"On the bilateral front, a stable collaboration mechanism has been established with Kazakhstan, with plans to adapt mature Chinese AI technologies and products in local industrial scenarios, facilitate institutional exchanges and explore exclusive China-Kazakhstan tech cooperation service platforms," Pan said.

　　Similar collaboration in other Central Asian countries is also envisioned, he added.

　　Drawing on the center's firsthand experience, Pan highlighted significant enthusiasm for Chinese AI technology among partner countries.

　　He outlined two principal demands from the SCO and Global South countries regarding AI advancement. The first is "scenario empowerment", which leverages AI as a productive force in livelihood-oriented sectors, including digital agriculture, smart education and healthcare.

　　The second is "capacity building", which underscores the need for affordable AI infrastructure and the cultivation of homegrown AI expertise.

　　To meet these needs, the center plans to prioritize cooperation in AI language localization and AI-driven industry digital transformation, Pan said.

　　"Chinese companies possess mature model training and optimization experience, which can help Global South countries develop multilingual large language models suited to local languages and cultural characteristics," he said.

　　"Furthermore, China has a rich portfolio of application scenarios, such as AI+Industrial Manufacturing ... These mature solutions can be directly replicated, fine-tuned and localized for industrial upgrades in partner countries."

　　Nurturing talent

　　Talent development is another focal point of the center.

　　"We plan to establish an 'SCO Artificial Intelligence Summer School' project next year to bring students from SCO member states to China for AI training," Pan said.