Shenzhen has unveiled its first batch of scenario demand and capability lists for 2025, aiming to deepen the integration of technology and industry through innovative applications. The lists were released on June 6 at the Qianhai Promotion Conference on Application Scenario Innovation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).

The demand list features 67 open application scenarios across 17 sectors, including emergency response, low-altitude economy, and healthcare. Complementing this, the capability list highlights 140 cutting-edge technologies, products, and solutions that align closely with the demand areas.

“Application scenarios are becoming a powerful gravitational field for technological innovation and industrial transformation. Open scenario resources are key for cities seeking to take the lead in emerging industries,” said Mo Peng, Deputy Director of the Shenzhen Development and Reform Commission.

According to Mo, initial matching has identified 30 demand items already paired with corresponding capabilities. “By putting the government at the forefront with concrete orders and application scenarios, we aim to accelerate the market incubation of new technologies and provide stronger support to help enterprises expand their markets.”

At the event, seven projects signed agreements between demand and supply sides. Highlights include the Bay Area Eye Digital Technology Experience Center, unmanned minibuses in Luohu’s Shenzhen-Hong Kong Integrated Street, smart elderly care in Bao’an, and smart retail in Futian. Shenzhen Publishing Group’s “Bay Area Eye” will also be upgraded into a “Bay Area Launch Hall,” offering one-stop services for tech enterprises to debut products and validate markets.

The capability list showcases an impressive range of innovations, such as urban road unmanned delivery services, noise and street racing detection systems, a three-dimensional ECMO low-altitude rescue network, intelligent high-altitude firefighting drones, and autonomous yachts. These solutions stem from leading universities like Shenzhen University and Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), top-tier research institutions such as Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, and a dynamic array of tech firms at the forefront of the market.

Looking ahead, Shenzhen plans to continuously explore and update its high-value application scenarios, encouraging enterprises, universities, and research institutes to cooperate within this open and evolving framework. Future batches of open scenario lists will be published on the Shenzhen Development and Reform Commission website and the “Shen iEnterprise” WeChat platform.