Shandong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology: Notice on Organizing the Fifth Batch of Key Projects for High Quality Development of Shandong Province's Software Industry Application Work

Each city's industrial and information technology bureau, relevant units:

In order to accelerate the implementation of the "Shandong Province High end Software 'Soul Casting' Project Implementation Plan (2023-2025)", improve the scale and level of the software industry, enhance the innovation and supply capabilities of key software technologies, and strengthen the core competitiveness of digital economy development, we are now organizing the application work for the fifth batch of key projects for high-quality development of the software industry. The relevant matters are notified as follows.

1、 Declaration scope

Focusing on key areas and major needs, we will focus on basic software, industrial software, platform software, industry application software, embedded software, integrated circuit design, and other directions. We will select and recommend a number of key projects with high innovation level, strong driving effect, and demonstration effect, leading and driving the high-quality development of the software industry in the province.

（1） Basic software. Basic supporting software projects include operating systems (cloud operating systems, lightweight operating systems, high trust server operating systems, etc.), database management systems, middleware, office software (streaming processing, layout processing, graphic design, office suites, etc.), information security software, modeling tool software, development tools, testing tool software, integrated development environments, etc.

（2） Industrial software. Research and development design software projects such as computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided engineering (CAE), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), product lifecycle management (PLM), process simulation software, etc; Production control software projects such as Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM), Product Data Management (PDM), Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Distributed Control System (DCS), Data Acquisition and Supervisory Control System (SCADA), etc; Enterprise Resource Management Plan (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Human Resource Management (HEM) and other business management software projects; Operations and maintenance software projects such as MRO (Comprehensive Maintenance and Support Management).

（3） Platform software. Key technology and support platform projects for cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, industrial Internet and other fields; Online platform software projects based on Internet services such as education and training, culture and entertainment, local life and e-commerce (including lightweight platforms such as small programs and fast applications).

（4） Industry application software. Professional application software and solution projects targeting equipment manufacturing, petrochemicals, light industry and textiles, energy management, healthcare (including aging friendly digital services), smart cities, emergency management, transportation and logistics, smart oceans, modern agriculture, cultural tourism, modern finance, green and low-carbon development, and other fields.

（5） Embedded software. For embedded products in the fields of numerical control machine tools, intelligent appliances, rail transit, automotive electronics, special machinery, instruments and meters, encourage the deep integration of embedded software technology with Internet, artificial intelligence and other technologies, and support the research and development of key common, safe and stable embedded operating systems and embedded software platforms.

（6） Integrated circuit design. Research and design projects for integrated circuit products such as microcontrollers, audio and video processing chips, communication chips, storage control chips, security control chips, smart card chips, sensor chips, etc.

2、 Declaration conditions

（1） The declaring entity should be a legally established enterprise or institution, with standardized management, lawful taxation, good reputation, and no major safety accidents, major quality accidents, serious intellectual property infringement, serious environmental violations, or other behaviors in the annual settlement and payment. Encourage advantageous industrial enterprises to accelerate technological software development, develop industrial software and solutions, and participate in the application process.

（2） The applicant has strong software development capabilities, with no less than 30 full-time R&D personnel in the software field and a R&D expenditure of no less than 10 million yuan in the previous year. And at least one of the following conditions must be met: having software engineering technology centers and other software research and development institutions or platforms recognized at the provincial level or above; Obtain one of the qualification certifications such as CSMM/CMM/CMMI3 or above (Capability Maturity Model Integration); One of the honors for enterprises such as provincial and above specialized and innovative, gazelle, unicorn, and individual champion.

（3） The declared project is under construction and meets the following conditions:

1. The planned investment amount for the project shall not be less than 5 million yuan, and more than 50% of the investment has been made or not less than 5 million yuan has been invested.

2. The project has high technological innovation and meets one of the following conditions: it has won awards at or above the level of a district or city, or has been listed as a key or preferred project at or above the level of a district or city; Obtained or applied for (already published) one or more relevant invention patents and integrated circuit layouts; Based on the domestic software and hardware ecosystem; Registered through national blockchain information services or generative artificial intelligence services.

（4） Software research and development projects that are under construction and have won awards at or above the provincial and ministerial level (listed as key projects or preferred projects at or above the provincial and ministerial level), and are carried out in cooperation with national characteristic demonstration software colleges within the province, are not subject to the constraints of conditions (2) and (3).

3、 Application materials

（1） Declaration form (see attachment).

（2） Copy of the business license, organizational code, or three in one certificate of the enterprise.

（3） Supporting materials for the unit and project, including: the unit has passed relevant qualifications (CSMM/CMM/CMMI series standards) certification, has a provincial-level or above recognized software engineering technology center and other research and development institutions and platforms, and has been awarded honors such as specialization, refinement, novelty, gazelle, unicorn, and single champion enterprise; The R&D personnel, R&D expenses, and project R&D investment of the unit need to provide supporting materials such as social security or labor contracts, third-party audit reports, etc; Project intellectual property rights and supporting materials that can prove the technological innovation, progressiveness and economic and social benefits of products; For those based on domestic ecosystems and registered through national blockchain information services or generative artificial intelligence services, corresponding supporting materials must be provided; Winning awards at or above the provincial and ministerial level (listed as key projects or preferred projects at or above the provincial and ministerial level), and cooperating with national characteristic demonstration software colleges within the province to carry out software research projects, corresponding supporting materials must be provided.

4、 Specific requirements

（1） Each city's industrial and information technology bureau should do a good job in organizing and applying for key projects for high-quality development of the software industry. Qualified enterprises shall organize materials as required, fill out the "Shandong Province Software Industry High Quality Development Key Project Application Form", and apply to the industrial and information technology bureaus of each city according to their jurisdiction.

（2） The industrial and information technology bureaus of each city should carefully review and ensure that the application materials meet the requirements, are complete, authentic and effective, and summarize and fill out the "Recommendation Form for Key Projects for High Quality Development of the Software Industry". Please send the PDF version of the recommendation letter, EXCEL version of the recommendation form, and PDF version of the enterprise declaration form to the contact email of the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology before June 3rd. Two copies of the paper materials should be mailed to the designated address (please use EMS for mailing). Late submissions will not be accepted.

Contact number: 0531-51782667

E-mail ruanjian@shandong.cn

Mailing address: Software and Information Services Division, Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, No.1 Shengfu Front Street, Jinan City, Shandong Province

Attachment: 1Application Form for Key Projects of High Quality Development of Software Industry in Shandong Province

2.Summary Table of Key Projects for High Quality Development of Software Industry in Shandong Province

Shandong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology

May 7, 2025