhan's high-quality economic and social development, so as to advance the special construction of high-quality datasets. After collective research and approval, it publicly solicits high-quality dataset construction projects from society.

(3) Application acceptance

The district data competent department, in accordance with the relevant requirements of the solicitation notice, organizes and guides relevant enterprises and institutions within its jurisdiction to submit project application materials within the prescribed time; conducts a preliminary review of the applicant unit's qualifications and the completeness and compliance of the application materials in accordance with these Measures and the notice requirements, and submits the application materials to the Municipal Data Bureau.

For units that have already undertaken projects under this special fund and whose projects have not yet completed acceptance evaluation, new project applications shall no longer be accepted.

(4) Selecting undertaking units

The Municipal Data Bureau organizes an expert group to review the applied projects, demonstrate the feasibility, advanced nature, and scientificity of the project plans, comprehensively consider factors such as the promoting role in the development of the artificial intelligence industry and social and economic benefits, and put forward opinions and suggestions on applicant units suitable for undertaking the special construction. After collective research and approval, a special construction list is formed and publicly announced to society for no less than 5 working days.

After the public announcement period expires, the project undertaking unit carries out project construction as required.

The project implementation period shall be determined by the Municipal Data Bureau and the project undertaking unit. After project approval, the project implementation period shall generally not exceed 1 year. The project undertaking unit shall regularly report project progress to the Municipal Data Bureau and the district data competent department, and the Municipal Data Bureau may conduct irregular inspections of the project undertaking unit.

(2) Project changes

If the project undertaking unit needs to adjust the construction content, total investment, implementation period, etc. due to changes in the implementation environment and conditions, it must perform the following procedures:

If any of the following circumstances exists, the project undertaking unit shall promptly submit a written change explanation to the Municipal Data Bureau:

1. The name of the undertaking unit, legal representative, project leader, or project contact person changes but does not affect project implementation;

2. The construction content is slightly adjusted but does not affect the achievement of project assessment indicators;

3. The total project investment remains unchanged, and the R&D expense adjustment does not exceed 20%.

If major changes occur during project implementation, the project undertaking unit must promptly submit a written change application and report it to the Municipal Data Bureau for approval:

1. The project legal person or the company's equity structure changes, which has an actual impact on project implementation;

2. The construction location changes;

3. The main construction content or construction nature changes, or the main assessment indicators need to be adjusted;

4. The implementation period is extended by no more than 2 months (including 2 months);

5. The total project investment is reduced, or the total project investment remains unchanged and the R&D expense adjustment exceeds 20% (including 20%);

6. Other important change circumstances. After the project implementation period ends, no change application may be submitted. In principle, the number of project changes shall not exceed 1.

If a project extension exceeds 2 months, the project shall be deemed terminated, and extension applications shall no longer be accepted.

(3) Project acceptance

After the implementation period expires, the project undertaking unit shall submit an acceptance application to the data competent department of the district where it is located. After the district data competent department approves, it shall report to the Municipal Data Bureau to carry out project acceptance. The Municipal Data Bureau organizes a comprehensive evaluation of the project, forms a list of projects proposed to pass acceptance and a fund allocation plan, and after collective research and approval, publicly announces them to society for no less than 5 working days.

If there is no objection to the public announcement results, the Municipal Data Bureau shall allocate the special funds according to procedures.

During the acceptance period, the Municipal Data Bureau may allocate special funds proportionally or cease to allocate special funds based on the actual completion of the project.

(4) Project cancellation

If a project is difficult to complete construction for any reason, does not meet acceptance conditions, or other circumstances genuinely require termination, the Municipal Data Bureau may decide to cancel the project.

Chapter 7 Supervision, Inspection and Performance Management

Article 9 Units receiving special fund support shall strictly implement national financial and accounting systems in handling their accounts, establish separate accounts for R&D expenses, conduct independent accounting, strictly use funds in accordance with relevant provisions, and properly keep relevant original invoices and vouchers for inspection. They shall consciously accept supervision, inspection and auditing by municipal and district data departments and other relevant departments, and actively cooperate in performance evaluation of the special funds. At the same time, they shall, as required by the Municipal Data Bureau, cooperate in data reporting and operation monitoring of their own business conditions. Third-party audit institutions shall focus on verifying the basis for distinguishing the research phase from the development phase, the basis for allocating R&D expenses and non-R&D expenses, and the R&D necessity of data collection and data procurement expenditures.

Article 10 Where staff members engage in illegal or disciplinary acts such as seeking personal gain through power, abusing power, dereliction of duty, or engaging in fraudulent practices, relevant liability shall be pursued in accordance with relevant national laws and regulations. Where enterprises maliciously defraud special funds through illegal or non-compliant means such as falsification or deliberate concealment, the disbursed funds shall be recovered in accordance with law, and their eligibility to enjoy municipal-level artificial intelligence support policies shall be canceled for 3 years; where a violation of law is constituted, corresponding legal liability shall be pursued in accordance with law. Where third-party professional institutions cause losses of fiscal funds due to work errors or illegal or disciplinary acts, they shall compensate in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, bear corresponding legal liability, and be ordered not to participate in work related to municipal-level artificial intelligence special funds for the past 3 years.

Chapter 8 Supplementary Provisions

Article 11 Where the same project of the same unit meets the reward and subsidy conditions of multiple provisions of this policy or other municipal support policies, unless otherwise specifically stated that cumulative enjoyment is permitted, it shall be implemented according to the principle of "the higher standard applies without duplication."

Article 12 These Measures shall come into effect on November 15, 2026, and shall remain valid until October 8, 2028. Subsequently, the implementation of the projects will be evaluated, and the relevant requirements will be optimized and adjusted based on the evaluation results. The "Administrative Measures for Funds under the Provisions on Supporting the Construction of High-Quality Datasets and the Utilization of Data Products in the Several Policy Measures of Wuhan Municipality for Promoting the Development of the Artificial Intelligence Industry (Trial)" (Wu Shuju Gui [2025] No. 1) published on October 23, 2025, shall be repealed simultaneously.

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